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So it didn’t work last time. Let’s be open to new ideas about how to do it right, starting with the upcoming legislative session.

The Hawaii Tax Foundation president continues his look at how best to boost Hawaii’s economy.

Honolulu police need to make public an investigation into a cop accused of domestic violence. Otherwise, we’ll never know if the sergeant received special treatment.

Politicians are trying to control damaging news stories quickly with “Rapid Response Teams” of supporters who leap into action to blast the reporter who wrote the story.

Hawaii lags far behind the rest of the country when it comes to giving young kids a leg up on school.

A compromise with the fishing industry may have given one of the stakeholders short shrift.

Honolulu Chief Louis Kealoha needs to do much more than promise he’s on top of things if he wants to regain the public’s trust.

The plan to relocate homeless to Sand Island runs counter to the successful practices developed by the federal Housing First program.

Imagine a Hawaii where elections are simple and efficient, results are announced promptly and authoritatively, and natural disasters don’t cause delays.