What a local stadium, playground and convention center say about deferred maintenance.

Lots of places worry about brain drain, not just Hawaiʻi. Let’s not demean and patronize those who’ve chosen to live elsewhere.

Brenton Awa seems tailor made to be an independent. But the electorate is slow to budge from the two big parties, despite their unpopularity.

Justice demands that the rest of us pay for the burden the landfill places on whatever community gets it. Stop kicking the trash can down the road.

A new book details the spineless power players in the Trump world. But Hawaiʻi has its own cowardly behavior, rooted in a culture of avoidance.

Government should be good at ensuring that high rises have working elevators. But the reality is we have to get really good at helping each other.

The Hawaiʻi court system could have handled the Tommy Waters’ election dispute much better.

Upstart candidates are great motivators for voter turnout and make us think about what we’re voting for.

Hawaiʻi is all about personal relationships, even when it comes to cops.