Preparing for wildfires is the top priority for Honolulu, but so is bringing down crime, providing affordable housing and hiring workers. There's also a solution in the works for the landfill.

Just talk to us. These scripted videos and written statements are a slap in the face to anxious citizens who are losing confidence by the day in county leadership.

Everyone lost precious belongings and assets when the town burned, but no one should be revictimized because they lack political clout.

The new program manager for the longtime democracy watchdog has ambitious plans and goals.

They defend the governor's emergency proclamation on housing, explain how the suspension of laws will work, and stress that the public will be involved in the process.

The LG talks about how her new role compares to serving in the Legislature, the budget fiasco from her former colleagues, and about her wish to pay her staff more money.

The Hawaii House and Senate judiciary committee chairs talk about sunshine and process reform at the Hawaii Legislature.

Sol Kaho‘ohalahala, Nai‘a Lewis and William Aila explain why the area should be granted sanctuary status by the United States.

And the only way to fix it is for lawmakers to radically change the way they do business. If not, voters should act.

There was a lot of talk about making things better this session, and some sunshine bills were passed. But the big ones died in darkness.