Caroline Carl: The executive director of Hawai‘i Energy helps guide the public in saving energy and adopting renewables
How much money is generated by the public benefits fee from electric ratepayers, and how does your office use it? Read more
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Sam Aiona: Palama Settlement reopens its campus as it celebrates 125 years of service to the Kalihi-Palama community
Palama Settlement is celebrating 125 years of service to the Kalihi- Palama community and beyond. We serve more than 1,000 people through a multitude of programs, which include sports/recreation, community services, senior enrichment programs, computer education and other programs aimed to empower those in our neighborhood who have the greatest needs. Read more
Henry Gabriel: The head of the city’s recycling branch looks for new ways to help keep trash out of the landfill
What is the status of plastic recycling? What percentage of the collected containers, if any, has a market for recycling, as opposed to being burned at H-POWER? Read more
Heather Cutter: The Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association’s new president wants to prepare the state for an electric-vehicle future
How have issues such as the pandemic and supply- chain problems affected the price and availability of new cars in Hawaii? Read more
Chip Fletcher: The UH scientist explains the best strategies for handling rising seas and threats to coastal communities
How would “managed retreat” — moving structures away from the shoreline — work as state policy? Read more
Denise Iseri-Matsubara: Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp. chief says funds and developer interest bode well for more affordable units
How can HHFDC make the most of the $300 million that Senate Bill 2372 would add to the Rental Housing Revolving Fund (RHRF) for affordable-rental projects? Read more
Rich Matsuda: The Keck Observatory official and member of the Mauna Kea Working Group seeks to bridge the divide over the mauna
How would you evaluate the Mauna Kea Working Group’s efforts to balance interests in managing the summit? Read more
Robert Harris: The new director of the state Ethics Commission works to improve public trust in government
What goals have you set for yourself and the Ethics Commission? Read more
Lynn Finnegan: The Hawaii GOP chair believes local Republicans must challenge entrenched Democrats to improve government
How would having more Republicans in office make a difference in public corruption? Read more
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Bill Hicks: The Kailua Neighborhood Board chairman challenged the state’s reapportionment process with his own maps
What went wrong with the reapportionment process this year? Read more
Art Gladstone: The Hawaii Pacific Health executive guides the redevelopment of Straub Medical Center
What will be the first element to be built in the 15-year redevelopment of the Straub campus? Read more
Peter Forman: The aviation writer and historian sees both challenges and opportunities ahead for Hawaii’s airline industry
How does the condition of Hawaii’s airports affect air travel? Can $246 million from the federal infrastructure bill help? Read more
Mark D. Wong: The city’s chief information officer works to keep hackers at bay while bringing useful new technology online
What’s the bigger threat to cybersecurity in Hawaii: state-sponsored hackers seeking disruption or unaffiliated criminals seeking money? Read more
Nani Medeiros: HomeAid Hawaii’s executive director wants to build homes — with aloha — for those who need them
HomeAid Hawaii’s Kalaeloa kauhale housing project in West Oahu has 37 tiny permanent homes. How does the kauhale concept fit in with the larger problem of housing the homeless? Read more
John Leong: Kupu CEO helps the unemployed find good jobs — and helps sustain our communities at the same time
What was the origin and purpose of the Kupu ‘Aina Corps? Read more
Alan Johnson, president of the Hina Mauka addiction treatment center, sees an increase in patients
Alan Johnson, the president of the Hina Mauka addiction treatment center, sees an increase in patients and more complex conditions. Read more
5 Question With: Wayne Chung Tanaka, new head of Sierra Club of Hawai’i
What is the organization’s current stance in the controversy over the Red Hill fuel storage tanks? Read more
Malia Sanders: The head of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association seeks to empower Hawaiians in the tourism industry
How will the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association (NaHHA) work with the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) and community groups to bring tourists a more authentic, regenerative experience? Read more
Doug Simons: For the director of UH’s Institute for Astronomy, Maunakea plays a key role in exploring the heavens
How do you assess the future for astronomy at the Maunakea reserve, given all the conflict over the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project and observatories in general? Read more
Kenneth V. Go: From high school to law school, the student leader has helped youth find their voice in the public sphere
How have journalism and critical thinking on public issues in Hawaii’s high schools evolved since you and Eunica Escalante wrote the first “Raise Your Hand” youth column on March 7, 2016? Read more
Jason Chang: The president of Queen’s Medical Center deals with a crisis as COVID-19 patients stretch capacity to a breaking point
What is the status of the relief workers for Queen’s? What other solutions to the hospital caseload are being tried? Read more
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