Monthly Archives: November 2023

Being thankful and celebrating our own good fortune comes with an obligation to reach out to help others. In the past, as a way to celebrate and honor the official holiday of Thanksgiving – I’ve taken my children with donations … Continue reading →

Am wishing today, we were more like Minnesota. Yes, Minnesota. The 2023 legislature in Minnesota, with only a one-vote “blue majority” in the Senate, accomplished in a single year more than our own “super blue” Hawaiʻi legislature has accomplished in … Continue reading →

I had the privilege of attending a court hearing on Oahu last week relating to the proposed Kaua’i Coco Palms Hotel development. It was a surreal, informative, sad, but yet still hopeful morning. On one side of the courtroom (literally … Continue reading →

Rules and regulations, mandates, outright bans, plus financial incentives and disincentives – These are the primary tools used by lawmakers and administrators to accomplish public policy goals needed to preserve and protect “the commons” – our health, natural environment, social … Continue reading →

As many of you know, I’ve taken to walking 5 miles a day. It’s a fabulous habit. It provides valuable exercise of course, but it also gives me two hours of peaceful solitude and outdoor “thinking time.” Where am I … Continue reading →

Yes, in my backyard! Putting affordable housing in my backyard is totally fine, and if government just gives me a little help — I’ll build it myself. Like tens of thousands of homeowners across Hawai’i on every island, I’m allowed … Continue reading →