Narrowing the field of candidates
The crowded field in this year’s local elections might warrant asking for anyone who is NOT running for County Council to raise his or her hand.
Long road to signing of pesticide bill
For over 11 years I have worked on this issue. I have (alongside many, many others) fought consistently against the corporate greed and injustices waged on communities and environment by multinational chemical corporations. Over the last six years my effort has been, in my own backyard, on the county and state level, where Hawaii remains an experimental research hot spot for these corporations.
Kauai elections and voting by the numbers
Of the approximately 72,000 residents now living on Kauai, about 56,284 are adults and eligible to vote during the upcoming primary election on Aug. 11.
So many helped with all of Fame honor
About a year and a half ago Mokihana Aquatics received a letter saying that I was nominated for the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame. It was the first year of eligibility for consideration for induction by having met the minimum criteria of coaching in Hawaii for more than 35 years.
Jones Act drives up everyone’s costs
In the Aloha State, we’re used to sky-high prices for groceries and fuel because of an old protectionist shipping law known as the Jones Act. But the Jones Act is not just a Hawaii problem — it’s a national problem.
There are no perfect candidates
While there are good people and good candidates, none are without flaws and all have strengths and weaknesses.
Today’s vote will impact Kauai’s future
This year’s election is one of the most important elections ever held on Kauai. Not because it is now, but because Kauai has reached a tipping point from which it can never return.
Celebrating 15 years and over 200 lives
Each May, our country celebrates National Drug Court Month and the many benefits drug courts bring to our communities. This year, the Kauai Drug Court also celebrates its 15th anniversary.
The DPH — unity, trust, resistance and moving forward
I want to thank Keali’i Lopez and Tim Vandeveer for their commitment to the Democratic Party, and for being willing to “put themselves out there” for all of us.
Opportunity to improve North Shore is upon us
The Friday hearing at which the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources gave the penultimate approval to the new Haena State Park Master Plan started more than a little ragged around the edges, though a certain amount of that was for political show.
November ballot box issue – paying for public education
The legislature and the public have been playing a game of “whack a mole” for a long, long time, effectively dodging the question and responsibility of properly funding Hawaii’s public education system.
Pristinely protected and preserved
Researching a “little Galapagos” for my nature-loving husband, my attention was caught by the Channel Islands, 17 miles off the coast of California. I was delving through a travel guide on the national parks when I saw (beyond a photo of cliffs rising from ocean frilled by white breakers) the intriguing statement, “Discovering the Channel Islands is like tumbling through a time warp into a California everyone assumed had long ago vanished.”
The author discusses writing a novella
Dark alleys and backdoor deals, head transplants and betrayal, the backfiring of a battle for love — this story isn’t like the others.
Decisive leadership or let’s golf?
We learned that currently the Kauai Bus costs the county just over $3 million to operate annually. To increase service would cost the county $950,000 if Kauai Bus was to provide the same service seven days a week.
To ease traffic, shuttle system is needed
I have written many letters of opinion on this subject and over the years. Its track record has shown us that our council continues to throw millions of dollars of subsidization at it thinking it will improve.
2018 Kauai election update and hard choices ahead
With only three weeks left until the filing deadline, the latest Office of Elections Candidate Filing Report of Friday, May 11, makes for interesting reading and rife speculation.
Time to find that summer job? Think again
School’s almost out, and the only thing hotter than the weather is parents’ desire to get their teens out of the house and into the summer workforce. This summer, that’ll be easier than usual. The teen unemployment rate has dipped below 13 percent —a level not seen since the Clinton years. But it’s not all good news. Despite the low youth unemployment rate, the number of teenagers who have exited the labor force is near an all-time high.
Counting in public – expedience or sunshine?
One of the first lessons learned by newly elected legislators and councilmembers is the importance of “counting.”
Whistling ‘for the birds’
Here we are one week into May, sunning up slightly with clouds girdling the high center of our island like a soft, white cape resting on purple shoulders. Summer hopefully is on the way. Sun = drying out, warming up.
‘Silent Spring’ warnings hold true today
Recently, as part of an assignment in my integrated pest management course at Kauai Community College (PBT 141), I was required to write a reflection on Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.”