The return of visitor arrivals to pre-pandemic levels sure helps Hawaii’s economy, but it can also result in undesirable consequences for our fragile natural infrastructure.

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that leadership changes at the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation may be coming. Will former chair Colleen Hanabusa succeed Toby Martyn?

Hawaii Gov. David Ige says he may veto more than two dozen bills, an unusually large number. But Senate President Ron Kouchi and House Speaker Scott Saiki may have the votes to override some of them and amend others. Stay tuned for the special session that starts Tuesday.

Roy Amemiya, managing director under former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, is now a target in a U.S. Department of Justice corruption probe. He joins other targets Donna Leong, the city’s former top civil attorney, and former city Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro.

Hawaii has always been an expensive place to live, but a bottleneck in international supply chains due to COVID-19 has dramatically increased the costs of groceries.

As Hawaii and Honolulu officials ease more COVID-19 restrictions and push for more vaccinations, there is growing hope that the pandemic’s end is in sight.

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is exploring potential changes to the rail project, including ending it well before Ala Moana Center.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi says he wants a “new Chinatown” we all can be proud of. But restaurateur Eddie Flores is skewering the plan because it doesn’t do enough to address homelessness.