The Year in Review — 2010 Recycled
12/31/2010
Dan Zelikman/Civil Beat
As we prepare to turn the page on 2010, we at Civil Beat thought it would be worth looking back and pointing out some of the stories from this year that you might have missed.
After all, we only opened our doors officially on May 4 and not all of you have been with us for the entire ride. We know that you might already feel like you have too much to read. And we're definitely not trying to make you feel guilty. We swear. We wish you the best not just for next year, but also for this weekend.
We just think that it can be a gift to come upon something valuable that you've overlooked or missed. Or at least we hope you'll feel that way after reading some of the stories we're pointing out today. Each of our reporter-hosts sat down and went through their work from this year and picked five to remember. Of course they've produced many more valuable stories than the five from each that we're serving up today. But here's a start from each beat:
- Hawaii by Chad Blair
- Honolulu by Adrienne LaFrance
- Education by Katherine Poythress
- Land by Michael Levine
- Money by Nanea Kalani
- Fact Checks by Robert Brown
Here are five pieces written by members of our community:
- The Civil Beat Imaginarium by Peter Rosegg
- On Being Local by Lee Hiromoto
- What Are The Ceded Lands Of Hawaii by Jon Van Dyke
- Andy Irons Remembered by Jon Letman
- A Hawaiian National on Independence Day by Jonathan Osorio
Here are five that you might have missed from Civil Beat editors:
- Fact Check Report Card: Winning Candidates Spoke Most Truthfully
- Where's The Beef? No Reason to Oppose Civil Unions
- Separation of Mosque and State
- Running Into a Stone Wall in Aiona's Office
- Three Deputies Give New Meaning To The Term Shield Law
And finally, in case you missed them, the stories that generated the most interest this year were about public employee salaries. A few examples are Civil Beat Shares Hawaii State Employee Salaries and Hawaii's Highest Paid State Employees . This public information hadn't been shared before Civil Beat showed up on the scene. Another hot topic was rail. A lively discussion continues to this day, Discussion: Honolulu Rail.
We hope this gives you a taste of the good reporting to come in 2011.
Happy New Year!
