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Data Request Denied, Now Plan B

September 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Government, Media, Technology, The Web

I had a nice conversation this afternoon with Marie Laderta, director of the state Department of Human Resources Development, in response to my request to secure the same data her office prepared for Civil Beat (and which Civil Beat hid behind its paywall). She was professional, articulate, and demonstrated that she understood the background and [...]

Civil Beat Puts Public Data Behind the Paywall

August 19th, 2010 · 26 Comments · Blogs, Media, Politics, The Web

The headline proclaims, “Civil Beat Shares Hawaii State Employee Salaries“ — but there’s a catch: you have to pay to get full access to the information. To be sure, there’s a reasonable and deep debate to be had over whether the names and salaries of government employees should be public in the first place. I was [...]

The Fight to Save Beach Access

February 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Events, Hawaii, Politics

Tomorrow is “Beach Access Day,” a statewide day of action to preserve public access to beaches and shorelines. While state law says you should be able to freely enjoy our island state’s beautiful coastline, aggressive property owners and government bureaucracy are making it increasingly difficult to reach them. The non-profit group Beach Access Hawaii, along [...]

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Free Wi-Fi in Chinatown

October 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Technology

Free Wi-Fi is finally coming to downtown Honolulu, and other parts of the island. But it’s not coming from the company we thought it would, and over a year later than we expected. Over a year ago, the city announced plans to offer free wireless Internet access in Chinatown. The rollout, in partnership with national [...]