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Column: Hawaii Gas should commit to renewable energy requirements
When it comes to meeting Hawaii’s ambitious renewable energy goals, our view is that we’re either all in this together or we’re not. Read more
When it comes to meeting Hawaii’s ambitious renewable energy goals, our view is that we’re either all in this together or we’re not. Read more
We are young astronomers of different nationalities, cultures and research interests. Read more
The stalemate at Maunakea is in its third month, with no end in sight. Read more
The banks of the Ala Wai Canal are not at the same height: The Moiliili side is two feet lower than the Waikiki one. Read more
People with mental illnesses and law enforcement are increasingly coming in closer contact with each other, making the collaboration of police and mental health advocates an important need. Read more
In 2015, I wrote a piece in the Star-Advertiser on how men can help prevent domestic violence. Read more
At the Hawaii Health Workforce Summit conference on Sept. 7, we learned that Hawaii is now short more than 800 full-time doctors, and we lost another 108 in the last year. Read more
It is time to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the cost of climate change. Read more
Social media can have so many great uses and connect us to people we would otherwise not be able to. Unfortunately, it has also caused an increase in depression over generations, taking the highest toll on Generation Z. Read more
As the University of Hawaii-Hilo shapes its mission for the following years, employees of the university, students and community members have been asked to reflect on the following question for the month of September: “What does it mean to be a (or the) premier indigenous serving institution?” Read more
The literature on sacred places shows that they are a cross-cultural universal variously engaging billions of people. Read more
OK. So, yes. We are all frustrated. Government isn’t working the way it should. Not in Washington, D,C. Not in Hawaii. Read more
As the former head of the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT), an organization demonstrating clean transportation for the Air Force, and also the former state of Hawaii hydrogen implementation coordinator, I would like to update the people of Hawaii that Hawaii Gas and SERVCO, to name but two, have committed and acted to develop executable strategic plans that include clean hydrogen in their portfolio. Read more
Our climate-regulator, the polar ice cap, is breaking up, the Amazon rainforest is burning, and extreme weather events have become the norm — yet national leaders continue to deny, deregulate and debate instead of taking action. Read more
Reading and listening to the complainers about the city’s new enforcement against short-term rentals, one might assume that they were only recently made illegal. Most have been illegal for 30 years in residential zoning. Read more
In Hawaii, thousands of people across the islands went on strike from their schools, workplaces and their regular lives to join the climate fight in their neighborhood. Read more
Before the City and County of Honolulu goes any further to encourage bicycles as a regular means of transportation, it needs to address certain contradictions in its attitude toward bikes and bicyclists. Read more
Why is our Protect Our Ala Wai Watersheds group suing over the Ala Wai flood mitigation project? Read more
Oahu’s Bill 89 has been in effect for less than two months, yet local residents and visitors alike are already experiencing the negative impact of these short-term rental regulations. Read more
Seeing so many negative letters about Thirty Meter Telescope protectors, I felt moved to share my personal experience. Read more
The Thirty Meter Telescope conflict has its roots in the past. We, therefore, should look to the past for context and guidance. Read more