Tuesday’s top stories

U.S. and China military train in Hawaii, state responds to Philippine disaster, same-sex marriage bill heads to Senate, Tulsi Gabbard getting lots of Mainland support, HECO mum on power plans, vets recognized, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Philippines climate change commissioner on Haiyan

"To anyone who continues to deny the reality that is climate change, I dare them to get off their ivory towers and away from the comfort of their armchairs."

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Signal 1: Week two of the 2013 special session

Ikaika Hussey, Gary Chun, and Will Caron discuss the ongoing marriage equality debate.

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Friday’s top stories

Tune in today to Hawaii House debate on gay marriage, rules split Capitol in half as security tightened, Senate expected to go along with House version, judge says gay marriage lawsuit premature, Honolulu school suspends cheerleading because of cyber-bullying, Kauai sets Thursday GMO override session

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Help to identify editorial priorities for Q1 2014

We'd like your input on stories we should focus on in 2014.

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Tweets from the #SpecialSession

The Hawaii Independent and other news sources and citizens have been live-tweeting updates since the first day. Below are some of the best, mostly from the JUD/FIN hearing and yesterday's 2nd reading.

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Thursday’s top stories

Drama in Hawaii as House advances gay marriage bill, Senate President Kim running for Congress, security tightened for Kauai GMO hearing, first above-average test score for Hawaii students, likely tsunami debris washes up on Windward Oahu, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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House passes marriage bill on second reading

The House will vote again on Friday.

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Waikiki Beach Boy Ka‘u Manaku speaks on staph infections
Hawaii Independent Staff / Staph, MRSA, and Waikiki’s beach boys / Read
Realistically colorized historical photos make the past seem incredibly real

No, history isn't just black and white.

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