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The Sunshine Blog: Donna Mercado Kim Meets UH Regents. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Donna Mercado Kim Meets UH Regents. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Beth Fukumoto: 3 Things The Hawaii Legislature Should Do To Increase Competitive Elections Getty Images

Beth Fukumoto: 3 Things The Hawaii Legislature Should Do To Increase Competitive Elections

Ranked choice voting, more accurate voter rolls and public financing of campaigns are easily doable this session if the political will is there.

The Sunshine Blog: Tulsi Gabbard Takes Her Rightward Journey To New Level Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Sunshine Blog: Tulsi Gabbard Takes Her Rightward Journey To New Level

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Remembering George Cooper, An Agent For Democracy In Modern Hawaii

Remembering George Cooper, An Agent For Democracy In Modern Hawaii

Co-authoring "Land and Power" was only part of his legacy, both in the islands and abroad.

After All The Hoopla, Legislators Have Just One More Shot At Major Reform Before The Election Ryan Siphers/Civil Beat/2022

After All The Hoopla, Legislators Have Just One More Shot At Major Reform Before The Election

If they can’t push through public financing of campaigns, state lawmakers won’t have much to show for all the efforts to combat corruption.

The Sunshine Blog: The Knives Are Out For Hawaii’s Chief Elections Officer Screenshot/2024

The Sunshine Blog: The Knives Are Out For Hawaii’s Chief Elections Officer

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: Senate Sends Public Financing Of Elections Bill To House

The Sunshine Blog: Senate Sends Public Financing Of Elections Bill To House

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

John Hill: Perplexing Questions That Demand Answers In The Wahiawa Child Abuse Death Courtesy: HPD

John Hill: Perplexing Questions That Demand Answers In The Wahiawa Child Abuse Death

The only way to prevent this horror from being repeated is by publicly dissecting exactly what went wrong.

The Sunshine Blog: Reefer Madness, Familiar Faces And Fake Fundraisers Ben Angarone/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: Reefer Madness, Familiar Faces And Fake Fundraisers

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The Sunshine Blog: WAM Chair Calls Private Meeting To Discuss Maui’s Public Disaster David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

The Sunshine Blog: WAM Chair Calls Private Meeting To Discuss Maui’s Public Disaster

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.