Brenton Awa seems tailor made to be an independent. But the electorate is slow to budge from the two big parties, despite their unpopularity.

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

Will Honolulu ever be a bike mecca? In just a few years, New York City has embraced cycling and defied expectations.

A new study finds the same waʻa settled both Hawaiʻi and Easter Island, carrying genes that leave some at risk of rare diseases.

Papahānaumokuākea showed me what abundance can look like, and what we must do so the next generation can inherit a healthier ocean.

Local doctors don’t want to comment on the risks young people face playing tackle football, despite mounting research detailing those risks.

The team behind Aloha Bricks ’26 – a Lego exhibition at Hawaiʻi’s Bishop Museum – invited schools to participate, filling a gap in arts education.

Our public schools face a mix of changes and challenges, which should ask us if we are adjusting quickly enough in response. 

Justice demands that the rest of us pay for the burden the landfill places on whatever community gets it. Stop kicking the trash can down the road.

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