Disaster: From Hurricane Katrina to Homelessness
I am a different person for having gone through Katrina. So I know Hawaii can prevail on homelessness, too.
Tom Yamachika: Taxing Digital Goods is a Work in Progress
Hawaii should clarify at the front end what it expects of taxpayers when it comes to computer products and services.
Commission Should Revisit Longline, Purse Seine Limits for Bigeye Tuna
In the meantime, the National Marine Fisheries Service should not flout those limits with catch rules that are already the subject of a federal lawsuit.
Hawaii, Nation Still Have a Ways to Go on Equity, Equality for Women
As America reflects on the 95th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, it’s important to remember that our work toward gender equality isn’t done.
Already a Success, Inmate Furlough Program Should Be Improved
Despite occasional walkaways, it聽helps inmates transition out of prison. But they should be electronically monitored, and their jobs should be pre-arranged.
OIP Is More Interested in Protecting Information Than Making it Public
The agency that is charged with promoting 鈥渙pen and transparent government in Hawaii,鈥 OIP has clearly been neither.
Monday Memo: Boylan’s New Gig, Gun Safety and Hope for Our Seals
Honolulu’s new housing coordinator is inexplicably on the job, the threat of gun violence is low in Hawaii and a new habitat plan offers hope for the monk seal.
Novelist’s Island Love, Insight Are as Apropos to Hawaii as Jamaica
Esther Figueroa holds that historical similarities between Jamaica and Hawaii are deeper than the dissimilarities. Her new novel lays bare the truth of island life.
Tom Yamachika: Fund the IRS so It Stops Hanging Up on Taxpayers
Crippling the聽agency that needs to take in the revenue needed to run the government is a sure path to聽disaster.
2016 Legislature Should Support New Mental Health Facilities
Health Director Virginia Pressler’s plans for a new forensics hospital and a facility largely serving the elderly can make a significant difference for Hawaii.