Column: RISE bond plan benefits wrong people

TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. >> In a clearing amid the dense Adirondack forest, a giant wooden troll lifts a maple-tree sapling toward the early autumn sky. Hundreds of boulders are splayed out around him, and children jump from rock to rock, their…

DEKALB, ILL. —When the University of Hawaii football team wins a road game, tradition calls for the coaches and administrators to give their first-class seats to the players on the return chartered flight to Honolulu.

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Thousands of Hawaii seniors are being forced to make a Medicare decision. The Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) is closing its current Akamai Advantage Complete Plus and Standard Plus plans at the end of the year, affecting about…

Every day, Hawaii’s farmers work to produce food for our communities. At the same time, thousands of local families struggle to put enough food on the table. These challenges may seem separate, but they are closely connected.

Regarding the recent commentary in which Hawaii’s mayors urge a “yes” vote on state constitutional Question 2 involving RISE bonds: They are wrong.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs elections this year cap off a turbulent period that began last summer, when board chairman Kai Kahele called for extensive revisions to OHA’s $137 million, two-year budget, prepared by then-CEO Stacy…