3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (200+ words) Honolulu Civil Beat Will Caron: Never Forget Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist. Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (613+ words) By Kristin Frost Albrecht No single organization can see or do everything. As I stood in our Hilo warehouse during the height of the Hurricane Lala response, pallets of drinking water and emergency rations filled the floor as our trucks…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (832+ words) State and local governments must pass policies to implement and build on the federal legislation. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law on July 11, 2026 in Washington, D.C., with overwhelming bipartisan support. It’s one of the biggest housing bills in U.S....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (868+ words) When union workers and their families gather this Labor Day, some may ponder Ronald Reagan’s memorable refrain, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” All workers – unionized or not – are dealing with higher prices for food…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (851+ words) Hawaiʻi lawmakers, even the progressive ones, have not embraced voting reforms including ranked choice. Ranked choice voting has only one real enemy in American politics, and it isn’t a political party. It’s incumbency. I’m a fan of ranked choice voting....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (824+ words) We’re in the final week of our campaign, and only 43% of the way to our goal of $125,000! Give now and support news that’s local, independent and free. The Police Commission is in need of a new executive officer, a key…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (627+ words) We’re already halfway through our campaign, but only 40% to our goal of $125,000! Give now and support news that’s local, independent and free. Data shows that two households became homeless for every one that was moved into permanent housing last year....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1065+ words) We’re already halfway through our campaign, but only 40% to our goal of $125,000! Give now and support news that’s local, independent and free. A proposal to beef up the Honolulu Police Commission appeared headed for the November ballot. But members of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1121+ words) We’re already halfway through our campaign, but only 40% to our goal of $125,000! Give now and support news that’s local, independent and free. The Hawaiʻi court system could have handled the Tommy Waters’ election dispute much better. Two sets of 2026 election…...