
Why Nestor Garcia Is Bad For Journalism In Hawaii
KHON has now hired Garcia twice since he was fined by the Honolulu Ethics Commission for misdeeds committed while he was a City Council member.

Rigor Or Rigor Mortis? Re-Evaluating Common Core
The academic standards system should be reconsidered in Hawaii, where this writer questions whether Common Core promotes great teaching and learning or standardized tests.

Hawaii Is Making Positive Changes In Managing Prisons
Over the past year, Hawaii leaders have moved forward with welcome reforms on sentencing, inmate rights/privileges and community corrections.

Eradication Plan Won’t Kill Just Rodents And Mongooses
The poison that the state plans to spread could become part of Hawaii’s food chain, soil and water.

Why I’m Against the NRA’s Tortured Logic
Kauai’s police chief discusses keeping our communities safe from violence.

Fundraising Companies Sometimes Take Huge Share Of Charitable Gifts
Does the charity you think you’re giving to actually receive only a fraction of the donation? There are ways to find out.

Who Deserves Your Charity? This Might Help You Decide
Here’s where you can go to find out what nonprofits are paying their top executives — but don’t consider all high salaries to be unreasonable.

Forget The Hitler Comparison, Trump Is Reincarnation Of Mussolini
With nationalistic appeals to the angry and uneducated, Trump on the campaign trail is channeling the war-era Italian dictator.

Preventing Zika: Why Does Cuba Do A Better Job Than Hawaii?
A poor island nation puts the Aloha State to shame when it comes to public health efforts, including spraying to decrease disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Election 2016 Begs Question: Whatever Happened To De Tocqueville?
The current field of candidates and level of political discourse makes one writer long for the vision and inspirational leadership of John F. Kennedy.