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631
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736
737    .cb-fire.photo-background .post-label {
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812
813.cb-fire.stream .excerpt:last-child {
814    border-bottom: none;
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816
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829
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842.cb-fire.stream .excerpt .cb-image {
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892
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896
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953.cb-fire.tiles .card .card-img-top {
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958.cb-fire.ti

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974.cb-fire.tiles .card .card-img-top {
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1002  border-radius: 0px;
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1004
1005.cb-fire.for-people .card .card-body {
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1008
1009.cb-fire.for-people .card:hover {
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1012
1013.cb-fire.for-people .card .card-title {
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1023.cb-fire.for-people .card .card-body .card-text a {
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1025  font-weight: 400;
1026  font-size: 16px;
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1030
1031.cb-fire.for-people .card .card-body .card-text .stretched-link {
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1034
1035.cb-fire.for-people .card .card-img-top,
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1046
1047.cb-fire.for-people .card .card-img-side {
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1052
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1056
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1072.bs-5 .modal.for-people .face-dialog .modal-content {
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1082
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1086
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1122.cb-fire.for-people .pagination .page-link.active {
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1125
1126.cb-fire.for-people .pagination .page-link.disabled {
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1129
1130.cb-fire.for-people .pagination .page-link .fa {
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1138
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1153
1154}
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1163
1164@media screen and (min-width: 800px) {
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1166
1167@media screen and (max-width: 800px) {
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1175}
1176
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1180
1181.cb-fire.for-modular-image .has-very-light-gray-color .cb-richtext {
1182    color: #f4f4f4;
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1186</style>
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1201  font-size: 28px;
1202  line-height: 34px;
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1204  color: #ff5831;
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1219  align-items: flex-start;
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1223  border-radius: 16px;
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1230
1231.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .card.added {
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1233}
1234
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1236  font-style: normal;
1237  font-weight: 700;
1238  font-size: 22px;
1239  line-height: 130%;
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1245  font-weight: 400;
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1251
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1255}
1256
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1261  justify-content: center;
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1263  padding: 6px 12px;
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1278.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .email-input {
1279  height: 56px;
1280}
1281
1282.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .card:not(.added) .if-added {
1283  display: none;
1284}
1285
1286.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .card:not(.added) button {
1287  background: #ffffff;
1288  color: #ff5831;
1289}
1290
1291.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .card.added .if-not-added {
1292  display: none;
1293}
1294
1295.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup button.subscribe {
1296  display: flex;
1297  flex-direction: row;
1298  justify-content: center;
1299  align-items: center;
1300  padding: 10px;
1301  font-weight: bold;
1302  text-transform: uppercase;
1303  width: 205px;
