Plato (428-7 B.C.E) said it best: “If you do not take an interest in the affairs of government, then you are doomed to live under…
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Human trafficking is underway in Hawaii on any given day. Police, prosecutors, social workers and health care providers know this, because cases come to the…
President Donald Trump has begun his second term in office, reasserting in his Monday inaugural address many of the themes familiar to those who watched…
The pressure is on the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to scale back its spending aspirations, and that’s coming straight from the top — the governor’s…
Stark figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) latest Point-in-Time (PIT) count reveal a whopping 87% increase in Hawaii homelessness between…
The health of Hawaii — or at least its capacity to care for its people — is gradually on the mend. This has been a…
It’s been a terribly traumatic start to the new year in Hawaii. It’s painful to gaze upon the photo of 25-year-old Honolulu firefighter Jeffrey Fiala…
It’ll be one of the more consequential decisions in recent years regarding Hawaii’s contribution to U.S. military strategy: Whether to renew the Navy’s operating permit…
“Publicly funded Clean Elections, Rules Reform to increase transparency and accountability, and tightening campaign spending laws are all worthy goals,” will be the refrain from…
The Lahaina wildfires loom large in Hawaii’s collective memory, as they must when survivors are still living through emotional, financial and, in some cases, physical…