Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
How To Turn A ‘North Star’ Plan For Fire-Prone Lands Into Reality
We can create an initial plan to protect the community from future wildfire risk in just six months. All it takes is nine knowledgeable people willing to work at it.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023
Envision Something New And Different For The Lands Above Lahaina
Transforming fallow agricultural lands into a landscape resistant to wildfires and replete with water, trees and food must become a strategic goal.
Flickr: E Palen
How To Better Manage Hawaii’s Tourism Hotspots
There is no perfect approach to managing large numbers of people in small places, but there are successes.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2013
What Hawaii Should Expect Of Its Leaders
The best leaders fit the circumstances and trajectory of what is needed at a moment in time.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020
Securing ‘Social License’ Is Essential For Large-Scale Projects In Hawaii
Not every proposal runs into major headwinds, but when communities raise serious objections it can lead to passionate protest.
Pacific Southwest Region USFWS
How Can We Evolve From Our Unresolved Conflicts?
We tend to think intractability is born of diametrically opposed differences, but it isn’t.
Flickr: Ron Kroetz
Hockey Stick Planning And North Stars
The need to think about both short-term and long-term sustainability during COVID-19 and the aftermath.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Refocusing Resources At The Honolulu Ethics Commission
The Ethics Commission cannot be held responsible for another agency’s work.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Brainstorming Beyond The Mauna Kea Standoff
A list of possible ideas to negotiate the future of the TMT and the mountain.