December 2019
Thursday, December 12The New NextEra? HECO Is Fighting This Mainland Firm’s Bid For Control
Tuesday, December 10HECO Names New CEO As It Begins Major Renewable Energy Push
Monday, December 9How The Gas Company Plans To Fight A Bill Banning Gas Water Heaters
Thursday, December 5Feds: Chinese Industrial Spies Have Great Interest In Hawaii
November 2019
Wednesday, November 27Judge: State Can’t Keep Data Behind Its Budget Estimates Secret
Friday, November 22Seed Industry Is Shrinking Dramatically But It Still Grows Hawaii’s No. 1 Crop
Tuesday, November 19Energy Giant AES Has A Big — And Growing — Footprint In Hawaii
Hawaii Supreme Court: Gov Can Appoint Whoever He Wants During Interim
Friday, November 15Report: Hawaii’s Economic Growth Is The Lowest In The Nation
Friday, November 8Second Bid To Impeach Honolulu’s Top Prosecutor Is Filed
Honolulu Prosecutor Objects To Feds’ Ruling On A Third Deedy Trial
Wednesday, November 6Regulators Demand Audit Of Hawaiian Electric Co.
Tuesday, November 5Hawaii Gas Faces Uncertain Future In State’s Renewable Energy Push
October 2019
Monday, October 28PUC’s Former Lawyer Says Approval Of Kahuku Wind Farm Violated Law
Wednesday, October 23Conflicts, Antitrust Questions Raised Regarding Maui Solar Farm
Thursday, October 17Hawaii’s Green Energy Projects Search For Ways To Navigate Community Opposition
Wednesday, October 16Why Hawaii Still Has So Few Electric Cars
Thursday, October 10Who Climbs Koko Crater? An Avid Hiker Wants To Find Out
Tuesday, October 8Hawaii Coffee Farmers: State Policy Is Putting Crops At Risk
Thursday, October 3How ‘Green Fees’ Might Offset The Hidden Costs Of Tourism In Hawaii
September 2019
Thursday, September 26This Facebook Campaign Is Teaching Tourists How To Behave In Hawaii
Monday, September 23Why No One Knows How Many Green Energy Jobs Exist In Hawaii
Friday, September 20Economists: Airbnb Crackdown Will Likely Cause Big Drop In Oahu Tourism
Tuesday, September 10Will Hawaii Electric Customers Ever Save Money With Renewable Energy?
Wednesday, September 4Hawaiian Airlines Stock Slumping Amid Fears Of Competition
August 2019
Thursday, August 29Monsanto Could Soon Be Facing Dozens Of Lawsuits in Hawaii Over Pesticide
Tuesday, August 27Air Travel’s Carbon Footprint Takes A Big Environmental Toll In Hawaii
Thursday, August 22Can This New Hawaii Venture Become The Stock Fund For Millennials?
July 2019
Wednesday, July 31Do Negotiations Offer A Way Forward On Mauna Kea?
Monday, July 22This Hawaii Entrepreneur Wants To Build The Moon’s First ‘Airport’
Wednesday, July 17Measuring The Costs and Benefits of Windward Oahu Tourism
Hawaii Struggles To Maintain Its Worn-Out Hiking Trails
Thursday, July 11How Kailua Became A Tourist Town
Wednesday, July 109 Charts That Show How Hawaii Tourism Is Changing
10 Million Visitors: Can Hawaii Survive Its Own Popularity?
Tuesday, July 2Selling Students On A Future Career, Not Just A Degree
June 2019
Thursday, June 20Hawaii Has The Lowest Health Care Costs, Thanks To Strong State Laws
Tuesday, June 18New Ruling In Maui Water Case Still Doesn’t Resolve Old Dispute
Friday, June 14No One Knows How Many Homes Are Sitting Empty Despite Housing Shortage
Monday, June 10Kakaako’s Empty Condos: ‘At Night, It’s A Ghost Town Down Here’
Tuesday, June 4Economists: Higher Revenue Estimates Do Not Signal Economic Growth In Hawaii
Monday, June 3Hawaiian Electric’s Ambitious Plan To Quit Using Coal Is A ‘Moon Mission’
May 2019
Monday, May 20Can These Unlikely Partners Help Diversify Hawaii’s Economy?
