The recent New Year’s Eve brought the largest aerial show that we have ever seen on Oahu. Pretty clearly, the people have spoken. They are going to have their fireworks. Read more
On Jan. 1, a new budget measure went into effect to provide comprehensive dental coverage for adults on Medicaid and help close the health equity gap for 250,000 underserved Hawaii residents. Read more
The media has labeled introversion as a character flaw for decades. In most movies, the introvert is “fixed” after becoming friends with an extrovert. Read more
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In the past week, heavy rains have prompted emergency closures of businesses and beach parks, flooded homes and streets, backed up sewer pipes, and overflowed cesspools. Read more
It’s time to stop trying to fix Hawaii’s health-care worker shortage with Band-Aid solutions and get to the deeper systemic challenges rampant in Hawaii’s hospitals. Read more
The governor announced in his State of the State address that housing is his “top priority,” proclaiming “now is the time for bold action” to end Hawaii’s severe housing shortage and described affordable housing as a “human right.” Read more
What is it about tipped workers that has some legislators worried that these workers may earn too much? The fact is that tips are very unpredictable and not a reliable source of income. Read more
Will the 2023 Legislature take steps to ensure that our renewable energy transition will dependably keep our lights on? Read more
In 2005, Alexander & Baldwin proposed a “once in a lifetime” development in Kakaako Makai on 36.5 acres of mostly publicly owned oceanfront land. Read more
2022 was an especially disastrous year for ethical conduct in Hawaii government. Read more
Supporting low-income families is crucial for the well-being of our economy and society. Read more
While we hear an outcry from Hawaii’s homeowners over soaring property tax assessments, we seem to hear little from and about those most affected by those increases, namely renters. Read more
I’m president of Green Point Nurseries, a third-generation family agribusiness in Hilo that produces cut flowers, foliage, and tropical blooming plants. Read more
When Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortions became mostly illegal in many states. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stated that, in his opinion, other so-called “unenumerated rights” should be also reconsidered, specifically citing Griswold v. Connecticut. Read more
Every January, schools, parents and educators celebrate National School Choice Week and the diversity of available education options. Read more
Hawaii has close to 3,900 vacant job positions in health care, according to the 2022 Hawaii Healthcare Workforce Initiative Report recently released by the Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH), available at hah.org/hwi22. Read more
To Oahu property owners, renters and residents: Like many of you, we were surprised by the extent to which the real property assessment valuations surged last year. Read more
Trust is at the center of most relationships, and it is especially critical for interactions between citizens and government officials. Read more
I am a family physician running a clinic in Kealakekua. Every day I am offered jobs for twice as much pay, working fewer hours, in places where the cost of living is a fraction of what it is in Hawaii. Read more
As someone who lived in military housing during the Red Hill water crisis, I am haunted by the institutional betrayal of those 93,000 of us, military and civilians, affected by the jet fuel contamination by the Navy. Read more
One day in the late 1990s off Midway Island, a tornado-like cloud of thousands of seabirds of a dozen species spiraled upward into the clear blue sky. Read more
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