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Pablo Stewart is a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi. He supervises psychiatric residents in the care of mentally ill ...

Terry Kupers is a forensic psychiatrist, a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley and an advisor to the Campaign to Unlock the Box. He is the author of “Prison Madness” and “Solitary: The ...

Will Bailey is a veteran who was born on Kauaʻi, served two tours in Iraq, and now lives on Hawaiʻi island. He attended University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi Community College. I served ...

Experts agree full-time staff support is essential to the success of the neighbor island boards, but only Maui is taking that ...

A lawsuit against Hawaiʻi restrictions basically defends using artificial intelligence to undermine our republic.

As physicians and national experts on the detrimental health implications of solitary confinement, we urge Gov. Josh Green to ...

Now more than ever, local news is a vital community resource: connecting neighbors, uplifting voices and sharing information ...

I’m not a political person. I’ve spent most of my adult life working hard, raising a family, and trying to stay out of the shouting match that American politics has become. But what I’ve seen over the ...

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Maui County Council members said the budget is aimed at catching up on development projects and social services after years ...

The education department has been unable to keep up with the housing boom in ʻEwa and Kapolei – even as developers contribute ...