Hawaii has been subjected to a series of earth-shattering, paradigm-shifting challenges in this century — a Great Recession, COVID-19, the Lahaina wildfire, federal turmoil. Each…
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The beauty of colleges is seen, quite literally, in a stroll through campuses: in the eclectic mix of students of varied colors and creeds, of…
Hawaii is slowly tightening the leash on firearm ownership. Multiple legislative bills moving through the state House and Senate this session take aim at low-hanging…
Serious question: Is there a single member of the State House of Representatives who would say under oath, that every House Committee meeting held for…
In December 2021, public outrage over the Navy’s contamination of a major aquifer spewed as vehemently as the jet fuel that gushed out of the…
Legislation to set up a “Government Employee Housing Revolving Fund Program,” along with dedicated taxpayer money to fill it, is a bad idea for one…
“Gary, you broke my heart! That was cruel!” This was just one of many messages I received after last week’s column (“Breaking news: Hawaii legislators…
Announcements of draconian cuts to the federal workforce, accompanied by the elimination of entire federal agencies, offices and programs, are being issued so repeatedly from…
Five years ago this month, life in Hawaii completely changed in response to the deadly, worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Lessons were dramatically presented — but have…
It’s been just over 18 months since the devastating Lahaina fire changed the face of life on Maui — displacing more than 10,000 people, torching…