The Untold Story: Grandma’s Long Years Of Caregiving
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of Community Voices about the experiences of those who provide care for elderly family members and other kupuna. Grandma Jamile has always been a tough cookie....
View ArticleSuperintendent’s Leadership Style Justifies Top-Down Accountability
Ironically, when talking about what ails education in Hawaii, it is all supposed to be about accountability. After all, isn’t accountability what Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind were supposed...
View ArticleShould Hawaii Spend $2 Billion To Build Homes Residents Can Afford?
Hawaii usually budgets tens of millions of dollars annually to subsidize affordable housing development, but Sen. Will Espero wants to increase that to $2 billion to tackle the state’s severe housing...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: City Cracks Down On Illegal Park Vendors
The city finally has come up with proposed new rules to crack down on the illegal vending that’s gone on at Oahu beach parks for decades. Under the guise of exercising their First Amendment rights, the...
View ArticleCouncil Committee Says Thomas Square Should Remain A Public Park
A Honolulu City Council committee has approved a resolution asking the city to maintain Thomas Square as a public park. The committee approval Tuesday comes amid city plans to transfer management of...
View ArticleCaldwell Appoints Marc Alexander To Lead Honolulu Housing Office
The man who left a state government job dealing with homelessness five years ago is now working for the city government on the same issue. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is hiring former state homeless...
View ArticleAudit: Some DOE Employees Still Start Work Before Being Cleared
Four years after “unacceptable” deficiencies were found in an audit of the Department of Education’s casual hire processes, a new report shows problems persist. Some have even gotten worse. At a Board...
View ArticleHawaii Lawsuit Must Wait For Appeals Court
The federal court has granted an emergency motion to put on hold Hawaii’s lawsuit against the Trump administration, a decision that will remain in place as long as a nationwide stay on President Donald...
View ArticleHawaii Lawmakers May Triple Fines For Speeding, Cell-Phone Use, DUI
Hawaii drivers be on alert: State lawmakers are considering huge increases to the fines for at least six different motor vehicle violations ranging from cell phones and seatbelts to excessive speed and...
View ArticleHow We Talk To Our Kids About The President Matters
When I first started teaching elementary school in 2014, I researched the appropriate standards I would need to teach my students. As someone with a long-standing interest in government and politics, I...
View ArticleBill Would Force The Navy To Upgrade Red Hill Fuel Tanks Sooner
Hawaii lawmakers plan to consider a bill Wednesday to require the Navy to upgrade aging underground fuel storage tanks at Red Hill by July 2027 or shut down the facility by July 2030. Sen. Mike Gabbard...
View ArticleThe Importance Of Long-Term Care For Families
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of Community Voices about the experiences of those who provide care for elderly family members and other kupuna. My great-grandma has lived with my great-uncle...
View ArticleThis Honolulu Toddler Nearly Died In An Assault But No Charges Filed
Two years ago, someone almost killed Peyton Valiente. The toddler, 17 months old at the time, arrived by ambulance at Pali Momi Medical Center in Honolulu on Jan. 9, 2015, his legs and arms stiff in...
View ArticleTad Bartimus: From Beach Trash To Bikinis
PAIA – Millions of tons of plastic trash pollute our oceans. Now you can wear some of it. The co-owners of Manakai Swimwear, Kelley Chapman, 36, originally from Atlanta and now living in Lahaina, and...
View ArticleGabbard Met Assad Twice For A Total Of Two Hours
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s amended travel forms show that she spent one and a half hours with Syrian President Bashar Assad. The meeting came just 45 minutes after Gabbard and her husband, Abraham...
View Article‘Rare’ Request Seeks To Hide Criminal Case From Honolulu Prosecutor
A Honolulu defense attorney is taking the rare step of asking a judge to disqualify the entire city prosecuting attorney’s office from pursuing a high-profile drug case against one of his clients...
View ArticleCity Council Holds Off On Stricter Plastic Bag Rules
A panel of Honolulu City Council members debated a bill Wednesday to make Honolulu’s plastic bag regulations more stringent, but decided to delay action until stakeholders can come up with a better...
View ArticleScience Fair As Authentic Assessment
“So what do I do now?” Frances, a sophomore in my after-school science class asked me. It was the end of the District Science Fair awards and he was leaving empty-handed. This was not a common...
View ArticleNeal Milner: The Language of Donald Trump
A dramatic version of George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” is opening on Broadway this June. The play was already a big success in London and Los Angeles. That was of course before Trump. This time...
View ArticleLibraries Struggle With A New Role: Social Services Center
A regular patron at the Hilo Public Library needs more than books and internet access. She sits at the same table every day. Sometimes she looks distressed and pulls out some of her hair. Other times...
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