Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawai‘i.

Amnesty’s goal was to serve as an advocate for victims and prisoners of conscience, and to stand apart from the polarized ...

Democrats need to flip three seats to take back the House next year — and the path to a majority likely runs through ...

A series of bills aimed at further cleaning up government ethics, lobbying practices and campaign contributions—while making it easier for new candidates to campaign for office—are suddenly enjoying ...

Kealoha and his then-wife, former Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Kealoha ... Senate Bill 289, which would create a uniform fine schedule for common violations of the state Ethics Code ...

Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook in 2011 when it was very much in its “move fast and break things” era. A former United ...

Golan is a former IDF deputy chief of staff ... On the day that Hamas attacked inside Israel, Golan put on his uniform as soon as he heard what was happening and reported to the Home Front ...

So some of it was uniform shift. But I think that the last ... But to most people, if you have all these great ideas, why don’t you do them. In the last four years, while your vice president ...

Abbot “Abbie” Howard Hoffman was a bombastic and theatrical figure who often used absurd media stunts to get his points ...

A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

While some cities have given up on their downtowns, North Bay has invested in its core. The city has seen a dramatic change ...