The University of Hawaiʻi wants to renew its contract to do research for the military industrial complex at a time when it has never been more clear how destructive the effects of that system are on people around the world, and on the environment itself.

Rep. David Alcos claims he didn't know what he was doing when he failed to disclose millions in debt as required by state law. Perhaps, but either way lawmakers in debt have a lot to potentially offer to anyone willing to bail them out, with the right strings attached.

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.

A reaction to August 2024 Hawaiʻi primary election in which challenger Kim Coco Iwamoto defeated the sitting Speaker of the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives—the only time in U.S. history that's happened during a primary election.

On the recently-passed, governor-backed income tax cut bill the Hawaiʻi State Legislature approved. The benefits of the tax cut will mostly flow to the wealthiest households in the state, while working families will see only meager savings.

On former Honolulu city prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro’s “not guilty” verdict in his public corruption case.

On the U.S. Navy’s defense against a lawsuit brought by victims of the Red Hill fuel spill catastrophe.

Drawn in the summer of 2016 and posted the same day Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party nomination for president.

In 2013, the Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority kicked off a condo-building boom in low-lying, makai district Kakaʻako. But without adequate infrastructure in place to support even the prior population, things quickly began to smell a little off.

A gut reaction to the Charlie Hebdo massacre five days prior.

Retired Army General Francis Wiercinski was a finalist candidate for president of the University of Hawaiʻi System, but he just didn't seem to fit in with the University of Hawaiʻi community he was hoping to lead.

Land is power in Hawaiʻi, and local politicians know the right alter at which to worship.

Back in 2012, GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney looked like he was going to try and buy his way into the White House.

Establishment Republicans soon found it difficult to control the monster they helped create by nurturing the upstart “Tea Party” movement.

Citizens United has lead to a significant concentration of political power in the hands of wealthy entities, compromising the integrity of our democracy.