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A Single Stairway To Heaven? Larch Lab

A Single Stairway To Heaven?

Single-stair construction is an idea that Hawaii should consider implementing.

An ‘Empty Homes’ Tax Won’t Fix Hawaii’s Housing Crisis Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

An ‘Empty Homes’ Tax Won’t Fix Hawaii’s Housing Crisis

There is a distinct negative correlation between housing prices and vacancy rates.

One Way To Do Tourism Better? Require Local Tour Guides AP Photo/Eric Risberg/2018

One Way To Do Tourism Better? Require Local Tour Guides

A style more like Bhutan’s approach would significantly improve our relationship with tourists, our local economy and our environment.

Bill Lowering Blood Alcohol Level For Drivers Should Have Passed Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Bill Lowering Blood Alcohol Level For Drivers Should Have Passed

Hawaii lawmakers ignored a clear public message to improve the safety of our roadways.

We Can’t Solve High Job Vacancies By Staying Stuck In The Past Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

We Can’t Solve High Job Vacancies By Staying Stuck In The Past

Government needs to figure out how to attract the next generation of workers

How Must The War In Ukraine End? Wikimedia Commons

How Must The War In Ukraine End?

There will have to be an armistice, and Russia will most likely keep Crimea and parts of the Donbas.

We Need To Take Better Care Of Our Kupuna Denby Fawcett/ Civil Beat/2022

We Need To Take Better Care Of Our Kupuna

It’s one reason OHA wants to lift the restriction on residential housing on agency lands in Kakaako Makai.

Rep. Case Should Abandon Working With GOP On Debt Ceiling Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2022

Rep. Case Should Abandon Working With GOP On Debt Ceiling

The Hawaii congressman should join Sen. Schatz and President Biden in calling for an immediate “up or down” vote.

Proposed Raises For Honolulu City Officials Are Offensive Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Proposed Raises For Honolulu City Officials Are Offensive

There is no justifiable reason the Honolulu City Council should receive a 64% raise.

Clarence Thomas Will Not Escape The Collective Judgment Of History AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/2022

Clarence Thomas Will Not Escape The Collective Judgment Of History

We would condemn this behavior if it belonged to an ordinary member of the universe rather than a Supreme Court justice.