1304  height: 56px;
1305  border: none;
1306  background: #ff5831;
1307  border-radius: 4px;
1308  flex: none;
1309  order: 1;
1310  flex-grow: 1;
1311}
1312
1313.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .newsletter-email {
1314  font-style: normal;
1315  font-weight: 400;
1316  font-size: 18px;
1317  line-height: 130%;
1318  color: #000000;
1319  flex: none;
1320  order: 2;
1321  flex-grow: 0;
1322}
1323.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .newsletter-email a {
1324  color: #013167;
1325  text-decoration: underline;
1326}
1327
1328.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .dropcap {
1329  float: left;
1330  font-size: 3.4em;
1331  line-height: 0.8;
1332  padding-top: 0.1em;
1333  padding-right: 0.2em;
1334  padding-left: 0.05em;
1335}
1336
1337.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .wp-block-image.alignfull,
1338.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .filters-div {
1339  margin-bottom: 3rem !important;
1340}
1341
1342.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .alert {
1343  border: 1px solid #ff5831;
1344  color: #ff5831;
1345}
1346
1347.cb-fire.for-newsletter-signup .alert.alert-success {
1348  /* background-color: #f0f0f0; */
1349  border: 1px solid #4caf50;
1350  color: #4caf50;
1351}
1352
1353/*# sourceURL=https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/plugins/cb-fire-blocks/src/blocks/newsletter-signup/style.css */
1354</style>
1355<style id="fire-related-link-style-inline-css">
1356.cb-related-link {
1357  color: black;
1358  font-size: 110%;
1359}
1360
1361.cb-related-link a {
1362  color: inherit !important;
1363}
1364
1365/*# sourceURL=https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/plugins/cb-fire-blocks/src/blocks/related-link/style.css */
1366</style>
1367<style id="fire-share-style-inline-css">
1368.cb-fire-block.share {
1369  position: relative;
1370}
1371
1372.cb-fire-block.share .btn {
1373  border-radius: 50px;
1374  background: #eee;
1375  padding: 8px 16px;
1376  color: var(--CB-Dark-Gray, #26292b);
1377  font-family: "proxima-nova", Helvetica, sans-serif;
1378  font-size: 16px;
1379  font-style: normal;
1380  font-weight: 600;
1381  line-height: normal;
1382  border: none;
1383}
1384
1385.cb-fire-block.share .btn:hover,
1386.cb-fire-block.share .btn:focus,
1387.cb-fire-block.share.active .btn {
1388  background: #ddd;
1389  color: var(--CB-Dark-Gray, #26292b);
1390}
1391
1392.cb-fire-block.share .btn svg {
1393  width: 24px;
1394  height: 24px;
1395  margin-right: 8px;
1396}
1397
1398.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal {
1399  display: flex;
1400  width: 300px;
1401  flex-direction: column;
1402  justify-content: center;
1403  align-items: center;
1404  position: absolute;
1405  left: 50%;
1406  top: 100%;
1407  margin-top: 1em;
1408  transform: translate(-50%, 0%);
1409  display: none;
1410  z-index: 999999; 
1411}
1412
1413.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal.active {
1414  display: flex;
1415}
1416
1417.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .card-title {
1418  font-feature-settings: "clig" off, "liga" off;
1419  font-size: 18px;
1420  font-style: normal;
1421  font-weight: 700;
1422  line-height: 160%;
1423  align-items: center;
1424  align-self: stretch;
1425  color: var(--Black, #000);
1426  display: flex;
1427  gap: 8px;
1428  justify-content: space-between;
1429  margin: 0;
1430  padding: 16px;
1431  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--Theme-Border, #DEE2E6);
1432}
1433
1434.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .share-modal-close {
1435  opacity: .5;
1436  transition: .2s;
1437  cursor: pointer;
1438}
1439

1440.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .share-modal-close:hover {
1441  opacity: 1;
1442}
1443
1444.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal ul {
1445  display: flex;
1446  padding: 16px;
1447  flex-direction: column;
1448  align-items: flex-start;
1449  gap: 16px;
1450  align-self: stretch;
1451  list-style-type: none;
1452  margin: 0;
1453}
1454
1455.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal ul li a {
1456  align-items: center;
1457  align-self: stretch;
1458  background: #eee;
1459  border-radius: 8px;
1460  color: rgba(38, 41, 43, 1);
1461  display: flex;
1462  font-size: 16px;
1463  font-style: normal;
1464  font-weight: 600;
1465  gap: 16px;
1466  line-height: normal;
1467  padding: 16px;
1468  text-decoration: none;
1469  transition: 0.2s;
1470}
1471
1472.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal ul li a:hover {
1473  background: #ddd;
1474}
1475
1476.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .color-facebook {
1477  color: #3b5998;
1478}
1479.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .color-reddit {
1480  color: #ff4500;
1481}
1482.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .color-twitter-x {
1483  color: #000000;
