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Airlines Pushing To Take Over Honolulu Airport Operations
In 2016, representatives of the Tokyo-based All Nippon Airways ‚ Japan’s largest airline — met with the head of Hawaii’s airports division, Ross Higashi, to propose passenger service via its...
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Ernie Martin Regains Council Chairmanship As Council Squabbles Over Rail
As Honolulu City Councilman Ron Menor approached the chairman’s podium one last time before the vote that would inevitably oust him from that position, he turned to the clerk’s table and quipped:...
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Former Hawaii Resident Confirmed For Top Border Protection Post
WASHINGTON — Kevin McAleenan, the country’s top border security official, might have been born and raised in Hawaii, but that didn’t give him the full support of his home state senators. McAleenan was...
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Ige Picks UH Energy Expert To Serve On PUC
Gov. David Ige has nominated Jennifer Potter to replace Lorraine Akiba on the three-member Public Utilities Commission, which oversees everything from electric and shipping rate cases to steering the...
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Legislators Again Consider Making More Police Disciplinary Records Public
The disciplinary records of all public servants in Hawaii — except police officers — are available to the public. Police disciplinary records can only be made public when an officer is fired....
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Health Beat: If I’m Pushing Flu Shots For Patients I Should Get One Too
“Don’t forget to get your flu shot, would you like one today?” I say this hundreds of times during the cold and flu season. The shots are usually available in late August, and everyone is encouraged to...
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Oahu’s First Trailer Park Just The Latest In New Wave Of Public Housing
Honolulu’s Department of of Land Management on Monday unveiled the Farrington Highway affordable housing project, a 16-unit mobile home community in Waianae. It is in essence Oahu’s first trailer park....
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Chad Blair: What’s Next For Charles Djou — And The Hawaii GOP?
It’s an overused word in the internet world, but it is accurate to say that Monday’s news of Charles Djou leaving the Republican Party went viral. Djou, the longtime Hawaii Republican, penned his...
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Hawaii’s Highway To Hemp Paved With Potholes
Only in Hawaii: Despite 2016’s law enacted to allow Hawaii’s farmers to grow industrial hemp and 2017’s Legislative passage of Senate Bill 773 — relaxing costly requirements and red tape to make it...
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Letters: Police Chief Already Under Siege
The New Police Chief Susan Ballard deserves more respect (March 18, 2018) HPD’s new chief of police, Susan Ballard, finds herself already challenged by the men under her command, with the lawsuit by...
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DOE Official Slapped With Ethics Fine Is Reassigned
An assistant superintendent for the Hawaii Department of Education who recently paid a fine for an alleged ethics violation was reassigned Tuesday to a new role as interim principal of Waipahu...
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Bill Allows Fines For Those Who Falsely Claim To Have Service Animals
Civil penalties would be established for falsely claiming that an untrained animal is a service animal if Senate Bill 2461 becomes law. Under the measure, the legal definition of “service dog” would...
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Letters: Is Djou A Turncoat? Or Man Of Integrity?
Djou Leaves The GOP Part of the swamp (March 20, 2018) I’m disappointed in Mr. Djou’s announcement (“Charles Djou: Why I’m Leaving The GOP”). I supported Mr. Djou in all of his attempts to remain or...
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Hawaii County Closes Its ‘Safe Zone’ Homeless Experiment
Hawaii County officials broke down a collection of tents, tarps and cots known as Camp Kikaha in Kailua-Kona Tuesday due to safety concerns. Hawaii Island Mayor Harry Kim set up the camp last August...
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The NRA Is Giving Hawaii Schools A Lot Of Money
Hawaii schools are among the hundreds nationwide that received more than $7 million in total grants from the National Rifle Association in recent years, according to an Associated Press analysis. A...
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What Are The Next Steps At OHA?
On March 8, and again on March 20, it was reported that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees are now being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This comes on the tail of the audit of...
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House Harassment Policy Puts Speaker In Charge Of All Complaints
The sexual harassment policy for the Hawaii House of Representatives has no recourse for people who may be victimized by the speaker. The policy lays out a process for dealing with complaints involving...
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Former Hawaii House Speaker Forced Out Over Sexual Harassment
Former House Speaker Joseph Souki is being forced to resign after admitting that he sexually harassed numerous women over the years in his State Capitol office. The resignation is one of several...
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Civil Cafe: How To Make Government More Transparent
Hawaii’s government needs to be more open and transparent. That was the message during Wednesday’s Civil Cafe event at the State Capitol, which focused largely on government accountability issues. The...
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Joe Souki: I’m Sorry But I Don’t Remember Doing It
Former House Speaker Joseph Souki has admitted to sexually harassing multiple women. But he told news media and colleagues this week that he’s never done anything inappropriate toward women in his...
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