Families still need help from the state to recover from the pandemic, but what happens in the next “black swan” event?
Sterling Higa
Sterling Higa is a teacher and writer from Honolulu. Find his work at sterlinghiga.com.
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Sterling Higa: How To Fix The Unfairness Of Workers’ Long Commutes
The pandemic exposed a divide between those who can work remotely and those who can’t. Several ideas could help bridge that divide.
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Sterling Higa: When The Joys Of Our Sugar-Loving Culture Go Too Far
Many Hawaii residents are at risk or have diabetes, and the purveyors of confections aren’t helping.
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Sterling Higa: Hawaii Should Prepare Now For The Next Drug Scourge
Hawaii was an early adopter of meth. Now a wave of fentanyl is coming.
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Sterling Higa: Leaving Behind The 9th Island And All It Stands For
The local penchant for gambling in Las Vegas is part of a spectrum of distractions that keep us from focusing on making a world worth living in.
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Sterling Higa: What Red Hill Says About The Decline Of American Empire
The United States seems to have lost the ability to predict or manage the consequences of its actions abroad or at home.
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Sterling Higa: Some Will Be Left Behind In Revamped Hawaii Economy
While some may be able to take advantage of changes wrought by the pandemic, many others could be mired in increasingly insecure traditional jobs.
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Sterling Higa: Hawaii Millennials Buck Stereotype To Pitch In Against Pandemic
Every1ne Hawaii switched gears when the pandemic started from voter registration to providing free face masks and recruiting social influencers.
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Sterling Higa: Who Will Bear The Burden Of Our Virus Response Effort?
From business shutdowns to government cutbacks to the virus infection rate itself, someone is going to be getting the short end of this particular stick.