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The hub of state government is a historical and cultural nerve center essential to future aspirations.

We need our political leaders — looking at you, Josh Green, and you, Rick Blangiardi — to do what regular citizens have no power to stop.

A nonprofit has been delivering new trees to property owners whose greenery was destroyed in the fires that burned in Upcountry and Lahaina.

The man who murdered Lindsay Tyson remains her legal next of kin. Now a federal judge will decide if her brothers have legal rights to her remains.

Tougher laws won’t do the trick. It’s time to approach fireworks the same way we do public health education.

If we want to prevent the use of illegal fireworks, we have to give the city tools to lay down the law. That means more funding, arrests and timely court processing of cases.

A lost ballot is annoying enough, but perhaps our elections are too intertwined with a service that could end up being privatized.

A new long-term plan to rebuild Lahaina is likely going to change. Residents need to be persistent and flexible.

Advancing equity Is harder to do and more important than you may realize. 

Sitting on a budget surplus, lawmakers need to make some down-payments on these initiatives.