Civil Bytes: DevLeague Works to Fill Hawaii’s Tech Talent Gap
A three-month course teaches students the basics of programming, taking a bottom’s-up approach to combating one of our tech industry’s key hurdles.
Law Recognizes Native Hawaiians as Indigenous People With Special Rights
Legal rulings dating back to 1863 and ongoing global recognition today confirm the appropriateness of laws that apply only to indigenous Native Hawaiians.
Whole Child Left Behind: How Hawaii’s ‘Model’ Approach Fails Kids
The top-down, business model of public education that our state advances today is obsessed with mass testing, teacher evaluation and other dubious reform measures.
Health Beat: The Case For Paid Sick Leave in Hawaii
The state should mandate this benefit for employees, who then will recover more quickly without infecting their co-workers.
Resume Posting Care Home Reports Now, Without Delay
The state health department has mostly failed to comply with a law requiring it to post adult care home inspection reports online. There is no good excuse why.
In the End, in Kakaako, Only Kindness Matters
Taking food and supplies to the homeless encampment in urban Honolulu renews one writer’s connection to our common humanity.
Monday Memo: Hoopili Ethics, Mountain Top Arrests, Bright Revenue Picture
New concerns about the City Council regarding Hoopili should be probed, more Mauna Kea arrests and more money for the state treasury.
Politics Are Why Our Electricity Bills Will Remain High
Unless we make bringing down electricity costs the top priority in energy policy, most of us will continue to pay far too much.
Tom Yamachika: State Holds All the Cards Regarding Tax Credit Filings
Taxpayers only have 12 months to file for credits, but state has up to three years to amend those credits — downward.
Possible Federal Shutdown Needlessly Threatens More Damage to Hawaii
The budget train wreck looming at the end of September in Washington, D.C., holds special dangers for this state, which is more dependent on federal funds than most.