We need to prepare now for potential changes in the way the federal government treats Hawaiʻi.

From sliding through their own pay raises to snuffing reform bills, lawmakers’ incumbency machine runs as quietly as possible.

The administration’s proposal to eliminate 80,000 VA jobs will hit Hawai‘i especially hard.

The state Salary Commission is poised to give lawmakers and other state officials big pay raises. But it needs to scale back its thinking on legislators for now.

A UH project brings to life age-old debates over land, identity and corruption, including progress made and challenges that remain.

The intermittent nature of the schedule hampers lawmakers’ ability to concentrate on their primary responsibilities.

None of the Legislature’s bills regarding the HTA explicitly requires or encourages more community-based tourism.