President's Corner
Lessons from Lahaina could help Hilo recover
Last weekend, separate fires in Hilo claimed the lives of two people, displaced nearly three dozen other residents and razed at least five buildings. Even amid ongoing investigations and debris cleanup, Hawaiʻi County lawmakers should be taking steps…
Lucky — and grateful — we live Hawaii
This Thanksgiving, I thought a lot about the familiar phrase “Lucky we live Hawaii.” It’s not just a…
State-funded marketing is not the answer to low tourist…
When you make it difficult for people to visit you, they tend to take the hint and stop coming.…
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 thinking of the Jones Act goblin, the budget banshee and the grasping rail, among many others. The Jones Act goblin’s purpose is to frighten people…
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…
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…
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