President's Corner
State-funded marketing is not the answer to low tourist turnout
When you make it difficult for people to visit you, they tend to take the hint and stop coming. That’s a good strategy for dealing with unwanted houseguests, but not the smartest move for a state that depends on visitor dollars to fuel its economy.…
Many of the proposed Honolulu Charter amendments…
Every 10 years, Oahu residents get a chance to vote on suggested changes to the Honolulu Charter.…
Flagged for being too efficient?
Is Honolulu’s building permit process so broken that fast-moving approvals are automatically…
Halloween is over, but spooky creatures still haunt us
Halloween was yesterday, but we still have a lot of spooky creatures in Hawaii to worry about. I’m…
Housing event showed value of collaboration
I often tell my colleagues at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii that we owe it to our principles to…
Rail is a fail; who’s going to hit the brakes?
When it comes to the future of the Honolulu rail, it feels like we’re on a runaway train — pun intended.The Skyline project has blown way past its construction deadlines and cost estimates, and there’s little evidence that anyone is fully in control.…
Erasing progress not the way to move forward
If we want to solve Hawaii’s housing shortage, we need to embrace change. My prime example at the…
Do we really want a ‘rubber stamp’…
I’m a big fan of cooperation. My colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii are always…
Peaceful disagreement and civil discourse
In the wake of the recent murder of national political activist Charlie Kirk, there has been an…
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