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Column
Beth Fukumoto: Some Bills Are Perennial Losers For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers
Every year, lawmakers introduce many bills that seek solutions for important problems. Every year, they die.
Denby Fawcett: Lei Makers Are Struggling To Keep Up With Demand This May Day
Recent storms and other economic issues have taken their toll on Hawaiʻi’s flower vendors.
Will Bailey: Orbiting Reality In An Era Of Online Uncertainty
How the constant thrum of media is shaping our world and why that matters in Hawaiʻi.
Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Felt The Sting Of Mosquitoes For 200 Years
They transformed Hawaii’s ecology, helping to spread disease that sickened native birds. Now they carry viruses deadly to humans.
Denby Fawcett: Respecting Those Who Have Legitimate Concerns
It’s easy to call someone a NIMBY and undermine valid opposition rather than fully analyze a project’s long-term consequences.
Beth Fukumoto: Lawmakers Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Test Citizens United
Senate Bill 2471 presents a serious, carefully framed constitutional argument worthy of judicial review.
Lee Cataluna: Gov. Green Still Can’t Leave The State
By swapping an un-elected bureaucrat for scandal-tainted Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Green has not solved the problem of leaving the leadership of the state to the political equivalent of a substitute teacher.
Neal Milner: We Are All Victims Of The Sylvia Luke Mess
Her decision not to run for reelection doesn’t address the bigger problem — how inept the state is when it comes to corruption investigations.
