The potential bribe is a public issue that touches the public in different ways. A legislative inquiry would allow the public to watch how it unfolded.

Trump’s policies in the last year have caused structural damage to governance that might be difficult to reverse.

Moving home to the islands after years away can be a tough decision.

Proposals to bring back a written test to renew a Hawaiʻi driver’s license are missing the point.

Fiscal and policy pressures are impacting everything from the budget to health care to social and legal issues.

Advocates want the Legislature to fully fund the Legacy Land program to save even more areas that are at risk from developers.

Change in Hawaiʻi is a mix of repurposing and reinventing.

Everybody wants to know who got the $35,000 in the paper bag.

The 81-acre site was being eyed by real estate developers but Hawaiʻi County just bought it and a local fishing group will manage it.

The system wasn’t broken. It was built for someone else.