Woman Cited For Graffiti On Rocks At Mauna Kea
(AP) — Authorities have found the woman suspected of painting graffiti on a mountain held sacred by some Native Hawaiians. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said Tuesday the Native...
View ArticleHonolulu Won’t Authorize Use Of Property Taxes For Rail — Yet
The Honolulu City Council voted Wednesday to temporarily shelve a bill allowing the use of property tax revenue for construction of the $10 billion rail line. Budget Committee Chairman Joey Manahan...
View ArticleIs Hawaii Starting To Turn The Corner On Homelessness?
Hawaii is seeing hopeful signs that the state’s homelessness crisis is finally abating. According to the “point in time” count released Wednesday, the state’s homeless population stood at 7,220 during...
View ArticlePolice Commission Needs To Rethink The Citizen Selection Committee
It is not particularly surprising that the Honolulu Police Commission nominated a team of “political insiders” to help it select the next police chief. Each of the seven commissioners have been...
View ArticleHawaii Is Not One Of The Worst States For Nurses
Last week Wallet Hub ranked Hawaii as the second worst state in the nation for nurses to work. I disagree. The Wallet Hub report states there are few nursing job openings in Hawaii. What we know...
View ArticleNo Quick Relief In Sight For Lousy Airline Service
The strain and nervous worry was obvious on the faces of the hordes of travelers jostling for space at ticket kiosks at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu on a recent Friday morning. So many...
View ArticleIan Lind: Here’s Why Hawaii Judges Are Not ‘War Criminals’
The Hawaii Supreme Court has administered a mild but still meaningful rebuke to a prominent proponent of the thesis, now in vogue among certain parts of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, that the...
View ArticleNeal Milner: Comedy Loses Its Creative Edge In The Age Of Trump
The late night anti-Trump comedy barrage is even stronger than it was during the presidential campaign. It’s boring, the same old repetitive, tiresome variations on the same theme. And Trump humor is...
View ArticleDeaf Japanese Tourist Detained In Honolulu Alleges Discrimination
(AP) — A deaf Japanese tourist was illegally denied a sign-language interpreter while she was detained and interrogated after landing at the Honolulu International Airport, the American Civil Liberties...
View ArticleWhen It Comes To Native Hawaiian Affairs, Authoritarianism Is In Vogue
While resurgent authoritarianism has been getting tacit approval from the Trump administration, here in the Democratic stronghold of Hawaii, it’s been getting a pass, too. At least when it comes to...
View ArticleTad Bartimus: It’s A Little Lonely On Maui Without ‘Our’ Kolea
Islanders, are you missing your favorite lawn ornament? The annual spring migration to Alaska of Kolea, which translates as “one who takes and leaves,” is over, leaving thousands of us in Hawaii...
View ArticleHawaii’s Case Against Travel Ban May Hinge On Trump’s Own Words
In late January, President Donald Trump sat before a throng of reporters and cameramen in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes room, holding a copy of the original, now-rescinded executive order on...
View ArticleFor Many Local Grads, Staying in Costly Hawaii Is Worth The Struggle
Milk costs six bucks a gallon. The median price of a house on Oahu is more than $700,000. Jobs that pay a comfortable living wage are in short supply. Kristian McDonald, a recent graduate from the...
View ArticleThe Perils Of Fine Dining
The post The Perils Of Fine Dining appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.
View ArticleDela Cruz Takes Over Ways And Means As Senate Shake-Up Continues
The shake-up in state Senate leadership that began at the end of the legislative session with the ouster of Sen. Jill Tokuda as chair of the Ways and Means Committee continued Friday with the...
View ArticleTelescope Opponent Wants Free Access To Transcripts From State Land Board
(AP) — A leader of a group of opponents trying to stop the Thirty Meter Telescope from being built on Mauna Kea said she is concerned they are at a disadvantage because they can’t afford to pay for...
View ArticleTom Yamachika: How The Trump Plan Might Affect Hawaii Taxpayers
On April 26, the Trump administration released a document that contained a roadmap of sorts for an overhaul of the federal tax code. His proposals included a consolidation of the current individual...
View ArticleCampaign Cash Flowed To Hawaii Lawmakers As Hot Topics Debated
May 3 was an important day for the Legislature, and a big news day in Hawaii. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and the other three county mayors urged Gov. David Ige to extend the legislative session so...
View ArticleKakaako Is For Families, Not Speculators
Hi. My name is Rechung and I’m an entrepreneur. Toward the end of college in 2010, my friend Tony and I got together at the original Bangkok Chef garage and talked about how we wanted to stay in...
View ArticleOpposition To Foreign Condo Sales Raises Legal Questions
When Jay Fang appeared before a Honolulu City Council committee, one aspect of his proposed luxury condominium tower near Ala Moana Center drew particularly sharp questions: Fang’s supposed plan to...
View Article