September 2025 marks Hawaiʻi’s first-ever official Hawaiian History Month.
Much has been discussed about what to do with the War Memorial Natatorium which turns 100 in a couple of years. What are the plans and who will pay for them?
All four of Hawai‘i’s elected mayors
sit down to discuss common issues
they share, problems unique to
their respective counties and to
also answer your questions.
Aloha Stadium closed in 2020. Since then, officials have talked about plans to build a smaller, replacement stadium along with retail, housing and hotel properties.
A new state law requires that at
least 30% of the food purchased
by the state public school system
be locally sourced by 2030. How
will the Department of Education
achieve this mandate?
The number of people killed in traffic incidents on O‘ahu roads so far this year is more than double the number at the same time last year. Fatal accidents are up on Maui as well. Why? What can we do to change the trend?
The state department of Hawaiian Home Lands wanted an additional $600 million to build homes for Native Hawaiians but the Legislature said no. How will the department handle what it got and deal with what it did not get?
All moped drivers in Hawai‘i are required to wear helmets and no one under 16 can drive one per a new state law. Another new law requires skateboard riders under 18 to wear a helmet while riding on public property
The state has spent tens of millions of dollars over the past several years on planning for a new jail in Honolulu to replace the aging Oʻahu Community Correctional Center in Kalihi.
There is an age-old phrase that it is never too early to plan for retirement. There are several options to consider including setting up a 401K, an IRA or some other plan you can rely on in your senior years.