Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

“Affordable” projects supply too many units with two bedrooms or less. But most residents want at least three bedrooms.

Liberals want to explain away the views of people in places like Door County, Wisconsin. They do so at their peril.

The Navy said no fuel leaked from the plane that skidded off the runway into Kaneohe Bay, but the latest embarrassment dealt another blow to the military's reputation in Hawaii.

As we see in Hawaii, uncompetitive elections lead directly to a declining quality of government.

Efforts by the city and police helped reduce the number of homeless people on the streets, but Chinatown residents say they still don't feel safe, especially at night.

School psychologists are in a constant state of triage because of a shortage in special education teachers and behavioral health specialists.

It took extensive digging and luck to find the kind of information about the unpublicized case that's readily available on other states' websites and is crucial to improving the child welfare system.

New technologies are available and in use elsewhere that should be considered by the Legislature and state and local government.

We are heading soon to the point where artificial intelligence can do anything that humans can do, but faster.