Todd Simmons: Trump-Induced Panic At The GOP
With each passing day that The Donald stays at or near the top of polls, chances grow that he could become the Republican nominee — a frightening prospect for party leaders.
Zuri Aki: A Local’s Guide To Inciting An Eco-Revolution
Our actions in this small archipelago are amplified far beyond us.
Tom Yamachika: Why Can’t Hawaii Spend All That Federal Money?
State agencies can’t seem to spend all of the $2.5 billion in federal money they get each year, but they still turn down the offer of help to manage those grants.
Supreme Court Rightly Rejects Hawaii Campaign Law Challenge
The justices refuse to hear a Hawaii appeal that had the potential to do on a local level what Citizens United has done to federal elections.
Deep Nonsense Or Sesquipedallanism On Campus
Vacuous solipsism has to be dressed up in order to pass academic inspection.
Peter Apo: Caretaking Our Precious Past
The Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium is too valuable to our history to be demolished. Let’s quit fighting over it and find a way to restore the iconic site.
City Must Reform How Planning Department Works With Developers
Documents in a class-action suit against Haseko should provoke an ethics investigation and change how city planners work with developers.
Ian Lind: Hawaii Gets A Gold Star For Consumer Complaints
Hawaii has two online databases that consumers can turn to if they want to find out about a company or contractor. Still, it’s not perfect.
Arming Terrorists Through Congressional Inaction
Why won’t Congress act to keep those on the FBI terrorist watch list from buying guns? More than 2,000 people with terrorist ties already are armed.
Denby Fawcett: Oldest Female Marathon Runner Dreams The Impossible Dream
Gladys Burrill made the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 as the oldest woman to finish a marathon. Now 97, she encourages younger runners.