1484}
1485.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .color-envelope {
1486  color: rgba(135, 122, 98, 1);
1487}
1488.cb-fire-block.share .share-modal .color-link {
1489  color: rgba(26, 141, 205, 1);
1490}
1491
1492/*# sourceURL=https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/plugins/cb-fire-blocks/src/blocks/share/style.css */
1493</style>
1494<style id="fire-shootz-carousel-style-inline-css">
1495
1496/*# sourceURL=https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/plugins/cb-fire-blocks/src/blocks/shootz-carousel/style.css */
1497</style>
1498<style id="fire-sound-block-style-inline-css">
1499.cb-soundblock {
1500  display: flex;
1501  flex-direction: column;
1502  justify-content: center;
1503  align-items: center;
1504  align-self: self-start;
1505  padding-bottom: 1rem;
1506}
1507
1508.cb-soundblock .thumb-area {
1509  position: relative;
1510  cursor: pointer;
1511}
1512
1513.cb-soundblock .thumb,
1514.cb-soundblock .thumb-overlay {
1515  width: 100%;
1516  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
1517  position: relative;
1518  object-fit: cover;
1519  object-position: center;
1520  z-index: 1;
1521}
1522
1523.cb-soundblock .thumb-overlay {
1524  position: absolute;
1525  top: 0;
1526  left: 0;
1527  width: 100%;
1528  height: 100%;
1529  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
1530  z-index: 2;
1531  opacity: 0;
1532  transition: opacity 2s ease-in-out;
1533}
1534
1535.cb-soundblock .controls {
1536  position: absolute;
1537  bottom: 26px;
1538  left: 26px;
1539  z-index: 3;
1540}
1541
1542.cb-soundblock .controls > span {
1543  display: flex;
1544  font-weight: bold;
1545  font-size: 14px;
1546  color: black;
1547  letter-spacing: 0;
1548  text-transform: uppercase;
1549  background: white;
1550  line-height: 40px;
1551  border-radius: 5px;
1552  padding: 0 15px;
1553}
1554
1555.cb-soundblock .controls > span > i {
1556  margin-right: 8px;
1557  font-size: 18px;
1558  margin-right: 5px;
1559  line-height: 40px;
1560  vertical-align: middle;
1561}
1562
1563.cb-soundblock .controls > span.when-active {
1564  display: none;
1565  background: rgba(255, 88, 49, 0.6);
1566  color: white;
1567}
1568
1569.cb-soundblock.active .controls > span.when-active {
1570  display: flex;
1571}
1572
1573.cb-soundblock.active .controls > span.when-inactive {
1574  display: none;
1575}
1576
1577.cb-soundblock.active .thumb-area:after {
1578  box-sizing: border-box;
1579  content: "";
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1581  position: absolute;
1582  top: 0;
1583  left: 0;
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1585  height: 100%;
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1588}
1589
1590.cb-soundblock.active .thumb-overlay {
1591  opacity: 1;
1592}
1593
1594.cb-soundblock .main-title {
1595  padding-top: 0.5rem;
1596  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
1597  font-size: 18px;
1598  font-weight: bold;
1599}
1600
1601.cb-soundblock .main-subtitle {
1602  font-size: 14px;
1603  font-weight: normal;
1604  line-height: 1.4;
1605  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
1606}
1607
1608.modal.for-sound-block {
1609  z-index: 999999;
1610}
1611
1612/*# sourceURL=https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/plugins/cb-fire-blocks/src/blocks/sound-block/style.css */
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1614<link rel='stylesheet' id='fire-special-badge-style-css' href='https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/plugins/cb-fire-blocks/src/blocks/special-badge/style.css?ver=1.0.1' media='all' />
1615<link rel='stylesheet' id='fire-special-banner-style-css' href='https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/plugins/cb-fire-blocks/src/blocks/special-banner/style.css?ver=1.0.1' media='all' />
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1618  padding: 20px 0;
1619}
1620
1621.cb-fire-block.videos .section-title {
1622  margin-bottom: 0;
1623}
1624
1625.cb-fire-block.videos .section-header {
1626  margin-bottom: 20px;
1627}
1628
1629.cb-fire-block.videos .play-button {
1630  position: absolute;
1631  bottom: 20px;
1632  right: 20px;
1633  background: #ff5831;
1634  color: white;
1635  font-size: 17px;
1636  font-weight: 500;
1637  line-height: 36px;
1638  padding: 0 0.75em;
1639  text-decoration: none !important;
1640  -webkit-transition: 0.2s;
1641  transition: 0.2s;
1642}
1643
1644.cb-fire-block.videos .card {
1645  border: none;
1646}
1647
1648.cb-fire-block.videos .card .card-body {
1649  padding: 12px 0;
1650}
1651
1652.cb-fire-block.videos .play-button > i {
1653  margin-right: 0.5em;
1654}
1655
1656.cb-fire-block.videos .img-graph {
1657  width: 100%;
1658  padding-bottom: 56.25%;
1659  background: black;
1660  position: relative;
1661  overflow: hidden;
1662}
1663
1664.cb-fire-block.videos .img-graph img {
1665  position: absolute;
1666  top: 0;
1667  left: 0;
