On Politics: Disastrous weather hit Hawaii last week, but given global warming, welcome to the future
Last week’s bad weather was no secret. State and county officials were geared up, emergency plans at the ready as the storms loomed. Read more
Last week’s bad weather was no secret. State and county officials were geared up, emergency plans at the ready as the storms loomed. Read more
The headlines used to say “flirting with disaster,” but now Hawaii is facing a full-on pollution and health threat that has been worried about and directly predicted for years — pollution-causing leaks linked to the 20 gigantic military fuel tanks constructed under Red Hill. Read more
When three former Hawaii governors called for changing the site for a new state-run stadium, they said to dump the existing replacement plans carefully put together by Gov. David Ige. Read more
Honolulu’s rail project, the city nightmare exercise in civic planning, development and transportation, keeps on giving. Read more
The upcoming Democratic primary election campaign between incumbent U.S. Rep. Ed Case and progressive newcomer Sergio Alcubilla opens up the sort of political tension that 15 years ago Case would both relish and help create. Read more
Politics can be a game of expectations. This month, Democrats running in so-called “bellwether” races triggered worry from New Jersey to Honolulu. Read more
Hawaii, the youngest state among the 50, launched in 1959 with a government either new or in its infancy. Read more
When the push to vaccinate the world against COVID-19 began, the holdouts were large in number and varied in their concerns. Inroads were made at first, as the vaccine became widely available without jockeying for a place in line. Read more
People say they are looking for a good electrician, or a doctor with listening skills or even a politician who is a skillful leader. How many times do you hear the shout go out for a good lieutenant governor? Read more
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Did you hear the caroling last week? Maybe you saw the Christmas decorations brightening all the stores. Read more
Today’s unpronounceable word is “unmalleable.” It is the perfect word because it is the ultimate political quality. Read more
In practical politics, it is always better to have someone else raise taxes. Read more
Rick Blangiardi, less than a year into his new job as Honolulu’s mayor, is showing that sometimes the best course for a leader is to just say “no.” Read more
Fears that Hawaii’s tourist-dependent economy cannot pull out of its catastrophic tailspin may have been overstated, but don’t think Hawaii is a money-generating powerhouse. Read more
The cliche about Martians landing on Earth, walking up to a tree and saying, “Take me to your leader,” might have some relevance as we plow into the second year of the COVID-19 crisis and Hawaii’s less-than-precise and organized attempts to deal with it. Read more
COVID-19 continues to drive state policy much like it impacts our national government. Read more
Moving into our second year of the COVID-19 crisis, you can question whether the rising number of cases, especially those requiring hospitalizations, warns of the end of Gov. David Ige’s ability to run the state or is just a brief bump in the road. Read more
Today, the great worry is finding a way around the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Infection rates are in an unprecedented upward spiral, primarily caused by unvaccinated Hawaii residents ignoring the dangers of the virus. Read more
Hawaii’s race for governor is in the counting phase — not votes, but dollars. Read more
Go back one year as the COVID-19 crisis was washing across the U.S. As deaths and sickness rose, the disastrous wake was unemployment and the resulting threat of homelessness. Read more
Almost one year from today, July 26, 2022, to be exact, Hawaii’s election office will start mailing out ballots for the 2022 primary election races. Read more