Hirono Demands Russia Inquiry
Count Mazie Hirono of Hawaii among a growing number of members of Congress who want to know more — much more — about Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election. It comes in the wake of reports...
View ArticleLooking Ahead As Hawaii’s Plantation Era Ends
The plantation era is over in Hawaii, and a new generation of leaders will determine what comes next. Like many of my friends, I am a product of our plantation history, stemming from seven generations...
View ArticleHealth Beat: From Obamacare To Medicare, Changes Are Coming
There is a lot of mystery regarding what’s next for health care in America. Republicans have long desired to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and although President-elect Donald Trump has stated he...
View ArticleMore Suits Filed Over Fears Of Toxic Soil At Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Sixty-four military families have now filed suit over fears of pesticide contamination near their homes at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe. Five separate lawsuits were filed earlier this year by 44...
View ArticleCongressmen Seek Investigation Of Hawaii Fishing Practices
Four Democratic congressmen have written to officials at the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration claiming that Hawaii’s longline fishing fleet is operating...
View ArticleTinian: ‘We Believed In America’
TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands — The mid-afternoon sun is oppressive as Don Farrell walks toward the aging monument. The cluster of statues looks like it belongs in Japan, rather than Tinian, a small...
View ArticleHawaii Electors Want Obama To Release CIA Report On Russia
The four people in Hawaii tasked with casting the state’s Electoral College votes have asked President Barack Obama to release to electors the CIA report on Russia’s computer hacking designed to...
View ArticleThe Military’s Impact On Hawaii
The National Conference of State Legislatures has a new report out on state policy options to sustain military installations. Why? “Recent events such as the drawdown of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan,...
View ArticleNew Lawsuit Filed Against Police Chief, His Wife And Other Officers
Gerard Puana, the man once accused of stealing Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha’s mailbox, filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday saying he was the victim of abusive police tactics and malicious...
View ArticleHawaii Says Its New Plan Should Allay Concerns About Pesticides
A movement to strictly regulate commercial pesticide use on Kauai that began in 2013 has resulted in new initiatives from two state agencies. The heads of Hawaii’s Agriculture Department and Health...
View ArticleI Worked To Build Compassion — In Retirement, I Could Use Some
After a lifetime working for a stronger, more compassionate community, I’ve just retired. The issues I have championed have never been directly self-serving. But now, I am part of a huge and growing...
View ArticleHawaii Teacher: Strategic Plan Has Its Moments, But It’s Premature
Last week, the Hawaii Board of Education approved a new Strategic Plan to carry the Department of Education to 2020. Like any government document, there are bright spots, to borrow a term from the...
View ArticleMore Political Power For The Marianas?
Department of Defense plans to ramp up training in the Mariana Islands are fueling efforts to re-evaluate the region’s political relationships with the U.S. On Guam, the plans have given a sense of...
View ArticleGuam: Many In This Military Outpost Welcome More Troops
HAGATNA, Guam — Cynthia Terlaje still has nightmares about the war. She was only 9 years old when her parents left her in the jungle of Manenggon, a village on the east side of Guam. She had been...
View ArticleEPA Seeks $4.8M From Syngenta For Pesticide Violations On Kauai
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday filed a complaint alleging that Syngenta Kauai violated “numerous federal pesticide regulations” meant to protect agricultural workers at its crop...
View ArticleMayor’s Prediction Of More Rail Problems Comes True Immediately
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell made a surprise visit to the board of directors of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday and cautioned that “there will be more problems” in the...
View ArticleHokulea To Sail Home In June
After sailing nearly 40,000 nautical miles since departing Hawaiian waters on May 30, 2014, the Hokulea is set to arrive home on June 17, 2017. Hokulea’s homecoming will include a cultural welcoming...
View ArticleDate Set In Deedy Appeal
The Hawaii Supreme Court is getting closer to deciding if Special Agent Christopher Deedy can be tried a third time for the death of Kollin Elderts. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral...
View ArticleConspiracy Charges Filed Against Former Cop In Chief’s Mailbox Case
A former Honolulu police officer who was part of a special criminal intelligence unit that investigated the June 2013 theft of Police Chief Louis Kealoha’s mailbox is facing felony conspiracy charges...
View ArticleThe Case For Automatic Voter Registration In Hawaii
With Hawaii’s voter turnout in the 2016 election at only 55 percent (down from 66 percent in 2012) of registered voters, it’s time to look at new ways to add voters to the voter rolls. Democracy works...
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