Amid concerns about the spread of a new potentially fatal virus, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention is directing a set of large airports to conduct expanded screenings of travelers arriving from Wuhan, China. Read more
New administrative rules on the management of commercial activity at Mauna Kea, adopted by the University of Hawaii Board of Regents and signed by Gov. David Ige, take effect today. Read more
Hawaii’s public employee pension fund is now underfunded by a record $14 billion, with the funded ration set at about 55%. Read more
The families and loved ones of two slain police officers know too painfully just what the term “first responder” means, and that their duty puts them in the front lines of dangerous situations. Read more
In recent years, a study that compares states based on the cost of vehicle ownership along with traffic and infrastructure issues, has ranked Hawaii as the worst state in the nation for driving. Read more
All by itself, the unified stance by leaders of the state House and Senate and Gov. David Ige, who have crafted an ambitious agenda for the new legislative session, sends the taxpaying public a hopeful message. Read more
Every Saturday, we’ll present these short-take editorials to reflect on some of the week’s news. Read more
Hawaii has long served as home to all branches of the military: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard and Coast Guard. And now the newest branch — the first addition in more than 70 years — will have a presence here, too. Read more
A good education, extending all the way up to college, will require the state’s continued reform efforts at every level. But giving more children a way to take that first step is a worthy focus for lawmakers in 2020. Read more
In the year 2030, if the decade unfolds according to projections, more than half of the state’s electricity sales will be from clean-energy sources, up from this year’s goal of 30%; and Honolulu’s long-delayed and overbudget 20-mile rail line will be in its fifth year of full operation. Read more
Numbers matter, and at no time more than they do in 2020, when the U.S. Census Bureau will do its decennial count. Read more
When Gov. David Ige first declared a state of emergency over the homeless crisis, in October 2015, Hawaii had the largest rate per capita of any state in the nation — with 7,260 homeless people in the islands, according to the annual Point in Time count, which is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Read more
It’s been a long while since good news topped a status report on the city’s rail project, and yet here it is: Part of the long-delayed, vastly overbudget, 20-mile system will be built not just on time but months early. Read more
It was unsettling enough to hear about another fatal shooting by police, this week’s involving an escaped work-furlough inmate. B Read more
On Oahu, well over half of sandy shorelines are now subject to chronic erosion, leaving stretches of coastal roadways vulnerable to crumbling and collapse. Read more
Americans are still shuddering from the tension and the sense of deep anxiety over the international crisis precipitated by the killing of the top military official in Iran. Read more
A new state law requires prison officials to report within 48 hours any death of an inmate or correctional employee to the governor, who is required forward notification to state lawmakers. Read more
Hawaii lawmakers must put a priority on curbing the marketing of vaping products to youth, now that the Trump administration, which has wavered for months in its resolve to do the same on the federal level, has finally come down in favor of an ineffectual partial ban. Read more
As Hawaii continues to move toward its clean-energy mandate to generate 100% of electricity sales from renewable resources within the next 25 years, on a smaller scale, Kauai is already catching sight of the finish line. Read more
As the year begins, it is encouraging to see long-sought reforms, at a minimum, in position to serve the public interest. Read more
So the ambitious redevelopment vision for Halawa includes a new stadium — but is it also becoming a political football? Read more
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