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When Hawaii finishes dead last in a list of “America’s Top States for Business,” it should be a call to action.

Neither a bigger police presence nor simply demolishing the homeless camp would do anything to address the issues driving the growth of Honolulu’s homeless problem.

Two Hawaii inmates on the mainland could be sentenced to death next year and be killed by a controversial means approved Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Some trusted authorities make a persistent case that the U.S. annexation of Hawaii had no legal basis. This writer calls that narrative counterfactual.

The actions of the Ethics Commission ought to be above the appearance of political interference. Its new policy leaves exactly the opposite impression.

The killing of nine people at a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina points to a need to consider spiritual messages.

Recent stories about the Honolulu rail project’s finances have raised concerns that officials may be fudging the numbers for political purposes.

In one more example of Hawaii’s convoluted system of special funds, the ban means less tax revenue for public health services.

The staff of Blue Planet Foundation disputes a recent op-ed by UH economists about subsidizing renewable energy projects.

Where disciplinary action is concerned, the public’s right to know must come first. And yes, that includes the names of officers who get in trouble.