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Neal Milner: Why Hawaii Needs To Be More Like Kansas City
The typical way people criticize Hawaii’s governance — call this the “what Hawaii can’t do critique” — describes what’s wrong but says little about how to make things better. The Washington Post was...
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Ige Promises To Help Anxious Kakaako Seniors Facing Rent Hikes
Gov. David Ige has promised to help subsidize rents for seniors at a rental housing complex in Kakaako, temporarily allaying fears of displacement for dozens of residents. But there’s a lot of...
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Critics Blast EPA For Lowering Syngenta Pesticide Fine
(AP) — Critics are blasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for dramatically lowering a fine on agribusiness company Syngenta for violations of pesticide regulations. Syngenta, under a...
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Ian Lind: This Ex-Marine’s Wife Has Been ‘SLAPPED’ By The Navy
A private-public venture between the U.S. Navy and the country’s largest owner of privatized military housing has sued the wife of a retired Kaneohe Marine officer for defamation. The lawsuit by Ohana...
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So Much For Hawaii’s Preparations — The Flu Bug Has Landed
It’s no longer a matter of preparing for a bad flu season in Hawaii. It’s here. The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu has seen twice the number of flu patients in the last month that it saw at the...
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6 Essential Reads For Keeping Up With ‘Dreamers’ Debate
The future remains uncertain for a group of young people who were brought to the U.S. as children without legal authorization. Some of these so-called “Dreamers” were temporarily shielded from...
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Law Center: Timely Access To Public Information Is Vital
Editor’s note: This commentary is in response to a Community Voices piece published Thursday, “Agency: Report On Open Records Access Is ‘Staggeringly Misleading.” The Hawaii Office of Information...
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Jason Armstrong: Hawaii Island’s ‘Oasis’ Of Affordable Homes
HILO — Hawaii’s rising sea of unaffordability has not yet consumed one community where the cost of paradise is less exorbitant and homeownership is attainable for more working families. That rare place...
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Maui Senator Tries Again To Reform High-Interest Payday Loans
There are more payday lenders than 7-Eleven stores in Hawaii, according to a local financial services nonprofit. Their loans are in high demand in the Aloha State, where the cost of living is sky-high...
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Lockdown Lifted At Kapolei Middle School After Threat
A lockdown has been lifted at Kapolei Middle School after a shooting threat was made on social media. The school principal announced an all-clear Friday morning. Hawaii Department of Education...
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Victims Say $80M Kamehameha Schools Settlement Not Just About Money
Thirty-two sexual abuse victims have reached an $80 million settlement with Kamehameha Schools — an agreement that officials say is the largest-ever of its kind in Hawaii. During an emotional press...
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Tom Yamachika: Will Hawaii Conform To Trump Tax Cuts?
One of the more visible tax issues that our lawmakers will be thinking about this session is how to adapt the new federal tax law changes, sometimes called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and what we have...
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State Public Records Agency Needs A Hard 6-Month Deadline
It shouldn’t take three years for people to know whether important government information is public or whether they can be shut out of a seemingly public meeting. Yet that’s how long it’s been taking...
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Watch This Artist Create A New Monk Seal Mural In Kakaako
State and federal wildlife management officials recently invited the artists participating in this year’s Pow Wow Hawaii festival to tour Kaena Point, a wildlife preserve on Oahu’s west coast. The idea...
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Study: Hawaii Residents Are The Deepest In Debt
In a recent study of household debt, Hawaii came in dead last. Residents of the Aloha State are paying more debt relative to their incomes than residents of any other state, according to a new analysis...
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Report: Hawaii’s Emergency Warning Agency Needs An Overhaul
State emergency leaders bucked their own protocols when they started running missile-alert drills last year without a plan to educate the public, work with other agencies, or, more significantly, to...
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Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Calls For Firing Of CEO
A board member for a state agency dedicated to helping Native Hawaiians is calling for the organization’s chief executive officer to step down in light of a damning state audit alleging widespread...
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A Guide To Pesticide Use And Buffer Zones
Passing laws like the ones adopted by other states, including California, that provide adequate buffer zones for pesticide applications will protect public health, especially that of pregnant woman,...
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America’s Gun War Requires More Than ‘Thoughts And Prayers’
Today on my island paradise, the heavens weep, and bullets of cold, liquid steel fall upon the thirsty earth to puddle at our feet forming rivers and lakes of collective grief. From thousands of miles...
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This Is What A Statewide Police Board Might Look Like In Hawaii
Scottsdale, Arizona, police officer Alan Blume answered what should have been a routine call to investigate a domestic violence complaint. Instead, he lost his job and his right to be a police officer...
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