Neal Milner: Let’s Stop Worrying About Hawaii’s Low Voter Turnout
Voter turnout is overrated. Voting and elections have far less to do with a healthy democracy than those who complain about Hawaii’s low voter turnout think. Looks like I won’t be getting many Fourth...
View ArticleNationwide Construction Worker Shortage Is Even Worse In Hawaii
The U.S. is suffering from a shortage of construction labor, and in some important categories in Hawaii, it’s even worse. Those are the findings of a survey released Wednesday by the Associated General...
View ArticleShould Hawaii Be A ‘Guinea Pig’ In Gene Drive Technology?
Thousands of scientists from around the world will be debating dozens of issues facing the planet at the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s 10-day conference in Honolulu, which kicks off...
View ArticleVIDEO: Hurricane Lester As Seen From International Space Station
NASA released stunning videos shot by the International Space Station this week that showed Hurricane Lester creeping toward Hawaii. Cameras mounted outside the space station captured the images of...
View ArticleThree Fundraisers For Caldwell
It’s been a busy couple of days for the mayor of Honolulu. Kirk Caldwell was in San Francisco to barter with the feds over rail funding. He wrangled a photo-op with the Commander In Chief at the...
View ArticleThe Projector: Hawaii Welcomes World Conservation Congress
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View ArticleIge On Water Protection: Don’t Stop At Papahanaumokuakea
Gov. David Ige welcomed a major environmental conference to Hawaii on Thursday by committing to protect more of his state’s watersheds and nearshore ocean waters. Ige spoke to several thousand people...
View ArticleIUCN: Protecting A Way Of Life On The Last Hawaiian Island
Editor’s Note: This commentary is a presentation to the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress meeting in Honolulu over the next week. Aloha, my name is Walter Ritte...
View ArticleCivil Geeks: It’s Not Easy To Track Hawaii’s Beautiful State Insect
If you are fortunate enough to see Hawaii’s state insect, the Pulelehua or Kamehameha butterfly, you will be treated to bright orange and black colors with uniquely spaced markings and a wingspan of...
View ArticleJudge Steve Alm Is Taking His Message Of ‘HOPE’ To DC
Judge Steve Alm downplays any notion that all he wants to talk about is HOPE, but his wife and son say otherwise. At a retirement party for Alm held Monday at the 1st Circuit Court jury room, Haunani...
View ArticleVideo Of Obama On Midway
The White House has provided a short video from President Barack Obama’s visit to Midway Atoll Thursday. Sorry, there’s no clips of him snorkeling or chasing terns. Great visit to Midway Atoll...
View ArticleA $43,000 Junket To Recruit Cops
In May, 11 police officers from San Jose came to Oahu on an 11-day trip to find new recruits to take back with them to the mainland. The total cost for the trip was about $43,000, according to the news...
View ArticleClimate Change: ‘If We Save Tuvalu, We Save The World’
There’s arguably no people who better understand the threat of climate change than the residents of Tuvalu, a nine-island nation 2,500 miles southwest of the Hawaiian archipelago. Prime Minister Enele...
View ArticleObama Fish: Scientists Name Newly Discovered Fish After President
President Barack Obama spent the last week being a modern-day Captain Planet ― creating the world’s largest protected marine monument, promising $40 million to help island nations threatened by climate...
View ArticleIUCN Protesters: The Military Is Destroying The Planet
About two dozen protesters assembled peacefully outside the Hawaii Convention Center Saturday with a message to those meeting inside: The U.S. military is destroying the planet. “World Can’t...
View ArticleDrop The Oxybenzone, Or Stop Swimming In Hawaiian Waters
Fearing cancer, many beachgoers slather their bodies with sunscreen in hopes of blocking the sun’s sometimes deadly rays. While the practice may be good for humans, it’s deadly for coral reefs. As...
View ArticleJane Goodall Says Aloha
Jane Goodall sure knows how to draw a crowd. On Saturday, the famed primatologist packed hundreds in of adoring fans into a large ballroom at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu for the...
View ArticleTwo Things The ‘Father Of Biodiversity’ Fears Most: Trump And Nuclear War
Former Harvard biology professor E.O. Wilson is one of the world’s most respected and revered conservationists alive today. So you might find it curious that his biggest fear isn’t climate change or...
View ArticleIUCN: Extinction Threatens 87 Percent Of Hawaii’s Native Plants
Hawaii received grim news Sunday when the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared that 38 plant species found only on our islands had gone extinct and that hundreds more were on the...
View ArticleAn All-Star Panel Talks Big Ideas About The Future Of Oceans
On a spaceship circling the Earth every hour and a half, astronauts see a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes. It is also the rare opportunity to look down and realize just how vulnerable the planet is....
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