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Editorial: Respect rules at Kauai state park
There is clear recognition that the era of carefree exploration of Hawaii’s once-hidden natural treasures has ended. Read more
There is clear recognition that the era of carefree exploration of Hawaii’s once-hidden natural treasures has ended. Read more
The longer the out-of-school suspension, the more likely it is that a student will miss out on learning opportunities and lose a feeling of connectedness to the classroom-based community. Read more
Young children who get an early start to their education fare better in schooling, careers … in life generally. Read more
The challenge of being at the top? It’s difficult staying there — and, in all likelihood, there’s nowhere to go but down. Read more
It’s finally come down to the wire, and residents will see on Monday whether the City Council will summon the courage to vote for placing some serious and necessary constraints on Oahu’s uncontrolled short-term rental market, even in the midst of howls of protest. Read more
Elected representatives of Native Hawaiian beneficiaries decide on matters affecting the trust fund the Office of Hawaiian Affairs manages for them. Read more
The things that people will do to get the perfect photo — which, unfortunately, has included dying. Not in Hawaii, as far as we know — but recent incidents of tourists elsewhere taking one step too many and falling off cliffs are simply tragic. Read more
The drawn-out saga of the now-defunct Halau Lokahi Public Charter School hit a new low recently, when charges against its former co-founder and director were dismissed after the state missed key deadlines to bring the case to trial. Read more
Definitely not for the first time and almost certainly not for the last, Honolulu’s elevated rail project has reached a difficult transition point: the threshold of the most challenging City Center segment, through downtown to Ala Moana. Read more
Two years ago this month, after a successful pilot project, Gov. David Ige signed into law Act 55, establishing the Community Outreach Court (COC) for certain offenders who owe a debt to society they cannot possibly repay — particularly nonviolent defendants who are homeless and destitute. Read more
Maui is faced with a worst-case scenario at its local jail. It’s one of the state’s own making, to be sure, but it appears there’s finally movement to address at least one of its critical problems: overcrowding. Read more
The change in leadership at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs due to the resignation of its chief executive officer should signal an opportunity for the entire agency, including the elected board of trustees, to refocus attention on the most crucial issues facing its Native Hawaiian constituency. Read more
Last week, opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) presented strong objections to the University of Hawaii’s attempts to develop administrative rules for the land it leases on Mauna Kea, where the TMT would be built. Read more
All the experts have said repeatedly — and most of Hawaii has heard — that the streets are a dangerous place to live. Nothing conveys that point more starkly than the facts, especially these: A total of 373 homeless people died on Oahu between 2014 and 2018. Read more
It’s been an unctuously riveting two weeks at the federal courthouse, due to former city deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha and her husband, former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha. Read more
Hawaii has joined most of the other states in taking legal action against pharmaceutical companies seen as the primary agents in fueling addiction to opioids. Read more
After 15 years, the pipe dream is becoming tantalizingly real — the seawater pipe dream, that is. Read more
More tourists, and more kamaaina wear-and-tear have taken their toll on state and county parks, and it soon will become critical to find a new source of revenue to restore them to decent condition. Read more
Keeping our public spaces clean and safe has grown increasingly frustrating. Waikiki’s four beachside pavilions, for instance, offer world-class views of the ocean — but the shelter spaces have been overtaken by unsavory, even unlawful, activities. Read more
Honolulu has enjoyed a long period of good economic health, owing in part to a robust tourism industry. Read more
Sometimes the worst-case scenario doesn’t come to pass, after all. Fortunately, that seems to be the case with the current tax revenue figures, replenishing state coffers in greater amounts than state officials had expected. Read more