The effort to contain the use of guns, along with gun violence, has become more complicated and difficult since 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court upended accepted jurisprudence with New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Read more
Federal workers have scored a significant victory in their standoff with President Joe Biden. Read more
Hawaii has become closely acquainted with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) since last August, when the agency shouldered a key role in relief and recovery after the disastrous Lahaina wildfire. Read more
Because any mass shooting is incomprehensible, reprehensible and unbearably tragic, there is a human reflex to cast blame and to seek answers. Read more
A city audit finding that the Honolulu Police Commission (HPC) does not have adequate, “defined processes” for evaluating the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) deserves full consideration as a potential roadmap for improvements. Read more
Another limited-service hotel, under the broad Hyatt umbrella, is on the way for Oahu’s second city, the sprawling Kapolei area that encompasses Ho‘opili and Ewa Beach, and it’s a location that makes perfect sense. Read more
The City and County’s Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement Program (CORE) has a new — very large — set of wheels that officials hope will propel the fledgling unit forward in its necessary goal to support and serve Oahu’s homeless population. Read more
After the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, debris from the bombed Navy facility and waste from the war effort went to a dump site nearby: Makalapa Crater, now the site of Radford High School. Read more
Nearly 105 million gallons of military fuel stored 100 feet above a key aquifer have now been removed from Red Hill — good — but unfortunately, threat of serious contamination from residual toxins lingers. Read more
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The Lahaina Community Land Trust (LCLT) is just getting started, but its ambitions are bold: to keep longtime residents in the West Maui community where they had a foundation before the disastrous Aug. 8 wildfires. Read more
Stories of violence on Oahu’s West Side have become seemingly routine. If the public becomes numb to them and ultimately writes off the community for its persistently high crime rate, that would be the biggest calamity of all. Read more
As the massive losses and trauma of the 2023 West Maui fires continue to send shock waves through the state, the disaster has also created a sharp awareness — and healthy fear — of fire’s potential danger to Hawaii’s communities. Read more
On this Labor Day 2024, Hawaii and the U.S. are more focused on labor than is typical in a period of statistically high employment and economic strength. About time. Read more
Getting more people to vote is a worthy goal, certainly. But beyond the numbers is the imperative for a better-informed citizenry, for critical thinking that goes beyond cults of personality to delve into issues and pursue ideas for the greater good. Read more
City Council Resolution 204, which would approve a new joint federal-city study of flood-control options for Wailupe Stream, is headed to the full Council for consideration after its Zoning Committee advanced it last week. Read more
Mutual trust is a foundational conceit in governance, and perhaps nowhere is that more implicit and on routine public display than in law enforcement. Read more
It may seem obvious that Hawaii’s households residing farthest away from a doctor’s or dentist’s office are less able, and therefore less likely, to receive adequate health care than those in more densely populated areas, and that the burden worsens for those with low incomes. Read more
Climate change, the global environmental crisis that people once perceived as a faraway worry, is now confronting Hawaii, especially as it affects sea-level rise. Read more
A Hawaii island drug sting made headlines this week for preventing four ounces of highly potent fentanyl from reaching the streets. Read more
At stake: DHHL’s strategy to place 29,000 Hawaiians who languish on a wait list for leases for a home or property. Read more
Things are looking up for Downtown Honolulu, after suffering a pronounced slump during and after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. Read more
