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Since pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have mobilized to make AAPI history mandatory learning through legislation or state education boards.
Efforts To Require Asian American History In Schools After Anti-Asian Hate Starting To Pay Off
Since pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have mobilized to make AAPI history mandatory learning through legislation or state education boards.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Since pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have mobilized to make AAPI history mandatory learning through legislation or state education boards.
The costumed Krampus characters were intended to represent another culture's holiday tradition. Some left feeling scared, others were amused.
Kaua‘i Christmas Parade Float Sparks Uproar Over ‘Demonic’ Theme
The costumed Krampus characters were intended to represent another culture's holiday tradition. Some left feeling scared, others were amused.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The costumed Krampus characters were intended to represent another culture's holiday tradition. Some left feeling scared, others were amused.
Despite a post-Covid reset to lean into Hawaiian culture and volunteering, those aspects of visiting the islands are sparse in new HTA materials.
Makana Eyre: New Hawaiʻi Tourism Marketing Campaign Is Same Old, Same Old
Despite a post-Covid reset to lean into Hawaiian culture and volunteering, those aspects of visiting the islands are sparse in new HTA materials.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Despite a post-Covid reset to lean into Hawaiian culture and volunteering, those aspects of visiting the islands are sparse in new HTA materials.
The Charter Commission is holding a first hearing today of a proposal to create a food security fund using property tax revenue.
With Hunger Growing On Oʻahu, A Push To Put Food Security To A Vote
The Charter Commission is holding a first hearing today of a proposal to create a food security fund using property tax revenue.
dlvr.it
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Charter Commission is holding a first hearing today of a proposal to create a food security fund using property tax revenue.
Applicants to the Hawaiian Homelands waitlist are receiving leases to homes that aren’t yet built under a heavily criticized program that officials say has been revamped.
Hawaiʻi Is Reviving A Risky Play To Get Hawaiians Into Homes
Applicants to the Hawaiian Homelands waitlist are receiving leases to homes that aren’t yet built under a heavily criticized program that officials say has been revamped.
dlvr.it
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Applicants to the Hawaiian Homelands waitlist are receiving leases to homes that aren’t yet built under a heavily criticized program that officials say has been revamped.
This one might be a little tough but give it a try.
Word Flower: Dec. 15
This one might be a little tough but give it a try.
dlvr.it
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This one might be a little tough but give it a try.
The city keeps tripping over the same procedural mistakes.
Honolulu’s Housing Problem Isn’t Just Supply. It’s A Process
The city keeps tripping over the same procedural mistakes.
dlvr.it
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The city keeps tripping over the same procedural mistakes.
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
The Sunshine Blog: Some Helpful Advice For When Public Discourse Goes Awry
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
dlvr.it
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.
Our version of Wordle will expand your brain cells.
Word Row: Dec. 14
Our version of Wordle will expand your brain cells.
dlvr.it
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Our version of Wordle will expand your brain cells.
Sadly, a good college education is succumbing to fast money and superficial celebrity.
Opinion: Selling Out On College Sports Is The New Career Plan
Sadly, a good college education is succumbing to fast money and superficial celebrity.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Sadly, a good college education is succumbing to fast money and superficial celebrity.
Mum’s the word for President Ron Kouchi and Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz.
The Silence Of The Senate: These Legislative Leaders Simply Aren’t Talking
Mum’s the word for President Ron Kouchi and Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz.
dlvr.it
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Mum’s the word for President Ron Kouchi and Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz.
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
Will Caron: Conversation Starter
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
dlvr.it
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
We can and should push our leaders to create and follow principles that are more just and effective.
Opinion: Hawaiʻi Is In The Crosshairs Of A Dangerous Nuclear Policy
We can and should push our leaders to create and follow principles that are more just and effective.
dlvr.it
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We can and should push our leaders to create and follow principles that are more just and effective.
So far the Trump administration has sued 18 states for failing to come through with some or all of the voter registration records it is demanding.
Federal DOJ Sues Hawaiʻi For Refusing To Provide Voter Data
So far the Trump administration has sued 18 states for failing to come through with some or all of the voter registration records it is demanding.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
So far the Trump administration has sued 18 states for failing to come through with some or all of the voter registration records it is demanding.
