FEMA Is Canceling Some Of Its Direct Leases To House Maui Fire Survivors
The property owners are now scrambling to figure out what to do with their units which sat empty for months at the expense of taxpayers.
Will We Recognize Lahaina Once It’s Rebuilt? A Maui Lawmaker Ponders The Question
Angus McKelvey says the state government needs to do more to prevent a massive sell-off of land.
Danny De Gracia: Hawaii Needs More Political Candidates To Disrupt The Status Quo
Running for office is a patriotic leap of faith that more of us need to make if the state is ever going to see real change.
Tweaks To Honolulu’s Land Use Law Could Jeopardize Kahuku’s Controversial Wind Farms
Repairs may soon be needed, but those could run into legal trouble as the City Council considers new restrictions.
Cattle Are A Major Source Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Hawaii Seaweed Could Change That
Local businesses are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.
Acquisition, conservation makes ‘Greatwoods’ forest whole
The acquisition and conservation of a 356-acre portion of woodlands in Eden (orange) will expand a broader 5,720-acre tract that has been conserved since 2010 (yellow) and abuts the Long…
Honolulu Building Code Bill Puts Developer Profits Ahead Of Public Safety
The Honolulu City Council appears to be ready and willing to ignore tsunami safety and emergency procedures.
Words matter in Tennessee’s debate over guns and gun laws
(Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht) We are long overdue to use more precise language about our national obsession with guns, and our repugnant aversion to gun safety legislation. The biggest problem…
21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid
An aerial view shows high voltage power lines on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Twenty-one states are joining a push by President Joe Biden’s administration to modernize…
States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 15 states already require providers to gather information about a patient’s reason for seeking an abortion, with varying degrees of specificity. Many of those states…