A reporter discovers an unusual homeless camp in Waianae -- and learns a lot about herself in the process.

‘What The Hell Have I Gotten Myself Into?’

Peter Apo's roots may have saved his life when he was on the West Coast. Now he is working to facilitate federal recognition for Hawaiians.

Learning To Be Hawaiian — Some Years On The Mainland Helped

Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner traveled halfway across the Earth to read her poem on how climate change is affecting her island home to the United Nations.

A Marshallese Poet Speaks Out On Climate Change

The state's only Republican senator jokes about how he can "caucus with myself," but he has serious views on making the GOP relevant here.

Sam Slom, the Hawaii Senate’s Dot of Red in a Sea of Blue

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Hawaii’s remarkable ethnic and racial diversity and the social tension that comes with it is the subject of a new Connections thread. Who better to kick off that discussion than a man who has worked through it all?

Is Anybody More Local Than Ben Cayetano?

City planners hoping to make Honolulu a more walkable city are trying to change an old rule that bans sidewalks cafes in most parts of town.

You’d Think Honolulu Would Have Lots of Sidewalk Cafes, But You’d Be Wrong

People say kids will adapt to most anything and that certainly seems to be the case for these children in a Honolulu homeless shelter.

How Do Kids Feel About Being Homeless? We Asked Them

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