Rough road ahead for county

A bill is being debated that would attempt to fix the problem of substandard roads in private subdivisions by requiring Hawaii County to assess and spend road maintenance fees.

Island Life 02-17-18

A chandelier plant blooms above Honaunau Bay this week. (Terri Olsem/Community Contributor)

GET outta here with that regressive tax hike

We are being sold the idea of a “mere half a percent increase” in GET, but it’s not a mere half percent tax increase. A change from 4 percent to 4.5 percent is a 12.5 percent increase in the tax. If they raised property taxes 12.5 percent there would be a revolution.

Hawaii schools prepping for safety

The state Department of Education is encouraging parents to discuss with their children “the seriousness” of school safety threats following Wednesday’s shooting at a high school in Florida.