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Hawaiʻi island police chief Ben Moszkowicz thought he was going to be the new acting Honolulu police chief, so he sent a memo ...

In celebration of Independence Day, a reflection on our country's foundational document and what it should mean to us today.

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More residents drown on the North Shore of Oʻahu than almost anywhere else in the state. Even as the county ramps up ...

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After the tragic explosion in Āliamanu took six lives on New Year’s Eve, Civil Beat took a deep look at Hawaiʻi’s illegal ...

In his book “ Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health ,” Ivan Illich criticized modern medicine in ...

Lawmakers are wary about giving the education department more money and control over construction funds after leaders have ...

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