A Postage Stamp For Diwali
Come early October, the U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the Hindu festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp. The dedication ceremony will take place at the Consulate General of India in New York...
View ArticleHawaii Judge Mulls Legality Of Governor’s PUC Appointment
First Circuit Judge Edwin Nacino heard arguments Thursday in a case that boils down to the meaning of two words: “vacancy” and “qualified.” Former Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Chair Mina Morita...
View ArticleObama To Create World’s Largest Protected Marine Area Off Hawaii
President Barack Obama will create the world’s largest protected marine area Friday by expanding Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, White House...
View Article10 Vie In CD1 Special Vote
Ten people have filed their candidacies to run in a Nov. 8 special election to fill out the remainder to fill out the remainder of the late U.S. Rep. Mark Takai’s term representing the 1st...
View ArticlePick A New President But Don’t Choose A Lemon
This November, when Hawaii Democrats go to the polls, they can go back to the future and revitalize their revolutionary roots. The presidential candidates of the two major parties are both appalling...
View ArticleHealth Beat: Relax, Prescription Coverage Changes Are No Big Deal
Each January hundreds of faxes arrive in primary care doctor’s offices because of formulary changes that dictate what types of medicines are preferred based on a patient’s drug coverage plan. The list...
View ArticleCivil Geeks: Feeling The Vog? This Tool Can Help You Deal
The hazy skies caused by volcanic emissions from Kilauea may bring some spectacular, fiery sunsets, but those emissions — dubbed “vog” or volcanic smog in Hawaii — can also trigger a number of health...
View ArticleThere’s One Obvious Solution To Hawaii’s Feral Cat Problem
As virtually anyone who has spent much time in our state knows, Hawaii has a free-roaming cat problem. Growing concern over the impact of the animals on endangered and threatened species as well as...
View ArticleThe Street: Downtown Honolulu At Midday
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View ArticleHow To Pronounce ‘Papahanaumokuakea’
It’s the word of the day, but it’s more challenging to pronounce than Kalanianaole (Highway). Papahanaumokuakea (or Papahānaumokuākea, if you include the diacritical marks) is the name of the marine...
View ArticleNew President For EWC
The East-West Center Board of Governors announced Friday that Richard Vuylsteke, an East-West Center alumnus “with extensive experience throughout the Asia-Pacific region,” has been named as the next...
View ArticleSecret No More: Rail Subcontractors Received $235M In One Year
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation finally lifted the veil this week on hundreds of millions of dollars of rail-related payments that have gone to subcontractors over the past fiscal year,...
View ArticleCourt: Ige’s PUC Appointment Stands
First Circuit Judge Edwin Nacino on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Gov. David Ige’s interim appointment of Tom Gorak to the state Public Utilities Commission. At the crux of the...
View ArticleHawaii Democrats To Challenge Kaaihue’s Candidacy
Angela Aulani Kaaihue has made good on her stated intention to run in a special election to complete the remainder of the late Mark Takai’s congressional term. That’s despite the fact she’s already...
View ArticleChad Blair: It’s Easy To Get On A Hawaii Ballot — Maybe Too Easy
In June I went to the headquarters of the Hawaii Republican Party on Kapiolani Boulevard at the invitation of Pat Saiki. The former congresswoman wanted me to meet Shirlene Ostrov, whom Saiki is...
View ArticleSecret Deals: Prison Operator Is Mum On Hawaii Court Cases
On Christmas Eve 2014, a high-profile lawsuit involving the brutal death of a Hawaii prisoner named Clifford Medina came to an official end: settlement out of court. It was an unceremonious, if...
View ArticleSettlement Requires Hawaii To Pay More For Foster Care
Foster parents in Hawaii will get more money to help pay expenses for the children in their care under a lawsuit settlement announced Monday. For almost a quarter-century, foster parents got monthly...
View ArticleObama In Town This Week
Traffic alert! President Obama will travel to Honolulu this week. He will deliver remarks to leaders from the Pacific Island Conference of Leaders and the IUCN World Conservation Congress at the...
View ArticleCheaper Flights To Micronesia?
A Saipan Tribune article reports that Hawaii state Sen. Glenn Wakai is encouraging five Micronesian nations “to come together and put out a bid from airlines all government travel between their islands...
View ArticleWill This Be The Year DOE Addresses Low Teacher Pay?
Two weeks ago, the Hawaii State Teachers Association began negotiations with the state Department of Education on a new contract and there is hope among some of its 13,500 educators that this will be...
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