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E-Cigs Can Help Wean Smokers Off Tobacco Cory Lum/Civil Beat

E-Cigs Can Help Wean Smokers Off Tobacco

Electronic smoking devices are a step in the right direction, not a cure-all, for addiction.

New Military Base Increases Calls For Okinawa’s Independence Flickr: Times Asi

New Military Base Increases Calls For Okinawa’s Independence

The longer the construction at Henoko continues, the more resentment there will be towards the U.S.

Failure To Enact A Living Wage Will Hurt Businesses Flickr: Navin75

Failure To Enact A Living Wage Will Hurt Businesses

Two Hawaii lawmakers who are also employers say paying a decent minimum wage motivates people to perform well.

Tom Yamachika: Squirreling Away Money At The DOT

Tom Yamachika: Squirreling Away Money At The DOT

The state agency wants to raise fees and taxes even as if fails to spend what it already has.

Kakaako Crash Shifts The Dialogue On Vehicle Collisions Flickr: N1NJ4

Kakaako Crash Shifts The Dialogue On Vehicle Collisions

The concern about driving under the influence must not overshadow the point that speeding was also involved in the fatal incident.

Bring Hawaiian Airlines Call Center Back To The Islands Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bring Hawaiian Airlines Call Center Back To The Islands

These are good-paying local jobs that a company with huge profits can afford.

Is Hawaii Prepared For What Southwest Airlines Might Bring? Flickr: Tom谩s Del Coro

Is Hawaii Prepared For What Southwest Airlines Might Bring?

We need a working, practical consensus on how to best negotiate continuing growth in visitor numbers.

Future Of Pali Lanes Remains Uncertain Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat

Future Of Pali Lanes Remains Uncertain

House legislation to acquire the Kailua bowling alley is dead.

What? I Can鈥檛 Use Pot To Relieve My Pain? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

What? I Can鈥檛 Use Pot To Relieve My Pain?

Opioids are readily available after surgery, but not medical marijuana, even though it’s much safer.

Don’t Panic Over Rapid Ohia Death Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Don’t Panic Over Rapid Ohia Death

There is actually a lot that is not known about these trees, which generally seem to recover nicely from setbacks.