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On Politics: Oahu’s runaway train taking with it runaway budget
This year’s 10 million visitors to Hawaii include a group not in search of sun and mai tais, but money. Read more
This year’s 10 million visitors to Hawaii include a group not in search of sun and mai tais, but money. Read more
It has been mulled over and promised for years, and now the state Legislature is finally taking a major step in reforming voting in Hawaii. Read more
A touch of financial reality will soon force itself into the conversation at City Hall. Read more
Any Hawaii politician who doesn’t understand their massive political power probably will not last long. Read more
Hawaii’s Legislature and the administration of Gov. David Ige find themselves in a familiar place, searching but not finding a resolution to the skyrocketing number of vacation rental units in Hawaii. Read more
As former vice president and likely presidential candidate Joe Biden is discovering, sometimes those “aloha kisses” should not be shared. Read more
This year’s edition of the state Legislature is readying to both end on May 2 and decide how real it is going to be. Read more
Happy Birthday, Hawaii State Capitol: Here’s hoping we can take better care of you, so you can last another 50 years. Read more
As the Beto O’Rourke for President campaign arrives in Hawaii, some of the first hands pushing the effort forward belong to former Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie. Read more
If there ever was a government entity in need of a shot of public confidence, it is HART — the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. Read more
I can count a half-dozen times over the years when the federal government has told Hawaii officials to either do more to control a problem, pay attention to your citizens’ needs or simply clean up the place. And when the state or county refused, it cost hundreds of millions of Hawaii taxpayer dollars. Read more
Hawaii, in 2000, became the first state to legislatively approve having and using marijuana for medical purposes. Read more
It will be up to the counties to figure out another way besides just asking for new, never-envisioned taxing powers — because this Legislature is not giving up its power. Read more
Hawaii is one of seven states lacking a state law allowing losing political candidates to petition for a recount. Read more
It has taken more than a half-dozen years and a new governor, but finally, Hawaii is moving to create a state-run preschool education system. Read more
Instead of recounting her campaign theme of world peace, she is being forced to answer for her past campaigns against gays and praise for a list of right-wing dictators. Read more
For Gabbard, much like Case, political trust is not assumed; it is still something measured daily. Read more
Gov. David Ige and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell are growing closer in both political and government operations. It appears they are sharing the wealth in both arenas. Read more
Going from being the darling of the old Hawaii Democratic machine to now someone under federal investigation, Keith Kaneshiro’s career as the Honolulu prosecutor appears ready to flame out. Read more
To be good, a governor’s inaugural address should not be about the person delivering it; rather, it should speak with confidence and hope and about those governed. Read more
This is a dicey time for Hawaii; we just dodged a scary hurricane season. Be it luck or wind shear, Honolulu was just miles away from a major wipeout. Read more