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More data-driven discussion is important. But a decision needs to be made soon before endangered animal populations suffer further harm.

The state just signed a deal with a private prison firm, but the federal government is walking away from those facilities.

We should revisit automatic registration and voting by mail and take up the challenge of online voting.

At a time when voting rights are under siege across the country, Hawaii voters should cast a vote for representative democracy this Saturday.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s lucrative board position with Territorial Savings Bank has become an issue in need of a more thorough explanation.

With the NextEra deal off the table, it is now up to the utility and the public to chart the best path toward 100 percent renewable energy.

Mayoral candidates need to be more specific about their rail strategies right now. And can someone light a fire under the HART board?

Hawaii’s labor board ruled that union consent isn’t needed for Kauai’s body camera program. The ruling should be upheld.

A new homelessness plan and refinement of Honolulu’s ADU law are positive steps, but we’re not moving fast enough to get in front of the problems.

The freshman congressman died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday, but he’ll be long remembered for his advocacy for the state.