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Recent:
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Past:
  • Truthout
  • Fast Company
  • The Daily Beast
  • New York Observer
  • KCRW
  • Honolulu Civil Beat

Past articles by Eric:

Fearing Arrest, Undocumented Immigrants Forego Lifesaving Medical Care

One woman’s story shows the deadly impact of that fear. → Read More

Debt of a salesman: Why the cost of living is making retirement a mirage

California’s high rents are undermining tenants’ retirement prospects and the broader economy, forcing white-collar workers like Bill Ware to take on extra work driving for Lyft. → Read More

How the generation wars are playing out in the Golden State

The cost of living in California may eventually result in millennials gaining the upper hand over entitled baby boomers. → Read More

My father and the betrayal of the American dream

My dad’s blue-collar jobs were his escalator into California’s middle-class. The rising cost of living has put an end to such opportunities. → Read More

Trump Attacks the Press, Cambodia Winds Up Collateral Damage

It’s doubtful the U.S. president gives much thought to Cambodia, but his hostility to the U.S. press and any form of opposition has a powerful impact in Phnom Penh nonetheless. → Read More

Hail to the Chief: A Statistical Portrait of the Obama Presidency

When President Obama moves out of the White House in January, he will depart as a popular leader with many high-profile accomplishments. → Read More

Zócalo on KCRW » Blog Archive » In the Aloha State, All (Identity) Politics Is Local

A great novelty about Hawaii, at least among American states, is the extent of its ethnic diversity. White missionaries from the mainland and their descendants may have long dominated the island economy, but they don’t make up anything close to a majority of the population. Barely one in four residents is white, compared to more than three in four Americans nationally. Various immigrant groups… → Read More

Living Hawaii: Why Our Salaries Aren't Rising Faster

Unemployment is very low but that hasn't worked out to more money in workers' pockets. → Read More

Can Kauai Solve The Solar Riddle?

Hawaii has enormous solar potential, but renewable energy producers have long faced a quandary about what to do during the many hours when there is little or no sun. That’s what makes a just-announced agreement between a solar company, a large-scale battery system from a company known for elegant electric cars, and an island energy … → Read More

Transparency, Accountability: What Hawaii Voters Want

Across the nation, this seems to be a year in which not just distrust but outright contempt for government is driving the body politic. For both major political parties, perceived outsiders are at or near the top of the polls after months of campaigning and one state caucus. A national average of public opinion polls … → Read More

Lawmakers Debate A Lower Blood-Alcohol Limit For Drivers

While a proposal to lower Hawaii’s maximum blood-alcohol content for legal driving might discourage people from getting behind the wheel after drinking, it also might damage the hospitality industry, according to testimony heard Thursday by the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee. Senate Bill 2053 was introduced by Sen. Josh Green, a medical doctor. It would lower Hawaii’s … → Read More

Syngenta Workers Seek Medical Aid After Pesticide Use on Kauai

Ten employees at Syngenta Kauai went to the hospital Wednesday after they walked onto a corn field only 20 hours after the application of chlorpyrifos, an agricultural pesticide that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering banning. Typically Syngenta farm workers are required to wait a full 24 hours after chlorpyrifos application before re-entering … → Read More

House Finance Chair To Hawaii Budget Director: Don't Waste Our Time

Hawaii Finance Director Wes Machida sidestepped a host of questions from members of the House and Senate money committees Monday, but assured lawmakers that he will provide more details about the overall state spending plan in the coming weeks. The lack of information frustrated Finance Chair Sylvia Luke and Ways and Means Chair Jill Tokuda, who … → Read More

Lawsuit Filed Over HPD Beating Caught on Video

A man who was pepper-sprayed, beaten and arrested by a Honolulu police officer in 2014 after chanting on a beach next to an endangered monk seal filed an excessive use of force lawsuit in Hawaii state court last week. The incident recently gained attention after video was posted online by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that showed … → Read More

Freshwater Crisis For Marshall Islands

As Civil Beat has reported, low-lying islands and atolls in Micronesia are seriously threatened by climate change. The threat comes not only from eroding coastlines but saltwater that floods crops and freshwater lenses. A recent article on Huffington Post adds to our understanding of the crisis. Excerpt: The country can hold on for only a few months … → Read More

When People Power Meets Electricity On The Big Island

At Hamakua Springs Country Farms on the Big Island earlier this year, rows of aging arched white awnings covered surprisingly barren soil along the dirt road that leads into the farm. The awnings once sheltered about 20 acres of tomatoes that accounted for about half of all of the farm’s production, owner Richard Ha says, and … → Read More

Hawaii Needs Political Heroes To Step Up In 2016

With the opening ceremony of the 2016 legislative session just 16 days away, the once-each-decade consideration of potential amendments to the Honolulu City Charter in full swing and countless other opportunities to affect public policy and the quality of life in Hawaii, the coming year holds promise for moving Hawaii forward in significant ways. It’s also … → Read More

Pod Squad: 'LGBT Tourism Has Been Reborn'

Last month’s tremendously successful promotional video of gay marriage in the islands caught a lot of people by surprise, including local gay rights activists. The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, along with several tourism industry partners, surprised two Hawaii men with a wedding and a video of it. The video quickly went viral … → Read More

Josh Green May Run For LG Or Gov

State Sen. Josh Green, a Democrat who represents Kona and Kau in the Hawaii Legislature, says he’ll run for lieutenant governor if the current occupant opts not to seek re-election in 2018. “I’m keeping that option open,” said Green, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports. Green, the newspaper said, had $527,956 in campaign cash as of June … → Read More

Ige Expands 'Homeless Response' Efforts

On Thursday Gov. David Ige signed a second supplemental proclamation that the administration said will allow the state to continue coordinated efforts with the counties to provide emergency shelter, long-term housing and services “to those without homes.” The proclamation extends by 60 days the state’s “homeless response” efforts to the following: Kauai County – a temporary … → Read More