Former State Archaeologist Faces Ethics Probe Into Revolving Door Allegation
A former State Historic Preservation Division archaeologist faces an ethics investigation into an allegation he violated the ...
Election Reform Was On The Ballot Nationwide But Voters Largely Said No
Reformers argue that party-focused systems exclude large swaths of independent voters who do not identify with any political ...
Neal Milner: Firing Of UH Athletic Director Was By The Book. And That's OK
With no warning, University of Hawaii President David Lassner fired UH athletic director Craig Angelos. Lassner won’t say why ...
You Thought $9 For A Dozen Eggs Was Bad? Bird Flu Might Make It Even Worse
In Hawaii, where a dozen mainland eggs typically fetches upwards of $9, the price increases could deepen an already painful ...
FEMA’s Plan For Maui Wildfire Survivors Lacked Safeguards For Residents
FEMA officials said they didn’t want their housing program for survivors of Maui’s 2023 wildfires to displace any residents.
Beth Fukumoto: We Can Stop Terrorist Money Without Hurting Legit Nonprofits
U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Rep. Jill Tokuda were on opposite sides of the recent House vote that advanced a measure to restrict ...
Matson’s New Vessels Illustrate Jones Act’s Grip On Hawaii Shipping
Matson’s news release about its capital outlay said the three vessels represent “an investment of approximately $1 billion” ...
The Unnamed Dead Of Honolulu May Be Revealed Through DNA Testing
DNA from five unidentified sets of juvenile remains have been sent for testing thanks to a $50,000 grant from a Texas-based lab. Some were crime victims. Others lived and died in solitude. Some may ...
The Sunshine Blog: Bidding Aloha To James And Rose, Kauai’s Avatar Anchors
The Blog can’t help but wonder if that mightn’t have been the last laugh of former Oahu Publications senior exec Aaron ...
How Native Americans Guarded Their Societies Against Tyranny
The Native American democracy that the U.S. founders were most likely to know about was the Iroquois Confederacy. They call ...
Danny De Gracia: We Have To Protect Public Education
“Interstellar” portrayed a fictional world where schools denied the moon landing, but in our real world, a study by the ...
Hawaii Woman Still Missing In LA As Father Is Found Dead
Hannah’s father, Ryan Kobayashi, was among those who flew in from Hawaii to help in the search. He was found dead early ...