The Honolulu City Council has an opportunity to set an example for Oahu — and all Hawaii — by banning single-use plastic bottles at city facilities, then at city-sponsored events, in two phases over three-year periods. Read more
Is Ala Pono a bridge too far? That is at the center of a debate, underway for three years, about the planned pedestrian bridge over the Ala Wai Canal, crossing at the start of University Avenue. Read more
A proposed sewer fee increase currently under Honolulu City Council review could see resident and commercial customers shell out more than 124% above what they pay now. Read more
The ugly reality of Red Hill has risen to the surface once again, and it’s much worse than previously divulged. Read more
The Hawaii County Council is struggling with the proliferation of short-term rentals (STRs), which have taken residences off the market for locals and contributed to rising housing prices. Read more
The reality of coastal erosion from sea level rise is intensifying statewide, revealing more situations of structures precariously perched at ocean’s edge, undermined by waves and dangerously close to being swept out to sea. Read more
A gift of 249 acres in Makaha Valley from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to MA‘O Organic Farms promises to open up additional opportunities and college assistance for young people interested in agriculture, while also adding to Oahu’s severely limited supply of affordable housing stock. Read more
How long can a diamond in the rough be allowed to languish before it loses its potential to shine? In the case of Kaimuki’s Queen Theater, which has deteriorated for nearly four decades since its closure, the project has waited long enough without the intervention it needs. Read more
Today, let’s put aside the rancor, the bitterness, the divisiveness. Today, let’s forget partisan politics, and just celebrate the good in people. Read more
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One wonders whether members of the Honolulu City Council embraced the irony. Read more
There’s a lot to like about Hawaii’s all-mail-balloting system, at least in theory. Every registered voter gets a ballot that they can fill out well ahead of Election Day and drop in a mailbox or in a ballot drop box. Read more
While voters throughout Hawaii, overall, swung decisively toward Democratic candidates, there’s an indication of growing Republican loyalty among island voters. Read more
For most of Tuesday night, the presidential election had been too close to call — until it wasn’t. Read more
Hawaii has for decades steered its tourism industry with the guiding tenet “spend money to make money,” surging taxpayer dollars into national and international advertising campaigns, proactive outreach, infrastructure improvements, beautification and the creation of government bodies dedicated to the task of luring travelers. Read more
After many grueling months, Election Day 2024 is finally here. On Tuesday, Americans get a final day to give their final answer on who should lead our nation for the next four years as president: the Democratic Party’s Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, or the Republican Party’s Donald Trump and JD Vance. Read more
One needn’t be a bleeding heart to support a revamping of Hawaii’s justice and correctional systems. Read more
In today’s health-care world, increasingly dictated by insurance companies over physicians’ expertise, it is encouraging that the Hawaii Supreme Court is expediting a lawsuit that has hefty potential to aidthose who really matter: the patients. Read more
The numbers have been telling the story of Hawaii’s pedestrian safety record, and it’s an unhappy tale. Read more
Newly parsed data on drug overdose deaths provides a fresh look at one of the state’s most insidious killers, revealing older adults are disproportionately impacted by methamphetamine abuse than younger users. Read more
Destructive coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRBs) have spread widely on Oahu, and are now considered too firmly established to be eradicated. Read more
There’s plenty to unpack in the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ current proposal for a homestead community in Ewa Beach, on the site of the former Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Read more
