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Proposed $500,000 Vanpool Grant the Latest ‘FrankenBill’

News story on how Senate Bill 128 was modified from promoting bicycle safety to now include providing $500,000 for the Vanpool program, turning it into a "FrankenBill".

Hawaii’s Sunshine Law Is Getting Cloudy As Lawmakers Debate

Opinion piece by Brian Black of The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest. Discusses the importance of sunshine laws and current legislation.

Voting & Elections 12.11.2014

Reform can open electoral process

Star Advertiser editorial on work being done to fix the issue of campaign finance.

Voting & Elections 11.21.2014

Panel On Clean Elections Nov. 20 at UH-Hilo

Preview on the panel discussion on clean elections at UH-Hilo.

Voting & Elections 11.17.2014

$7.9M raised to fight Maui GMO ballot initiative

News story about the record breaking amount of money spent on the Maui county GMO ballot initiative.

Voting & Elections 11.17.2014

Denby Fawcett: Voters Didn’t Show Up Because the Election Was Boring

Opinion piece on why Hawaii's voter turnout was so low for the 2014 election.

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