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Hawai‘i joins multi-state lawsuit against DHS over immigration

Hawai‘i joins multi-state lawsuit against DHS over immigration

Immigration rule changes reduce availability of public benefits for immigrants.

Michael BrestovanskySeptember 19, 2026

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court affirms decision to re-do House District 43 primary

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court affirms decision to re-do House District 43 primary

Kanani Souza and Sheila Medeiros will remain on the general election ballot in November under a section labeled “Republican Party Voters Only” in House District 43, while the Senate District 20 tiebreaker result will remain in place.

Haley LehmanSeptember 18, 2026

Community Voices: The widespread implications of the demographic cliff for Hawai’i

Community Voices: The widespread implications of the demographic cliff for Hawai’i

HPU Provost and Senior Vice President Alan Shoho believes the demographic enrollment cliff is here. The question remains: what will Hawai’i do to mitigate its adverse effects and ensure a softer landing? Shoho shares why this is worrisome for local leaders, and how taking notes from other states could help.

Alan ShohoSeptember 17, 2026

Community Voices: A Fair Tax

Community Voices: A Fair Tax

Legislators are already gearing for the next legislative session — including new tax policies. This week, Tom Yamachika, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawai‘i, writes about how they could bring more fairness to taxes in Hawai‘i, along with insights into why "fair taxes" can be so difficult to define.

Tom YamachikaSeptember 15, 2026

Community Voices: Building a more free and prosperous Hawai‘i — together

Community Voices: Building a more free and prosperous Hawai‘i — together

Grassroot Institute of Hawai‘i just celebrated its 25th anniversary. President and CEO Keli‘i Akina, Ph.D., reflects on the organization's successes at building consensus around positive policy changes for Hawai‘i.

Keliʻi AkinaSeptember 15, 2026

Bill passed by City Council would allow farmers markets in underutilized parks

Bill passed by City Council would allow farmers markets in underutilized parks

The Honolulu City Council passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow the Department of Parks and Recreation to permit nonprofit organizations to host farmers markets and food distribution events in underutilized public parks.

Haley LehmanSeptember 15, 2026

Hawaiʻi’s $300,000 transit-oriented development trip should go to Japan

Hawaiʻi’s $300,000 transit-oriented development trip should go to Japan

Lawmakers and state staff have $300,000 to fly somewhere and study development around rail stations. ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa on why the trip is worth taking, why Singapore and Vienna are the wrong models, and why Hawaiʻi should book Tokyo and stay long enough to make a friend.

Sterling HigaSeptember 15, 2026

Legislation may be key to future of Satoru Abe sculpture at Aloha Stadium

Legislation may be key to future of Satoru Abe sculpture at Aloha Stadium

The fate of a sculpture by Satoru Abe, a Guggenheim Fellow and well-known sculptor, painter and printmaker who died in 2025, was a subject of debate last week at the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ general board meeting. Commissioners discussed options to move or decommission the artwork.

Katie HellandSeptember 15, 2026

Hawaiʻi remembers 9/11: annual day of remembrance honors fallen and first responders

Hawaiʻi remembers 9/11: annual day of remembrance honors fallen and first responders

Hawaiʻi leaders and residents honored the 2,977 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, including people with connections to Hawaiʻi, during a ceremony at the Honolulu Hale on Friday evening.

Haley LehmanSeptember 12, 2026

Hawai‘i sued over illegal immigrant tuition law

Hawai‘i sued over illegal immigrant tuition law

U.S. Department of Justice challenges state policy allowing illegal immigrants to be eligible for in-state tuition.

Michael BrestovanskySeptember 11, 2026

Community Voices: Hawai‘i's elections watchdog has been locked out of its own room

Community Voices: Hawai‘i's elections watchdog has been locked out of its own room

Two members of the Hawai‘i Elections Commission want readers to know that their office has been prevented from meeting, even as voters have endured an election marred by irregularities.

Tamara McKay & Ralph S. CushnieSeptember 11, 2026

Hamada: Remembering 9/11

Hamada: Remembering 9/11

It was about a quarter to 3 in the morning in Honolulu when the first plane hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. For many of us in the Islands, the first we heard of the attack was a strangely early morning phone call from a loved one who had seen the news. "Turn on the TV. We're at war." ASD columnist Rick Hamada describes getting such a call, then spending 30 hours on the air at KHVH as kama‘āina called in with their fears, tears and rage.

Rick HamadaSeptember 10, 2026

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