Off the news: Speed cameras give out warnings, for now
The good news is that, since Saturday and at least for now, the citations being issued to drivers speeding past cameras set at 10 urban Honolulu intersections are only warnings. Read more
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Off the news: FEMA urged to mete out Maui rent relief
On March 1, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began billing survivors of the August 2023 West Maui fires fair-market rental rates for FEMA-provided housing, unless households documented qualifications for subsidies. Read more
Editorial: Cement custody of Kapolei streets
It’s not a surprise that one of the first grassroots issues state Rep. Diamond Garcia encountered on his first campaign in 2022 was in the Villages of Kapolei, where residents have felt like stepchildren of the city government for decades. Read more
Column: Have guts to protect the marginalized
Hawaii has long been celebrated as a beacon of diversity — a vibrant melting pot where the spirit of aloha welcomes everyone. Yet at the state Capitol, that promise is being broken. Read more
Letter: Protect Hawaii waters with denitrification process
I am writing to express my strong support for House Bill 379, aimed at protecting Hawaii’s nearshore waters through the implementation of denitrification capacity in newly installed or modified individual wastewater systems. Read more
Letter: Nuclear energy not the green answer isles need
Nuclear energy is not renewable, not natural and not a green solution for Hawaii’s energy needs. Read more
Letter: School vaccine bill is example of overreach
We are sitting on our hands while our governor continues to push his socialist agenda through the Legislature. Why aren’t we resisting the attempt to turn Hawaii into a mini version of China? Read more
Letter: Don’t raise glass to isle container fee increase
Why raise the HI-5 fee? The HI-5 is effectively a tax that affects just about everyone in this state. Why penalize everyone for buying everyday products? Read more
Letter: Trump Gaza plan in line with decades of policy
Donald Trump has suggested that all Palestinians in Gaza should be moved to other countries (he doesn’t mean back to their original homes in Israel, from which many were driven in 1948) and that Gaza should be remade in a fashion reminiscent of urban renewal gentrification. Read more
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Off the news: No power to fire, no power to rehire
A federal judge ordered the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Thursday to cancel instructions to fire probationary employees “not identified as mission-critical.” Read more
Off the news: Iwilei kauhale focuses on mental health
By the looks of it, as seen in photos of its opening on Thursday, the new Kumu Ola Hou Transitional Center in Iwilei has a soothing and calming vibe. Read more
Column: Time to look at OCCC as a comprehensive decarceration hub
Correctional facilities are a volatile topic these days. They always have been. Read more
Column: $1 billion superjail is no solution for reform, housing, public health
Hawaii is at a crossroads. Lawmakers must make a critical decision about public safety and fiscal responsibility: spend $1 billion on a new jail to replace Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) or implement more cost-effective solutions that address the real issues at the heart of the crisis we see on our streets. Read more
Editorial: Farmers need help, not more violence
For many city dwellers, quashing crime typically ranks near the top of their government to-do hierarchy — from staid white-collar misdeeds to the more sinister robbery, assault and murder. Read more
Letter: NOAA layoffs put isles, country in great peril
We’ve yet to see what the layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will mean for Hawaii, but we can be sure they will not enhance government effectiveness or efficiency. Read more
Letter: Ala Wai bridge needs shade amid rising heat
Regarding the Ala Wai foot bridge: All the designs are beautiful, but I encourage the engineers to add shade. Read more
Letter: Fill in Ala Wai to dodge environmental disaster
The Ala Wai Canal was built in the 1920s in Waikiki to drain native swamp wetlands for future construction development. Read more
Letter: Levy stewardship fee for environment’s future
Conservation Council for Hawai‘i (CCH) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to protect and save Hawaii’s native species and their ecosystems for future generations. Read more
Letter: Conservation Council for Hawai‘i
I read that Donald Trump proposed the amazing idea of sending a check of $5,000 to each tax-paying household on account of the projected savings by the much-loved DOGE program managed by his new friend, Elon Musk. Read more
Editorial: Hawaii can weather economic tumult
Predictions pull short of recession, but economic activity is expected to be flat, at best. That’s going to affect every Hawaii resident in some way. Read more
Column: Strengthen tools against domestic abuse
On Dec. 23, 2023, Theresa Cachuela was brutally shot to death by her husband while her young child looked on. It was only two days after she was finally granted a long-awaited temporary restraining order. Read more
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