Ranked choice voting is a tangible, workable first step that voters can actually take.
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Makana Eyre: How An 1896 Ban Failed To Kill The Hawaiian Language
The demand for learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi is high, but immersion schools can’t find enough teachers.
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Lee Cataluna: Biki Is A Waste Of Money. Get Over It
Biki represented an ideal Honolulu that hasn’t worked in the real Honolulu.
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Neal Milner: It’s Tough To Be A Dog In Hawaiʻi
Life in Honolulu is hard on dogs for the same reasons it’s hard on people — unaffordability, confining living conditions and limited infrastructure.
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Makana Eyre: Can Social Media Fill A Growing News Void?
These pages have immense reach. For crime news, they are one of the top sources of community information.
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Beth Fukumoto: What High School Graduations Ought To Mean To All Of Us
They’re a reminder of who we are and who we are still trying to be.
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Lee Cataluna: It’s Not What You Say, It’s How Often We Have To Hear It
And, in the case of those relentless Derek Kawakami advertising spots, who’s paying for it.
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Denby Fawcett: Governor Plans To Fix Bill That Threatened Park Programs
A lawmaker’s amendment flew under the radar but put community programs at risk.
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Makana Eyre: State Seeks Traditional Canoe Builders For Koa Wood Logs
Applications require a plan not just for building a canoe but for deepening connections between the logs, trees and waʻa and their beneficiaries.