“Name in the News” features Q&A profiles of Hawaii individuals whose names have appeared in recent news stories or top headlines.
HI Good Neighbor, a group of citizens strongly opposed to the proliferation of “monster homes” — hulking detached dwellings — in residential neighborhoods, traces its grassroots start to late 2017, when members found themselves voicing concerns at a City Council meeting. Read more
Conspicuous new projects have put Hawaii’s construction industry in the spotlight lately. Read more
The named plaintiff in Kalima v. State of Hawaii hopes to win damages for beneficiaries. Read more
Celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, Lanakila Pacific first took shape as a “sheltered workshop,” established to help people recover from tuberculosis at a time when the yearly count of reported cases in the islands was upwards of 700. Read more
Paula Akana has soured on honey. That sweet byproduct of a bee colony contains moisture that can do damage to a fragile historic structure, she said. Read more
William Aila Jr.’s retirement was short and uneventful. Read more
Brian Kealoha, the executive director of Hawai‘i Energy, encourages people to reduce their energy use. Read more
According to NOAA’s monument superintendent Athline Clark, Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument is bearing up under strain. Read more
Beverly Santos was living in San Francisco, working as a paralegal and thinking about law school, when she had a change of heart. Read more
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Construction of a new forensic patient facility — replacing a dilapidated 70-year-old building — is expected to wrap up on Hawaii State Hospital (HSH) grounds in Kaneohe by late 2020, with staff and patients moving in the next year. Read more
Jeff is a homeless man who finds exactly what he needs at the new Kaneohe Joint Outreach Center (JOC): a hand reaching out to him. Read more
For Jeffrey Herzog, being a project manager for the Civil Works Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) fits his military training and skill set. Read more
Shortly before retiring from St. Francis Healthcare System last month — closing out three decades of employment, mostly with St. Francis Hospice — Gary Simon signed up for a new gig that also focuses, in large part, on aging and family caregiving issues. Read more
Cheryl Soon is well schooled in the issues underlying Honolulu’s rail project — in many ways. For one, she was director of the city Department of Transportation Services, from 1997 to 2004. Read more
Lori Kahikina takes care of your garbage, and she’s happy to do it. Read more
Two months ago, Gov. David Ige signed into law a bill requiring the Hawaii Department of Transportation and county counterparts to adopt a “Vision Zero” policy to prevent and ultimately eliminate traffic fatalities through a combination of engineering, enforcement, education and emergency response strategies with a focus on equity. Read more
Scott Schroeder has wanted to be in education since he was being educated himself, starting with grade school. Whatever level of school he was in at the time, that’s the level he wanted to teach. Read more
Hawaii’s trails can take you through some of the islands’ most spectacular tropical environments. Read more
Kauai’s North Shore end-of-the-road scenic places struggled with access-related headaches long before epic mid-April 2018 rainfall and related flooding and landslides left Kuhio Highway with dozens of emergency repair sites. Read more
Sandy Ma, the new executive director of the nonprofit Common Cause Hawaii, now has a mission of making sure government runs well, and in the public interest. Read more
The cost and demand for quality health care have been rising, inexorably. Read more
