Health Science of Vaping; Hawaii Island Bus System; New Data on Coral Bleaching
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Science and Lobbying in Vaping Regulation
“Engines of addiction” are how longtime critic of the tobacco industry Robert Proctor describes vaping devices and electronic cigarettes.
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Outro Music: A Real Hero by College, Electric Youth
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Challenges to Mass Transit on Hawaii Island
Many working people on Hawaii Island depend on bus service for their livelihoods. But the Hele-On service has been struggling; ridership is down and buses are in need of repair.
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Outro Music: Magic Bus by The Who
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Civil Beat Reality Check
Surprise and skepticism have greeted the Honolulu Authority of Rapid Transit’s stated intention to extend Honolulu’s rail transit project to the University of Hawaii.
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Surviving Coral Bleaching
This has been a bad year for coral bleaching around the world, a trend directly linked to global warming. Hawaiian waters have seen two serious bleaching events in recent years.
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Outro Music: Sonnentanz by Klangkarussell