By Louise Rockett
LAHAINA – What does it take to create a modern day miracle on Front Street?
The ingredients are relatively straightforward – muscle, sweat, dirt, work and paint. But it’s that healthy dash of malama, Lahaina-
By Hawaii State Senator Will Espero
We work. The Legislative Session, from the third Wednesday in January through the first week in May, is when we consider ideas for laws. From adjournment – our last day in Session – to the next
Impartiality of investigator’s report on the Bureau of Conveyances has been questioned
HONOLULU – The Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee looking into the Bureau of Conveyances will review its subpoena of a report (more…)
By Hawaii State Senator Colleen Hanabusa
The image that best depicts many of the prevailing attitudes toward Waimanalo Gulch may be the Three Monkeys: See no evil, Hear no evil, and Speak no evil. I have written on this topic in the past and hoped further comment would be unnecessary. However the recent commentary by city Environmental Services director Eric Takamura, “City has multipronged approach to garbage,” begs for a response.
I have never understood why bureaucrats assume that the public (whom they serve) either have conveniently short memories or simply lose interest in issues once they are no longer in the headlines.
Honolulu Advertiser Editorial
Tacked on the laundry list of nearly three dozen bills facing a potential veto by Gov. Linda Lingle is a measure with broad public support that does not deserve to be rejected. HB 1270 — the “sustainability bill” — (more…)
