Established by Congress six decades ago, the framework for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) allows small investors to draw benefits from large for-profit developments such as retail centers and resorts. Read more
As the only physician outside Oahu to have written a prescription for a qualified patient under the Our Care, Our Choice Act (OCOCA), our state’s year-old medical aid-in-dying (MAID) law, I wish to share my perspective on amendments being proposed to improve access to the law. Read more
Affordable preschool many years overdue; Spray disinfectants on Chinatown streets; Bus rides could have been free for years. Read more
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Apparently, fear of the COVID-19 virus has caused an unseemly run on the heavy-duty face masks known as N95 respirators. Read more
If our state’s elected officials can work together with the private and nonprofit sectors to turn these proposals into a reality, Hawaii’s people will be better assured of a stable future. Read more
Anna Neubauer has seen communities with something like Oahu’s population of free-roaming cats — a mix of feral animals and pets that are simply unrestrained — but it’s been a while. Read more
The pangolin has been accused of bringing the coronavirus from the animal kindom to us humans. Perhaps this is retribution for what we’ve done to the pangolin. Read more
After being repeatedly blocked by Native Hawaiian protesters, Ige now has turned to an as-yet-unapproved or -formed reconciliation commission. Read more
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