Does Honolulu’s Plastic Bag Ban Go Far Enough?
A bill to make Honolulu’s plastic bag ban more stringent has been languishing at the City Council despite concerns that the existing law isn’t doing enough to protect Oahu’s environment. Councilman...
View ArticleAfter Secret Trip, Gabbard Derided As ‘Stooge,’ Praised As ‘Courageous’
WASHINGTON — Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s secret fact-finding trip to Syria and Lebanon — and especially her meeting with a brutal dictator, Syrian President Bashar Assad — continues to garner...
View ArticleTom Yamachika: Are We Going Too Far With Financial Disclosure Rules?
Recently, state Rep. Chris Lee said he would be proposing a bill that would require presidential candidates to release their five most recent tax returns to the public as a condition of being allowed...
View ArticleSchatz To Oppose Tillerson, Sessions Nominations
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said he will not vote for two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees, Rex Tillerson for secretary of state and Jeff Sessions for attorney general. Regarding Tillerson,...
View ArticleHawaii’s AG Joins Others Opposing Immigration Ban
The attorneys general in 17 states and the District of Columbia are condemning President Trump’s executive order on immigration that was issued Friday, calling it “unconstitutional, un-American and...
View ArticleHonolulu Protesters Join The Outcry Over Immigration Ban
Scores of protesters gathered Sunday at Honolulu International Airport, chanting and unfurling banners to denounce President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order that has sparked spontaneous...
View ArticlePod Squad: Hawaii’s GOP Legislators Still Have Something to Say
Hawaii is down to six Republicans in the 51-member state House of Representatives and no Republicans in the 25-member Senate. But Pod Squad host Chad Blair hasn’t forgotten about the minority party. In...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: Homeless Keep Coming Back To Diamond Head
The state plans to evict homeless people encamped on the slopes of Diamond Head next month. That would mean the ouster of 50-70 people now living in tents or under tarps in kiawe thickets above the...
View ArticleReader Rep: No, The Islands Aren’t Safe From What’s Going On In DC
The president who shall not be named claims to be in a “running war with the media,” but his terrorism on “facts” already has obliterated a beloved species that we all used to gather around and enjoy...
View ArticleWe Need Vigilance On Climate Change
An iceberg larger than Delaware is about to break off into the Weddell Sea. For the third year in a row, Earth’s average surface temperature was the warmest ever-recorded. Across the U.S. 2016 ranked...
View ArticlePot Decriminalization Has A Shot This Session, But Ige Wants To Wait
Advocates for decriminalizing marijuana and drug paraphernalia think this may be the year the Hawaii Legislature takes action. But Gov. David Ige doesn’t want to pass new laws regarding marijuana until...
View ArticleCivil Beat Joins National Effort To Document Hate Incidents
In the wake of one of the most bitterly contested presidential elections in history, we’ve seen alarming reports that hate incidents — from racist graffiti and threatening fliers to brazen harassment...
View ArticleWhy Trump’s Immigration Order Is Bad Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump banned the entry of people from seven majority Muslim countries last week. Leaders as far apart ideologically as former Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. Bernie Sanders warned...
View ArticleHow A Big Island Family’s Tragedy Is Saving Lives Today
In late August 1997, Daniel Sayre set off for the 500-foot Kapaloa Falls in the back of Pololu Valley on the rugged north shore of the Big Island. The 25-year-old wanted photos of his “cathedral” to...
View ArticleHawaii Food Workers: A Question of Value
Beyond big exposés and industry reports on business as usual, food system worker issues demand greater attention and sustained collective action. The past year highlighted some highs and lows for...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: Getting The Chronic Homeless Into Housing
Gov. David Ige’s administration will make a special emphasis this year to get Hawaii’s most entrenched homeless off the streets and into housing faster. In the past, the state has focused on...
View ArticleThe Perks Of Riding The Bus
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View ArticleDocuments Reveal New Details In Albatross Massacre
New details about the investigation into the slaughter of 15 protected Laysan albatrosses at Kaena Point are contained in court documents filed by an attorney for one of the defendants. The documents...
View ArticleGabbard To Pay Back Costs Of Her Trip To Syria
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she will “personally reimburse” all the costs of her recent week-long trip to Syria. What those costs amount to is not being disclosed, either by Gabbard or the pro-Syrian...
View ArticleHirono, Schatz Disappointed With Trump’s Pick Of Gorsuch
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court has Republicans very happy and Democrats very worried. Include Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono in the latter camp. “In his...
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