Hawaii Should Be Proud Of Its International Film Festival
Launched as a project of the East-West Center in 1981, HIFF showcased Asian cinema before most North American festivals. Film ...
Panic Buttons For Schools? Hawaii Has A New System To Deal With Violence
Though violence on Hawaii campuses is rare, the state is preparing to roll out a new alert system for public schools as a way ...
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Will Caron: Big Green Political Machine
Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...
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Data Shows A Dramatic Difference In Test Scores Between Hawaii Schools
Statewide numbers suggest student test scores have flatlined in Hawaii in recent years, but results for individual schools ...
For Me, Voting In Person On Election Day Is About Culture, Not Politics
Voting not only means something political to someone like me, but it is also very much a cultural experience. Understanding the extreme honor I have in being able to vote, it fills me with pride ...
The Weekly News Quiz: Nov. 7
Civil Beat is a small nonprofit newsroom that provides free content with no paywall. That means readership growth alone can’t sustain our journalism. The truth is that less than 1% of our monthly ...
Years Of Shortchanging Elections Led To Honolulu’s Long Voter Lines
The preparations county elections officials took to alleviate the long lines – like enhanced media campaigns and additional ...
Here’s What Local Republicans Say A Trump Presidency Will Mean For Hawaii
Trump supporters say a second term should bring peace and prosperity, a lower cost of living and help for Native Hawaiians.
Hawaii Legislature: Republicans Are Gaining Seats Even In The Aloha State
Republicans are set to net two seats in the House, improving their numbers to eight. Meanwhile, Samantha DeCorte is winning ...
Shootz! The Long Wait To Vote And Other Election Scenes
Plenty of people were looking to cast ballots the old-fashioned way as long lines snaked around the only two Election Day ...
Kirstin Downey: When The School Bully Is A Fee Processing System
In July, a report from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exposed a disturbing new way that powerful forces were ...
Big Island Election: Alameda Defeats Roth In Mayor’s Race Upset
Hilo psychologist Kimo Alameda decisively defeated Big Island Mayor Mitch Roth in a surprise upset in a contest that featured ...