Why All Those Tourists Are Actually Good For Hawaii
WASHINGTON — Mark Dunkerley bristles when people talk about trying to limit tourism in Hawaii. As president and chief executive officer of Hawaiian Airlines, which transports millions of tourists to...
View ArticleChildren Prefer To Read Books On Paper Rather Than Screens
There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as an iPad or Kindles. But new research shows that this is not necessarily the case. In a study of children...
View ArticleSunshine Week: The Aloha State Still Struggles With Transparency
Editor’s Note: This column was republished with permission from All Hawaii News, a website that wraps up news of the day from around the state. Read the original column here. “We are always secretive....
View ArticleHealth Beat: How To Cut The High Cost Of Medicine
The Republican health care plan to repeal and replace Obamacare has been revealed, and although there is plenty of controversy surrounding proposals for Medicaid, health savings accounts and insurance...
View ArticleGabbard: Decriminalize Marijuana At The Federal Level
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard took to the House floor Tuesday to call for a major change in controlled substances. She urged Congress to pass legislation to federally decriminalize marijuana. If passed, the...
View ArticleLawmaker Blows Smoke At Teen Lobbyists
Sara Kay describes her experience lobbying state Rep. Henry Aquino as “frustrating.” The Punahou School junior has called and emailed Aquino and even showed up at his Capitol office. But Aquino,...
View ArticleHawaii Asks Judge To Double Down Against Trump’s Travel Ban
Hawaii is asking U.S. District Court Judge Derrick Watson, who blocked President Donald Trump’s revised executive order on immigration, to turn his temporary ruling into a preliminary injunction. In a...
View ArticlePedestrian Death Could Cost Honolulu Taxpayers $900K
The Honolulu City Council is considering approving a $900,000 settlement with the sons of an elderly woman who was run over by a garbage truck in 2013. Pauline Ando, 83, was crossing the street in Aiea...
View ArticleSearch For New Schools’ Chief Continues To Raise Concerns
Educators and others are concerned that an outside donor paying for the search for a new Hawaii school superintendent has too much influence over the outcome. The board also needs to include more...
View ArticleCivil Beat Wins Award For Series On Tourist Deaths
“Dying For Vacation,” a Civil Beat series that examined the high rate of visitor drowning deaths in Hawaii, has been named a winner in the annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers...
View ArticleA Better Way To Meet Hawaii’s Needs: Invest In Nature
In Hawaii and across the country, we all depend on healthy lands and waters for jobs, food, security and prosperity. In turn, these irreplaceable natural resources depend on all of us, including our...
View ArticleIllegal Care Homes Are A Growing Problem In Hawaii
The owners of community-based care homes for the elderly and disabled are pressing state lawmakers, government officials and others to address what they say is a growing trend of illegal care...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: The Disappointing Prosecution Of The Albatross Killers
It now looks like there is a good chance all three defendants in the killing of the Kaena Point albatrosses will walk away with no jail time and clean records. The adult defendant, Christian Gutierrez,...
View ArticleHawaii Republican Quits Party After Criticizing Trump
Ending months of speculation, state Rep. Beth Fukumoto made it official Wednesday: She resigned from the Hawaii Republican Party and announced that she will seek membership in the Democratic Party of...
View ArticleDenby Fawcett: State Sweeps Diamond Head Homeless
A private contractor hired by the state on Wednesday hauled away tons of trash from illegal homeless camps on Hawaii’s iconic Diamond Head crater. Diamond Head is recognized throughout the world as a...
View ArticleHouse Restores Honolulu Rail Tax — For Now
For the mayor of Honolulu, a state legislative hearing this week on a bill to pay for rail was a bit of déjà vu. It was just over a month ago that the House Transportation Committee approved...
View ArticleCouncil OK’s Bill Eliminating Cap On Rail Money
The Honolulu City Council approved a measure Wednesday to eliminate the $4.8 billion cap on how much general excise tax money can be used to build the city’s 20-mile rail project. The project was...
View ArticleWhy Hawaii Must Become More Energy Resilient
KAHULUI, Maui — Hawaii residents and politicians need to answer fundamental questions about the future they want to create for the next generation before they can move forward with plans to make the...
View ArticleTad Bartimus: The Road To Hana Is Sometimes Paved With Bad Intentions
Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series of columns about the Hana Highway, one of the most traveled roads in Hawaii. Jonathan and Pake Tolentino were finally on the road to Hana,...
View ArticleBret Yager: Scientists Say There’s Hope For Dying Ohia Trees
Editor’s Note: Meet our new Big Island columnist, Bret Yager. A resident of South Kona, Bret has considerable experience as a journalist on Hawaii Island, having been a reporter for both the Hawaii...
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