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A Better Way To Run The Government With ‘If-Then’ Principles
There have been a few examples of special purpose entities affiliated with government here in Hawaii that have gotten out of control in terms of spending and which seem to have suffered from various...
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The Chairman And The Analyst
The Capitol awaited The railings all a shine The staff looked oh so busy now And this was odd because you see It wasn’t even nine. Outside from the agencies Employees did approach A request from the...
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Lawsuit: Ex-Honolulu Police Chief, Wife Default On $1M Mortgage
(AP) — A former Honolulu police chief and his wife — a deputy city prosecutor — who are both facing charges in a corruption case, are being sued for failure to pay their home mortgage. The lawsuit...
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Feds: UH Manoa Violated Rules In Handling Sexual Harassment Cases
The University of Hawaii Manoa did not fully comply with Title IX, a law that prohibits gender discrimination in schools that receive federal dollars, over much of the last decade, according to the...
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Ex-Honolulu Police Chief Aims To Fight Charges In 2 Trials
(AP) — Former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha wants two separate trials to fight allegations stemming from a corruption investigation. Kealoha’s attorney filed a motion Friday asking that an...
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Honolulu’s Share Of The Bill For Rail Just Got $54 Million Bigger
The $161 million that city leaders agreed to pay to cover rail’s administrative costs during construction — the “skin in the game” they reluctantly exchanged for another massive state bailout of the...
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Tom Yamachika: Why Ige Wants $50M More For Budget
Our Legislature is now in session, and one of the big functions of the money committees — the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Finance — is to balance the state budget. The...
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Meet the Detective Who Tails Injured Workers
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series, “Waiting In Pain,” that examines Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system. George Copeland might spend his work day filming an exotic dancer with a...
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Legislators Want Abandoned Cars Removed Quicker
Some Hawaii lawmakers are frustrated with abandoned cars that leak oil and antifreeze along roadsides and litter sidewalks with broken glass. Sen. Maile Shimabukuro and Rep. Cedric Gates, both of...
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Spying On Injured Workers Often Adds To Their Pain
Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of an ongoing series, “Waiting In Pain,” about Hawaii’s workers’ compensation system. Ken Weir claimed he had seriously injured his neck, back, shoulder and knee when he...
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Pod Squad: Rep. John Mizuno Calls Medical Aid In Dying A ‘Civil Right’
Rep. John Mizuno describes the evolution of support for the measure to allow terminally ill people to legally end their lives in certain circumstances. Joining the Pod Squad, the chair of the House...
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Letters: The Fundamental Right To End One’s Life
Medical Aid In Dying It’s An Individual’s Choice (March 1, 2018) Our country was founded on principles that are elegantly stated in the Declaration of Independence — the rights of “Life, Liberty, and...
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Don’t Count On A Minimum Wage Hike This Session
The Hawaii Legislature may be dominated by labor-friendly Democrats, but it’s looking unlikely that any across-the-board minimum wage increase will happen this year. Senators will vote this week on a...
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Incinerating Trash Does Not Protect The Climate Or Reduce Waste
U.S. cities have been burning municipal solid waste since the 1880s. For the first century, it was a way to get rid of trash. Today advocates have rebranded it as an environmentally friendly energy...
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This Time Hawaii Lawmakers Must Deliver On All-Mail Elections
To quote Yogi Berra, it’s “déjà vu all over again” at the state Capitol. A bill that would require the state Office of Elections to implement all-mail balloting in time for the 2020 elections is before...
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Is There A Fair Return For Workers’ Compensation Premiums?
Imagine if you will your medical coverage. You rely on it to be there. You get hurt, you go to the doctor. If your doctor needs to send you to a specialist, you go. If you need a surgery or other...
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Lienholder On Ex-Police Chief’s Home Wants It Sold
(AP) — An attorney who once represented former Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha and his wife Katherine against corruption allegations wants the couple’s home sold so he can recoup money they owe...
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Health Beat: I Support Medical Aid In Dying As A Doctor And A Daughter
I’ve watched people die. Some slip away peacefully in their sleep, the best-case scenario. Perhaps for days they are comatose, barely arousable, and then, slowly, their organs fail. In some cases,...
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Letters: Voting System Should Not Discriminate
Voting By Mail Please Consider The Disabled (March 5, 2018) While individuals with disabilities support a voting by mail system, such a system needs to be one that provides equal access for all voters....
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What Medical Aid In Dying Means to Me
When I am faced with an incurable condition and am of sound mind, I, along with a clear majority of Hawaii residents, want to have access to life-ending medications, whether I choose to use them or...
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