COVID-19 should make all of us ask if we are fulfilling our civic responsibilities and, in particular, if we are ready to exercise our right to vote in this most consequential election year.

"A reboot is not a fix. It is no more than an admission that our system is hopelessly snarled, and we are doing the functional equivalent of turning it off and then back on."

"This tri-party agreement provides insufficient bandwidth for future growth on Hawaiian homelands."

"Recently, the State of Hawai‘i announced to the Department of Education that teachers should be prepared for a 20% pay cut."

"I am deeply concerned about where this state is headed."

"I thought the TMT was a logical and innocent fit. And then I went to the Mauna and saw the dinosaur; it was me."

The number of delegates awarded in each state should be determined by the percentage of votes won by each candidate.

"After viewing your State of the State Address regarding the Thirty Meter Telescope controversy, I have just a few comments to share with you in response."

"The increased payroll costs, which will be paid by county taxpayers, tell only part of the story."

"The opponents to the proposed (TMT) on Maunakea had an opportunity to petition the US Supreme Court to review last year’s Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruling."