Military’s Handling Of Mental Health Issues May Be On Trial In Terrorism Case
The mental health of alleged terrorist sympathizer Ikaika Kang, a U.S. army sergeant from Waimanalo, is under scrutiny at a time when the deep psychological wounds of war are getting more attention...
View ArticleMarco Polo Building Had Outdated Fire Alarms When 3 Died In Blaze
(AP) — A Honolulu apartment high-rise where a blaze recently killed three people failed to update its fire alarms to meet safety standards despite an engineering firm recommending the changes after...
View ArticleHawaii Joins Call To Protect Transgender People In Military
(AP) — The top legal officers in 18 states and the District of Columbia are asking Congress to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members. Hawaii Attorney General...
View ArticleTom Yamachika: Do We Really Want To Pay People Just For Being Alive?
Growing up in these islands, I always heard the part-Hawaiian proverb that describes a very simple work ethic: “No hanahana, no kaukau.” Meaning: If you don’t work, you don’t eat. Recently, some very...
View ArticlePod Squad: Bob McDermott Tells Us Why He Wants To Be Governor
“We have so many things to do,” said Rep. Bob McDermott as he launched into an explanation of why he is running for governor in 2018. Then he ticked off some of them, such as resolving the Honolulu...
View ArticleBiki Is A Good Start But Honolulu Must Do A Lot More To Be Bike-Friendly
One month in, the Biki bike-sharing system appears to be off to a great start in Honolulu, based on preliminary numbers of ridership. But we are a Tour de France distance way from resembling...
View ArticleReader Rep: White House Uses A 9-Year-Old To Avoid Real Questions
The wrong 9-year-old boy was featured in national news last week, illuminating American sycophancy while darkening its idealism and exceptionalism. In Hawaii media, we actually learned about Robbie...
View ArticleExperts: Why Do So Many Hawaii Visitors Die Snorkeling?
Ocean safety advocates are working on ways to gather more data to determine why so many more visitors die snorkeling in Hawaii than local residents. Dr. Philip Foti, an Oahu physician who specializes...
View ArticleNew Bond Requirement Protects Hawaii Students
Post-secondary educational institutions in Hawaii — that is, colleges and universities — seeking accreditation now have to post a surety bond, which is a three-party legally binding agreement between...
View ArticleHawaii Utilities Regulators Are Worried About Rising Electric Rates
When the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission issued an order earlier this month accepting Hawaiian Electric Co.’s long-term plan for supplying power to customers, one part of the plan stood out: a 44...
View ArticleThe Fight To Save Ancient Hawaiian Archeological Sites
Glen Kila’s family has defended parts of the Waianae Coast from development for generations. The family traces its genealogy to the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. They consider one of their most...
View ArticleHART Board Chooses A New Executive Director
Andrew Robbins will manage construction of the multi-billion-dollar rail project, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board members decided Monday. Robbins will take over as the city and state...
View ArticleDispensaries Closer To Opening As State Certifies First Cannabis-Testing Lab
The state Department of Health has certified the first lab in Hawaii to test medical cannabis. The certification of Steep Hill Hawaii Lab in Honolulu is welcome news to medical marijuana companies that...
View ArticleCourt Rejects Marshall Islands’ Suit Against US Over Nuclear Treaty
The dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to force the United States to comply with an international treaty on nuclear nonproliferation was upheld Monday by a federal court in San Francisco. The lawsuit...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: How A Diamond Head Pitchman Eludes A Crackdown
Chris “Chico” Gomez has managed to infuriate and elude enforcement from Diamond Head park authorities for more than a decade. Gomez sells “I climbed Diamond Head” certificates to visitors who have...
View ArticleChad Blair: Honolulu’s Alternative Weekly Rides Again In Digitized Back Issues
As best as I can tell, it’s all there. It starts with the July 17, 1991 edition featuring the cover story “Getting the Boot: Eviction on Tusitala Street” by Senior Editor Julia Steele, and ends with...
View ArticleThe Joys, And Fruits, Of Living Downtown
Downtown Honolulu is notorious for becoming a ghost town on weekends. The high-rise cubicle workers depart every Friday evening to their homes in Kapolei, Mililani, Kailua, Hawaii Kai or wherever, not...
View ArticleLawsuit: Ex-Hawaii Journalist Coordinated With White House On False Story
NEW YORK (AP) — An investigator who worked on the Seth Rich case claims Fox News fabricated quotes implicating the murdered Democratic National Committee staffer in the WikiLeaks scandal and...
View ArticleFeds Offer An Additional $3 Million To Help Ease Impact Of Micronesian Migration
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Tuesday that it will provide more money to places like Hawaii that have growing Micronesian populations, on top of the $30 million already allotted...
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