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Mazie Hirono Biden Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Into Law May 20, 2021 Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat The FBI’s Hawaii Field Office Has A New Top Special Agent May 20, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat Ige Looking To Fill Seats On State Land Board May 19, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat Military Relaxes Mask Guidelines On Hawaii Bases But Not Outside The Gates May 17, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat Business Groups Ask Ige To Veto Bill Cutting Tourism Ad Spending May 17, 2021 Courtesy: McKinley High School Spectators Can Return To Honolulu Sporting Events, Mayor Says May 17, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat DOE: All Hawaii Public School Students Will Be Learning In-Person In The Fall May 17, 2021 Hawaii GOP/2021 Hawaii GOP Elects New Party Chair, Other Officials May 17, 2021 DPH Maui Democrats Narrow English Successor To Three Candidates May 15, 2021 Six Democrats Apply For Senate District 7 Seat May 14, 2021 HNN Hawaii Football Star Colt Brennan Dead At 37 May 11, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat Saiki Finalizes Mauna Kea Working Group Membership May 10, 2021 DLNR 9 Hikers Cited For Trespass At Oahu’s Sacred Falls On Sunday May 9, 2021 YouTube.com Hawaii Maui Police Commission Won’t Discipline Former Police Chief For Hit-And-Run Tivoli Faaumu will also be allowed to retire in good standing, which allows him to collect additional retirement benefits. By Blaze Lovell / May 25, 2021 Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting Hawaii Grown The Fight Over Hawaii’s ‘Important Agricultural Lands’ Many Oahu property owners are angry and worried their lives could be suddenly upended by a major land use proposal that has been in the works for decades. By Stewart Yerton / May 25, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020 Education High School Seniors ‘Persevered’ Through COVID-19 But Face An Uncertain Future Preliminary data shows the college-going rate could be declining. By Suevon Lee / May 25, 2021 essays, analysis, opinion Tim Wright/Civil Beat Lee Cataluna: The Strange Ploy To Incentivize A Life-Saving Vaccine Not long ago, people were desperate to get a vaccine. Now, the state is having to come up with gifts to get the last hold-outs to do their part. By Lee Cataluna · About 8 hours ago · 5 min read Courtesy: McKinley High School Eric Stinton: Healing Through Sports The truth is, watching sports is not just good for the people playing; it’s also good for the people watching, in ways that are distinctly relevant for us here in Hawaii. By Eric Stinton · About 8 hours ago · 5 min read Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017 Ige Should Veto Public Land Lease Extension House Bill 499 will negatively impact Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. By Kurt Fevella · About 8 hours ago · 3 min read Loading articles… Cory Lum/Civil Beat Hawaii How Biden And Hawaii Could Address COVID-19 Disparities Among Pacific Islanders A report by a U.S. Civil Rights Commission advisory group outlined many ways in which the Biden administration as well as state and county leaders could help overcome the disparities. By Anita Hofschneider / May 25, 2021 Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2021 West Oahu Union Says Ongoing Closure Of Health Clinic In Nanakuli Is ‘Equity Issue’ Kaiser patients on the Waianae Coast are being redirected to facilities in Kapolei. By Ku'u Kauanoe / May 25, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat The Police Files Honolulu Police Don’t Always Turn On Their Body Cams. That Needs To Change, Commissioners Say Officers in dicey situations may be incentivized to keep their cameras off. There are growing calls for police to make sure that doesn’t happen. By Christina Jedra / May 24, 2021 Getty Images/iStockphoto Beyond Hawaii What If A Rocket Landed On Your House? The Problem With Space Junk If a satellite falls on your house, space law protects you – but there are no legal penalties for leaving junk in orbit. By Timiebi Aganaba / May 24, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat Hawaii Senate Bill Would Make It Harder To Scrutinize Government Contract Awards, Critics Say State officials say the measure would speed up the cumbersome procurement process, but others worry it would make legitimate bid appeals unaffordable. By Marcel Honore / May 24, 2021 Hawaii Grown How To Enter The Civil Beat Recipe Challenge Let’s reduce our reliance on imported food by learning how to cook with more local ingredients. By Alana Eagle / May 23, 2021 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020 Hawaii No Bid, No Problem? Hawaiian Telcom Lands A $25 Million State Broadband Contract Gov. David Ige says he wasn’t involved in the deal with a major campaign donor. But it’s raising questions about whether the contract should have been competitively bid. By Kevin Dayton / May 23, 2021 Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat Hawaii Grown Want Hawaii To Be Less Dependent On Imported Food? Change Your Diet Hawaii will never be a big producer of wheat or rice, but there are plenty of homegrown alternatives. By Jessica Terrell / May 23, 2021 Yoohyun Jung/Civil B eat Hawaii Maui Police Commission: Former Chief Had ‘Room For Improvement’ Former Maui Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu’s performance eva...