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Tom Yamachika: Who Should Own Utilities? Hawaii’s History Offers Clues
Past experiments with ownership of utilities may offer lessons for the proposed merger of Hawaii Electric Industries and NextEra Energy.
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Schatz Holds Keys to Hawaii鈥檚 Tech Industry, Business Growth
Without the infrastructure to support better service, our business environment is at risk. But Sen. Brian Schatz is in a position to help.
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Hawaii Public Schools Are Turning Out ‘Bone Ignorant’ Students
One college sophomore couldn’t find New Zealand on a map. She pointed to Iceland.
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Approach of Another Election Season Offers Opportunity for Change
We need a new paradigm that brings sweeping changes in the electoral process and restores faith in government.
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Hawaii Prepares for First Annual Gandhi Day on Oct. 2
The state Legislature unanimously approved establishing the day of remembrance earlier this year, and local faith and social justice leaders are preparing a celebration.
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Tom Yamachika: IRS Targets a Tax Strategy That’s Common in Hawaii
“Captive insurance” is perfectly legal if properly executed, but the feds are on the lookout for scammers.
Setting the Record Straight: Hawaiians Are an ‘Inclusive People’
Citizenship in the Hawaiian Kingdom was never confined to one race. So a race-based election to create a race-based nation would be blatantly non-Hawaiian.
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Let’s Work Together to Find the Best Answers for Maunalua Bay
We have not been kind to the bay, though it continues to be kind to us. Still,聽if Maunalua thrives, so do we.
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Solution to Teacher Shortages: Teaching Academies
A successful academy in Waianae and another serving Native Hawaiians show the promise in replicating this approach throughout Hawaii.
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Law Recognizes Native Hawaiians as Indigenous People With Special Rights
Legal rulings dating back to 1863 and ongoing global recognition today confirm the appropriateness of laws that apply only to indigenous Native Hawaiians.