Neal Milner: Most Of Us Haven’t Figured Out Trump, But Steve Bannon Has
Steve Bannon is right when he says the Trump presidency is unchangeable. “We still have a huge (alt-right) movement, and we will make something of this Trump,” Bannon told The Weekly Standard just...
View ArticleUpdated Hawaii Salary Database: Doctors And Judges Do Well, Thank You
Editor’s note: One of Civil Beat’s most popular features, the database of public employee salaries, has been updated to reflect additional numbers for the 2018 fiscal year, which began July 1. We...
View ArticleWill Hawaii Deal With Its Aging Fiber-Optic Cables?
The state of Hawaii has a looming issue that no one wants to talk about. Two out of three main submarine fiber-optic cables that link neighbor islands to Oahu are reaching the end of their lives....
View ArticleHope For Legal Status In The US Turns To Uncertainty For This ‘Dreamer’
For much of this year, Shingai Masiya has been holding his breath. Five years ago, the Zimbabwe native was among the first batch of young, undocumented immigrants who received temporary legal status...
View ArticleHawaii Visitor Spending Jumped Nearly 10 Percent In July
(AP) — The Hawaii Tourism Authority says spending by visitors jumped nearly 10 percent in July compared to a year earlier. The agency said Thursday travelers spent $1.6 billion in July. The number of...
View ArticleFinal Two Soldiers In Helicopter Crash Declared Dead By Army
(AP) — A lovable prankster. A confident dreamer. An all-around great guy. These are some of the ways friends and family described the soldiers killed when an Army Black Hawk helicopter disappeared off...
View ArticleOHA’s Peter Apo To Pay $25,000 For Ethics Violations
The Hawaii State Ethics Commission announced Thursday that it has reached a $25,000 settlement agreement with Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Peter Apo, who admitted to using the state agency’s...
View ArticleWill Stricter Oversight Put Honolulu Rail On Track?
The Legislature’s $2.4 billion rail funding package, expected to clear its final legislative hurdle Friday, won’t just bring a big influx of of cash to the over-budget and behind-schedule project It...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey’s Reminder For Hawaii: FEMA Can’t Do It All
After Hurricane Harvey’s biblical-proportion rains, thousands of Texas Gulf residents, facing flooding that swallowed entire residential communities, were rescued by local first responders, including...
View ArticleHow Robots Could Help Bridge The Elder-Care Gap
Despite innovations that make it easier for seniors to keep living on their own rather than moving into special facilities, most elderly people eventually need a hand with chores and other everyday...
View ArticleTeaching Civility In The Time Of Trump
The first week of the new school year for Hawaii’s public school students had just ended when the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, sparked by a rally organized by white nationalists...
View Article$2.4 Billion Rescue Bill For Honolulu Rail Wins Final Approval
The Hawaii House of Representatives on Friday voted to approve the rail bailout measure, capping a five-day special legislative session marked by acrimonious exchanges between legislators and city...
View ArticleHanabusa Gears Up For Gubernatorial Race Against Ige
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa all but declared her candidacy for governor Friday, announcing that she will file papers to form her campaign committee — Hanabusa for Governor — to challenge Gov. David Ige...
View ArticleReader Rep: Restaurant Food Safety Isn’t Getting Enough Media Attention
We all have to eat, and sometimes that involves going to restaurants. No one publicly lobbies against food safety, but the food and beverage industry typically fights regulations of all kinds, spending...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: Farmers’ Market Bathroom Shortage Has People Squirming
A public restroom that’s overcrowded and partially out of order can be like a canary in a coal mine — an early warning sign to point out a larger problem. That’s what’s happening with the public...
View ArticleHow The Smartphone Affected An Entire Generation Of Kids
As someone who researches generational differences, I find one of the most frequent questions I’m asked is “What generation am I in?” If you were born before 1980, that’s a relatively easy question to...
View ArticleWe Must Work Together To Make Honolulu Safer After Fatal Condo Fire
The fatal fire at the Marco Polo Condominium drew international attention to the longstanding issue of how best to protect Honolulu residents living in high-rises without fire sprinklers. There are 358...
View ArticleHow the Legislature’s ‘Big Five’ Crafted A Deal To Rescue Honolulu Rail
The House and Senate were deadlocked. Key leaders had lost powerful positions. And the 20-mile rail line planned to run from East Kapolei to Ala Moana was expected to run out of money in about a year....
View ArticleWill Kalihi Redevelopment Push Out Current Residents And Businesses?
Is Kalihi ready for a “renaissance”? The community between Moanalua and Chinatown is one of the last predominantly working class areas in central Oahu and is characterized by its large immigrant...
View ArticleHawaii Delegates Call DACA Decision ‘Heartless, Inhumane’
Hawaii’s representatives in the U.S. Congress strongly condemned the Trump administration’s decision Tuesday to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. As ABC News reported, the...
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