Trustee Turbulence
A plane, four parachutists, and a whole lot of questions about who’s really trying to keep the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the air.
Let Them Eat Cake
A tale as old as time: a tone-deaf leader, a pile of hoarded cash, and a starving child. Today's Marie Antoinette isn't in Versailles—he's in the White House.
Play Grounded
Hawaiʻi's school playgrounds sit empty on the weekends, fenced off over flimsy bureaucratic concerns. Many keiki are left with few good options to play.
The American Way
When lives feel hollow, dopamine comes cheap: riskier thrills, faster rewards. The state’s fix? More cops, more drones—not solutions. Peak America. Happy birthday, indeed.