
Industrial Agriculture Has No Place In Hawaii
Home rule and respect for the land should be more important than corporate agendas.

Tom Yamachika: There Has To Be A Better Way To Cool Hawaii’s Classrooms
The governor’s proposal to borrow from a program for alternative energy systems is simply not the proper way to handle basic infrastructure issues.

Apathy’s Burden: The Role Of Hawaii In Global Affairs
Compassion, detachment, and a lack of broader political awareness in the state of Hawaii

One Voter’s Checklist For Presidential Candidates
The writer wants an enlightened leader, knowledgeable of the U.S. government with a unifying vision. For him, that candidate hasn’t emerged.

Dengue And Zika: Their Spread Should Have Been Expected
Even our public health officials ignore the threat of common diseases until they reach our part of the world.

Facing Life On The Streets, A Maui Homeless Man Cries Out
As his time in transitional housing ends, a man born and raised in Maui with two UH degrees says he won’t survive unsheltered.

Tom Yamachika: If We Start A Lottery, Gambling Could Expand In Hawaii
If Native Hawaiians gain federal recognition as a community similar to Indian tribes on the mainland, they’d have certain gambling opportunities — and more if the state has a lottery.

Hawaii Should Remember To Ask: ‘And How Are The Children?’
A traditional Maasai greeting poses a question we ought to be prioritizing half a world away in the islands.

For The Poor And The Mentally Ill, Help In Two Bills
Generating more funds for rental housing assistance and making it easier to hospitalize the mentally ill could help address Hawaii’s homelessness crisis.

After Injuries To Farmworkers, Why Wait Longer To Ban Chlorpyrifos?
The effects of this toxic pesticide are often the result of low-level, chronic exposure, so acute cases like those at Syngenta Kauai are particularly distressing.