Opinion

April 8, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The Hawaii Tourism Authority in recent years has been on a rocky road, incurring the mounting ire of state legislators — but never quite as precariously as today. Two resignations involv...

April 7, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Great responsibility is foisted upon the state Department of Education (DOE), an entity imbued with powers and means to shape Hawaii’s children into contributing members of society. No s...

April 5, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The U.S. Bill of Rights starts with the First Amendment, and there is a reason why it’s first. Safeguarding rights such as freedom of speech and of the press is crucial to the values tha...

April 4, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Announcements of draconian cuts to the federal workforce, accompanied by the elimination of entire federal agencies, offices and programs, are being issued so repeatedly from the Trump adminis...

April 3, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The squeeze, unfortunately, is getting painfully tight. Amid today’s federal-agency upheavals, indiscriminate cutbacks and job losses, nonprofits are seeing demand rise for their social...

April 1, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Gov. Josh Green has asked the state Legislature to approve three methods to fund state action to address environmental stressors that include overtourism, global warming and rising seas....

March 31, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Five years ago this month, life in Hawaii completely changed in response to the deadly, worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Lessons were dramatically presented — but have we learned them?...

March 29, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

As in nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s remaking of federal government operations, the announced dismantling of much of the U.S. Department of Education has thrown Hawaii&r...

March 28, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

State officials are in for a healthy raise over the next six years after a state Commission on Salaries’ recommendation to boost pay for legislators, judges and department executives una...

March 27, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

It’s been just over 18 months since the devastating Lahaina fire changed the face of life on Maui — displacing more than 10,000 people, torching hundreds of businesses and, in its...

March 26, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Below is a condensed version of an actual online conversation I had recently.

March 25, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

On one thing, we’ll bet most Hawaii homebuyers and would-be buyers, homebuilders, insurers, real estate agents and (maybe) even lawyers in the field agree: For median-income households,...

March 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Hawaii typically evokes visions of sandy beaches caressed by, for the most part, clean and clear Pacific waters. But in some areas, particularly those far from population-dense cities and subu...

March 22, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Indecent revisionist history doesn’t occur only by rewriting or misstating what actually happened; it can also occur via deletion and erasure.

March 21, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Restoration of Hawaii’s native language and culture — and these treasures did require restoration — has been the project of nearly a century. Starting with the Hawaiian Homes...

March 19, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Received an email recently saying, “I’ve a friend who’s considering running for the House, she’s articulate, smart, and community minded. I’m hoping you can meet...