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Showing remarkable optimism, city officials are calling the next phase of the much-troubled transit system the “HART 2022 Recovery Plan.” Read more
Showing remarkable optimism, city officials are calling the next phase of the much-troubled transit system the “HART 2022 Recovery Plan.” Read more
One of the jobs of the City Council is figuring out how much it should get paid. Read more
Again, Hawaii is getting ready to not approve a bill to legalize the private use of a limited amount of marijuana. Read more
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What should we talk about? How about building a stadium? Instead of turning a shovel and breaking ground, we apparently adore endless debate instead of immediate construction. Read more
Not since the work done by Gov. Ben Cayetano’s 1998 Economic Revitalization Task Force has Hawaii’s economy been so questioned and held up to scrutiny. Read more
We have a new governor and a new Legislature. Josh Green has had Governor attached to his name for less than 90 days and the Legislature won’t reach its official 2023 halfway mark until March 14. Read more
So far Gov. Josh Green’s term in office appears to be going much the way veteran state legislators warned, and that’s not good. Read more
If Carl Sandburg can call Chicago the “City of the Big Shoulders,” city planners can also dub the marvelous city as the city of big promises kept. Read more
Finally! Last week, Gov. Josh Green, not Doc Green, nor private citizen Green or Legislative Observer Green, met the Hawaii State Legislature and the result was both unpleasant and needlessly heated. Read more
Was TV personality Oprah visiting Hawaii when Hawaii Gov. Josh Green was writing up his first State of the State address? Probably not, but it sure sounded like she could have helped with it. Read more
As Hawaii’s legislative leaders ready their 2023 plans, it is obvious that the practice of just glossing over differences between the state administration and the lawmakers is ending. Read more
There is something about sun and sand in a tropical setting that makes folks think, “I should be in a dark, noisy, off-smelling casino happily feeding money into a slot machine.” Read more
Kai Kahele is the latest in a string of Hawaii members of Congress who fight like heck to be in Congress, only to leave in hopes of a higher political office. Read more
After a campaign year of promises from Gov. Josh Green, the state Legislature’s leaders appear ready for both action and results. Read more
Gov. Josh Green is showing off his first proposed Hawaii state budget, and it is the biggest in state history. Read more
Gov. Josh Green is now in charge, sort of. Read more
Talking issues, not promises, Hawaii’s new Gov. Josh Green spent much of his successful campaign extolling the Republican issue of cutting taxes. Read more
Days before his swearing in as Hawaii’s ninth governor, Josh Green set his embryonic government in order by adding the names for many of his top executives. Read more
This month, David Ige, an unassuming, modest politician, is concluding eight years as Hawaii’s eighth governor. Read more
Will Hawaii’s voters and observers of Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaii state legislator, congresswoman and unsuccessful presidential candidate, ever draw the curtains on the 41-year-old politician? Read more
We can assume that now as governor, Green will be changing out of the scrubs as he goes on to become Hawaii’s gubernatorial attending physician. Read more
