Denby Fawcett

2 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Denby Fawcett |Richard Wiens

State and city officials combined major sweeps with service tents offering food, showers and housing options. Two kinds of residents live on Diamond Head near the lighthouse: the well-off and the almost penniless. The penniless are the homeless tent-dwellers who live in encampments hidden in kiawe thickets on the mauka slopes of the volcanic crater. Some have been up there for more than 20 years.

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Denby Fawcett |Richard Wiens

A rally at the State Capitol and surprise criticism from the master of ceremonies during an event honoring Vietnam veterans are examples of growing unrest. The anti-Trump movement has taken some new turns. As life gets grimmer, some of Donald Trumpʻs critics are getting funnier with protest signs that portray the president and Elon Musk as fools.

Sep 17, 2024 | civilbeat.org | Denby Fawcett

Designer Walter Lamb started making his distinctive chairs after spotting a huge pile of bronze tubing that had been salvaged from ships sunk during the 1941 attack. When I was growing up in Honolulu, Walter Lamb chairs were so ubiquitous that nobody paid much attention to them. They seemed to be on every lanai, by the sides of swimming pools and perched on garden patios under shady trees.

Sep 3, 2024 | civilbeat.org | Denby Fawcett

The former Hawaii congresswoman keeps stumbling in her search for a political home to give her the clout and credibility she craves. It is easy to dismiss Hawaii’s former congressional Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as a shape-shifter who keeps changing her political views to get ahead. But if Gabbard has been motivated for decades by self-interest, why hasnʻt she gained more traction in any political party? Why does she continue to stumble one step behind the zeitgeist?

Aug 27, 2024 | civilbeat.org | Denby Fawcett

Free drinking water must be more accessible to reduce the use of plastic bottles and make sure all residents can stay adequately hydrated. My friend Alia Pan is concerned that public drinking fountains are becoming harder to find in Honolulu parks. She regularly runs with her friends from her home in Kaimuki to Waikiki and back. They are training for races, and not keen on hauling bottles of water on the route. “We depended on the drinking fountains that are not there anymore.