Opinion
The most important speech in Hawaiʻi’s history
It was the "subtle inferiority of spirit" speech by then-Gov. John A. Burns that came to define the mission of the Democratic Party — and modern Hawai‘i.
Perry ArrasmithJuly 15, 2025
Community Voices: SNAP cliffs are coming
The federal government will have fully funded the cost of food for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through 2027. But now that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act is law, that is going to change — potentially putting Hawaiʻi at least $36 million in the hole.
Tom YamachikaJuly 15, 2025
Community Voices: Built through brotherhood and meaningful moments
A personal essay by Makawao Eagle Scout Noah Kalehuawehe, who recently received the 2025 John Henry Felix Leadership Through Service Award.
Noah KalehuaweheJuly 12, 2025
Community Voices: Why I think the governor and Legislature deserve praise
The Hawaiʻi State Legislature has concluded the 2025 regular session, still more work to be done
Keliʻi AkinaJuly 11, 2025
An East-West Center tailored for Hawaiʻi's needs
How this institution came to be and what it will need to become to survive.
Perry ArrasmithJuly 10, 2025
From haunted hotel to haunted museum
Spooky stories shared by staff at the No. 1 Capitol District Building, which was originally the Hawaiian Hotel that opened in February 1872.
Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiJuly 09, 2025
Community Voices: Ending 'the turf war' around building schools
Until HB422 gets passed into law, the Hawai'i Department of Education has been urging lawmakers to spend general fund money on building new local schools.
Tom YamachikaJuly 07, 2025
Uncles and Aunties: Malia Davis, inspired to be an animal caretaker by her grandparents
National Zookeeper Week is July 20-26. We spotlight an aunty who has spent half her life taking care of the elephants at Honolulu Zoo.
Cheryl Chee TsutsumiJuly 05, 2025
The women who march at night in Kaimukī
A little place history, as well as stories of "a female procession of spirits" at Puʻu o Kaimukī.
Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiJuly 02, 2025
Community Voices: Twenty years of nickels
You buy your bottled beverage. You pay your five cent deposit. What happens next is a mess, and has been for decades.
Tom YamachikaJune 30, 2025
Community Voices: ʻRespect and teamworkʻ drives these Hawaiʻi auto technicians
Find out why these three Servco Pacific Inc. employees got into the automotive industry and what keeps them servicing some of Hawaiʻi’s most popular car brands.
Mike Agcanas & Garrett Leong and Jarrett SilvaJune 27, 2025
Pipikaula Corner: How 13 teenagers and some California lawyers rule Hawai’i
State officials are set to unveil new rules to decarbonize the transportation sector. No one voted for this. It wasn't discussed. They committed us to this plan by settling a lawsuit last year that compels state government to protect us from the entire planet.
A. Kam NapierJune 27, 2025
Pipikaula Corner: Sen. Mazie Hirono teaches us a lesson
Only it's not the lesson she might have had in mind. The senator recently went off on a Republican plan to introduce nationwide vouchers. Here's why she — and Republicans — are wrong about how to fix education.
A. Kam NapierJune 26, 2025
The Statue That Watches
At Diamond Head Memorial Park, a statue of Jesus takes on a completely different feel after dark. What many people don't remember now is that the park was born out of crisis in Honolulu cemeteries at the turn of the last century — too few of them for the growing city, and often in poor condition.
Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiJune 25, 2025
Letter to Editor: Important to remember Gov. William Quinn
Thanks for the reminder of "Hawai‘i's Forgotten Governor."
Letters to the EditorJune 25, 2025
Letter to the Editor: Lahaina's path to rebuilding
Maui County’s obsolete zoning code is making life difficult for our community.
Letters to the EditorJune 25, 2025
Letter to the Editor: My own eerie Topa Tower experience
Odd things can happen at 3 a.m.
Letters to the EditorJune 25, 2025
Community Voices: That Dam Special Fund
With the help of the Hawai‘i state legislature, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources turned an appropriation into a seemingly permanent special fund. It may be for a good cause, but it's not how special funds are supposed to work under the state constitution.
Tom YamachikaJune 23, 2025
Community Voices: A blue wave is helping rock the boat on Jones Act reform
Bipartisan support is growing in Washington and among different states to update the Jones Act and reduce the cost of shipping.
Keliʻi AkinaJune 20, 2025
Community Voices: How local nonprofits can practically support each other's mission
Have you ever thought about hiring a nonprofit for professional services? Maybe it's time to, especially if you're a nonprofit reliant on donations. Here's one way we're turning business expenses into "a built-in impact multiplier."
Ed NishiokaJune 19, 2025
Haunted History of Hilton Hawaiian Village
Over the years, staff and guests alike have reported seeing, even speaking with, mysterious lone figures who then vanish without a trace.
Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiJune 18, 2025
Community Voices: Intent to Veto
Among the 19 bills on Gov. Josh Green's veto list are two concerning taxation. Did you know that Hawai‘i still offers certain tax credits for sugar cane — and that in 2025, there are still people interested in them? A bill to eliminate such credits is among the possible vetos.
Tom YamachikaJune 16, 2025
Pipikaula Corner: Schatz goes for the Oscar
Another fine performance given by Hawai‘i's senator.
A. Kam NapierJune 14, 2025
Uncles and Aunties: Dr. Martina Kamaka brings Hawaiian practices to medicine
Dr. Martina Kamaka comes from the Kamaka family noted for music but medicine has been her muse since childhood. Now she is a professor in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawaiʻi’s John A. Burns School of Medicine. Part of her kuleana is the māla lāʻau lapaʻau (medicinal garden) of native and Polynesian-introduced plants used for healing that grow in a 3,300-square-foot oasis — which you can visit yourself on an upcoming public work day in the garden.
Cheryl Chee TsutsumiJune 13, 2025