Every month brings new squabbles with contractors that end up costing taxpayers millions of dollars over who will pay for the consequences of endless delays, fumbles and plan changes.
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A visit to Dr. Edward Shen, a brilliant cardiologist of many interests who’s kept my heart beating in reasonably regular rhythm for 30 years, got me ruminating about the origins of this column.
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In denying a petition by more than 11,000 Lahaina fire survivors seeking to postpone today’s reopening of West Maui tourism, Gov. Josh Green said it’s time for recovery to begin and declared, “We have to be decisive.”
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The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation seems incapable of learning from its mistakes when it comes to raising false expectations about Honolulu rail, misleading the public on problems and stifling criticism.
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University of Hawaii President David Lassner made known he’ll retire at the end of 2024 in his usual low-key manner: an email to the Board of Regents.
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Debates about Hawaii’s public policy failures often end with fingers of blame pointed at our one-party rule by Democrats, who have long held the governorship and super-majorities in both houses of the Legislature.
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Kam’s goal was to be constructively encouraging to eateries while honest with readers as to what they were getting.
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Too often, an apt description of Hawaii local government workings is “half-assed.”
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To the public, the biggest problem with the City Council’s 64% pay increase was the shameless greed displayed by members in taking care of themselves while hardships forced constituents to leave the islands.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, then-Lt. Gov. Josh Green’s whiteboard briefings on Facebook were popular because he often imparted key factual information that the Ige administration was stingy in releasing.
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Buyers of Sky’s affordable units have no access to the building’s pool and other amenities, and must pay $38,000 extra for parking. They’re restricted from selling for up to 30 years.
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Randy Moore, former chair of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents, put his finger on the reason for the poisonous dynamic between UH and our state Legislature.
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It’s the last Sunday in July and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused:
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Pressing the Federal Transit Administration in 2022 to approve the Honolulu rail recovery plan, Colleen Hanabusa, chair of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, declared:
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I was perplexed by the online response to the arrest June 30 of former University of Hawaii football coach June Jones on suspicion of drunken driving.
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I was bored and browsing Twitter and came upon a stream from U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, apparently equally bored on a flight home to Hawaii from Washington.
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It’s the last Sunday of June and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused:
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As Honolulu rail nears the opening of its first leg from Kapolei to Aloha Stadium, I hear longtime critics of the project almost wishing to see their predictions of dire outcomes materialize.
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Council members base much of their claim to full-time status on the neighborhood board meetings and other community events they attend at night, often mixing Council duties with campaigning for reelection.
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The latest idea is for a public-private partnership in which the state would put up $400 million in public funds along with development rights to the 90 surrounding Halawa acres, in exchange for a private partner taking responsibility for designing, building, operating and maintaining a new stadium.
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Tongi, always modest and articulate in his interactions with judges, personified Hawaii local style and never changed his casual manner or dress as attention grew.
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