Category: Editorials
Hawaii’s Future Depends on Capable Leaders with Integrity, and By Voters Making Informed Decisions
At the center of this election are the races for Governor and Lieutenant Governor — offices that carry enormous responsibility and influence.
Filipino Voters Must Turn Economic Anxiety into Political Power
They want candidates who will work hard to find innovative and practical ways to lower the cost of groceries, housing, utilities, gas, healthcare, and wages to go up.
Trump’s New Green Card USCIS Policy Memo Is Anti-immigrant and Harmful to Families and Workers Already Pursuing Legal Permanent Residency
This adjustment shift in processing appears like a small procedural change, but immigrant advocates say the impact may be alarming and have significant life-changing consequences.
Filipinos Deserve a Real “Choice” to Be an OFW or to Stay Home for Work
The pain of migration, of families being pushed apart in search of economic opportunities to somewhere else, is a reality not just in countries like the Philippines, but also in our own state of Hawaii.
Mahalo to Our Hawaii Lawmakers for Preserving the Income Tax Relief
In it, tax cuts remain in place for most residents, including joint filers earning under $350,000, heads of household under $262,500, and single filers under $175,000.
The Spirit of Bayanihan After the Kona Low Storms Is Precious Assistance to Get Affected Communities Back on Their Feet
Two Kona low storms, days apart, turned parts of Hawaii into disaster zones which affected communities are still recovering from and rebuilding. Survivors had their [Read More…]
SB 2471 Is A Bold Workaround of Citizens United, Kudos to the Hawaii Legislature for Passing It
Hawaii lawmakers acted boldly to challenge a national status quo as entrenched as Citizens United.
Regulators Must Put Patients First, Choice and Affordability in Their Assessment of the Proposed HMSA-HPH Integration
Hawaiʻi’s health care system is straining under rising costs, administrative complexity, and worsening physician shortages. The situation has been exacerbated with the effects of the [Read More…]
The Save America Act Aims to Disenfranchise Voters Through Unreasonable Hurdles, Tell Your Senators to Vote It Down
The SAVE America Act has many other disturbing features including limiting mail-in voting
The Philippines and US Allies Around the World Can Learn from this Current US War on Iran
The obvious question: How could the US provide defensive security to the Philippines in a would-be conflict with a much more powerful and formidable China when the US is failing to stop a lesser military power in Iran in its attacks on US allies in the Middle East?
