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One bill in our legislative session that was getting a lot of attention, at least with respect to written testimony, is 

, Relating to Universal Immunization Funding Program. This bill is an Administration bill sponsored by the Department of Health. 

The bill would establish a “universal immunization funding program” and an associated special fund. The idea would be that the Department of Health would buy a bunch of vaccines in bulk along with equipment that would be necessary to preserve them, such as cold storage. Those vaccines would then be distributed to everyone who needs them, at little or no cost to the patient or the patient’s family. In that way, we would take advantage of economies of scale because of the bulk purchasing, and we would be able to distribute vaccines to people who can’t afford them, thereby saving on costly treatment costs and possibly saving lives as well. According to the bill preamble, 14 states have a similar program in place. 

What doesn’t seem to be covered in the bill is how the vaccines in the program are selected, how they are going to be distributed, and to whom the vaccines will be administered. 

And, when it comes to immunity, the State gives some to itself as well. One of the bill sections states that “there shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action against the department, its independent contractors, or its employees for any action or omission in the course of operating the universal immunization purchase program.” This is different from the general rule in chapter 662, HRS, which says that the State can be liable for negligence or intentional harms inflicted, but not for exercising the discretionary functions of government. I guess that means they think people might be harmed through operating this program, and they want to rid themselves of all possible liability in advance. How reassuring. 

Then, someone or something needs to pay for these vaccines. So here is the funding mechanism: a new assessment (a new tax) against health plans and health insurers. Specifically, the bill defines “assessed entity” as “any health insurer in the State, that is not federally funded, issuing individual and group accident and health or sickness insurance policies, individual or group hospital or medical service plan contracts, and nonprofit mutual benefit society, fraternal benefit society, and health maintenance organization health plans.”

For this aspect, we have to wonder why this program is not funded through normal tax revenue appropriated to the Department of Health like other programs run by the Department. A tax on health care plans and insurers would certainly be passed on to employers and health plan members, and that tax would probably fall on ordinary workers and salaried employees more than anyone else. In that respect, it would probably be more regressive than our current tax system &#40;which is quite regressive as it now is&#41;. And then, why is a special fund needed? What is so different about this program that makes it impossible or impractical to fund through the normal legislative appropriations process that is set forth in the Hawai‘i Constitution?

As with a number of other bills this session, there are attractive aspects but also provisions that raise substantial concerns. 

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Real Estate

Housing availability and affordability have long been issues in the Islands, with the state's housing shortage often attributed to factors like high costs and 

regulations that can stymie new development

University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization

 says that legal action related to construction defects is becoming an "increasingly significant source of uncertainty and risk in Hawai‘i's housing marketing."

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"While legal action plays a critical role in addressing legitimate construction deficiencies, the study — prepared for the Hawaiʻi Homeownership Center — examines how the rising volume and scope of lawsuits contribute to financial uncertainty, which increases costs for developers, insurers and, ultimately, homebuyers," UHERO said in a March 10 announcement.

Here are some highlights from the report, which was published on March 10 and can be 

— To begin, let’s define construction defects and construction defect litigation.

UHERO says construction defects are "flaws or deficiencies in the design, materials or workmanship of a building that may compromise its structural integrity, functionality or aesthetics," and may arise during or shortly after construction, or develop over time.

These defects may stem from the lack of planning, the choice of material, improper construction techniques, inadequate inspection processes or undetermined causes, and can range in seriousness, the report notes.

Construction defect liability is the legal responsibility that the homebuilders, developers, architects and contractors have to repair or compensate for such defects, which the report says is limited to a certain period set by law. Meanwhile, construction defect litigation is legal action filed against one or more of those parties that allege defects have occurred.

— The number of new homes being built in Hawai‘i is not meeting demand.

Housing production has slowed over time, the report notes, citing data from the 2023 5-year American Community Survey. During the 2010s, 44,000 housing units were produced in Hawai‘i — 40% fewer than the prior decade and nearly 70% fewer than the 1970s.

"Many factors increase housing costs and discourage developers from bringing new homes to market, including a restrictive regulatory environment," the report states. Meanwhile, 

— Based on public records, UHERO says construction defect cases have grown larger and more frequent over the past 25 years, now affecting nearly 1,000 units per year on average, a "significant share of the 5,000 homes built each year in Hawai‘i."

