PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Is the University of Hawaii Capable of Doing Better After the Latest Crisis?
Unfortunately, the people in charge of top appointments at UH seem to have selective memories.
Courtesy: Healthcare Association of Hawaii
Hawaii Disaster Team Ready for Anything
With a hurricane and tropical storm approaching the islands, local emergency personnel are training for widespread casualties.
HamzaDaoui@Flickr.com
We Must Pay Attention in Hawaii to Help Stop the Violence in Gaza
The level of horror may mark a natural endpoint for journalistic objectivity and requires us to stand up in the most basic show of solidarity.
U.S. Navy, Keith DeVinney
A Final Look at the Militaristic RIMPAC Exercises Around Hawaii
RIMPAC is about to temporarily disappear from the public eye again, but the militaristic framework it was founded on ties Hawaii to the rest of the world.
Hawaii’s General Excise Tax: ‘Perversely Fair’
The GET spreads the cost of government to residents and visitors alike.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Bachman Hall Bumbling
University of Hawaii officials’ handling of the Tom Apple affair is amazingly amateurish.
Flickr
Geothermal: Not ‘Easy, Simple, Cheap or Wrong’
No one claims that geothermal energy is going to solve all our energy needs. But it is a proven and reliable source used around the world.
University of Hawaii at Manoa
What’s the Story Behind Tom Apple’s Ouster as UH Chancellor?
UH officials should be forthcoming about why the chancellor has been canned just a few weeks after new president takes over.
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Inversion: U.S. Companies Moving to Other Countries Over Tax Concerns
Is it fair for companies to move out of the U.S. to avoid tax consequences while still enjoying U.S. benefits?
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat
Maui Desperately Needs Workforce Housing
Maui County should build the housing our working families need.