The City Council’s Bill 9 will likely not achieve its goal of creating more affordable housing.

It was a desperate move that could harm Hawaii’s finances for years to come.

Our leaders need to move quickly to completely lift the state and county COVID-19 lockdowns.

They include delaying salary increases for public workers and legislators, and instituting furloughs.

Hoping to save money by forming a public-private partnership is foolhardy.

Suppliers have no incentive to incur the additional expenses to rush goods to affected areas.

Voters should reject a ballot question this fall calling for a constitutional amendment to tax property to help education.

Hawaii’s public employee and retiree health care benefits needs better financial management.