How long can a diamond in the rough be allowed to languish before it loses its potential to shine? In the case of Kaimuki’s Queen Theater, which has deteriorated for nearly four decades since its closure, the project has waited long enough without the intervention it needs. Read more
Today, let’s put aside the rancor, the bitterness, the divisiveness. Today, let’s forget partisan politics, and just celebrate the good in people. Read more
One wonders whether members of the Honolulu City Council embraced the irony. Read more
There’s a lot to like about Hawaii’s all-mail-balloting system, at least in theory. Every registered voter gets a ballot that they can fill out well ahead of Election Day and drop in a mailbox or in a ballot drop box. Read more
While voters throughout Hawaii, overall, swung decisively toward Democratic candidates, there’s an indication of growing Republican loyalty among island voters. Read more
For most of Tuesday night, the presidential election had been too close to call — until it wasn’t. Read more
Hawaii has for decades steered its tourism industry with the guiding tenet “spend money to make money,” surging taxpayer dollars into national and international advertising campaigns, proactive outreach, infrastructure improvements, beautification and the creation of government bodies dedicated to the task of luring travelers. Read more
After many grueling months, Election Day 2024 is finally here. On Tuesday, Americans get a final day to give their final answer on who should lead our nation for the next four years as president: the Democratic Party’s Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, or the Republican Party’s Donald Trump and JD Vance. Read more
One needn’t be a bleeding heart to support a revamping of Hawaii’s justice and correctional systems. Read more
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In today’s health-care world, increasingly dictated by insurance companies over physicians’ expertise, it is encouraging that the Hawaii Supreme Court is expediting a lawsuit that has hefty potential to aidthose who really matter: the patients. Read more
The numbers have been telling the story of Hawaii’s pedestrian safety record, and it’s an unhappy tale. Read more
Newly parsed data on drug overdose deaths provides a fresh look at one of the state’s most insidious killers, revealing older adults are disproportionately impacted by methamphetamine abuse than younger users. Read more
Destructive coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRBs) have spread widely on Oahu, and are now considered too firmly established to be eradicated. Read more
There’s plenty to unpack in the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ current proposal for a homestead community in Ewa Beach, on the site of the former Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Read more
A new era at the University of Hawaii will dawn with the new year, now that Wendy Hensel has been selected as the UH system’s 16th president. Read more
The trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs oversee OHA’s priorities, policies and actions, and must steward agency resources. Read more
City Charter amendments might not carry the foundational gravity of state Constitution changes, but issues in play are typically hot topics that impact the day-to-day lives of Oahu residents. Read more
Constitutional amendments can be quite controversial, even risky. Read more
As major leadership changes come to the state House, thanks to primary-election upsets and no-incumbent races, voters also will have a hand in influencing the chamber’s dynamics and policymaking, via the representatives they elect on Nov. 5. Read more
While Hawaii’s primary election settled all contested races on the city level — Honolulu mayor reelected and City Council members decided — it did create a surprising amount of suspense and churn for state legislative races. Read more
The choice should not be this difficult. And yet mere weeks from Election Day, the polling has signaled a historically tight race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Read more
