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Dodging Oncoming Cars Is A Way Of Life In Crowded Kaimuki
Sure, Kaimuki may not be the westside, where some Oahu commuters leave as early as 3 a.m. to avoid congestion into town. But the neighborhood has its own unique traffic problems — and the struggle,...
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Pod Squad: Henk Rogers Makes The Case For The Thirty Meter Telescope
Henk Rogers, a Hawaii philanthropist and founder and board chair of the nonprofit Blue Planet Foundation, joins Chad Blair to talk about why the Thirty Meter Telescope should be built on Mauna Kea and...
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Honolulu Businesses Hurt By Rail May Finally Get Help
Businesses hurt by rail construction will be able to apply for grants or loans from the city’s transit mitigation fund if the Honolulu City Council passes a measure introduced by Councilman Joey...
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We’re Killing Comments — Here’s Why
It was a good idea gone wrong. The reality is that our comments section is doing little more than providing space for a relative few of you to argue with each other every day. So we’re eliminating them...
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Reader Rep: My Own Experiences With OIP Have Been Terrible
Here is the fundamental question every government employee, including politicians, and every journalist should be able to easily answer: Who do you work for? Not the agency, not the media company, not...
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When It Comes To Voting, Millennials Can Lead
With 69.9 million voters in 2016, millennials represented the majority of the national electorate for the first time in history. With that kind of power, it is incredible to think what millennials...
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Let’s Erase The Stain On Patsy Mink’s Legacy
Americans have celebrated the Olympic gold-medal wins by snowboarder Chloe Kim, cross-country skier Jessie Diggins, the women’s national hockey team and other athletes in PyeongChang, South Korea....
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Hawaii Appeals Court Sides With Lesbian Couple Denied B&B
(AP) — A Hawaii bed and breakfast discriminated against a couple by denying a room to two women because they’re gay, a state appeals court affirmed. Aloha Bed & Breakfast owner Phyllis Young had...
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Bills Would Water Down Financial Disclosures For Unpaid State Officials
Prior to July 2014, some public servants who oversaw the multi-million-dollar budgets of high-profile state entities didn’t have to disclose their financial interests. That changed when then-Gov. Neil...
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Health Beat: Amazon Wants To Revolutionize Medicine — It’s About Time!
When Amazon first started online in 1995, its website sold books, quickly creating a large enough business that brick and mortar booksellers were soon in trouble. Once people started going to the...
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Airbnb Says No To Collecting Taxes On Rentals
Airbnb is pushing back against a measure designed to address the perennially thorny issue of how to regulate and tax people who rent out homes and condominiums through the popular websites. Senate Bill...
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Waialua Residents Want The Lights Back On At Their District Park
Waialua High School swim coach Robert Atwood’s club team of 28 youths has not been able to train lately, and many members have moved on to other activities. Ever since lights at the North Shore’s...
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Why Would Anyone Want To Be Lieutenant Governor?
The race for lieutenant governor draws little public interest in Hawaii. It’s technically the state’s No. 2 post, but the lieutenant governor has hardly any power beyond granting name changes and...
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Court Case Threatens Rights Of Hawaii Teachers
As a teacher, I strive to create the best educational environment for my students to learn all of the skills that they need to make wise decisions later on in their adult life. When I became a parent...
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Hawaii Losing Out Because Of Low Wage Jobs
Throw ethical arguments out the window and consider the minimum wage “Fight for $15” from a business perspective — we should sell goods and services at a price above what they cost to produce. Imagine...
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Ex-HPD Major Wants Separate Trial In Corruption Case
(AP) — A retired Honolulu police major wants to be tried separately in a corruption case involving the department’s former chief. Gordon Shiraishi is included in an indictment against former chief...
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Former Sen. Clayton Hee Is Running For Governor
A third major Democrat announced his campaign for Hawaii governor on Tuesday, and he is banking on anti-rail sentiment to elevate him into office. Clayton Hee, a former state senator and Office of...
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Hawaii May Switch To All-Mail Elections In 2020
A bill that attempts to ramp up Hawaii’s voter turnout by mandating all-mail elections is now headed to the full House of Representatives. House Bill 2541 cleared the Finance Committee after a hearing...
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Medical Aid In Dying Bill Generates An Emotional 5-Hour Hearing
Wearing blue shirts with “No Aloha In Suicide” stickers and yellow shirts with “End-Of-Life Options” stickers, dozens of opponents and supporters of medical aid in dying packed a Capitol auditorium...
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Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Halts Some Spending After Scathing Audit
The board of a state agency dedicated to helping Native Hawaiians voted Tuesday to temporarily stop using three major funding streams after a state audit lambasted the agency for misspending. The...
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