Disney’s Commodification Of Hawaiians
The soon to be released Disney “Moana” cartoon movie has millions of children anxiously anticipating its premiere set for Nov. 23, 2016. My 11-year-old son is no exception. “Moana” features...
View ArticleOutside OHA, Interior Rule Has Little Native Hawaiian Support
Editor’s Note: Keli’i Akina is a candidate in the Nov. 8 general election runoff for Trustee At Large for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. He faces incumbent Hunani Apoliona, who has accepted our...
View ArticleLuke Evslin: Time To Put The Brakes On Tourism
“How much is enough?” I asked in my column last week. But the question was mostly rhetorical. Look around. I think that we all know the answer. For 50 years we have relied on the growth of tourism to...
View ArticleMarines May Add Aircraft Training On Forbidden Island And Kauai
So quietly it almost went unnoticed, the Marine Corps has floated a plan to conduct training with three types of aircraft, including one critics say is prone to crashes, on Kauai and The Forbidden...
View ArticleThis Group Is Looking For Better Ways Hawaii Can Limit Painkillers
Josh Green says there’s one drawback of being both a doctor and a Hawaii state senator. “I have people who tell me they won’t vote for me if I don’t give them a prescription” for opioid painkillers, he...
View ArticleCaldwell, Djou Want TV Debate
Kirk Caldwell said Friday that he wants a broadcast television debate for the mayoral contest against challenger Charles Djou. “With no live televised debate, voters are being denied the opportunity to...
View ArticleCity To House Over 100 Homeless People
The City and County of Honolulu and the United States Veterans Initiative are moving forward with a $2.8 million program to house 100 chronically homeless households on Oahu. Homelessness in Honolulu...
View ArticleExplore This Former Bombing Site In Photos
The Hawaii government agency in charge of Kahoolawe, a former Navy bombing practice island off of Maui, has released a new online database of photos and documents illustrating the island and its...
View ArticleCedric Gates Candidacy Stands
The Democratic Party of Hawaii said Saturday that it recommends that a state House of Representatives candidate whose party qualifications had been challenged now be offered membership. Cedric Gates, a...
View ArticleOur Shared Political Pathologies
Politicians are generally desperate people. They nonetheless exude confidence and advocate desirable goals to make things better for all. Their drive is to take the lead, implement their vision of what...
View ArticleWe Should Not Pay A Penny To The Federal Transit Administration
We recently pointed out that local taxes would have to be raised rather dramatically before rail could possibly be completed as planned, and suggested affordable alternatives that would reduce traffic...
View ArticlePod Squad: What’s Up With The Lack of Mayoral Debates?
Hawaii Pacific University communications professor John Hart joins Pod Squad host Chad Blair and Civil Beat opinion editor Todd Simmons to talk about why the Honolulu mayoral candidates are reluctant...
View ArticleTodd Simmons: A Third US Senator For Hawaii?
Each of the 50 states is represented in the Senate by two senators, per the U.S. Constitution. So the fact that Hawaii has the opportunity this fall to become the only state with three senators is a...
View ArticleReader Rep: Clinton Faces Sexism In Media And She’s Not The Only One
Competing against a rival who’s unlike any major presidential candidate in recent history, an incredulous Hillary Clinton wondered aloud recently, “’Why aren’t I 50 points ahead?’ you might ask.”...
View ArticleCity Plans Bus System To Connect To Rail Stop That May Never Come
The over-budget Honolulu rail project may never end up reaching the Ala Moana Center, but the city is still moving forward with a bus system that was originally envisioned to take rail riders from the...
View ArticleOverfishing? Hawaii Longliners Want Even More Tuna
In 2013, Japan, South Korea, China, the United States and other countries with an appetite for bigeye tuna agreed to gradually catch less ahi in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean after studies...
View ArticleJill Stein On Hawaii Ballot
Sunday night’s presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump no doubt has some voters wishing there was an alternative choice. There is. Three, actually. Earlier this...
View ArticleLonger Comment Period For OCCC
The Hawaii Office of Environmental Quality Control has extended the commenting period for the state’s plan to build a replacement facility for the crumbling Oahu Community Correctional Center. Comments...
View ArticleFor Hawaii’s Future, Keep Robert Lindsey On OHA Board Of Trustees
I write this commentary to anyone — Hawaiian or non-Hawaiian — who decides to vote for an Office of Hawaiian Affairs candidate. It is important that you vote wisely because your vote determines the...
View ArticleMillennials Call On Millennials To Recognize The Power Of Their Vote
Starshine Chun, a political science and philosophy major at University of Hawaii Manoa, cares about the 2016 presidential election which she views through the lens of one overriding issue: how our...
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