Column: Enact enlightened policies to counter the mass imprisonment epidemic
Imagine the effect on people and communities if Hawaii developed social policies through a public health lens. Read more
Insight
Column: If justices strip rights from women, strip Republicans from office
Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade is chilling in how little it says about the women whose wombs he is so anxious to regulate. Read more
Column: Post-Roe America would take women back to being second-class citizens
1969, the last year when abortion was still illegal in Hawaii, I was a community organizer in Kalihi-Palama, collaborating with Native Hawaiians, Samoans, Filipinos. Heart-wrenching decisions were being made. Read more
Column: Building workforce skills to help address stresses is a key to healthier kids, families
With May recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s expand our understanding of who needs mental health services. Read more
Column: Nurturing of mental health begins early; Hawaii’s youngest children can’t wait
The well-being and development of children under age 5 is critical to strengthening Hawaii’s communities. Read more
Vicky Cayetano: Rent-to-own, workforce units, rental communities
In the spirit of providing information to readers, the Star-Advertiser’s Sunday Insight section asks the main, actively campaigning Democratic gubernatorial candidates — Kirk Caldwell, Vicky Cayetano and Josh Green — about their detailed strategies for Hawaii’s most urgent and toughest issues. Read more
Kirk Caldwell: Courage, creativity needed to fulfill housing demands
In the spirit of providing information to readers, the Star-Advertiser’s Sunday Insight section asks the main, actively campaigning Democratic gubernatorial candidates — Kirk Caldwell, Vicky Cayetano and Josh Green — about their detailed strategies for Hawaii’s most urgent and toughest issues. Read more
Josh Green: Emergency 10-point plan for Hawaii’s housing crisis
In the spirit of providing information to readers, the Star-Advertiser’s Sunday Insight section asks the main, actively campaigning Democratic gubernatorial candidates — Kirk Caldwell, Vicky Cayetano and Josh Green — about their detailed strategies for Hawaii’s most urgent and toughest issues. Read more
Column: New U.N.-Chaminade training center to tackle climate, sustainability issues
Climate change, sea level rise, biodiversity loss, and food and energy sustainability are all important issues that need to be urgently dealt with as our global population continues to grow and natural resources dwindle. Read more
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Column: War tests corporate resolve to be socially responsible
Most of us in America have watched the events unfolding in Ukraine with disgust and revulsion. Ironically, this numbing avalanche of destruction and slaughter comes at a time when our own angst is already high due to the countless attempts to erode the very democracy we all claim to hold so dearly. Read more
Column: Patsy Mink trailblazed the path for monumental Title IX strides
Who gave women the right to vote first, Hawaii or the United States? The answer is probably the kingdom of Hawaii, in the 1840 Constitution, as it used a gender neutral term. Read more
Column: Equal Pay Day reminds how far women’s wages lag men’s
American Association of University Women (AAUW) research shows that the national gender pay gap has unfortunately remained relatively steady over the past several years, with women making about $0.83 for every $1 that non-Hispanic white men earn. The wage gap is even greater for most minority women. Read more
Column: The power of myth in the context of war
Some years ago, I had the privilege of teaching a UCLA class that was paired with a class at University of California-Riverside taught by professor Ivan Strenski, who holds the chair in religious studies there. Read more
Column: We cannot turn our backs on Ukraine and consign it to penury
As Europe plunges into its first major armed conflict in 75 years, one of the most unsettling elements has been the calls from otherwise sensible people to give Russia’s Vladimir Putin at least some (or all) of what he wants, including a new cordon sanitaire of neutral, non-NATO states on his western border. Read more
Column: Unearthing hidden Hawaii Africana history reveals bountiful legacy in isles
Today, we want to share the ways in which people of Africana heritage have helped shape the culture and character of Hawaii for centuries. To recount the history of Black people in the Islands is to recount the history of Hawaii itself. Read more
Column: Citizen’s Bill of Rights would be ideal
Looking ahead, through an ideal political lens: It’s a year from now. New governor, new Legislature. Read more
Column: Not hearing from the public in person is a big loss for lawmakers, good lawmaking
Legislators need in-person public participation at the state Capitol probably more than the public needs legislators at this time. Read more
Column: Switch to ranked choice voting to more closely reflect Hawaii voters’ preferences
The winner-take-all system we currently use in our elections forces voters to simply pick one candidate. Read more
Column: For the sake of innocent civilians, stop the next war now by deploying true dialogue and diplomacy
We’ve seen this before. The U.S. creates a situation, digs in its heels and makes ultimatums — and tens of thousands die. Read more
Column: A New Year’s resolution for cities
When you make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, the scale doesn’t lie. Read more
Column: Hawaii’s response to climate change should be smart choices, not ‘shared sacrifice’
Climate change is real, as should be obvious to all of us. But we take exception with the proposition that the people of Hawaii need to “sacrifice,” as the headline on a recent commentary by John Kawamoto stated (“Climate change requires shared sacrifice,” Island Voices, Star-Advertiser, Jan. 5) Read more
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