The Carpenters Union is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to turn a boring ballot proposition into one that might get voters’ attention.
Commentary
Posted inCartoon
Will Caron: Artful Dodgers
Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.
Posted inOpinion
When A Condo Leak Becomes A Fight About The Owner
First the problem is denied. Then the person raising it is attacked as “difficult.”
Posted inOpinion
Lee Cataluna: Our Strange Fixation With Ni‘ihau
Why aren’t we similarly obsessed with other “forbidden” parts of Hawaiʻi — such as those fenced off by billionaires?
Posted inOpinion
Beth Fukumoto: This Stretch Of Hawaiʻi Is Edging Republican
The energy seems on the GOP side in part of West Oʻahu that is no longer reliably Democratic. Here, there are opportunities for Republican growth.
Posted inOpinion
Honolulu Streams Need More Than Flood Fixes
What’s needed in the Ala Wai watershed is a grand vision for flood control, public access, water quality, habitat and scenic splendor.
Posted inOpinion
Election Integrity Is About Protecting Every Voter — And Every Candidate
They put their names, reputations, families and ideas before the public. That is the integrity our democracy requires.
Posted inOpinion
Olin Lagon: This Moth Fired Up My Curiosity
We need to encourage our flame keepers, not snuff their spark out. A hummingbird moth I encountered in Pālolo is part of that fire.
Posted inOpinion
Hawaiʻi’s Fuel Supply Chain Is Dangerously Stressed
That gap between pump prices and crude prices is a lag that will hit us hard.