1668  width: 100% !important;
1669  height: 100% !important;
1670  -o-object-fit: cover;
1671  object-fit: cover;
1672}
1673
1674.cb-fire-block.videos .card-body {
1675  margin-top: 0 !important;
1676  padding-top: 10px !important;
1677  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
1678}
1679
1680.cb-fire-block.videos .card-title {
1681  margin-top: 0 !important;
1682  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
1683}
1684
1685.cb-fire-block.videos .photo-credit {
1686  line-height: 1.2;
1687}
1688
1689.cb-fire-block.videos .card-title a {
1690  font-weight: bold;
1691  font-size: 18px;
1692  line-height: 1.3;
1693  color: #000;
1694  text-decoration: none;
1695}
1696
1697.cb-fire-block.videos .photo-credit {
1698  display: block;
1699  color: #777;
1700  padding-top: 5px;
1701  font-size: 13px;
1702}
1703
1704.cb-fire-block.videos .card:hover .play-button {
1705  color: white;
1706  text-decoration: none;
1707  transform: scale(1.1);
1708}
1709
1710.cb-fire-block .section-title {
1711  color: var(--CB-Orange, #ff5831);
1712  font-size: 28px;
1713  font-style: normal;
1714  font-weight: 800;
1715  line-height: normal;
1716  letter-spacing: -0.25px;
1717  text-transform: uppercase;
1718}
1719.section-arrows {
1720  text-align: center;
1721}
1722
1723.section-arrows > a {
1724  line-height: 32px;
1725  font-size: 15px;
1726  position: static;
1727  width: 32px;
1728  height: 32px;
1729  background: #eeeeee;
1730  border-radius: 50%;
1731  color: #000000;
1732  margin: 0 4px;
1733}
1734
1735.section-arrows > a:first-child {
1736  margin-left: 0;
1737}
1738
1739.section-arrows > a:last-child {
1740  margin-right: 0;
1741}
1742
1743.section-arrows > a i {
1744  line-height: 32px;
1745}
1746
1747.section-arrows > a.disabled i {
1748  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
1749}
1750
1751@media screen and (max-width: 772px) {
1752  .section-arrows {
1753    display: none !important;
1754  }
1755}
1756
1757.more-stories-button:hover {
1758  transform: scale(1.03);
1759}
1760
1761.more-stories-button a:hover {
1762  text-decoration: none;
1763}
1764
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1766</style>
1767<style id="fire-text-block-style-inline-css">
1768.cb-fire-block.text-block .content-area {
1769    padding-top: 1rem;
1770    padding-bottom: 1rem;
1771    border-top: 5px solid #ff5831;
1772    border-bottom: 1px solid #ff5831;
1773}
1774
1775.cb-fire-block.text-block .content-area .cb-richtext > *:last-child {
1776    margin-bottom: 0;
1777}
1778
1779.cb-fire-block.text-block .content-area .block-header  {
1780    color: #ff5831 !important;
1781    font-size: 16px;
1782    text-transform: uppercase;
1783    font-weight: bold;
1784    margin-bottom: 1rem;
1785}
1786
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2764				  <time datetime="2026-09-13 00:01:00" title="2026-09-13T00:01:00-10:00" itemprop="datePublished" class="">September 13, 2026</time>
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2810				  <time datetime="2026-09-06 00:01:00" title="2026-09-06T00:01:00-10:00" itemprop="datePublished" class="">September 6, 2026</time>
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2839				<a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/the-sunshine-blog-will-they-or-wont-they-vote-by-mail-that-is/"> The Sunshine Blog: Will They Or Won&#8217;t They? Vote By Mail, That Is
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2856				  <time datetime="2026-08-30 00:01:00" title="2026-08-30T00:01:00-10:00" itemprop="datePublished" class="">August 30, 2026</time>
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2885				<a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/the-sunshine-blog-uh-oh-dissing-the-us-supreme-court-did-not-go-unnoticed/"> The Sunshine Blog: Uh-Oh, Dissing The US Supreme Court Did Not Go Unnoticed
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2931				<a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/the-sunshine-blog-bob-mcdermotts-still-in-but-kanani-souza-is-out/"> The Sunshine Blog: Bob McDermott&#8217;s Still In But Kanani Souza Is Out
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2948				  <time datetime="2026-08-16 00:10:00" title="2026-08-16T00:10:00-10:00" itemprop="datePublished" class="">August 16, 2026</time>
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2964    <img class="thumbnail " itemprop="image" src="https://www.civilbeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240604-KF-Native-Hawaiian-Housing-Kailua-114-400x267.jpg" alt="The Sunshine Blog: Get Ready, Honolulu Voters, 20 Questions Coming Your Way"/>
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3115				<a href="https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/07/the-sunshine-blog-kawakami-finally-sheds-tainted-campaign-cash/"> The Sunshine Blog: Kawakami Finally Sheds Tainted Campaign Cash
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