Opinion

March 4, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Given the insidious stifling of women’s reproductive rights nationally, state laws to safeguard bodily autonomy have become increasingly necessary. Hawaii’s Legislature is now cons...

March 3, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) received a transformational infusion of funding in 2022, when Act 279 — the “Waitlist Reduction Act” — became law, ap...

March 1, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Wreckless e-bike rider

February 26, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Each of us looks at the world through a unique lens formed by our unique life experiences.

February 22, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The last thing taxpayers want to hear after a long lobbied-for, necessary state project is completed is, “Here we go again.” But here we are, again — confronted with an unant...

February 21, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

If there is any good news on the local front from the job cuts pursued by President Donald Trump’s administration, it’s the proportion of federal labor here that comprises civilian...

February 20, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

There’s much to unpack from the stunning news that a wealthy developer with a notable presence in Hawaii has been indicted for alleged illegal campaign donations. The criminal case again...

February 19, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

If it looks like I’m “picking on the State House”, it’s because the House keeps messing up — egregiously, in your face kine messing up.

February 18, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

President Donald Trump sprang into action on “day one,” as promised, issuing a flurry of executive orders and installing a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) intent on slas...

February 15, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

House Bill 756 banning the sale of flavored vapes in Hawaii is up for consideration at the Legislature this year, and it must be enacted. Health advocates agree the flavored-tobacco delivery d...

February 14, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Well, that was exceedingly quick — and certainly in the best interests of the public and for those who have suffered immensely from the devastating Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires.

February 13, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Hawaii, the time has come to get serious about funding state efforts for “climate mitigation and resiliency,” as the governor’s office terms it. The Legislature and governor&...

February 12, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The Hawaii House of Representatives has once again shown its utter disregard for the public’s right to meaningfully participate in the law-making process.

February 10, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Forthcoming guilty pleas to federal conspiracy charges from two former top-tier members of Honolulu’s city administration — former Corporation Counsel Donna Leong and ex-Police Com...

February 8, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

E-bikers need rules

February 8, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

There’s no doubt that cheers erupted in public schools statewide — and at Hawaii’s Department of Education (HIDOE) — when the “nation’s report card” f...