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David Shapiro: As lawmakers fight each other, COVID-19 scores a TKO
In the Legislature’s recent 10-day emergency session, lawmakers devoted more energy to fighting Gov. David Ige than the virus. Read more
In the Legislature’s recent 10-day emergency session, lawmakers devoted more energy to fighting Gov. David Ige than the virus. Read more
If political leaders don’t stop stoking divisions instead of building trust for reopening, we face a nightmare scenario of not enough reopening to rekindle the economy, but plenty enough to rekindle the virus. Read more
State legislators will need sober assessments and not wishful thinking when they reconvene this week to plug a huge hole in the state budget caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Painful to watch in the coronavirus pandemic is Gov. David Ige’s callous lack of urgency in getting unemployment checks to the more than 200,000 Hawaii workers left without income in the local economic shutdown. Read more
News releases from our congressional delegates during COVID-19 have been a lesson in how influence has diminished in Congress since then. Read more
Some leaders rise to the moment in a crisis, while others shrink into their smallest selves. Read more
After two weeks at home consuming news about the fear and turmoil gripping the world from a deadly pandemic with no clear end, I was fascinated by the tranquility I found when I finally ventured out. Read more
The coronavirus is forcing us to change our ways of doing things — often causing hardship, but in some instances bringing change that turns out for the better, such as the stripped-down debate format. Read more
I don’t know why humor is such a comfort in our most challenging times, but it always is. Read more
Democrats in the Legislature are going seriously astray on their promise to help working families stay in Hawaii by stimulating construction of more affordable housing. Read more
Donald Trump has sold his base supporters on climate change denial, but he’s pushing his political luck if he continues his flirtation with coronavirus denial. Read more
It’s rich to see Mayor Kirk Caldwell posing as the voice of truth on Oahu’s floundering $9.2 billion rail project. Read more
It’s reasonable for the state to seek adjustments to Hawaii’s public school teacher salaries to account for our high cost of living. Read more
Gov. David Ige’s leadership failure in the Mauna Kea telescope standoff becomes more confounding by the week. Read more
The Legislature has rightly focused its 2020 session on our economic refugees being forced to leave Hawaii because of high living costs, but it’s doubtful the fixes they’ve put on the table will stop the exodus anytime soon. Read more
I can be rough on our public officials sometimes, so I always like to start the new year by putting the pointed analysis aside and smoothing any feathers I may have ruffled in the previous year. Read more
Sometimes it takes a twisting road to reach the right destination. Read more
I’m a snob about being unstylish, and when the new Apple Watch came out a few years ago I mocked people I saw wearing it. Read more
One of the few things the current generation of government leadership excels at is passing vexing problems to future generations. Read more
As impeachment proceedings grind on against Donald Trump, it’s fair to ask how much toxic national drama we could be spared if congressional Republicans acted like the patriots they claim to be instead of an unprincipled president’s enablers. Read more
It’s time for the city clerk and state court to stop hiding behind technicalities and provide meaningful guidance on what it would take to impeach city Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro. Read more