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Tom Yamachika: The California Stupidity Fund
One of the changes that was made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which applies to our federal tax returns for this year, is a limitation on deductions for state and local tax. Simply put, you can...
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Denby Fawcett: These Honolulu Women Are Headed For The Record Books
My friends and I have been practicing for a year to break a Guinness World Record. On Monday, we did it. According to our unofficial count, our 12-member team lifted 63,365.9 pounds to break the...
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Hawaii’s Medical Pot Program Struggling To Get Its Act Together
Half of all positions are still vacant in state offices that oversee the medical cannabis patient and dispensary programs. In 2015 the Legislature passed the state law that paved the way for Hawaii’s...
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Racial Inequality In Hawaii Is A Lot Worse Than You Think
More than half of Hawaii’s Marshallese community lives in poverty. That’s according to a new state study of census data showing significant inequality among Hawaii’s different racial and ethnic groups....
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Updated Honolulu Housing Bill Seeks The Middle Ground
A measure that would significantly expand Oahu’s affordable housing requirement passed the Honolulu City Council Committee on Zoning and Housing Tuesday. Bill 58, a cornerstone of Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s...
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Honolulu Is Finally Catching Up With New Smart-Card System
Honolulu officials debuted “Holo,” the city’s new smart-card pass Tuesday, a program that should eventually give public transit users another option besides cash or passes to ride TheBus, the Handi-Van...
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One Hawaii Woman’s Futile 4-Year Quest To Get Her Grandkids Back
In 2015, Kathleen Buck found a place to rent just behind the Kahala Mall. She considered it perfect for the five grandchildren she desperately wanted to adopt. Buck pruned the tangerine and grapefruit...
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It’s Important To Understand The Rail Numbers
Several members of the Honolulu City Council met with the Federal Transit Administration earlier this month as authorized by Resolution 18-38. Their Permitted Interaction Group Report clearly outlines...
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Kauai: Roman Polanski Victim Finds Refuge On Garden Island
Samantha Geimer lives with her husband, Dave; her dog, Spike; and, on occasion, one or more of her three sons on a quiet cul-de-sac in Kilauea on Kauai’s North Shore. She’s a pleasant, upbeat woman in...
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White House Must Back Off Census Change
The Trump White House is on the defensive following Tuesday’s announcement by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that there will be a question about citizenship status in the 2020 U.S. Census. The...
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Letters: No Place For Harassment In Land Of Aloha
Ending Sexual Harassment Praise for a woman’s courage (March 23, 2018) Our community owes thanks to Rachael Wong for helping put an end to men in power who sexually abuse women (“The Silence On Sexual...
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Chad Blair: She Was An ‘R,’ Now She’s A ‘D’— And Running For Congress
The race for Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District seat just got a little more interesting. And it was already pretty interesting to begin with. The entrance Thursday of Beth Fukumoto, a state...
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State Must Strike Balance In Funding Roadways
The overall condition of Hawaii’s highways rank near the bottom when compared to other states, according to an annual state highway report released last month by the Reason Foundation. Hawaii ranked...
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Waianae Substance Abuse Program Opens Women’s Shelter
A treatment facility on the Leeward Coast that meshes Western and traditional Native Hawaiian practices to help people battling addiction has opened a residential shelter for women. The shelter has...
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Medical Aid In Dying: A Long Journey From No To Yes For These Lawmakers
In 2002, the Hawaii Legislature fell three votes shy of passing a bill to allow terminally ill, competent adults to obtain a prescription medication to end their lives. Donna Mercado Kim and J. Kalani...
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College Would Get A Lot More Affordable Under This New Schatz Proposal
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has a big idea. He wants to eliminate student debt for any one who needs a loan to attend a public college or university. Schatz introduced his debt-free college...
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Letters: How About A Little Love For Vacation Rentals
Squeezed Housing Market Short-term rentals are good (March 26, 2018) A recent study about short-term rentals is making the rounds and doing a disservice to an important part of the Hawaii economy...
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Big Island: Local TV Is Getting Bigger and Bolder
Hawaii Island’s only television station recently opened two new studios and started live broadcasting while continuing to make amateur TV producers out of average people. “Now we’re a full-fledged...
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Neal Milner: The Dark Side Of Teen Activism
Delaney Tarr, a 17-year-old survivor of the recent mass shooting at Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and one of the many of her classmates who have spearheaded the new movement...
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Hawaii Legislature Passes Medical Aid In Dying
A decades-long drive to legalize medical aid in dying for lucid, terminally ill adults ended Thursday with a smattering of speeches at the Capitol, an expected vote overwhelmingly in favor of the...
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