Category: Open Forum
A Spending Spree, Really?
by Keli’i Akina Imagine you have a cousin who is having problems with debt. He keeps telling everyone in your family that he really needs [Read More…]
Proposed Taxes Could Have Devastating Consequences
by Sherry Menor-McNamara In the last few weeks, we have seen plenty of reason for optimism. O’ahu recently entered Tier 3 of its reopening strategy, [Read More…]
SB56 Tax Scare Could Have Long-Lasting Effect
by Joe Kent Hawaii residents were spooked last week by Senate passage of a bill that would increase the state’s highest personal income tax from [Read More…]
Jones Act Closed ‘Loophole’ That Could Help Hawaii, New Article Shows
by Mark Coleman There is an argument floating around that if the protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act really were a problem for Hawaii, American [Read More…]
How To Rescue Hawaii’s Economy Without Raising Taxes
by Keli‘i Akina Gov. David Ige has penciled out a budget built on billions of dollars of debt and possibly higher taxes, with high hopes [Read More…]
CHRONICLE PULSE: What do you think about distant learning vs. regular classroom sessions?
STUDYING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC MELDRICK RAVIDASenior, Public Health and Filipino Language & Literature, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kalihi “Digital learning has its pros [Read More…]
My Turn: The Disappearing American Dream
By Cora Quisumbing-King, Ph.D. I have been a resident of the United States for a very long time, longer than the years I have spent [Read More…]
Ten Minutes Will Change Our World for Asian Americans
By John C. Yang If you could do something in ten minutes or less that would make sure we have translated materials for limited English [Read More…]
CHRONICLE PULSE: What is the best way to educate our children today during the COVID-19 pandemic?
CAROLYN HILDEBRANDGraduate Student, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Ewa Beach “Pandemic or no pandemic, our communities will be more resilient in [Read More…]
CHRONICLE PULSE: How Do You Describe Working as an Employee at the Primary Care Clinic of Hawaii?
CHRISTINA AGLIBOTMedical Assistant, 32 years with PCCH Waipahu“I would not have stayed for 32 years if it wasn’t for the great support I have received [Read More…]
