“A major issue facing District 21 is balancing Hawaiʻi’s housing needs with concerns about overdevelopment, street parking, and emergency access.”

“We need to bolster our watershed systems along Paula Drive to ensure that the water flows into the storm drains and does not cause flooding at the bottom of Wilhelmina.”

The county agency received strong community support, but was also the subject of a scathing audit over its failure to meet goals.

Experts say social media and political rhetoric can lead people to believe crime is higher than it is.

The CORE program was started in 2021 and has changed its focus repeatedly since then, confounding efforts to gauge its effectiveness.

“Executive sessions should be used sparingly. When we close those doors without cause, we lose the very people we are here to serve.”

Constituent correspondence and campaign material is sometimes hard to tell apart. 

Five Democrats are on the primary election ballot to represent urban and industrial Honolulu neighborhoods.

“The Legislature should focus on improving the quality of debate and public review rather than limiting the number of bills introduced.”

“Wildfire experts, scientists and HIEMA administrators continue to request better preparedness measures, and every year we fall short.”