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Most observers expected both state constitutional amendments on the ballot Tuesday to pass: the first to remove language authorizing lawmakers to restrict same-sex marriage, the other to make the appointment process for judges more consistent. Read more
Like a summer without enjoying time at the beach or time with our families, the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve without fireworks just doesn’t feel right. Read more
For Oahu voters, it was a clean sweep — approving four changes to the City Charter. Now underway will be: Read more
While voters throughout Hawaii, overall, swung decisively toward Democratic candidates, there’s an indication of growing Republican loyalty among island voters. Read more
Hawaii voters have written the final chapter in Hawaii’s marriage equality struggle. During the 1990s, Hawaii was the birthplace of the marriage equality movement that resonated around the world with landmark court cases recognizing the right of same-sex couples to marry under Hawaii’s Constitution. Read more
In reference to a recent article by Andre Mouchard about the news cycle amplifying fears, right now it appears politics is the main driver of our fears. Read more
There were only two places on Oahu where you could vote in person on Nov. 5. Polling places have been replaced by mail-in ballots and drop boxes. Read more
On Oct. 21, The Washington Post reported that the Israel Defense Forces shot and wounded a 13-year-old boy in Gaza. When bystanders rushed to help, they were targeted by a rocket, a tactic called a double tap strike. Read more
Even before election day, Hawaii Republican Party Chair Tamara McKay began urging Republican voters to be on the lookout for voting irregularities and to report anything suspicious to her. Read more
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This election cycle, both sides fostered the worst in us — one side was led by a misogynistic, egomaniacal liar and the other led and backed by surrogates calling fellow Americans fascists, Nazis and extremists. Read more
Thank you, George Clooney, for your non-support of President Biden, propelling the movement to remove him from the presidential race. Read more
The 2023 Hawaii Domestic Violence Counts Report found that programs helped 847 adults and children survivors in a single day. Read more
For most of Tuesday night, the presidential election had been too close to call — until it wasn’t. Read more
It brings relief that the hotel workers’ strike at the Hilton Hawaiian Village has ended, with staffers back on the job after 40 days on the picket line. Read more
The Honolulu City Council’s full meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday includes a possible vote to override Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s veto of Bill 22, which would again allow the sale and use of low-impact consumer fireworks such as sparklers and ground fountains on certain holidays. Read more
I would like to thank the Oahu Historic Preservation Commission for raising concern over the ignorant manner in which Honolulu’s history is being destroyed. Read more
Congratulations to Gov. Josh Green and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority for spending $700,000 on pickleball, basketball and volleyball courts at the convention center. Read more
What a nothing burger. The Maui Fire Department that declared that the Lahaina fire was out later determined that it did not put the fire out. Read more
The proposed sewer fee increases will really hit hard on island home-owners. Read more
The most recent statement by the Navy accusing the Honolulu Board of Water Supply of “grossly inaccurate” statements regarding the presence of PFAS and other toxic chemicals that appear to be moving through the aquifer toward Halawa and Aiea is shameful. Read more
Reading the news makes one realize that we have forgotten how to plan, organize, set goals and collaborate with each other. Read more
