Professor Pooley to the rescue!
Hawaii resident Gale Pooley took on supervillain Thanos of the “Avengers” film series over the issue of resource scarcity and population control, at a Grassroot
People are the solution, not the problem
After the great success of the “Avengers” movies, the internet was full of people explaining that Thanos, the villain of the series, had a point.
‘Affordable in perpetuity’ chokes Maui housing supply
This commentary was originally published Sept. 10, 2019, in The Maui News. Maui County residents have long suffered from a lack of affordable housing, but county
How to fill Hawaii’s vacant health care jobs
When we talk about why so many Hawaii residents are leaving the state, we usually think about young people just starting out. But those aren’t
How to give everybody a raise
Discussions about the minimum wage tend to overlook an obvious fact: Lowering the cost of living would make everyone’s pay go further, especially the less
Don’t make the Jones Act worse
It’s probably not news to you that the federal Jones Act requires all goods shipped between U.S. ports to be on ships built, owned and
Why Tom and Ycrem left Hawaii
The cost of life in Hawaii is just too much for us to raise a family there. We wanted to be able to provide our
‘Gut and replace’ should be gutted
It’s that time of year again when the infamous Rusty Scalpel Award is given to some deserving bill from the most recent state legislative session,