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Hawaii’s System Of Public Funding For Elections Doesn’t Work
The arrests of former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and prominent Honolulu businessman Dennis Mitsunaga were important reminders that a great deal of public corruption in Hawaii is tied to campaign fundraising.
As in much of the nation, our political system is plagued by a culture o...
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Inflation’s Rise Underscores Hawaii’s Need For Affordable Housing
Calling Hawaii a “salad bowl” where people of different ethnic and economic backgrounds can co-exist and prosper is a familiar trope. The ethnic diversity part is largely accurate, at least compared with most other states.
And Hawaii replenishes its population constantly, attracting a h...
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Tourism And Its Discontents
In 1993 Hawaii welcomed 6,070,995 visitors. Among them were me, my spouse, and our daughter, then 5 months old. We also contributed to another statistic — the 2,212,129 visitors who arrived in Maui that year.
Our first trip to Hawaii acted like a gateway drug. We were enchanted. But we were a...
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A Lesson From Hawaii's COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations in Hawaii has been a revelation. Working together, the state and private care providers created an efficient and effective process that benefits both health outcomes for residents and prospects for economic recovery. It is an example of a public-private partnersh...
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Facts Matter, During This Pandemic And Beyond
Journalism students are taught to believe what they see and not to see what they believe. This fact-focused approach is fundamental to journalism and to crisis analysis as well.
Reporting has long provided a means to understand the world around us, particularly in times of crisis. Of late, though, ...
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2026 HEA Annual Conference | Hawaii in the Age of AI: Opportunities, Risks, and Choices
This is not an IT conference! Repeat. This is not an IT conference! This is a conference about how Hawaii can prepare for a world transformed by AI. It will ask participants what the world will look in 2035 and how the state will need to adapt.
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