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Hanabusa Should Follow Her Own Advice And Resign
Why is Doug Chin resigning to run for Congress while Colleen Hanabusa isn’t quitting to run for governor? Chin doesn’t legally have to resign from his job as state attorney general, but he’s going to...
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Affordable Housing: This Is One Time We Should Look To The Mainland
In just a few weeks Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is expected to deliver his sixth State of the City address. In last year’s speech the mayor promised “laser-like” focus on the crisis of affordable...
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Here’s An Awesome Idea: Make Hawaii’s Rental Cars Electric Vehicles
Hawaii has pledged to meet two very ambitious objectives: the 2015 Paris Agreement goal to do its part to limit the amount of global warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius, and the 100 percent...
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Terminally Ill Have A Fundamental Right To End Their Suffering
Finally, popular opinion and legislative intent appear to be aligning when it comes to medical aid in dying in Hawaii. At least four measures have surfaced as viable pieces of legislation this session....
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SHOPO V. Ballard: Don’t Let The Police Union Bully HPD’s New Chief
Hawaii’s statewide police union has enjoyed a pretty cushy relationship with the highest levels of the Honolulu Police Department, especially under the reign of former Chief Louis Kealoha. But now...
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State Public Records Agency Needs A Hard 6-Month Deadline
It shouldn’t take three years for people to know whether important government information is public or whether they can be shut out of a seemingly public meeting. Yet that’s how long it’s been taking...
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Let’s Erase The Stain On Patsy Mink’s Legacy
Americans have celebrated the Olympic gold-medal wins by snowboarder Chloe Kim, cross-country skier Jessie Diggins, the women’s national hockey team and other athletes in PyeongChang, South Korea....
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This Time Hawaii Lawmakers Must Deliver On All-Mail Elections
To quote Yogi Berra, it’s “déjà vu all over again” at the state Capitol. A bill that would require the state Office of Elections to implement all-mail balloting in time for the 2020 elections is before...
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Let’s Not Move So Fast On Waianae Camp Sweep
Time is running out for a good solution to the homeless camp at the Waianae Small Boat Harbor, but it doesn’t have to. The news broke last week that state officials are threatening to shut down the...
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The Silence On Sexual Harassment Needs To End
The #MeToo movement has finally washed up on Hawaii’s shores — and in shocking fashion. Joe Souki, who has represented Maui in the state House of Representatives for nearly four decades — including two...
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White House Must Back Off Census Change
The Trump White House is on the defensive following Tuesday’s announcement by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that there will be a question about citizenship status in the 2020 U.S. Census. The...
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It’s Long Past Time To Allow Mobile Homes In Hawaii
Earlier this month Honolulu officials gave keys to three qualified families to move into permanent modular housing units in Waianae. The project, called Kauhale Kamaile, features 16 units for homeless...
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Really? You’re Going To Let Mail-In Voting Die? Again?
Thursday brings another key deadline at the Hawaii Legislature for bills to advance or die. Unbelievably, one of those that appears dead on arrival is House Bill 2541, which calls for enacting voting...
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Lawmakers Really Need To Prohibit Fundraising During Session
Hawaii must end its shameless pay-to-play practice of allowing people running for elective office to hold campaign fundraisers during legislative session. This is the very same time at which many of...
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Hawaii House Needs To Beef Up Harassment Rules — Now
Joe Souki left the Hawaii House of Representatives more than three weeks ago, but the chamber’s woefully inadequate policy on sexual harassment and sexual misconduct remains. In fact, the House hasn’t...
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Officials Need To Back Off When It Comes To Media Access To Hazardous Scenes
Kilauea’s lava inundation of Leilani Estates has attracted the eyes of the world. While the volcanic eruption could stop at a moment’s notice — or continue for days and weeks to come — the public’s...
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Don’t Let The Mayor Pick Honolulu’s Top Cop
All this week Honolulu Hale is illuminated in blue in observance of Police Week. The national tradition dates to a proclamation signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 to honor law enforcement...
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Don’t Veto The New Police Certification Board
You’ve got to be kidding. Gov. David Ige this week signaled his intent to veto long-overdue and hard-won legislation that would create a statewide law enforcement standards and training board, an...
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Ige, Police Chiefs Deserve Our Support With New Police Board
Gov. David Ige showed this week he has the best interest of the public at heart when he changed his mind and decided not to veto the new police standards board after all. Under House Bill 2071, which...
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Leave The Uber-Taxi Debate To The Consumer
Consider this hypothetical: Brand A costs $15 while Brand B costs $10. Does the consumer choose Brand A because it is a known and trusted brand, or does the consumer elect to save five bucks? Answer:...
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