Rebalance Hawaiʻi’s upside-down tax code to achieve prosperity for all
We are the third-worst state when it comes to taxing struggling working families.
Lawmakers agree on the need to address Hawaiʻi’s housing crisis—but not on how
The Legislature is considering a rash of vastly different strategies, while Gov. Josh Green's bills are struggling for traction.
A ‘wealth asset tax’ on Hawaiʻi’s richest residents advances in the legislature
The new tax would apply to people with a net worth of more than $20 million.
Authors to discuss land use issues
Authors Sydney Iaukea and Will Caron will talk about community-based resistance and land use issues from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lahaina Public Library.
State tax bill could have major impact on Kauaʻi
A bill in the state Legislature could potentially mean more money in the pockets of working families on Kauaʻi.
An $18 minimum wage won’t raise prices dramatically
But a living wage increase will go a long way toward providing financial stability for many in Hawaiʻi.
$12 minimum wage hike clears key senate committees
Supporters say the minimum wage should be increased to $17 an hour by 2026—a hike they say is also good for businesses because it boosts consumer spending.
‘Bold’ plan to develop leasehold condos on state land renewed
For the third time in three years, an effort to produce affordable middle-class housing at no longterm taxpayer expense is being buffeted at the legislature, despite substantial backing.
About 40% of Oʻahu Community Correctional Center inmates tested for coronavirus are positive
Prosecutors, politicians and the media inflamed public fears about crime to pressure a halt to an expedited release program that had been preventing outbreak.
Social media drives student movement
Hawaiʻi students joined those from schools across the nation in staging walkouts in tribute to the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.
A reasonable gun regulation for all of us
Here are two bills that deserve the support of both gun-control advocates and Second Amendment activists.
Groups protest deadly Oʻahu police shootings
There have been four law-enforcement-involved shootings in less than two months on Oʻahu, three of which were fatal.
Kupuna Caregivers Program deserves full funding
Our state is the first to invest in the growing caregiving infrastructure.
Council panel supports homeless ‘safe zones’
The Honolulu City Council advanced a resolution to create “safe zones” while deferring a blanket sit-lie ban expansion that would have covered the whole island.
Islandwide sit-lie ban gets preliminary approval despite opposition
Three Honolulu City Council bills would further restrict where homeless people can be. Critics say that would worsen the problem.
Make sustainability top public priority
It’s high time our elected officials made sustainability the central tenet of all future policy decisions.
Rally touts criminal justice reform
The Community Alliance on Prisons organized a rally at the state Capitol on Wednesday to bring criminal justice reform issues to the attention of the legislature.