Creating A Model Medical Marijuana Economy
Hawaii has a chance to be a world leader in creating聽its new medical marijuana industry. Will it? Or will it create yet another local industry dominated by mainland interests?
Tom Yamachika: Hawaii’s Schizophrenic Fuel Tax
Is it a user fee or a “sin tax”? Whatever the state decides, it needs to apply the tax fairly.
Civil Geeks: Local Startup Takes On ‘Energy Vampires’
A Hawaii firm’s smart sockets may produce big energy savings by reducing the waste of “sleeping” devices.
Luke Evslin: The Long And Winding Road To Renewable Energy
The isolation of each island’s聽electrical grid poses unique challenges for Hawaii.
Improving Lives: The Shared Commitment Of Nonprofits
The nation’s not-for-profit social organizations share a commitment to social impact and community benefit. Child & Family Service is among such groups measuring success in new ways.
Denby Fawcett: Harry Kim, 76, Back In The Race For Big Island Mayor
After heart attacks and other health problems, the former mayor dusts off homemade campaign signs for another low-budget campaign.
Neal Milner: Why The Presidential Race Is Not That Relevant To Our Lives
If our communities are going to improve, even thrive, it’ll be through a form of small-scale politics that has nothing to do with national ideology.
The Status Quo Politics Of Today Offer Bleak Future
America’s leaders once set lofty goals and achieved them, for the people. Today’s representatives seem to be representing other interests, this writer argues.
Health Beat: Pushing Testosterone Replacement Is Like Peddling Snake Oil
Doses of the male hormone are being marketed as a cure-all for aging men, but there are often better, safer ways to get the same results.
The State Must Be Held Accountable On TMT Process
Protests opposing construction of the telescope on Mauna Kea got lots of attention in 2015. But if the project falls apart, state officials will bear the blame.