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I have said many times that there is no single solution to Hawaii’s housing crisis. We need a variety of approaches to improve the situation.

There are a couple of measures moving in this year’s Legislature that are important for the many small businesses here that do business in passthrough entities (partnerships or S Corporations, mostly).

BY JIM DOOLEY – After Hawaii Reporter published news stories about local businessman Daniel Doi’s legal problems with the state, Doi created his own web site, called

We must give credit where it’s due: Hawaii lawmakers seem to be getting serious about solving our healthcare shortages.

Testimony at this year’s Hawaii State Legislature has made it pretty clear why medical services in Hawaii should be exempted from the state general excise tax.

Hawaii Reporter received six awards at the Society of Professional Journalists awards banquet on Friday, June 28, including three first places awards.

By Keli‘i Akina Every once in a while, something happens that makes you proud to have worked so hard for so many years. For me, that something happened yesterday at the Legislature, where at least five bills strongly supported by my colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii were passed out of conference...

Special Features Guest Commentary Saint Damien Advocates Targets Co-sponsors Hirono, Other Co-Sponsor of Bill that Could Close US Catholic Charities Adoption and Foster care By Guest Contributor

By Keli‘i Akina Yesterday was the last day of Hawaii’s 2024 state legislative session, and what a session it was. The best news to come out of it was that our lawmakers passed a major income tax-relief bill, HB2404, which Gov. Josh Green is almost certain to sign because it was part of his much-touted "Green...

In the past several years, the AR-15 rifle has gone from the most popular firearm in the country to the most infamous.