Publicizing Locations, Traits Of Homeless People Is Unwise
I appreciate that state Rep. Gene Ward is looking for solutions by publishing the Hawaii Kai Homeless Task Force’s map of the homeless people living in his district. Legislators, community...
View ArticleLuke Evslin: Think All Is Lost? Listen To The Hope In A Child’s Laugh
Growing up in Hawaii, we all get accustomed to this idea that we’re living in an inevitable decline. Because as inherently beautiful as these islands are, it often feels like we’re losing something...
View ArticlePolice Commission: HPD Chief’s Future Will Be Discussed In Secret
The Honolulu Police Commission’s plan to discuss the fate of Police Chief Louis Kealoha in a closed-door session is being questioned by attorneys who often represent the media and the public interest....
View ArticleOahu Repaves 332 Miles
Noticing smoother roads as you commute around The Gathering Place? Honolulu’s departments of Design and Construction and of Facility Maintenance are credited for surpassing the repaving goal for 2016...
View ArticleOHA Board Votes To Buy Out Contract Of CEO Crabbe
Under new leadership, trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs have voted to buy out the contract of CEO Kamana’opono Crabbe. The vote occurred Tuesday during a closed-door session convened to review...
View ArticleCinch Up The Belt: State Budget Forecast Drops By $155 Million
The state expects to collect about $155 million less in tax revenues than a panel of economists, accountants and others had previously projected for fiscal year 2017, which ends June 30. The Council on...
View ArticlePolice Commission Remains Mum About HPD Chief Situation
The Honolulu Police Commission emerged from a two-hour closed-door session Wednesday without making a decision on the status of Police Chief Louis Kealoha who is embroiled in a federal corruption...
View ArticleHomeless Count Volunteers Sought
With nearly 600 square miles to cover, tracking homeless people on Oahu is a daunting task. That’s why organizers of an upcoming “point in time” count are asking for volunteers to give up a little shoe...
View ArticleNeal Milner: Don’t Let Trump Years Become One Endless Complaint
Here’s how to do the best you can during the Trump presidency. “Do the best you can” is not exactly a call to arms — not likely what Ike said to the troops before D-Day. Doing your best indicates...
View ArticleHonolulu Tweaking Its Rules For Affordable Housing Near Rail
The Honolulu Planning Commission has approved an amendment to the city’s land-use law that spells out how much affordable housing developers must provide if they want to be eligible for a special...
View ArticleIge Campaign Chair Resigns
The Judicial Selection Commission on Wednesday released a list of nominees for a vacancy on Hawaii’s Intermediate Court of Appeals. It includes the name of a close friend of Gov. David Ige: his...
View ArticleWhy Hasn’t Hawaii Hired A Chief Negotiator For Union Talks?
Gov. David Ige has still not found a chief labor negotiator even though he is involved in sensitive talks with six public-sector unions. That is not sitting well with state Sen. Jill Tokuda, chair of...
View ArticleMeet Hawaii’s Newest Lawmaker
Gov. David Ige has appointed Hilo High School football coach Chris Todd to fill the House seat left vacant by the late Rep. Clift Tsuji, the governor’s office announced Thursday. “I am very grateful...
View ArticleLegislature’s Financial Leaders To Ige: Give Us A ‘Real Budget’
The chair of the House Finance Committee is so disappointed with the governor’s budget that she suggested the administration withdraw it and start over. That’s what Rep. Sylvia Luke told Budget and...
View ArticleNurse Slaps Dementia Patient
Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin is not tolerating the “egregious” type of behavior that a young nurse’s aide recently exhibited by slapping a 93-year-old dementia patient under his care. Courtney...
View ArticleNothing Wrong With Map Depicting Events Involving Homeless
Trisha Kajimura wrote a recent Community Voice editorial titled, “Publicizing Locations, Traits of Homeless People is Unwise.” She was referring to a map state Rep. Gene Ward published in his...
View ArticleMomentum Grows For Ocean Preserves, But Do They Work?
What lies beneath the deep, dark expanse of the ocean is something that has fascinated sailors, fishermen, adventurers, poets and explorers for centuries. How could residents of New England, for...
View ArticleTrump Gives Hawaii Republicans A Rare Chance To Celebrate
Still slightly stunned by the upset victory of President-elect Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, more than 400 Republicans gathered Wednesday night at the Koolau Ballroom in Kaneohe for a...
View ArticleWhat Would ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis Mean For Military-Heavy Hawaii?
There’s a tradition in the United States of maintaining a rigid barrier between military and civilian leadership to prevent the possibility of a coup d’etat. Nevertheless, it looks like easy sledding...
View ArticleEmbattled Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha To Retire
Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha, who is in the middle of a growing corruption scandal that has already resulted in one of his officers pleading guilty to federal conspiracy charges, will retire,...
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