In the 22 years between that flood and the one this week, progress stalled on every front.


This is not how a recovery-supportive system should work. Senate Bill 2425 is intended to change that.

It risks locking Hawaiʻi into higher costs for decades.

If we take action now, we can create lasting structures of protection and accountability.

A bill under consideration would give the transportation department broad authority to direct program funds for its existing projects, without going through the legislatively mandated evaluation process of the other proposals.

The idea that a fishery is damaging to reefs or to fish populations is contradicted by the data.

Current estimates suggest 200,000 commercial drivers across the country could be affected in total, including drivers from Micronesia.

House Bill 2208 is a vital investment in our economy and community resilience.

For far too long the state has relied too much on tax revenue from common goods and services.

An empty homes tax could raise revenue while nudging vacant units back into the city and county’s housing supply.