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Falling Off the Property Tax Cliff Flickr.com

Falling Off the Property Tax Cliff

Lawmakers should be more careful when setting tax rates; the fall is a doozy.

A New Way to Manage the Risks on Our Streets City and County of Honolulu

A New Way to Manage the Risks on Our Streets

As more people commute on bikes, it is changing the way we interact on the roads.

Hawaii Students Deserve Teacher Leaders Wikimedia Commons

Hawaii Students Deserve Teacher Leaders

We should embrace the efforts of teachers who believe demonstrating leadership will result in educational improvement.

Common Core Criticisms Miss the Mark Flickr: usdagov

Common Core Criticisms Miss the Mark

The common core standards facilitate equity in education, allow us to speak the same language and move toward the same goals.

National Park Service Needs to Get Out of the Way of Development Screenshot

National Park Service Needs to Get Out of the Way of Development

The federal agency is an obstruction to economic progress on the Big Island.

The Second Most Unfair Tax System? Really? Fotalia

The Second Most Unfair Tax System? Really?

If a national study pronounces judgment on a state鈥檚 tax system, it should have a more reasoned approach than Family Feud鈥檚 鈥淪urvey says!鈥

Planning Hawaii’s 100 Percent Renewable Energy Future

Planning Hawaii’s 100 Percent Renewable Energy Future

We need utilities that are enthusiastic and committed to achieving 100 percent renewable energy. Let’s ask them to do it.

Give the Homeless Justice, Not Stigmatization PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Give the Homeless Justice, Not Stigmatization

People on the streets need a special court program to help coordinate resources and address the underlying causes of their situation.

When it Comes to Taxes, Timing Is Everything 401(K) 2012/Flickr

When it Comes to Taxes, Timing Is Everything

Getting the timing right isn鈥檛 always easy on tax credits and income tax law.

Honolulu Residents and the People’s Climate March Courtesy: Alan Light/Flickr

Honolulu Residents and the People’s Climate March

You can mobilize in the streets of Waikiki this Sunday to encourage energy alternatives and responses to climate change.