What would it take to make the bus free for everyone in Hawaiʻi—not just our keiki, but every resident who needs a ride?That’s the question at the heart of our newest report, “Funding Free Transit: Cost Estimates and Revenue Options
Dr. Keanu Sai on KITV Island Life Live television show to explain certain events that transpired after the filing of an amici curiae brief in support of the Kamehameha Schools on September 1, 2026, in the federal lawsuit initiated by
Welcome to the September edition of the Political Law Playbook. This month, we cover a First Amendment challenge to Hawai`i’s corporate spending law, the SEC’s proposal to rescind its pay-to-play framework, and a ruling by SCOTUS on preferential broadcasting rates
On September 14, 2026, the attorney for the Amici Curiae was notified that Judge Micah Smith will sign an Order granting Amici’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s Order denying Amici Curiae’s Brief in Support of the Kamehameha Schools.
Once a decade, Honolulu residents get to decide what to change in the city charter—the document that creates the framework for how our local government operates. This November, Oʻahu voters will consider 20 proposed charter amendments, and five of them
Background: I recently read and synthesized a slew of peer-reviewed law journal articles (including Family Court Review articles) published between 2016-2023, on the topics of domestic violence and coercive control.[1] Here’s what I learned. I haven’t attempted to
On any given day in the City and County of Honolulu, roughly 1 in 4 households lack reliable access to food. That amounts to nearly 250,000 residents who are food insecure on Oʻahu—a quarter of our neighbors, our coworkers, and
According to Blackstone, the English common law rule of jus soli—any person born within British territory is a British subject by birth, is traced back to the feudal law of England based on allegiance to the King. Because allegiance was
This week, the Census Bureau published its 2025 data on poverty, income, and health insurance—the data we use to measure how households in Hawaiʻi and the rest of the United States are faring. The new data highlights
Today, the attorney for the Amici Curiae filed a Supplemental Brief in Support of its Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s Order denying Amici Curiae’s Brief in Support of the Kamehameha Schools.
The Supplemental Brief brings in new evidence