In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joni Ernst cited a criminal investigation of Christopher Dawson, accused of hijacking small business funding intended to help Native Hawaiians.
‘Fraud Magnet’? Top Senator Wants To Halt SBA Contracts, Citing Hawaiʻi Case
In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joni Ernst cited a criminal investigation of Christopher Dawson, accused of hijacking small business funding intended to help Native Hawaiians.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joni Ernst cited a criminal investigation of Christopher Dawson, accused of hijacking small business funding intended to help Native Hawaiians.
Honolulu's rail authority is alleging Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV knew the claims it made in its lawsuit last month were 'false and misleading.'
The Fight Between Honolulu Rail And A Contractor Gets Uglier
Honolulu's rail authority is alleging Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV knew the claims it made in its lawsuit last month were 'false and misleading.'
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Honolulu's rail authority is alleging Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV knew the claims it made in its lawsuit last month were 'false and misleading.'
A literary Friday puzzle.
The Friday Crossword: American Authors
A literary Friday puzzle.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A literary Friday puzzle.
Hawaiʻi's public schools have improved teacher retention and reduced vacancy rates since the Covid-19 pandemic, but are relying heavily on emergency hires.
Nearly Half Of DOE’s New Teacher Hires Are Not Licensed To Teach
Hawaiʻi's public schools have improved teacher retention and reduced vacancy rates since the Covid-19 pandemic, but are relying heavily on emergency hires.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hawaiʻi's public schools have improved teacher retention and reduced vacancy rates since the Covid-19 pandemic, but are relying heavily on emergency hires.
Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.
‘The Maui Method:’ A New Fix For A Major Fire Hazard In Hawaiʻi
Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Government officials developed a way to deal with tons of electric vehicle batteries left in the aftermath of wildfires and found at illegal dumpsites.
Renewable energy developers, with the state's help, will have to hustle to retain the tax credits that make their latest projects work.
Expiring Tax Credits Could Hamper Hawaiʻi’s Pivot To A Clean Energy Future
Renewable energy developers, with the state's help, will have to hustle to retain the tax credits that make their latest projects work.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Renewable energy developers, with the state's help, will have to hustle to retain the tax credits that make their latest projects work.
Ke hoʻonoho nei ke keʻena kiaʻāina he kōmike aʻoaʻo Kanaka Hawaiʻi e komo i nā hālāwai hoʻoholo, ke noi nei naʻe ʻo OHA he kūlana mana aʻe.
OHA: E Kuleana Pono Nā Kānaka Hawaiʻi Ma Nā Hālāwai Hoʻoholo ʻĀina Me Ka Pūʻalikoa
Ke hoʻonoho nei ke keʻena kiaʻāina he kōmike aʻoaʻo Kanaka Hawaiʻi e komo i nā hālāwai hoʻoholo, ke noi nei naʻe ʻo OHA he kūlana mana aʻe.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ke hoʻonoho nei ke keʻena kiaʻāina he kōmike aʻoaʻo Kanaka Hawaiʻi e komo i nā hālāwai hoʻoholo, ke noi nei naʻe ʻo OHA he kūlana mana aʻe.
Too many people only see the aging population as sick or incapacitated. That's not the whole story.
Opinion: Judge Seniors For What We Can Do, Not For What We Can’t
Too many people only see the aging population as sick or incapacitated. That's not the whole story.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Too many people only see the aging population as sick or incapacitated. That's not the whole story.
Five letters. Six chances to solve.
Word Row: Dec. 11
Five letters. Six chances to solve.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Five letters. Six chances to solve.
The mayor's right-hand man says he stands by the messages he sent to two council members ahead of a confirmation hearing.
Here Are The Texts A Honolulu Official Sent Threatening Funding Over Vote
The mayor's right-hand man says he stands by the messages he sent to two council members ahead of a confirmation hearing.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The mayor's right-hand man says he stands by the messages he sent to two council members ahead of a confirmation hearing.
An effort underway to bring the death rate down involves outreach, special facilities that offer medical care and shelter, and a controversial new law.
More Homeless People Are Dying On Oʻahu. Can We Reverse The ‘Crisis’?
An effort underway to bring the death rate down involves outreach, special facilities that offer medical care and shelter, and a controversial new law.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
An effort underway to bring the death rate down involves outreach, special facilities that offer medical care and shelter, and a controversial new law.