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Pod Squad: Changes Ahead For Public Education TV Channels
Sanford Inouye, president and CEO of Olelo Community Media, the public educational TV channel, joins Pod Squad host Chad Blair to talk about changes that are coming prompted by new mainland ownership...
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Hawaiian Is An Official Language So Why Isn’t It Used More?
Two weeks ago, Maui District Court Judge Blaine Kobayashi issued a bench warrant for Samuel Kaleikoa Kaʻeo after the Hawaiian studies assistant professor spoke only Hawaiian — even though he can speak...
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We Need To Reduce Hawaii’s Reliance On Fossil Fuels
Ten years into Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative that aims for 100 percent green energy statewide by 2045, we still rank No. 1 in the U.S. for dependence on harmful fossil fuels. Our major source of...
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Kupuna Caregivers Program Deserves Full Funding
Our kupuna are cherished resources — sources of deep ike (knowledge) who can lighten the path we young people must take in life. They are our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, and we love...
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Seniors Fear Sharp Rent Increases In Kakaako
Seniors in a Kakaako housing complex are worried they will end up on the street after receiving notices that their rent is scheduled to go up to $916 per month, a sharp increase from the current...
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Chad Blair: What A Constitutional Convention Might Mean For Hawaiians
The man whose life may have changed the most as the result of the rewriting of the Hawaii Constitution 40 years ago is reminding Hawaii voters that they have another crack at it this year. But John D....
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Offshore: When Hawaii Welcomed A Nuclear Blast
After last month’s nuclear scare, it’s hard to imagine anyone in Hawaii — let alone thousands of people — looking forward to a nuclear explosion. But that’s exactly what happened in the summer of...
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Handi-Van Riders Are Fuming Over Proposed Fare Increases
With its tight quarters, the red-bricked Mission Memorial annex is not very accommodating to those with physical disabilities. But that didn’t stop a handful of Handi-Van riders from parking their...
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Experts: New Solar Panel Tariff Won’t Hurt Hawaii
The Trump administration’s decision to impose a tariff on imported solar cells is likely to drive up prices for solar systems in Hawaii, but the effect may be more muted than in other locales, energy...
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Iwi Kupuna And The Preservation Of Hawaiian History
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard Feynman. “Ignorance is a bliss” — I don’t know about you, but I’ve always hated this saying …...
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Understanding The News: We’re Bringing You Behind The Scenes At Civil Beat
Keeping up with the news these days can be exhausting, confusing and frustrating. There’s an overwhelming amount of information blasting through news websites and blogs, social media channels, 24-hour...
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Health Beat: If You Need Dialysis Medicare Has You Covered
The year I was born, 1972, President Richard Nixon and Congress launched an ambitious program to provide comprehensive coverage under Medicare to virtually anyone diagnosed with kidney failure,...
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Hawaii Emergency Worker Gets Threats After Misleading Photo
(AP) — When an erroneous alert was sent out last month telling people in Hawaii that there was an incoming ballistic missile, Jeffrey Wong was an island away from the Hawaii Emergency Management...
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New HPD Report Shows Just How Hard It Is To Fire A Bad Cop
For at least the second time in as many years the Honolulu Police Department is trying to fire Sgt. Dennis Stone. The veteran police officer has been a problem for the department for years, having been...
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Terminally Ill Have A Fundamental Right To End Their Suffering
Finally, popular opinion and legislative intent appear to be aligning when it comes to medical aid in dying in Hawaii. At least four measures have surfaced as viable pieces of legislation this session....
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Female Athletes Get The Short End Of The Stick At Some Hawaii High Schools
Without an athletic locker room, the girls at James Campbell High School who play after-school sports are forced to get creative. They change clothes in school restrooms, empty classrooms or sometimes...
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Sessions’ War On Pot Could Speed Up Legalization Nationwide
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently clarified how the Trump administration intends to treat states that have legalized pot, which remains illegal on the federal level. The Obama administration...
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Let’s Work Together To Clean Up Our Land
I enjoyed reading Mark Doo’s essay on civic pride. He makes many excellent points that I agree with. In light of that, I wanted to share my take on how we can all work together and take action today to...
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Brittany Lyte: The Imperiled Legacy Of The Hanapepe Salt Flats
HANAPEPE, Kauai — In summertime, on a soupy tract of garnet-hued dirt, Hawaiian salt makers join on hands and knees, coaxing salt crystals out of tiny pools of seawater like miners extracting diamonds...
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OHA Demands Financial Details From Its Own Companies
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees wants several nonprofits that the agency created to hand over financial documents for an internal audit. The trustees voted 8-0 Wednesday to require...
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