Nothing says climate champion like a new, 20-year fossil fuel commitment. It's Go-JERA vs Go-Green, and Gov Green is greenwashing the monster.

Governor Green plans to veto a bill that would reform Hawaiʻi’s civil asset forfeiture law, which lets police seize property from anyone suspected of crime without due process or a conviction and profit off of its sale. Rife for abuse, this policy amounts to nothing less than state-sponsored piracy.

Hawaiʻi makes history as the first state to enact a green fee. Worldwide, tourists usually don’t mind paying these fees to offset their impact. But those who profit from the industry have long claimed the sky will fall as a result.

John Mizuno, the state’s former homelessness czar, is in the doghouse after criticizing the high costs associated with some of his boss’s signature Kauhale tiny home villages.

The State Capitol could be closed for years for critical renovations. Lawmakers and the governor will likely end up in a convention center, but I think I’ve got a better idea.

A reaction to news that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is on track to be confirmed as the Trump Administration’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, despite his utter lack of qualifications and dangerous, conspiratorial thinking around health and healthcare.

There are always winners and losers in every proposed budget, but some of the guests at this year’s budget banquet might be consuming more than makes sense, while others could use more than breadcrumbs.

Defeated Speaker of the Hawaiʻi State House, Scott Saiki, might get a bailout from his buddy, Governor Josh Green, who is rumored to be considering appointing Saiki to be the new state insurance commissioner. Must be nice to have that insurance policy!

The knee-jerk reaction of government officials to an outbreak of violence on the underserved, neglected West Side communities of Oʻahu is to prescribe more police. A better solution would be to create a society in which folks can prosper in happiness.