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  • 1 week ago | civilbeat.org | Neal Milner |Patti Epler

    By the time he loses in court, the president has often already won. Here are five tips for understanding Donald Trump and the legal system. Only time will tell: That sounds like a cliche and it usually is. I once used that phrase doing political analysis on TV, and I still get laughed at about it. But with Trump and the law, “time will tell” isn’t a cliche.

  • 2 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Neal Milner |Richard Wiens

    The uncomfortable truth is that Hawaiʻi likely has thousands more homeless people than the narrow definition used in the official count accounts for. The homelessness problem in Hawaiʻi is much bigger than you think and includes people you never imagined. Officially, Hawaiʻi has about 6,500 homeless. A more realistic estimate? Say hello to 30,000 more.

  • 1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Neal Milner |Richard Wiens

    What just happened at the Capitol is one more chapter in the story of how our lawmakers roll. We can better understand Hawaiʻi’s 2025 legislative session by stepping back from that long list of bills that passed or failed. Get a fuller picture instead by thinking of our Legislature’s work in terms of five T’s: tropes, traps, triumphs, trudges and finally trends. Taken together, they form a tapestry of legislators’ work.

  • 1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Neal Milner |Richard Wiens

    Commentary Teachers will have to walk a fine line, but itʻs not OK to pretend our democracy is functioning properly. Teachers will have to walk a fine line, but itʻs not OK to pretend our democracy is functioning properly. How do you teach civics when all hell is breaking loose? Civics used to teach that we live in a democracy and what we have to do to maintain that.

  • Nov 27, 2024 | civilbeat.org | Neal Milner

    Save your conspiracy theories. You’ll never know why David Lassner fired Craig Angelos unless they tell you. With no warning, University of Hawaii President David Lassner fired UH athletic director Craig Angelos. Lassner won’t say why.  Those supporting the AD have filled in the blanks with their own explanations, which can be described this way: All conspiracy theories but no facts.

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