Wespac Still Pushing Obama To Lift Marine Monument’s Fishing Ban
With President Barack Obama set to arrive Friday for vacation on Oahu, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is making another push for his administration to ease the anticipated...
View ArticleIge: Hawaii’s Food Sustainability A Priority In His Budget Plan
Three months ago Gov. David Ige told attendees at an international conference on conservation that he would like to see Hawaii double its food production by the year 2020. That would mean 20 percent of...
View ArticleMissing Data Plagues Military Training Plans In The Marianas
A Navy study of a proposal to build destructive training ranges on the Western Pacific islands of Pagan and Tinian leaves many questions unanswered about the project’s potential impact on the...
View ArticleEx-Cop Pleads Guilty In Mailbox Conspiracy Involving Police Chief
Retired Honolulu police Officer Niall Silva pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges Friday in a case with wide-ranging implications for the country’s 20th-largest police department. Silva is part...
View ArticleWith A ‘Mele Kalikimaka’ to DC, Obama Heads For Honolulu
With a warm Hawaii holiday vacation on his mind, President Barack Obama finished his year-end press conference Friday with a Christmas sign-off that no doubt made the Aloha State proud. “Thank you,...
View ArticleObama Holiday Protests Resume
Every holiday that President Barack Obama and his family have spent on Oahu, a group of protesters has gathered to greet them. The vigil began in December 2008 before he was sworn into office. Ann...
View ArticleThe Electoral College Is Our Friend
Liberal friends, Hillary supporters, and countrymen/women, I come to to bring you one simple message: the Electoral College is your friend. It is not a useless anti-democratic appendage from...
View ArticleDecolonization For Guam?
Will Guam go independent? A Commission on Decolonization held the first of a series of village meetings to discuss Guam’s political status last week. The Guam Daily Post reports that the island’s...
View ArticleSupport For Aid In Dying
Will 2017 be the year for medical aid-in-dying legislation for Hawaii? Compassion & Choices Hawaii has a new poll showing that 80 percent of Hawaii voters believe a “death with dignity” option...
View ArticlePod Squad: How Trump Won And What Comes Next For Journalism
Why did Donald Trump win the presidency? What does his election mean for the future of government transparency in general and the White House press corps in particular? On the latest installment of the...
View ArticleNavy Should Think Twice Before Dropping Bombs On Pagan
The presence of the U.S. can be both a blessing and a curse. Hosting military bases and training grounds often means economic and developmental advantages, but there are undeniable costs as well —...
View ArticleReader Rep: Restricting Media Access For All The Wrong Reasons
As part of another weird post-election public distraction, common words and phrases in our media ecosystem – with well-established meanings – suddenly are reopen to interpretation. Minions of...
View ArticleCovering The Trump Administration, Civil Beat-Style
No matter which side of the political aisle you’re on, the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States promises to be a transformational event for Hawaii as well as the rest of the...
View ArticleTrump Blurring The Line Between Reality And Reality TV
Every day at Trump Tower in New York City, life is imitating art. In ways big and small, President-elect Donald Trump is reprising his leading role in “The Apprentice” as he prepares to take control of...
View ArticleHawaiian Federal Recognition: The Lessons From Standing Rock
As night fell on the frozen Cannonball River and fireworks lit up the crisp North Dakota air, Leomana Turalde of Waimanalo worked to build a fire inside a teepee using damp wood and Kleenex for...
View ArticleWho Cares? Honolulu Cares!
Gee, it’s been a few weeks since I blogged anything from the folks at WalletHub. Time’s up! With the holidays upon us, the prolific financial services website has a report on which cities care the most...
View ArticleIge’s Wish List: More Money For Schools, Housing, Homelessness
Gov. David Ige’s biennium budget proposal seeks additional money for every state department, with a special emphasis on education. He’s proposing spending $800 million for new schools and classrooms,...
View ArticleFeds Say Honolulu Police Chief Is A Suspect In Corruption Case
Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha received a target letter from the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Monday notifying him that he’s a suspect in the ongoing criminal investigation stemming from the theft of...
View ArticleWhat Has ‘One China’ Policy Meant for Hong Kong?
With all the media coverage this month regarding the “One China” policy, it is a good time to review what this policy can mean in practice, not only for Taiwan but for other territories that China...
View ArticleKauai Utility Wins Lease For Hydro Project in Kekaha
Hoping to spur a resolution of a years-long dispute over stream water in West Kauai, the state Agribusiness Development Corporation approved a five-year lease to the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative...
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