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Editorial: Set new property tax rate for B&Bs
There are elements of Honolulu’s recent and much-needed effort to crack down on illegal short-term vacation rentals that remain murky. Read more
There are elements of Honolulu’s recent and much-needed effort to crack down on illegal short-term vacation rentals that remain murky. Read more
Officials for tourism destinations around the world have long realized that economies that depend on the visitor industry are bearing up under a significant environmental strain. Read more
In Hawaii and on the mainland, law enforcement officers increasingly are serving as first responders in cases of mental health crisis. Read more
The irony of the alarming vaping statistic for Hawaii is that while the state has one of the lowest rates of smoking — fourth lowest nationally — the rate of e-cigarette use is high. Read more
If money keeps piling up in a bank account, either a plan for how to spend it effectively is needed — or perhaps the money isn’t needed at all. Read more
It’s impossible to draw many conclusions about a single year’s academic test scores, but people will find reasons to smile or frown about them, anyway. Read more
Is your driver’s license emblazoned with star-in-a-gold-circle REAL ID? If not, you’re certainly not alone. Read more
Officials for the city, which has dithered for decades about the ultimate disposition of the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill, can be allowed to exhale a bit after a state panel cleared the way for its continued operations until 2028. Read more
The Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, within Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources, has identified $310 million in deferred maintenance at small boat harbors and boating facilities statewide. Read more
While the city should promote efficient construction work on public works projects, tapping skilled and well-trained local workers, it also should encourage healthy competition among union and non-union contractors through even-handed bidding processes and work agreements. Read more
Any land-use permit process gives government a chance to examine a project before giving the go-ahead. Read more
There is nothing nefarious about the Waimanalo Bay Beach Park Master Plan. It is the result of more than 10 years of planning, spurred by area residents who wanted something better for Waimanalo: decent athletics fields to replace the unusable ones down the road, as well as other amenities, like a playground, ample parking and new restrooms. Read more
Brainstorming now in the works holds promise to help produce a flood-mitigation project that’s better suited for both the watershed and area residents. Read more
Long vacant and woefully underutilized, the old Stadium Bowl-O-Drome property in Moiliili appears on its way, finally, to a useful future. Read more
If Hawaii is to reach its goal of 100% clean energy use by 2045, it’s assumed that wind energy needs to be part of the mix. Read more
“Not just better living, a better life.” So entices the website for Kapilina Beach Homes, billed as luxury apartments in Ewa Beach: “Now renting happiness!” Read more
It was just a month ago that the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation breathed a palpable and cautiously optimistic sigh of relief, announcing long-awaited federal approval of its financial recovery plan for Oahu’s troubled $9 billion rail project. Read more
At nearly 14,000 feet above sea level, the area near Mauna Kea’s summit — the highest point in Hawaii — is a place where the heavens meet the Earth. Read more
Honolulu Hale touts transit-oriented development as a catalyst for lively mixed-use hubs — housing (affordable housing, especially), jobs and services — within a half-mile radius of a rail station, spurring neighborhood investment and easing commuter travel. Read more
Under the latest timeline for the envisioned $772 million redevelopment of Neal S. Blaisdell Center, by this time next year, the city hopes to be forging final details with a private-sector partner tasked with design and construction, along with future operation and maintenance responsibilities. Read more
Signs of deceleration have been surfacing for a few years now. A September 2017 report issued by the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization — based on analysis of economic, demographic and business trends — projected a slowing of rate of job growth. Read more