The Tourists Are Back. In Rural Hana, The Residents Aren’t Happy
Visitors are bringing an infusion of cash but they’re underscoring concerns about overtaxed roads, beaches and infrastructure, environmental degradation and cultural exploitation.聽聽
More Marines Are Coming To Hawaii. Will Kaneohe Be Ready For Them?
Hawaii is scheduled to get about 2,700 more Marines along with their spouses and children in coming years but the military lacks a plan for accommodating the restructured force.
The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: Hawaii House Leaders
Speaker Scott Saiki says the Legislature 鈥渟topped the bleeding鈥 from the pandemic and recession.
Hawaii Is Ready As Preteens Get In Line For COVID-19 Vaccines
The expanding eligibility pool bodes well for resuming in-person classes in the fall, Hawaii officials said.
Saiki Finalizes Mauna Kea Working Group Membership
Protest leaders, UH officials and astronomers will all have seats on the panel.
Hawaii Police Shootings Review Board Has At Least A Dozen Cases
But that’s fewer than half the number of police killings or in-custody deaths in the state since the board was created in 2017.
9 Hikers Cited For Trespass At Oahu’s Sacred Falls On Sunday
The hikers were caught by state law enforcement on the Mother’s Day anniversary of rockslides at the now-closed hiking trail that killed eight and injured dozens in 1999.
Tourists Are Returning To Hawaii, So Why Aren’t Tourism Jobs?
Hawaii hosted 8% more tourists in March 2021 than in March 2020 but 35% fewer hotel and restaurant jobs.
These Hawaii Doctors Are Fighting Guam’s Abortion Law
Abortions are legal in Guam, but women have no access to them because of a lack of local providers and rules requiring in-person consultations for the procedures.
The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: US Sen. Brian Schatz
Fourteen months after the start of the pandemic, he sees light at the end of the tunnel. Schatz also calls for filibuster reform and nudges Gov. David Ige to heed the advice of the CDC on travel requirements.