After more than 30 years in operation, the Waimānalo Gulch Landfill on the west side of Oʻahu is slated to close in 2028. The city needs to figure out where the new landfill will go by the end of this year. A commission charged with picking a new site recently rejected several options that were opposed by the water board due to possible effects on groundwater aquifers. Now what?

Fraud, bribery, misappropriation of funds and conspiracy are some of the charges that state and local officials have been accused of in recent years. What can lawmakers do to fight government corruption more effectively?

The decade-long effort to replace Oʻahu’s outdated and overcrowded jail continues. To date the state has spent nearly 10 million dollars in planning and design for a new prison. Opponents of the project argue that the state needs to focus on criminal justice reforms while proponents argue that a modern solution is needed now for those already incarcerated.

Voters will have diverse options this election season as six political parties have qualified to have candidates on the Hawaiʻi ballot.

The Department of Hawaiian Homelands has been criticized for years over its failure to provide homes to Native Hawaiians. Thousands of people have waited decades for a shot at owning a home on their ancestral lands. Some have died waiting. State lawmakers are poised to pass historic legislation that would provide $600 million to help solve this problem.

The illegal aerial fireworks that dominate Hawaiʻi skies each New Year's Eve have become a constant. In some areas, the booms start around Halloween and last through Chinese New Year. Thousands of complaints are filed every year, but what, if anything, can lawmakers and police do to combat the growing illegal fireworks problem?

March is Women's History Month, a time to reflect on the advancements women have made in society. As gains continue to be made, what can women do to further close the gender gap?

Every year there is talk about building more affordable housing, a topic that was deemed “a crisis” by the state back in 1970. For reasons that are never fully explained, the “crisis” endures. With the median price of homes in two of Hawaiʻi’s four counties topping $1 million, is a solution really possible?

Coffee is big business in the islands. In fact, Hawaiʻi is the main source of domestically grown coffee in the United States. But crops and farms are under threat from disease and pests. And for years there’s been a battle to make sure coffee packages with labels that read “grown in Hawaiʻi.” actually contain beans that are grown here.

It has been more than two years since COVID-19 made its way to Hawaiʻi and hundreds of people are still testing positive every day. Vaccines, boosters, and more widely available treatment options have helped to lessen COVID’s impact but what about the long term health ramifications for survivors?