Wednesday, May 8City Council Defers Measures to Crack Down On Vacation Rentals
Monday, May 6Wanted: People Who Can Make Useful Sense Of Vast Amounts Of Data
April 2019
Tuesday, April 30Why Plans For A New Navy Dry Dock Leave Ship Repair Industry Divided
Friday, April 26Will One Of These Fledgling Companies Be Hawaii’s Next Big Brand?
Friday, April 19Can A Sustainable Industry Be Built From An Invasive Species?
Tuesday, April 16The High Price Of Luring The Movies To Hawaii
Monday, April 15Vacation Rentals On Oahu May Face Tough Enforcement And New Limits
Thursday, April 4Hawaii’s Population Decline Signals Future Economic Challenges
Tuesday, April 2Beyond Hotels And Beaches: Can Hawaii Really Diversify Its Economy?
Monsanto: $80M Verdict In Roundup Case Won’t Affect Other Suits
March 2019
Tuesday, March 26Local Artisans Are Thriving Amid Kakaako’s Condo Boom
Wednesday, March 20Hawaii Supreme Court: Giant Law Firm OK To Set Up Shop Here
Monday, March 11Lawsuit Claims HPD Officer Sexually Assaulted Woman
Thursday, March 7Embattled Honolulu Prosecutor Takes Immediate Leave Of Absence
Monday, March 4Kealohas’ Trial Delayed Until May For Medical Reasons
Friday, March 1As Tourism Begins To Stall, So Does Hawaii’s Economy
February 2019
Monday, February 25Be Audited Or Die: New Budget Process Cracks Down On State Agency
Thursday, February 14Legislature’s New Approach: Inspect Budgets In Bite-Sized Chunks
Wednesday, February 13Katherine Kealoha And Her Brother Are Free Pending Trial On Drug Charges
Tuesday, February 12Hawaii’s ‘Unprecedented’ Push To Suspend Keith Kaneshiro
Hawaii AG Asks Supreme Court To Suspend Honolulu Prosecutor
Wednesday, February 6Growing Our Own: Hawaii Still Lacks Enough Local Food Production
Court Ruling On Water Heaters Will Help ‘Protect The Climate’
January 2019
Tuesday, January 29House Speaker: Really, Judges Are My BFFs
Wednesday, January 23Hawaii Energy Office — And Other Programs — May Face The Budget Ax
Friday, January 18Government Shutdown Won’t Stall Kealoha Trial
Labor Board: Police Chief Did Nothing Wrong When She Transferred SHOPO President
Thursday, January 17Budget Hawk Sylvia Luke: ‘I Try To Know More Than Them’
Wednesday, January 16Federal Shutdown Claims New Victim: Katherine Kealoha’s Right To A Fair Trial
Monday, January 14Police Corruption Probe Snags City’s Top Lawyer
Friday, January 11Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Ozawa-Waters Election Challenge
Trump’s Border Wall Could Imperil $345M Ala Wai Canal Flood Control Project
Wednesday, January 9Court Rejects LoPresti’s Challenge Of His Loss In Ewa Beach Senate Race
Tuesday, January 8This Long-Expired High-Tech Tax Credit Is Still Costing Hawaii Millions
Monday, January 7Filmmaker Settles Lawsuit After Hawaii Grants Him Tax Credits
Thursday, January 3If You Thought Legislature Would Bury The Hatchet With Ige, Think Again
Wednesday, January 2Addicted To Airbnb: Hawaii’s Tourism Economy Depends On Illegal Vacation Rentals
Driving Headlong Toward The Climate Change Cliff