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Councilman: Contraflow Lane Is Doing More Harm Than Good
Driving on Kapiolani Boulevard during rush hours can feel like a trap. A contraflow lane provides extra space for commuters heading to and from downtown, but restricts drivers from making left turns at...
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Honolulu Police Commission Chairman Should Just Resign
At the urging of the Honolulu Ethics Commission and Mayor Kirk Caldwell, the chairman of the Honolulu Police Commission announced Tuesday that he has recused himself from the vetting and selection of a...
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Oahu Needs Safe Zones, Islandwide Sit-Lie Ban
Oct. 16 will mark two years since the state issued an emergency proclamation addressing homelessness. At the time, elected leaders promised a comprehensive, cooperative approach to addressing one of...
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Tax Breaks Proposed For Organic Farms And ‘Ocean Friendly’ Restaurants
Councilwoman Kymberly Pine of the Leeward Coast is rolling out what she calls her “sustainability package,” a series of bills to promote organic farming and reduce the amount of waste produced on Oahu....
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The Last Hawaiian Princess?
Abigail Kekaulike Kawananakoa has long had a knack for stealing headlines and public attention in Hawaii. Her storied lifetime has included a romantic engagement with a dashing polo star, a string of...
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20 Men Rescued After Fishing Vessel Runs Aground Off Waikiki
(AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 19 foreign fishermen and their American captain from a 79-foot U.S.-flagged commercial fishing vessel that ran aground off the shore of Waikiki Tuesday night. Coast...
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Islandwide Sit-Lie Ban Gets Preliminary Approval Despite Opposition
Three bills that would dramatically expand Honolulu’s ban on sitting or lying down on public sidewalks passed their first hurdle at a City Council meeting Wednesday, but not without criticism from...
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How Hawaii Fits Into The Changing World Of Seed Corn Production
Few topics in Hawaii are as divisive as seed corporations. In 2013 and 2014, the conflict over GMOs in Hawaii was covered by lengthy articles in the New York Times. Hawaii was depicted as ground zero...
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Educators: Pidgin Belongs In Hawaii Schools
“Wat language dis come from?” read the prompt on a large projector at the Farrington High School library Wednesday, as Hawaiian Pidgin phrases flashed across the screen. “You get chicken skin?” “Where...
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Honolulu City Clerk Wants Big Increase In Price Of Voter Data
The Honolulu City Council is considering tripling the cost of obtaining voter registration data for Oahu. City Council Chairman Ron Menor introduced Bill 90 on behalf of City Clerk Glen Takahashi. The...
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Hawaii Teacher: Getting Legislators To My Democracy Class Wasn’t Easy
Last year, I lamented my students’ lack of knowledge about local politics. This year, I sought to fix that. This had to be a priority since I was teaching Participation in Democracy, the half-credit...
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Ige Taps Transportation Department Head To Join Staff
Gov. David Ige has hired Department of Transportation Director Ford Fuchigami as his administrative director. In the new role, Fuchigami will be “the lead liaison between the governor’s office, state...
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Boat Harbor Encampment Cited As Model For Homeless Safe Zones
A growing number of state and county officials are talking about safe zones, designated areas where homeless people could camp legally. On Thursday, a longtime homeless encampment at the Waianae Boat...
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Chad Blair: Why Is It So Hard To Find Police Commissioners?
The Honolulu Police Commission is short of members at the very same time it must select a new chief to run the scandal-plagued police department. Mayor Kirk Caldwell can’t seem to find candidates to...
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In Defense Of The Fishery Council
Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan is to be commended for his advocacy for the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and as well as the interests of the marine environment....
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Jason Armstrong: Bongs And Bare Breasts Outnumber Cellphones At This Beach
Editor’s note: The Big Island is, well, a big island, so now Civil Beat has two columnists reporting from there. In addition to Alan McNarie, today we welcome Jason Armstrong, an award-winning...
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Shortage Of Mental Health Providers Is Taking A Toll On Hawaii Teens
From 2012 to 2016, 47 Hawaii youths ages 10 to 19 killed themselves. A shortage of mental health providers is one of the obstacles to providing mental health care to youths, to the point that extreme...
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Mass Stranding Of Whales On Kauai
KALAPAKI BEACH, Kauai – A mass stranding of pilot whales started at dawn Friday in Kalapaki Bay, fronting the Kauai Marriott Resort. Several hundred people including wildlife officials, county fire...
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Judge Rejects Navy Request To Dismiss Environmental Lawsuit
Environmental advocates are cheering a federal judge’s decision to allow a lawsuit challenging military training plans in the Pacific to move forward. National nonprofits and organizations in the...
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Tom Yamachika: We Should Do More To Encourage Retirement Savings
During the past few months, the Tax Review Commission, a group provided for in our state Constitution that is supposed to meet once every five years, has been busy at work. The commission is tasked...
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