Hawaiʻi will ban chlorpyrifos, establish meaningful pesticide regulations
With Governor Ige's signature, SB3095 will become law and Hawaiʻi will lead the nation in establishing pesticide regulatory policy that protects the health and safety of its people and environment.
“Why are there no evacuation plans for us?”
Hawaiʻi residents discuss plans to prevent nuclear holocaust as the Trump Administration “gears up for imminent war with North Korea.”
Hawaii Independent founder, publisher announces council candidacy
Ikaika Hussey enters the race for Honolulu City Council in the 6th District.
Watch: Airbnb’s negative impact on housing supplies explained
The financial incentive that short-term rentals offer exerts a market force that drives costs up and saps economic activity in the aggregate.
Can this alternative plan salvage the Honolulu Rail project?
"Salvage the Rail" group releases alternative Honolulu route map for a street-level plan that would save taxpayers from a GET surcharge extension.
End of life forum to discuss options for the terminally ill
As Hawaiʻi’s population continues to age, end of life care—particularly for terminally ill patients—will become a matter of increasing concern for more and more working families.
OHA stops short of opposing TMT
The trustees decided that the neutral "rescind" option was a more strategic move than outright opposition, but many of those gathered were disappointed that OHA did not take a stronger stance on the issue.
Cease and desist letter alleges TMT project is a war crime
If the State of Hawaiʻi has no legal authority to lease public land to the university, the proposed sublease for the TMT would also be illegitimate.
How Mauna Kea is vital to Hawaiian health and wellbeing
For Native Hawaiians, the protection of Mauna Kea is an ancestral responsibility to responsible land stewardship and a means of ensuring Mauli Ola, or a holistic sense of health and wellbeing.
Community members allege desecration at North Shore heiau
Community members on the North Shore are dismayed and angered by the piling of large boulders against an ancient Hawaiian fishing heiau in the Kawailoa subdivision in Kapaeloa near Waimea Bay, Oʻahu.
Further Mauna Kea development violates cultural rights and threatens natural resources
NASA environmental findings mean that neither TMT nor any other development on Mauna Kea can be approved without being in violation of the Mauna Kea Conservation District rules and regulations.
A rally for the rest of us
The “People Not Profits” rally brought together diverse issues, united by the message that government should serve the people, not corporations and developers.