Road work scheduled for Wahiawa and North Shore this week
Jade Eckardt / Read
Lanai resists plans for 200 wind turbines, each taller than the First Hawaiian Bank Building
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Above: An image rendered by the Friends of Lanai showing what a proposed 410-foot-tall wind farm turbine would look to scale if one were situated coming out of the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu. Below: In October, Lanai residents held signs in protest of the wind farm plans.
Artistic Rendering and Photos by Friends of Lanai
On abiding by the rules of ‘the Ledge’ or not

Rare is the interest group willing to concede ground in the interest of benefiting the public as a whole.

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The Father Damien statue looks out from the Hawaii State Capitol. The statue of Queen Liliuokalani looks in from the other side.
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. parade and celebration returns to Kapiolani Park
Barb Forsyth / Read
On abiding by the rules of ‘the Ledge’ or not

Rare is the interest group willing to concede ground in the interest of benefiting the public as a whole.  Few things at the legislature are ever given up without a demand for something in return. If there is leverage, there is a price.  The stronger the leverage, the higher the price.

 It’s not easy being Green
Pupukea road work to begin later than expected, relieves resident’s traffic concerns
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A bulldozer works to clear rocks and debris from Waimea Valley Road after a rockslide in November 2009. With few roads leading in and out of North Shore, taking preventative measures against rock slides has been a City focus.
Photo by State of Hawaii
League of Women Voters to host public forum on rail
Barb Forsyth / Read
Developers may face 15-year time limit due to Land Use Ordinance amendment

Councilmember tells developers no more decades-old Environmental Impact Statements

Jade Eckardt / Read
A helicopter view of Turtle Bay Resort.
Ann Wright shares the stories of the youth resistance in Afghanistan and Gaza
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Retired U.S. colonel Ann Wright speaks at a "Free Gaza" rally this past summer.
Courtesy Photo