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Jason Armstrong: Why The Long Wait For Overnight Lodging On Mauna Kea?
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii County — A year after Hawaii County celebrated a $10.3 million renovation to the renamed Mauna Kea Recreation Area, Big Island residents and visitors are still waiting to use the...
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How Will Hawaiian Airlines Weather Its Big Transition In 2018?
Hawaiian Airlines faces a watershed year in 2018. The company has a new chief executive coming in. It’s forged a new long-term contract with its pilots. The bulk of a new fleet of Airbus jets is...
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Do You Even Know Who Your Leaders Are?
Representation — what does it mean to be represented by others? Well, it means they are looking out for your interests and speaking on your behalf. Are you even clear on what your interests are? Maybe,...
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Civil Beat Poll: Voters Just Say No To Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
A new Civil Beat poll shows a clear generational divide when it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana use. Sixty-one percent of registered voters 50 and older don’t want the state to permit...
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Consent To Kids At Heart Of Gay Couple’s Child Support Case
(AP) — Attorneys for a divorced lesbian couple fighting over child support in a closely watched case agreed Thursday that consent to having a baby together is a crucial issue but disagreed over...
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Christopher Deedy Can Go On Trial For A Third Time
Christopher Deedy, a U.S. State Department special agent who shot and killed Kollin Elderts on Nov. 5, 2011, can be put on trial for a third time, according to a decision issued Thursday by the Hawaii...
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How Will Hawaii Fare Under Federal Tax Changes?
Congressional Republicans’ looming federal tax reform bill could be both good and bad news for Hawaii taxpayers. While most people will get some kind of tax break in the short run, over time the tax...
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These Hawaii Seniors Hang Out In A Warehouse To Spice Up Their Lives
Loneliness is a silent killer that affects one in three seniors over the age of 65 — a number that jumps to half for those older than 85, according to a 2015 study on the effects of social isolation....
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Finding Hawaii Heroes In A School Cafeteria
Pictured on this page are Napoleon Kaʻiliawa and Albert Scales. These two guys are my heroes. Why are they heroes? Because they worked together to make their community healthier, more resilient and...
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Civil Beat Poll: Lottery Has Big Support In Hawaii
Hawaii is one of only two states with no form of gaming, and one of only a handful that does not have a lottery. And yet, a clear majority of registered voters surveyed in a new Civil Beat Poll want...
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Tom Yamachika: When Is Gambling Criminal Conduct?
Our state was recently in the news when state Reps. Chris Lee and Sean Quinlan held a press conference in response to the controversy surrounding loot boxes and micro-transactions in video games. Lee...
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What To Do If You’re About To Be Homeless In Hawaii
You’ve looked on Craigslist. You’ve asked family and friends for help. The number of days until you have to leave your home are vanishing and you’re starting to panic. This is by no means an exhaustive...
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University of Hawaii Receives $23 Million To Fight Health Disparities
Native Hawaiians tend to live eight to 10 years less than the average resident in the islands. Thanks to $23 million in federal grant funding, the University of Hawaii is hoping it can help close...
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Mauna Kea Deserves New Management
For nearly half a century, the state of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii have failed their legal responsibility to properly manage Mauna Kea. Their mismanagement continued despite constant calls for...
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Pod Squad: Ernie Martin Talks About His Candidacy For Congress
Serving on the nonpartisan Honolulu City Council for seven years and as its chairman for five and a half years has been good preparation for serving as a Democrat in a Congress that might still be...
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Constitutional Convention: It May Be Time To Go Over Legislators’ Heads
Those of us old enough to have taken a civics class know that in government the legislative branch makes laws, the executive branch implements and enforces them and the judicial branch interprets them....
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Reader Rep: Media Should Treat Online Comments Like Part Of The Story
Just as Facebook, Twitter and Google clearly are media companies — except in the narrow eyes of the law — reader comments should be viewed plainly as well for what they are: an inextricable part of a...
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This Court Offers The Homeless A Fresh Start Instead Of Punishment
Before he started living in his car, Emanuel Prichett said he had an impeccable driving record. Earlier this year, though, Prichett walked into the District Court on Alakea Street to find he had 34...
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Attorney General Doug Chin Running For Congress
(AP) — Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin, who has been fighting President Donald Trump’s travel ban and other policies over the past year, has announced he will run for U.S. Congress. Chin, a...
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Ige Seeks $1.5 Billion Budget Hike For Infrastructure, Capital Improvements
Gov. David Ige wants to invest heavily in fixing Hawaii’s roads, bridges, schools and harbors next year while creating additional housing, according to the supplemental budget request he sent Monday to...
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