"Public records also show settlements of tens and hundreds of millions of dollars, 30% to 40% of which is for legal costs and taxes," the report notes.

 requires homeowners alleging construction defects to submit a written notice to the contractor at least 90 days before taking legal action that includes a "detailed description of the alleged defect as well as any relevant test results." The contractor then has 30 days to inspect the property and offer to repair the defect, propose a financial settlement or reject the claim, UHERO says.

If an agreement can't be reached, the report says the parties must enter mediation before pursuing litigation. 

Proposed legislation under consideration by state lawmakers aims to amend laws around resolving construction defects. More about House Bill 420, 

. The measure has crossed over to the Senate and that chamber's Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection has a 

— According to the report, hard costs like materials and labor, and soft costs, like legal fees, builder’s insurance and project delays, might increase “due to the legal and financial complexities brought on by defect claims.”

Although these costs are generally not publicly available, UHERO said it gathered data from 14 one-hour interviews with industry experts, with the report also noting the scope and limitations of the evaluation. UHERO did not evaluate the legal merits of these cases.

The report notes that construction defect litigation "most directly" leads to changes in design and materials. Developers must update their own practices — whether in response to lawsuits filed against them or other developers in the same area. These are changes that can be made of their own volition or required by insurers or changes to code.

These changes often call for the use of more durable — and expensive — materials than are specified in building codes, changes that UHERO says can have wider impact on housing affordability and homeownership.

Because projects in an area tend to incorporate new practices at roughly the same time, the report further notes that "the effect on new home prices is quick and nearly universal, while wages and salaries change more slowly." This can put "a typical new unit further out of reach for the typical household."

— Soft costs have also "risen sharply" because of construction defect litigation.

"The majority of developers purchase insurance against these types of claims; however, in recent years, only one to two insurers have been active in the Hawai‘i market at a given time," the report states. "Limited competition and increasing litigation risk have led to stricter underwriting standards, higher premiums, higher deductibles and lower coverage limits."

Increased insurance prices are passed onto homebuyers in the final purchase price.

Developers also noted that the cost of defending against such claims have increased by up to 200% in the last decade, the report stated.

— Generally speaking, construction liability litigation also makes it harder for homebuyers to find or afford mortgages.

That's because homes that are under litigation aren't eligible for public financing through the Federal Housing Administration the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies, according to the report. 

The loss of those public subsidies can especially affect lower-income households and first-time homebuyers "whose ability to purchase is typically more dependent on the lower mortgage rates and down-payments associated with public programs," the report notes.

And while those who are able to qualify for a conventional mortgage can still do so, the report also states that loans on homes under litigation can't be sold on the secondary mortgage market.

Andrew Pereira, director of public affairs for Pacific Resource Partnership, told Aloha State Daily in an email that the nonprofit organization — which represents the Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters, the largest construction union in the state, and 250 contractors across the Islands — has, for many years, heard from its homebuilders that construction defect litigation was having a negative impact on their homebuilding efforts.

"The UHERO report was startling, but not surprising, as it clearly showed what PRP had long suspected — construction defect litigation is preventing homes from being built, and those that are built face higher construction costs as homebuilders try to protect themselves from the potential of additional lawsuits," he continued. "Ultimately, these higher costs related to building materials, insurance and litigation are passed onto homebuyers, adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of purchasing a home."  

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Arts & Culture

For Manny Halican of Pahu Kani ʻUkelele, building ʻukelele is a full-time hobby. Halican is a luthier, or builder of stringed instruments. It’s a gig he started in retirement after the former sheet metal worker took an ʻukelele-building class. The adult education class offered at Kapolei High School had him building an ʻukelele in 10 weeks, he said.

“I knew halfway through the build that's what I wanted to do for the rest of my retirement life,” he said. “So I started buying equipment. My wife was wondering: ʻWhat are you doing?’”

Part way through the class, they headed to Sears, now closed, to purchase a bandsaw, which was a first for Halican. 

That was more than 20 years ago. How many has he built since then?

“I stopped counting around maybe 260,” he said. 

Halican will be the first artist featured in a new series “Builder’s Spotlight,” which is hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Archives and explores Hawaiian music history. The two-hour show is hosted by musican Kimo Hussey and starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. It will be 

 to the Archives’ Facebook page and later posted to its 

His instruments incorporate everything from seashells to resin and parts of kitchen countertops. Halican builds ʻukelele of all sizes and has also built several guitars. Corian, a popular countertop material that consists of natural minerals mixed with resin, is just one material that makes its way into his builds. 

