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Editorial: Enact visitor fee to maintain Hawaii’s attractions
Hawaii is known worldwide for its prizewinning natural attractions, from parks to coastal and mountain hiking trails, enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. Read more
Hawaii is known worldwide for its prizewinning natural attractions, from parks to coastal and mountain hiking trails, enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. Read more
For Hawaii residents poised to enter the workforce or those seeking a career change, now comes a prime opportunity to learn new skills toward future growth — for free. Read more
The state Senate’s Rule 81 — Standards of Conduct — requires senators to treat their colleagues, staff and the general public “with respect and courtesy” at all times, and “in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity of the Senate.” Read more
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This year’s New Year’s celebrations, with blazing pyrotechnics over many neighborhoods, were entertainment for many islanders. But they also blanketed communities in a haze of smoke, injured about a dozen people, including a 12-year-old girl, and resulted in one death on Oahu. Read more
More than five years ago, the state-run Maui public hospital system was transferred to become a wholly-owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. Read more
Hawaii’s winter waves grew to monster proportions this month — and so did the draw for spectators, who turned out by the tens of thousands to see the 2023 Eddie Aikau Invitational Big Wave Contest at Waimea on Jan. 22. Read more
Hawaii residents have a particular claim on environmental health, a constitutional claim. Read more
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed its nearly 50-year-old holding in Roe v. Wade that abortion is protected by a woman’s constitutional right to privacy. Read more
The website for the University of Hawaii, the state’s system of 10 campuses, is topped with this miniature mission statement: “There’s a place for you.” Read more
It really shouldn’t take all of three years to improve the city’s troubled TheHandi-Van service — though it is helpful to have a fix-things-by-then deadline stated in a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) order. Read more
Some of the most grave dangers facing many of Hawaii’s young children are kept hidden: substance abuse and violence at the hands of adults. Read more
Hawaii’s Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald prefaced his State of the Judiciary address with a message to Gov. Josh Green: “We are eager to collaborate with your administration,” he said, noting that Green’s focus on homelessness and mental illness dovetails with judicial concerns. Read more
Nobody who lived in Hawaii during the tragic case of Dana Ireland can forget the horror of her rape and murder. Read more
Hydrogen fuel is a clean-burning source of energy, and can be created from existing construction waste, agricultural byproducts and other organic materials. It can be used to power cars — and airplanes. Read more
One big grievance that some legislators raised about former Gov. David Ige was that he did not have a fully formed plan of action for their consideration — some of them feeling it strongly enough that they backed his primary-election opponent in his 2018 bid for reelection. Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Navy have agreed on terms of a proposed consent order that requires the Navy to defuel and close the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility. Read more
The benefits of early education, both in the short- and long-term, are beyond dispute. The state Executive Office on Early Learning posted some startling figures from the Urban Child Institute on its website. Read more
Public perceptions about government corruption became reality — again — when two state politicians got busted for bribery and fraud last February, another episode in a recent string of public crimes. Read more
When the Legislature approved a historic $600 million for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) in 2022, it hoped to accomplish two major goals: increase the number of homesteads ready and available to Native Hawaiians, and reduce the backlog of more than 28,000 beneficiaries on the waitlist. Read more
School safety has become a concern across the United States. Yet this month, the Star-Advertiser reported that Hawaii’s Department of Education (DOE) has been slow to get up to speed on a statewide safety plan for Hawaii’s schools. Read more
Everyone agrees that there is a looming crisis: The state’s safety net fails to meet needs for behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, especially for those living in dire conditions. Read more
