Already, President Trump’s administration has been sued over his executive orders in court 41 separate times, a record for any president. In addition to the lawsuits, several restraining orders have already been issued against Trump’s actions by federal judges, including a judge appointed ...

My name is Vanny and I am part of the Alanon program here in Maui. I served as an Alateen coordinator and currently host an Alateen meeting 3 to 4:30 p.m. every Friday at Good Shepherd Church in Wailuku. Alateen is a safe space for kids ages 9-18 who have been impacted by someone’s drinking ...

So, a commission appointed by elected officials gets to determine what salaries their friends who appointed them should get? Elected officials have set term limits. The compensation package they receive should be set by a nonpartisan public committee. If and when you seek public office, it ...

Hawai‘i State Legislature is floating two companion bills, HB 1118 and SB 1437, that would discontinue religious (or the Orwellian “non-medical”) exemptions to vaccination in public schools. Indeed, just last week HB 1118 was passed by the House Committee on Health. While I do ...

Unfortunately, Hawaii is not on track to achieve its goal of net negative greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, when more greenhouse gases must be sequestered than emitted. The way things are going, we will miss the goal by a lot. We must do much more. Fortunately, one bill in particular that ...

The Kahului Airport speed bumps are unacceptable. These numerous speed bumps are detrimental to each and every vehicle, bus and shuttle that has to go over them. Also, I believe they are not healthy for drivers and passengers to go over them. These bumps shake your spine, rattle your ...