“I like to fool around with stuff that is available to me easily,” he said. “I don't have to go hunt for it. Corian is readily available and you can go to visit one of the countertop people and ask to go look in their trash can and just take the scraps.”

Halican started playing ʻukelele when he was just six or seven years old. He picked up the skill by listening to the radio, buying chord books and teaching himself to “follow the music,” he said. 

“I'm actually self taught,” Halican said. “I didn't take any lessons. Didn't go online or get a teacher and learn how to play.”

Guitar followed. So did a little bit of piano. 

“I went back to the ʻukulele, because that was my first love,” he said. “And it's a fun instrument. It's easy to take around, not really bulky, so you can take it everywhere you go.”

Building that first ʻukelele took weeks, he said.

“My style right now? I don't have a time limit,” Halican said. “I just build when I want, and I stop when I want.”

His favorite part of the process is coming up with the design, which evolves as he builds. 

“Everybody builds standard looking ʻukulele,” Halican said. “If I were to do that every day, I would get bored. So I'm always looking for changing up the thing, changing the design, changing the type of material I use and changing the approach that I use to build ukulele. It keeps it fun.”

For those retiring soon, he advises them to stay busy.

“You got to find something that you’re passionate in and follow that passion,” Halican said. “Because if you wake up and you have nothing to look forward to, then you're not going nowhere. You need wake up to something.”

Halican hopes the series is a way to share knowledge and that viewers will be able to take information, “and not necessarily my information,” he added. 

“Listen to the message, because once the builder is gone, then his 

 stops,” Halican said. “Everybody offers different stuff, so listen to the message.”

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For Viper Heart, meeting Stephen Nii, then-owner of family grocery business Nii Superette Inc. in Waipahu, changed the trajectory of her life as an alcohol and drug addict. Nii, who was a caregiver and worked 12-hour days at the store, died suddenly at age 51 last February, she said.

“Stephen was a guru to everybody even though he wasn't an addict himself. He was one of my best friends,” Heart told Aloha State Daily. “About three years ago, he started the first sober living store on island. He got rid of the alcohol and cigarettes he was selling and replaced them with healthy alternatives.”

An herbalist and psychic from Mililani, Heart said she was clean for years, but was in relapse when she met Nii during the summer of 2023. With his help over the next few months, she got sober again and was hired as an employee by fall. “He wanted somebody in recovery, so I made Instagram videos, talked with people and got trained on how to run the shop.”

Heart, who was a manager at spiritual shop Gaia Hawaiʻi before it closed, kept Nii's business operating after he passed, under its new name Viper’s SanctuarNII. 

In February, the business took over the 700 square foot space that was Drip Studio HNL, which moved to a larger location at Fort Street Mall. Currently, Viper employs five staff members.

“Our clientele is in town; most of our events were in town and rent was getting higher, so it just felt like town was calling me,” she said about the decision to move. “We'll be open 24/7 with the intention of helping people sober up before they drive home."

Viper’s SanctuarNII will celebrate its grand opening on April 1. It is open now amid renovations with two events planned for March – a paint and sip and mocktail-making class. More information can be found on Instagram @vipers_sanctuarnii.

On the retail side, building inventory is also a priority before the grand opening, Heart said, adding that she’s working to stock alcohol-free and low sugar beverages, jewelry, clothing, candles, potions, crystals and chicken feet protection charms. 

The store offers spiritual services and community events complete with a sober living bar that will serve hand-crafted mocktails, herbal teas and mushroom coffee. The bar will have a to-go window and mocktails can be made to choice.

“Personally, it helps me and others with recovery. Everyone is welcome no matter what your definition of recovery is,” she said. "How we prescribe is through intentional conversations, or talking story, in a safe space that leads to healing. I want the space to feel like home and be a sanctuary.”

Including Nii, Heart said she is grateful to Jackie, Naiʻa, Maria, Dani and Kekoa for their support, along with her pet bunny Chubby. 

By next year, she aims to open a boozeless burlesque club. “I love to dance and have fun,” Heart said.

As a business owners, sheʻs been learning to slow down and take care of herself. “I’m filling my cup, so I can help fill others.”

