Discussion
ANALYSIS: North Korean Threat and Hawaii as the Front Line
With US Pacific Command more concerned about global warming, do Hawaiians have anything to fear from North Korea’s recent provocations?
OPINION: New Cash Transaction Rules Hurt Farmers Markets
New rules aimed at open market vendors with cash sales are difficult to enforce, and would harm those who choose to comply.
OPINION: Rep. Hanohano vs. the Artsy-Fartsy
Rep. Faye Hanohano recently caused an uproar after using racial slang to criticize the artwork in her office. Racism aside, is the art really that bad?
OPINION: Partly Cloudy, With a Chance of Mice
Can a “death from above” aerial bombing using poisoned mice save Hawaii’s native species from the threat of brown tree snakes migrating from Guam?
ANALYSIS: “Sequestration” May Shock Hawaii Economy
Liberals hate it, Tea Partiers love it. But how badly will the coming $85 billion in federal cuts hurt Hawaii?
OPINION: “Dear Public: Stop Being So Uptight. Love, Neil”
What the governor might say, if he could say it.
ANALYSIS: Raising the Minimum Wage – Truth and Consequences
Will hiking the minimum wage to $9.25 lead to lay-offs? We look at who wins and who loses in Hawaii under the proposed change.
OPINION: Hawaii’s Bizzare, Nanny-State Future
A tongue-in-cheek look at life in 2015, should lawmakers have their way.
OPINION: Top 5 Oddball Laws Proposed in 2013
We highlight our “top five” favorite laws-out-of-left-field from this year’s legislative session.
ANALYSIS: The ‘New’ Public Land Development Corporation
If HB 942 goes ahead, it’s goodbye Public Lands Development Corporation, and hello “Harbor and Parks Development Authority.” We examine the other changes to the concept being proposed.
OPINION: In Hawaii, It Doesn’t Pay to be Caandid
The recent controversy over Hawaii 5-0 actor Scott Caan’s negative view of the islands begs the question: can people in Hawaii take a joke?
ANALYSIS: Weed…What Happens if it’s Made Legal?
Who could smoke it, where you’d buy it, and more under Hawaii’s House Bill 150.
ANALYSIS: Three Projects Critical to the Big Island Economy
Getting the biggest bang for your tax-paying bucks.
New Home Quick-Tests May Reveal More HIV in Hawaii
Newly available kits offer the most convenient and discrete method yet to test for infection.
ANALYSIS: Hawaii’s Gun Laws Worth Imitating
With some of the strictest gun-control laws in the nation, Hawaii benefits from a very low rate of gun-related fatalities.
ANALYSIS: Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange Moving Closer to Reality
Web portal will allow residents to compare affordable care choices.
LETTER: Big Island’s Funding Problem, Post Inouye
“Hawaii’s new congressional delegation won’t have the same political clout as Senator Inouye had.”
ANALYSIS: What Inouye’s Death Means for Hawaii
Hawaii stares down the prospect of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal spending that the late senator typically secured.
