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Chad Blair: @OahuDemocrats Is A Must-Read For Politicos
I follow just 204 people on Twitter, but that includes a lot of retweets from others. It can be a challenge to keep up with all the traffic, in particular with the social media flood that continually...
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Technology, Shared Mobility And The Rail System
Thanks to the hard work of Hawaii’s elected officials and civic leaders, Honolulu is on track to realizing a high-capacity, mass transit system — one that has been planned for decades and will be an...
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The Big Island’s First Legal Homeless Camp: Safe Zone Or Shanty Town?
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii Island — When Big Island officials cleared 68 people from a homeless encampment in Old Kona Airport Park in early August, Mayor Harry Kim thought it best to offer those displaced...
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China’s Leverage Is Key To Avoiding Nuclear War In East Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship while also trading personal insults. Most recently, Trump blasted the “Rocket Man” in his...
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University of Hawaii Gets $6.4 Million For Work On Ebola Vaccine
The University of Hawaii Manoa has received a $6.4 million federal grant to continue development of a promising Ebola vaccine. Other Ebola vaccines are also being developed around the world, but this...
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Denby Fawcett: ‘Hero To Animals’ Defended Them To The End
Pam Burns deserves the thanks of the people of Hawaii for many reasons. Burns was president and CEO of the Hawaiian Humane Society for the last 27 years. She died peacefully at her home after an...
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Some Honolulu High Rises Don’t Need Sprinklers, Fire Safety Panel Says
The Residential Fire Safety Advisory Committee, formed by the Honolulu City Council in August after the Marco Polo fire, is exploring ways to retrofit at least some residential high rises in Honolulu...
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Ian Lind: Condo War Breaks Out On Maui When Homes Become Hotels
A long-simmering dispute on Maui over the rights of a minority of apartment owners who don’t participate in a Kaanapali condominium’s hotel rental program has resulted in an arbitrator’s ruling that...
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Outspoken Honolulu Police Commissioners Just Got More Power
The departure of Luella Costales from the Honolulu Police Commission means the oversight agency will need to collaborate more on future decisions, including the selection of a new chief. According to...
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Bring Honolulu Rail Down To Earth
The frenzy surrounding this special session of the Hawaii Legislature gave us a golden opportunity to force the mayor and Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to bring the Honolulu rail project...
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Doing Away With The Jones Act May Help Puerto Rico — And Hawaii
The humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico wrought by Hurricane Maria has renewed attention on a 97-year-old law enacted by the U.S. Congress, in part to defend American against German U-boats. The U.S....
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Is This Obscure Bean Tree Hawaii’s Next Bigtime Crop?
Driving along a red dirt road on Oahu’s North Shore, Will Kusch, manager of the agriculture startup TerViva, surveys rows of scrubby trees descending toward the ocean and muses on his company’s future....
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Lawsuit Seeks Stronger Rules For Red Hill Fuel Storage Tanks
(AP) — The Sierra Club of Hawaii is suing to compel the state to develop new rules for underground fuel storage tanks like those that leaked at the Navy’s Red Hill facility on Oahu. Director Marti...
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Turkish Man To Plead Guilty To Disrupting Hawaii Flight
(AP) — A Turkish man accused of causing a flight disturbance that prompted fighter jets to escort the plane to Honolulu is planning to plead guilty to interfering with a flight crew, his defense...
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Are Hawaii’s Nursing and Senior Care Homes Prepared For Disasters?
In 1963, an electrical fire at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Ohio killed 65 residents. Some were restrained in their beds, and the facility had no evacuation plan. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the...
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Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi Day
The Gandhi International Institute of Peace, which was founded on Sept. 11, 2001, seeks to raise awareness about nonviolence in Hawaii. One of its major goals is to promote world peace. Peace is not an...
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State Agency Proposes Tripling Fees For Access To Public Records
Open-government advocates are slamming a proposal that would triple the fees to access public information, saying a draft of rules unveiled this month add vague terms that could make it harder to...
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Alan McNarie: Helicopter Noise On The Big Island Has Residents Buzzing
HILO, Hawaii Island — Travelers entering Hilo International Airport on Sept. 19 encountered an unusual sight: about a dozen protesters waving signs with messages such as “Stop the Chop,” “Dirty...
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Adopting Republican Tax Reform For Hawaii
It might seem unlikely any Republican idea would gain traction in Hawaii’s political climate, but there are elements in the Republican Tax Reform agenda which might just be perfect for the Aloha State....
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Honolulu Police Commission Picks Seven Finalists For Chief
The Honolulu Police Commission announced Thursday it will interview seven candidates to become the city’s next police chief, a process that will take place behind closed doors. Four of the seven...
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