Column: Fuels tax credit would boost green energy push
The benefits of clean fuels extend beyond electricity. Read more
Island Voices
Column: Raise tax 2 cents to fund cancer research
A 2-cent increase in the cigarette tax is a small investment with a profound return. Read more
Column: Immigrants contribute to isle economy and cultural fabric
The 2020 U.S. Census showed that Hawaii is the most diverse state in the nation. Most foreign-born persons in Hawaii are from the Philippines and then China, Japan, Korea, Mexico and Pacific Island countries. Read more
Column: Nonprofits’ contracts need true-to-cost funding
Earlier this year, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago made the difficult decision to transition away from 75 government contracts, beginning this past summer. Read more
Column: Keep promised income tax cuts intact
Let us be clear: There is no need for Hawaii’s legislators to reverse the historic state income tax cuts that were enacted during the 2024 legislative session. Read more
Column: Stars don’t align for Mauna Kea’s TMT
Although Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda recently pledged his support for the “2024 version” of the project, it may be time for the promise of TMT’s first light to dim and fade away. Read more
Column: The truth about Hawaii’s illegal fireworks trade
It is up to our politicians, lawmakers and community leaders to stop this problem where it starts; the ports. Read more
Column: Detangle hair braiding license process
To earn an honest living as a braider, I would have to complete 1,250 hours in a state-approved hairdressing program. Read more
Column: Fireworks tragedy wasn’t accident, go after violators
For those selfish persons who took gratification in exploding illegal bomb-type fireworks and who illegally exploded these aerial fireworks, they need to be prosecuted. Read more
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Column: Changing minds on fireworks ‘fun’ is community effort
As Hawaii residents, we’re motivated in the new year to reflect deeply about the January 1st fireworks disaster and what it means to Live Aloha, Live Ohana. Read more
Column: On fireworks, police and officials must do more
We would appreciate peace at the New Year and be relieved of the annual fear that our lives and homes are in danger. Read more
Column: With $1.6B in federal funds, rebuild Lahaina homes now
thing was immediately clear in the aftermath of the devastating fires that burned Lahaina to the ground in August 2023: building back this beautiful, historic, multicultural town would be a long and difficult journey. The damage was that vast; the destruction so total. Read more
Column: Resolve to reduce tobacco harm in 2025
My battle with nicotine began at age 12 in a home where cigarettes were always within reach. Years of addiction followed, leading to an early-onset COPD diagnosis and the loss of six family members to smoking-related diseases. Read more
Column: Better uses for K-12 education funding
As the state Legislature begins another session this month, the people of Hawaii need to realize the crucial role that it, and not the governor, plays in funding our K-12 public education system, which is underfunded. Read more
Column: New thinking needed to offset impact of high-cost food imports
Reliance on expensive imported goods will continue to make the economic realities of living in Hawaii more difficult, especially for younger generations like mine. Read more
Column: Hawaii’s agricultural knowledge can break cycle of reliance
Hawaii’s rich history of agricultural production is key to breaking the cycle of reliance on imports. Read more
Column: China bid to take Taiwan destabilizes international norms
As someone closely involved for decades in the formulation of U.S. policy toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan and who lived and worked for five years each in Beijing and Taipei, I found Yawen Xu’s Dec. 12 commentary, “Reading China’s reaction to Taiwanese leader’s stopover,” worrisome on several fronts. Read more
Column: Edifying trash tour reveals complexities
I was lucky enough to participate in the city’s Fall Tour de Trash earlier this year. What an important and eye-opening experience! Every Oahu citizen would be enlightened by it. Read more
Column: Mom’s cookbooks a window to her soul
My mother-in-law’s cookbooks became my window into her earlier life and my husband’s childhood. Read more
Column: New Oahu correctional facility long overdue
We must put aside our old arguments and collaboratively focus on putting our inmates on a path that gives them a new trajectory so they can realize their fullest potential. Read more
Column: Amid hit job on public health, wiser spirit in Hawaii
If the federal health agencies fail to protect kids from infectious diseases, we will have to meet that duty on our own. Read more
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