David Shapiro: Latest Oahu rail imbroglio takes a turn in public’s favor
Well played, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Colleen Hanabusa. Read more
Well played, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Colleen Hanabusa. Read more
The disconnect is striking between the Legislature’s chest- thumping over its accomplishments during its 2021 session and public frustration over misplaced priorities. Read more
Any hope the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is changing its degenerate ways was diminished by news that the flat-broke rail agency had awarded a consultancy worth up to $924,000 over three years to Colleen Hanabusa, former U.S. congresswoman, state Senate president and ultimate political insider. Read more
It’s the last Sunday in April and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused: Read more
How do you know a planned relaxing weekend is headed south? Read more
Seldom has a public agency needed a housecleaning more than the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. Read more
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It’s infuriating to see federal prosecutors once again having to expose local public corruption that city and state authorities should have been on long ago. Read more
It’s the last Sunday of March and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused: Read more
It’s easy to feel the frustration of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs after yet another scheme to repay OHA for ceded-land revenues owed by the state flounders. Read more
Mayor Rick Blangiardi is a guy who likes to talk, so much so that he needs his hands as well as his voice to express his many thoughts. Read more
Whenever an elected official acts stupid in an incident involving public drunkenness, we’re left to wonder if it was the liquor talking or if that’s just how they are. Read more
It’s the last Sunday in February and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused: Read more
There are differences between the rich side jobs held by former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Lt. Gov. Josh Green, but the principle leading legislators to curtail the practice is the same: We have a right to the full attention of our top state and county executives. Read more
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a striking disparity between the way the state cares for citizens struggling in the private sector and how it takes care of its own workers. Read more
After endless grief over the proposed public-private partnership for Honolulu rail that ultimately brought bids far beyond the city’s budget, the Caldwell administration finally asked the obvious question: Why mess with a convoluted private partnership instead of doing a straightforward design-build deal? Read more
It’s the last Sunday in January and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused: Read more
Hawaii public works projects too often sputter because elected officials become more interested in promoting development around them than the projects themselves. Read more
The impeachment of Donald Trump for a second time by the U.S. House of Representatives brought conflicting feelings. Read more
I’m often critical of our public leaders, but I know the tremendous pressure they’re under. Read more
Lori Kahikina’s appointment as new CEO of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation drew criticism in some quarters because of her inexperience in rail construction. Read more
If ever there was a year to forget, it’s 2020, but tradition is tradition and it’s time to “flASHback” one last time on the year’s news that amused and confused. Read more