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Feds Say UH Manoa Overcharged Disabled Dorm Residents
The University of Hawaii Manoa violated federal law by overcharging disabled students for dorms, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Disabled students, who may require special accommodations...
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Let’s Finally Ban Styrofoam
It’s time we bid a final farewell to the plastic-based nuisance polystyrene. Ubiquitous in carry-out containers and convenience items, and more commonly known as Styrofoam, its death means certain life...
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Chad Blair: A Legislator Who Likes To ‘Drink Beer In The Ocean’
We are only halfway through the 2018 Hawaii Legislature, but already I have a favorite quote from one of our lawmakers: I like to drink beer in the ocean. I think a lot of people like to drink beer in...
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Hawaii Teacher: When Students Go Home We Go To Our Second Jobs
Hawaii’s public school teachers work hard in the classroom but that may not be the only place they are working. It’s 7:45 a.m. on a Saturday, laptops are charged up and large thermoses of strong coffee...
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Help Olelo Keep Its Voice
Public Access TV (PEG) is a matter of law, created by the FCC in 1961-1971 and mandated under the 1984 Cable Communications Act. Public channels were set up to provide access for people who otherwise...
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Letters: School Bus Bullies And Gun Violence
John Radcliffe’s Last Fight Not-So-Awesome Doctors (March 13, 2018) John Radcliffe was given six months to live by presumably the best doctors he could afford, and he’s still kicking after 14-plus...
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Ige: State Looking For Land To Relocate Waianae Encampment
For years, Twinkle Borge and members of the Waianae Boat Harbor homeless community have been working to transform their makeshift village into something more: a stable refuge. Now, just a week after...
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Judge: Hawaiian Heiress Abuse Investigation Must Continue
(AP) — Allegations of physical abuse of a 91-year-old Hawaiian heiress require further investigation, a judge ruled Thursday. The ruling came in the ongoing legal fight for control over Abigail...
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House Committee Boosts Neighbor Island Share Of Hotel Tax
(AP) — The House Finance Committee wants to give more hotel tax revenue to neighbor island counties. The committee on Thursday voted unanimously to boost the Big Island’s share of transient...
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Original Rail Budget Included Bogus Numbers For Station Designs
Millions of dollars set aside years ago for station design work were actually just “placeholders” with no real study of whether they were sufficient. But they were included in Honolulu rail’s official...
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Community Vents Frustration Over State’s Mixed Signals On Waianae Camp
Support for a well-established homeless encampment at the Waianae Boat Harbor and frustration at state government were the themes of the night Thursday as about 100 people turned out for a Waianae...
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Preparing For Nuclear War Is Useless
A recent news article outlined how Hawaii’s health care system is not able to handle the casualties from a nuclear attack. The scenario discussed was one in which a 150 kiloton (equivalent to 150,000...
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The Dirt On ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
In 2016 the Public Utilities Commission gave their approval for a “conversion project” at Hawaii Gas to expand liquefied natural gas imports to up to 30 percent of its supplies. No wonder they won...
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Bill Would Set 6-Year Term For Office Of Information Practices Chief
A bill to give the Office of Information Practices director more job security has sailed through the Legislature so far. OIP Director Cheryl Kakazu Park is charged with enforcing open meeting and...
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Hawaii Teacher: The Walkout As A Teachable Moment
Every semester for my “Participation in Democracy” class, I challenge my students to change their community. It starts by identifying a problem in the school: Students typically tackle the dress code...
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Vatican Exiles Guam Archbishop After Trial Involving Sexual Abuse Claims
The Vatican has exiled Archibishop Anthony Apuron from Guam after concluding a secret trial involving allegations of financial mismanagement and sexual abuse of multiple boys. A five-person tribunal...
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Hawaii Medical Aid In Dying Bill Passes Key Senate Panel
Legislation to legalize medically assisted death for terminally ill adults cleared its first Senate hurdle Friday. The Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health Committee, chaired by Sen. Roz...
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Hawaii Picks New Leader For Agency That Sent False Missile Alert
(AP) — Hawaii on Friday appointed a retired Navy captain to lead an overhaul of the state Emergency Management Agency two months after an employee mistakenly sent an alert warning of a ballistic...
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Tom Yamachika: Ige Should Act On Federal Tax Reform Opportunity
Dear Gov. David Ige: Whatever you may think of President Trump and the Republican-dominated Congress, they have thrown an opportunity our way, and you need to take action very soon — by March 21, to be...
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Honolulu Police Chief Defends Reassignment Of Union Leaders
(AP) — The reassignment of Honolulu police union leaders was part of department-wide shuffling to put more officers on the streets, according to the police chief. Police Chief Susan Ballard testified...
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