Hawaii’s Pension System is $8 Billion in Trouble

by Matthew Reade Hawaii’s public pension system is in grave danger. Systemic weaknesses plague the Employee Retirement System (ERS), and the retirement savings of current and future generations of state employees could be at risk unless real reforms are implemented. According to Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor’s, two highly respected international credit rating agencies, […]

Police Spending on Maui

by Andrew Slaven Crime in Hawaii has decreased since the 1990’s and some may say this is due to the growing police presence on the islands. However, police departments have actually been decreasing in size, relative to population. There are less police officers on the streets today per person than there were in the 1990’s […]