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Valentina (Tia) Lewis is an Ideas intern for Civil Beat. She is a junior majoring in journalism at the University of Hawai‘i ...

It's important to recognize the responsibility that comes with using fireworks. But we should be able to find a way to have ...

In 1970, a conference was held at the East-West Center on the future of Hawaiʻi. One moment dominated the days of intellectual discussion. A woman in the audience who was not on the discussion panel ...

The state Salary Commission is poised to give lawmakers and other state officials big pay raises. But it needs to scale back ...

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and ...

A rare Mitsubishi Pajero Jr, “Flying Pug,” parked among other trucks and SUVs at Sakura Cars showroom in Honolulu.