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Viper Heart, owner of Viper’s SanctuarNII, took over Waipahu-based Nii Superette last year after her friend and store owner Stephen Nii died suddenly. Heart, who is in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, hopes to promote healing in the new space, which officially opens April 1. Its offerings include spiritual services and community events complete with hand-crafted mocktails, herbal teas and mushroom coffee, crystals, chicken feet and more.

​​From Waipahu to Fort Street Mall, this new sober living store and bar prepares to open in Downtown Honolulu

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Sports

Kamehameha baseball head coach Daryl Kitagawa says he's the type of manager that likes to give in-game reps to a variety of players and not just the nine guys in the starting lineup. 

"I want to play a lot of guys and give everybody an experience," he explains. "High school baseball is for us to provide an atmosphere and environment for them to flourish. I mean, yeah, we try to win games of course, but it's about fun, and giving these kids lifetime memories moving forward."

In 2025, that strategy will be matched with a pitching staff considered one of the deepest in Hawai‘i high school baseball history. 

Among the 15 pitchers Kitagawa has at his disposal, the Warriors boast four active senior hurlers that signed with an NCAA school in Nevada — signees Greyson Osbun and Kainoa "Kaikai" Kaneshiro, as well as Elai Iwanaga (UCLA) and Logan Sanchez (UH-Hilo), a true embarrassment of riches as far as prep baseball in the islands is concerned. Although another senior in USC signee Alaka‘i Kiakona is out for the season as he recovers from surgery, burgeoning star sophomore Pono Kong is set to feature prominently into the mix. 

"Having a stable of arms is obviously beneficial to me, so we'll manage it, use it as best we can, try to get as much guys as we can in," said Kitagawa, who has been the head coach for the Warriors since 2019. "I've been very, very blessed since we've been up here to have a lot of pitching."

Thirteen pitchers saw action in the preseason for the Warriors, which included the program's second trip to North Texas in as many years. 

Kamehameha squeezed in six games in three days at the 2025 Five Tool High School Baseball festival from Feb. 27-March 1, going 3-3 in games played across the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. The event featured 32 schools from a total of seven states. Maryknoll also went and finished 0-4. 

Multiple MLB scouts were present in Kamehameha's 2-1 win over Houston Memorial, the No. 10 team in Texas according to MaxPreps. Iwanaga got the win with six shutout innings, striking out seven with a low-90s fastball and sweeping slider. Kaneshiro pitched the seventh inning and got the save, featuring velocity and spin similar to that of Iwanaga. Meanwhile, Sanchez notched a save in a 4-2 win over Arlington Heights. 

"We have great team chemistry here," Iwanaga said. "Everyone just lifts each other up. It's great to have all these boys behind me when I'm on the mound."

On Kamehameha's roster, Iwanaga has drawn the most professional interest. The 6-footer has been told by scouts he has a projectable frame, as well as intriguing pitch design. 

"It's been kind of a new experience for me," Iwanaga said. "But I don't let it get to my head. I just go out there and throw and be my same old, same old."

Although his fastball registers a few ticks below the numbers Iwanaga and Kaneshiro flash, Osbun has been the ace of the staff his he was a sophomore. In a 5-1 win over Argyle at the Five Tool Festival, he struck out five in six innings, showing elite command of his repertoire, which also includes a changeup, curveball and slider. Osbun is also the reigning ILH pitcher of the year, having shared the award with Mid-Pacific's Payton Dixon in 2024. 

When Kamehameha began ILH play on Tuesday against Punahou at Central O‘ahu Regional Park, Osbun got the starting nod and dominated. He tossed five no-hit innings, allowing only a walk to go with his eight strikeouts as the Warriors beat the Buffanblu 3-0. Kaneshiro recorded the final five outs to get the save, while Kingston Lee's two RBI lifted Kamehameha offensively. 

On Thursday, Iwanaga took the ball against Pac-Five and was flawless, striking out 11 in six innings without allowing a hit, run or walk in his 75 pitches. Kaneshiro picked up another save in a 3-1 win as the Warriors improved to 2-0. 

With the HHSAA Tournament set for Maui in the middle of May, Kitagawa says his pitchers won't go as deep into games in the early portion of the season as he tries to build up pitch counts across his staff. Osbun only threw 59 pitches on Tuesday, well within the HHSAA limit of 110. 

"It's about managing egos and talent and workload. My instruction to them, especially in the first half of the ILH season is you maybe go one, two times through the lineup and the next guy is up, regardless if you're throwing a perfect game," Kitagawa said. "Stats and all those accolades don't mean much to me. It's really about the team and getting other guys in and managing pitch counts and innings and what have you. 

