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With Trump, Look For Opportunities, Not Anger
In 2003, the American novelist Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was made a “Grand Master of Science Fiction” and then (in full recognition of the fact that her work greatly transcended that genre), at the 2014...
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Letters: Red Hill Account Is Like A Nonfiction Horror Story
Legacy Of Leaking Fuel If only this story was fiction (May 25, 2018) Reading the eloquent and frightening opinion piece by Colleen Soares (“My Tour Of The Red Hill Fuel Facility That Threatens Oahu’s...
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New Indictment Against Kealohas Focuses on Bank Fraud, Identify Theft
When the U.S. attorney’s office filed an amended indictment last week against former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife Katherine Kealoha, some defense lawyers for other defendants in the...
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Interior Secretary Doubles Down On ‘Konnichiwa’ Comment To Hanabusa
WASHINGTON — In the ICYMI Department: U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is still beefing with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke over his “konnichiwa” greeting during a committee hearing two months ago. This week...
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Pentagon Salutes US-India Ties With Pacific Command Name Change
(AP) — In a bow to America’s growing connection to India and its expanding security role in the region, the Pentagon is changing the name of the U.S. military’s Pacific headquarters from U.S. Pacific...
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Lava Speeds Up And Forces More Evacuations As Despair Grows
PAHOA, Hawaii Island – Leilani Estates residents risked swirling gas emissions and continued lava fountaining Wednesday to retrieve possessions from threatened homes, while eruption evacuees staying at...
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Hawaii Is Short On Poll Workers As The Primary Approaches
The state needs 136 poll workers to run about 13 polling stations in the central Honolulu neighborhood of Kalihi for the Aug. 11 primary, but only two people had signed up as of Friday. Hawaii’s aging...
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Ride-Sharing Bill Offers Common Sense Requirements
Jay Fidell’s May 23 piece in the Community Voices titled “Don’t Punish Ride-Sharing Innovations That Help Honolulu” reflects either a horrible understanding of the intent and effect of Honolulu City...
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Going The Extra Mile For Each Other On Kauai
The way a community responds in a crisis speaks volumes about the shared values of its people. Although more than a month has passed since the historic flooding on Kauai, the recovery here is still...
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Hawaii Teacher: From Yoga To Drama, Community Partners Enrich Schools
A chorus of joyful voices cheer as volunteers spoon out purple mounds onto cut ti leaves that serve as compostable plates. Today’s culinary delight is koelepalau, a simple pudding made with only boiled...
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Letters: Let’s Not Pretend Society Can Be Color-Blind Just Yet
Politically Correct Terms For Race It’s irresponsible to ignore race (May 29 2018) Your recent column (“Denby Fawcett: Politically Correct Terms for Race Are Racist Themselves”) lacked consideration of...
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Hawaii Has 5 Other Active Volcanoes In Addition To Kilauea
(AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has captivated people around the world by shooting lava high into the sky and sending rivers of molten rock pouring down hillsides into the ocean over the past month....
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Suspect Arrested After Shooting In Volcano Evacuation Zone
(AP) — Police have charged a man they say is seen on video shoving another man and firing a gun in a mandatory evacuation zone near the erupting Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. Authorities...
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Group Ratchets Up Attack On Clayton Hee With Street Signs
Former state Sen. Clayton Hee said he woke up Thursday morning to learn that a super PAC had hung more than 100 disparaging yellow signs around eastern Oahu attacking him and his candidacy for...
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State Auditor Says Rail Agency Is Interfering With His Work
Hawaii’s state auditor is accusing rail leaders of interfering with his office’s review of their financially challenged transit project. Rail officials, however, contend they’re just trying to protect...
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Members Of Military Might Get A Property Tax Break
Members of the armed services will get property tax breaks if the Honolulu City Council passes a measure introduced by Chair Ernie Martin. Under Bill 91, homeowners actively serving in the armed forces...
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Lawmakers Missed Opportunities To Encourage Electronic Vehicles
Imagine if every man, woman and child on Molokai owned an electric vehicle. We use this purely hypothetical scenario to illustrate the approximately 7,000 EVs that are registered on Hawaii’s roads...
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Letters: What Does Hanabusa Actually Stand For?
The Congresswoman And Leadership What, exactly, is her plan? (May 29, 2018) Did I miss something? Colleen Hanabusa continually mentions “strong leadership” as her platform, but doesn’t mention any plan...
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Lobbying On Both Sides Of Medical Aid In Dying Bill Cost More Than $34K
Lobbying groups were paid more than $34,000 in the fight over whether it should be legal to give life-ending medication to lucid, terminally ill adults who request it. The Our Care, Our Choice Act was...
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There’s Got To Be A Better Word Than ‘Retired’ For This New Phase Of Life
Statistics show that Hawaii’s senior citizen population is growing three times faster than the rest of the populace. With so many of us soon to dominate Hawaii’s landscape, I think it’s important to...
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