Authors Sydney Iaukea and Will Caron will talk about community-based resistance and land use issues from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lahaina Public Library.

Registering to vote, step one in a simple act of good citizenship, is now part of the battleground that is the Democrat-Republican national split.

Young people do care. We care about our future. We care about this planet. Yet, we do not fully participate in our democracy for the most pedestrian of reasons.

Those who want to serve and represent their communities first need to acquire tons of cash. Without it, there is almost no chance of success.

Hawaiʻi has the lowest voter turnout of any state. Higher levels of civic engagement promote a better democracy as it is the most direct way to implement change.