Choose Smart Justice, Not a Half-a-Billion Dollar New Jail
Instead of wasting our money on a project that will solve precisely none of the problems it is meant to solve, we should be investing that money in ways that uplift our communities and our people.
Millennials Need a Better Tool for Saving
Every year that we wait to set up a Hawaiʻi Saves program means less time to save and fewer dollars for retirement.
10 Things Honolulu Needs From its New Police Chief
The appointment of new police chief is an opportunity for the Honolulu Police Department to regain the trust of the people it serves.
Breaking Public Trust for Private Profit
The land board’s acquiescence to corporate control of Hawaiʻi's resources represents the state’s continuing failure to uphold its fiduciary duties.
Rep. Tom “Sledgehammer” Brower Named Housing Committee Chair
Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.
TPP Fast Track Passes Senate, But the Fight is Far From Over
If progressives can push the Democratic presidential candidates to oppose the TPP, it could go a long way in flipping Congressional Democrats from yes to no.
Minimum Wage Increase Watered Down to Appease Business Owners
The House labor committee's draft of the minimum wage increase bill is pitched as a compromise, but still favors small business owners over their employees.
Why Homeless Community Members Oppose a Homeless Bill of Rights
House Bill 1889 is widely supported—but not by some of the very people who it would supposedly protect.