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Senate Bill 289 makes fines uniform for violations of the ethics code or lobbyist law, streamlining the process; SB 345 doubles public matching funds for qualifying candidates, to $2 for every $1 in contributions. Read more
Thankfully, Hawaii House Bill 1118 was defeated. This bill would have eliminated nonmedical (religious) exemptions for school immunization requirements. Read more
The alternative to shut down the government in order to make a show of opposing the Republicans would have had widespread, deeply felt, negative impacts on millions of people throughout our state and the entire country. Read more
He may be relatively young in age, but he rolls with the fossilized old guard Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Read more
I believe that everything that happens in our community starts at home. Read more
Cindy Luis was our sports journalist hero. Read more
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Heated criticism erupted this month after the Army culled an “Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Heritage” section of its website, including a history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, legendary for its bravery and sacrifice. Read more
An apparent rise in homeowner lawsuits over the past 10 years may reflect effort by developers to cut costs by using new products that are not fully tested. An example is the switch from copper pipes, which have been used for decades, to plastic pipes that are now breaking and causing damage. Read more
As a former commander of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, U.S. Army Reserve, and born in a U.S. internment camp at Tule Lake, Calif., the action taken by the U.S. Army under the Trump administration in taking down the web page detailing the proud history of the nisei soldiers of World War II is a slap in the faces of these true American heroes. Read more
What is going on? First, City Council members get a 64% pay raise in 2023 — with homelessness, traffic and housing as bad as ever. And they get to keep their outside jobs. Read more
Let’s replace the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a nimble, independent corporation called the Federal Disaster Insurance Trust (FDIT). Read more
I see an analogy between what the Trump administration is doing in the name of efficiency and what a person who is trying to lose weight might do. Read more
Now banned in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, cesspools are typically pits dug to process raw human waste and sewage. Read more
Hawaii faces a critical choice for its health and economy: Will we continue to let tobacco addiction harm our communities, or will we use the most powerful tool to combat it — price? Read more
It’s spring break for Hawaii’s students — but that doesn’t mean the good learning has to stop. Read more