Medical Marijuana In Hawaii Still Conflicts With Federal Law
The Legislature can and should end this harmful discrimination against qualified patients and dispensaries.
Corruption By Any Other Name Is Still Corruption
Allowing committee chairs the sole power to decide whether to hear a bill, to pass a bill or to kill a bill invites corruption — both illegal and legal.
Lawmakers Again Have The Chance To Tax Sweetened Beverages
The negative effect of excess sugar consumption on health is well known, especially on low-income communities.
Let鈥檚 Brave The Possibilities On Mauna Kea
Reach out to each other with humility and aloha to create the future we want for our descendants.
An $18 Minimum Wage Won鈥檛 Raise Prices Dramatically
But a living wage increase will go a long way toward providing financial stability for many in Hawaii.
Now Is The Time to Invest In Hawaii鈥檚 Children
Covid鈥檚 reach into all sectors of the state has highlighted a big weakness in the safety net.
Nostalgia, Development And A Changing Honolulu
Only when something old is destroyed can something new be placed.
Honolulu鈥檚 Plan To Raise Bus Fares Will Hurt Riders
If we are focused on climate change, multimodal and kupuna-friendly goals, public transit should be affordable.
Ranked Choice Voting Would Improve Democracy In Hawaii
RCV guarantees that any elected candidate for office will be chosen by a majority of the community.
Rep. Gene Ward: Legislature Should Back Off Les Kondo
A House committee opted for “getting mud鈥 on the state auditor rather than taking a deep dive into the inefficiencies in state government.