Community colleges play a critical role in expanding local access to education so the recent trend toward declining enrollment is disturbing.

Limu, as seaweed is known in Hawaiian, used to grow wild in such abundance that it would pile up on beaches, but it has become scarce. Researchers have launched projects trying to change that.

The area that once housed a boys’ school and a livestock research station has been unused and neglected for more than a decade. A nonprofit group is trying to clean it up.

There’s demand for olelo Hawaii, but parents are looking for dual language education in other languages, too, namely Mandarin and Japanese.

Parents should help advocate for reforms, like higher wages for workers, instead of passing this pricey burden on to their kids.

Lunchtime lines outside restaurants have largely disappeared and foot traffic is down as pandemic-era hybrid work arrangements continue to be the norm.

Instead, the community needs to look at increasing and improving pet-friendly emergency shelters and permanent housing, and funding more street outreach.

A large-scale commitment to buying from local farmers, ranchers and other food producers is needed to support the agriculture industry in the islands.

Apple has been introducing new products and upgrades in special events for more than a decade. But this time around, it seemed only true Apple nerds seemed to care.