"It's open communication. They know that as well. They know even though they're throwing a no-no or a perfect game, it's time to come out. They're good about that, and it's just my job to communicate with them as well and make sure there's a two-way communication back and forth with them."

After winning the state title in 2023, Kamehameha was edged by Baldwin in the state semifinals in 2024. In 2025, the Warriors are viewed as the early favorites. 

"After that day, we all decided that that's not going to happen again, and we don't want that to happen, so we took that as an opportunity for ourselves to take each day not for granted, and work every single day," Kaneshiro said. "I think on top of that, we built a bigger chemistry together."

Although the ILH only has three slots in the 12-team HHSAA tournament, Kitagawa has coached the Warriors to the state tournament every year since he got the job. 

"The goal is to just make it to states and then see what happens after that, but that's not easy," Kitagawa said. "It's hard to qualify for states. We're just gonna try and put our best foot forward again."

In order to get one of the league's three slots, the Warriors will have to an endure an ILH gauntlet that features some of the country's best hitters in ‘Iolani's Mana Lau Kong and Judah Ota, as well as other star shortstops in Pac-Five's Alika Ahu and Bruin Agbayani of Saint Louis. Scouts will continue to show up to the islands in droves to watch the talent-rich classes of 2025 and 2026. 

"We're super excited to face the best," Osbun said. "I think that's what we always want to do."

The quest for Kamehameha's sixth state baseball title is underway. If the Warriors were to accomplish that goal in May, they will likely have done so behind an experienced pitching staff that features players wearing Kamehameha jerseys for the last time before ascending to the next step in their respective baseball careers. 

"I think the pride, it helps us win. I think it encourages us to win a lot more because we carry this name, Kamehameha, that carries so many names and people," Osbun said. "Playing for us, playing for the lāhui, playing for the Hawaiian community, we represent so much more than just us. ... The pride helps us win. And winning is fun, and we enjoy that."

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, I thought I was at the wrong restaurant. The newly opened omakase was so new that there was no restaurant sign yet. The dim lighting and ambiance made me feel as if I stepped into a speakeasy. But once I saw the chef’s counter, I figured it had to be the right place.

Chef Atsuhiro Kajita, who goes by Hiro, is known for his private sushi dinners; he’s been doing them since 2020. His customers will be happy to know the chef now has his own omakase spot (in the former space of Hanale by Islander Sake Brewery).

The restaurant’s name translates to “Hiro’s House" in Japanese. It’s open daily — two seatings are available at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. — and the omakase costs $150 per person. The counter can seat around 12 people.

The omakase features about 13 courses. It starts with an appetizer platter; ours included a quail egg, oyster with tomato ponzu sauce and yuzu kosho and Kauai shrimp topped with Hokkaido uni, yuzu juice and yuzu kosho.

Yuzu and yuzu kosho — a citrus-chili paste — is definitely a theme throughout the evening.

“I use a lot of yuzu in my stuff,” says chef Atsuhiro Kajita. “I also use Koshihikari, which is a short-grain rice, and two different types of red vinegar.”

Highlights in the early courses included zuke maguro; Hokkaido scallops that were seared, blanched and topped with black truffles and shiso leaf; and king salmon.

“The ora king salmon is from New Zealand,” Kajita says. “It’s the belly part, so it’s extra fatty. It’s topped with sweet onion ponzu and sea grapes to give it that extra crunch at the end.”

The otoro with gold leaf had to be one of my favorites of the evening. Almost too pretty to eat, the fish was ultra smooth and buttery, thanks to the uni. Of course, the 24-karat gold leaf made it even more luxe.

If you’ve gone to one of Kajita’s private sushi dinners, chances are, you’ve seen — and enjoyed — his signature matcha tamagoyaki. It’s fluffy and slightly sweet — just like the ones you’ll find in Japan — with a subtle matcha flavor (and accompanying green hue).

The Hamachi belly with a seared cherry tomato on top boasts a nice combo of flavors — it’s sweet, garlicky and smoky all at the same time. Uni lovers will swoon over the donburi, which features Hokkaido uni and ikura with kizami (pickled) wasabi.

The dessert selection will rotate. The featured treat at the end of our meal — following a savory red miso soup — was a matcha white chocolate tiramisu. It was light and boasted the perfect amount of sweetness without being overly indulgent.

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