Lawmakers got a lot of pushback over a proposal to allow six units on a lot originally zoned for a single-family home, but they may reintroduce the measure next year.


A small Hawai‘i importer’s perspective.

Public schools on the West Side of Oʻahu face challenges already visible in the DOE’s own performance report.

The Legislature is trying to fill a lot of holes in a constantly shifting landscape.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

We need to raise the voices of our communities to challenge what our government could look like. 

A Senate bill would replace party primaries with a single open primary in which every candidate appears on one ballot and every voter can choose from the full field.

We need to demand real and lasting change for the iconic waterway.

Top lobbyists often have more influence than the lawmakers themselves who pass or reject their bills.