Is UH Student Newspaper An Endangered Species?
The University of Hawaii Manoa student newspaper is hoping for a student fee increase to help it survive in the digital age. Ka Leo O Hawaii, founded in 1922 and funded by advertising revenue and...
View ArticleThe Christian Case For Reproductive Justice
Against the surreal backdrop of national elected officials trying to take health care away from those who need it the most, Honolulu residents who attended a recent talk and book-signing hosted by...
View ArticlePolice Deny Excessive Force In Maui Solar Telescope Arrests
(AP) — Officers acted appropriately when six people were arrested while trying to block an equipment convoy from reaching a mountain where a solar telescope is being built, Maui police said. More than...
View ArticleTom Yamachika: The Grand Skim Of Things, Part 1
In this space, we have often spoken of funding government with “special funds.” Special funds are pots of money dedicated to a specified purpose. Money in the fund can be spent for the specified...
View ArticleJunk Cars Are Piling Up On Oahu
On a recent Saturday morning, state Rep. Andria Tupola and her staff cleared 12 abandoned cars, hauling them away on a flatbed truck, from Kaukamana Road near Maili Elementary School. Many more...
View ArticleReader Rep: How One Young Journalist Is Making It Work In Hawaii
Through his one-man Wake and Wander Hawaii newspaper, Will McGough raises a disruptive question: Did journalism give up too easily on print? McGough independently publishes and distributes his 16-page...
View ArticleMarco Polo Fire: Taxpayers Should Help Pay For High-Rise Sprinklers
The fire-gutted units on the upper floors of the Marco Polo building are a gigantic black mark, not only on the 36-story curved tower but on Honolulu itself. While it’s still not clear what caused the...
View ArticleBrittany Lyte: Can Tiny Houses Fix This Big Problem?
Editor’s Note: Please say aloha to our new Kauai columnist, Brittany Lyte. Brittany has lived on Kauai for three years where she has been reporting on local issues for Hawaii and national publications....
View ArticleLawmakers Consider Having Neighbor Islands Help Pay For Oahu’s Troubled Rail...
Hawaii lawmakers are weighing five options to provide funding to complete Honolulu’s over-budget rail line from Kapolei to Ala Moana, including a statewide increase in the general excise and hotel...
View ArticleA Different Kind Of Sickness
On July 28, as the GOP’s attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act met an inglorious end in the darkness of night, the most memorable moment was Arizona Senator John McCain’s thumbs-down no vote that...
View ArticleWhat Does Hirono Have Against Trump’s New Japan Ambassador?
After a surprising split vote among Hawaii’s two Democratic senators, Republican Party stalwart William Francis Hagerty IV is heading to Japan next week to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, where...
View ArticleAlan McNarie: Burning Eucalyptus To Power The Big Island
The Big Island’s eucalyptus trees have been a financial albatross for two decades. Now there may finally be a use for the trees: burn them for electricity. Back in the 1990s, after the downfall of the...
View ArticlePod Squad: Tim Vandeveer Still A Bernie Backer In Age Of Trump
Hawaii Democratic Party Chair Tim Vandeveer was elected to his post as supporters of Bernie Sanders swamped Hillary Clinton backers at the state party convention in May 2016. Then Donald Trump...
View ArticleWaianae Board: New Development Too Expensive For Locals
The Waianae Neighborhood Board isn’t buying into the idea of a proposed subdivision near Pokai Bay. Board members voiced their opposition to developers during a presentation in November and restated...
View ArticleFirst Hawaii Dispensary Approved For Medical Marijuana Sales
After lengthy delays, qualified medical-marijuana patients in Hawaii can finally obtain their medicine. On Maui, anyway. The state Department of Health on Tuesday said that the Maui Wellness Group,...
View ArticleGuam Officials Urge Calm After North Korea Threatens Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Security and defense officials on Guam say there is no imminent threat to people there or in the Northern Mariana Islands after North Korea said it was examining its operational plans...
View ArticleMonk Seal Pup To Be Relocated From Waikiki Beach
Government officials have decided to relocate an endangered Hawaiian monk seal pup from a popular beach in Waikiki to a remote, undisclosed shoreline on Oahu amid safety concerns for the animal and the...
View ArticleHonolulu May Pay To Fix Feral Cats
Honolulu’s Neuter Now program helps pet owners sterilize their cats and dogs at reduced rates and costs taxpayers $500,000 annually. Now some members of the Honolulu City Council want a portion of that...
View ArticleChad Blair: Academy Teaches Aspiring Leaders How To ‘Change The World’
He’s young — 28. He’s a veteran — Air Force tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s educated — a Hawaii Pacific University graduate student. He’s experienced — a legislative committee clerk and policy...
View ArticleWho Will Step Up To Save The ‘Stairway To Heaven’?
The City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on making it easier for the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to transfer the Haiku Stairs to another government agency — a key step if the popular but...
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