[NOTE: This story has been updated to include information on why work to replace some of the prison's broken emergency exit doors, which was to have happened by Mar. 30 of this year, still hasn't taken place.] Everyone in Hawaii who even glances at the news knows that Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) is a powder keg. It’s been overcrowded for many years, and right … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Inmate frustrations boil over at Maui Community Correctional Center
Observe Equal Pay Day in Hawaii by learning about the gender pay gap
Today's Equal Pay Day–the day that marks how far a woman in the U.S. has to work to earn what a man doing the same job had to make by just working last year. As such, the day is observed at different times each year, but the sentiment is always the same: there is a painful injustice in how men and women are compensated for their work. “Women earn only 81 cents to a man’s … [Read more...] about Observe Equal Pay Day in Hawaii by learning about the gender pay gap
Remembering the late U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka
Love. Courage. Care. Empathy. Collegiality. Dignity. Respect. Humility. Kindness. Grace. Compassion. Warmth. Aloha. These are just some of the words Hawaii officials are using this morning to describe former U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, D–Hawaii, who died this morning at the age of 93. The first Native Hawaiian to serve in the U.S. Senate, Akaka was a schoolteacher and … [Read more...] about Remembering the late U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka
You gotta watch this shiny new video of reWailuku’s proposed ‘Wailuku Civic Hub’
Whoa. Just whoa. I mean, damn. I just watched reWailuku's shiny new video of the proposed Wailuku Civic Hub, and I'm just speechless. And no, that's not a good thing. Billed as "the Next Big Thing," the project (yet again) seeks to redevelop the Wailuku Municipal Parking Lot. "The reWailuku planning effort resulted in an urban design concept for the … [Read more...] about You gotta watch this shiny new video of reWailuku’s proposed ‘Wailuku Civic Hub’
Queen Lili`uokalani inspires Indigenous writers, but she can also help Americans
Quite possibly the most moving thing a person new to Hawai‘i can do is fly over to Oahu, head to Iolani Palace, put on those special foot booties the docents give people so their shoes don’t muck up the floors, then visit to the Quilt Room. This, which for obvious reasons is also known as the Imprisonment Room, is where the white men who ruled Hawai‘i in 1895 chose to hold … [Read more...] about Queen Lili`uokalani inspires Indigenous writers, but she can also help Americans