Soil yourself

The debate over whether to build a housing development or maintain prime ag land in ‘Ewa has divided communities, politicians and even farmers. No one can seem to agree on the land's actual value one way or another. Turns out the soil type itself can shed some light on which direction is better (and safer) for us all.

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Why we march, what we demand

Why did they march 50 years ago? Here's the demands of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, verbatim.

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Remembering the pledge

Of the 50 sentences in the speech only nine are about the dream. The mainstream media has reduced Dr. King from an activist, a challenger of the system to a dreamer.

Marsha Joyner / Read
Kalihi opens a new garden

Sweat, shovels, and smiles were in the mix Saturday as the residents of the Towers at Kuhio Park (formerly Kuhio Park Terrace) worked to build a new community garden on the property.

Jordan Aikau / Food Security / Read
Property tax in Kauai county will be tweaked

A proposal to add more changes to the county’s real property tax system — which has been significantly revamped in the last three years — cleared the Kauai County Council’s Finance Committee Wednesday, though with a few tweaks. Among other things, the bill eliminates a property tax cap.

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More tourist are heading to Hawaii
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Caldwell makes cuts

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is taking a proactive approach to an expected $26 million budget shortcoming for fiscal year 2014. He has announced $20 million in cuts to all of his departments.

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Local foods are pricy

Hawaii struggles with being able to feed itself. Our island chain imports more than 80 percent of the food consumed by local residents, in part because the cost of producing our own food is so high people can't afford to buy it.

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Tourism industry trying to keep the pace
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University of Hawaii update
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