Iolani School students and dormers to return in the fall; The Long View with Neal Milner: Federalism and Portland; Teetering on a fiscal cliff; Hawaii Island Mayor Harry Kim Reflects on Hurricane Douglas
Iolani School students and dormers to return in the fall
As the public school system grapples with the start date for the new academic year we hear from Tim Cottrell, the headmaster of Iolani School. The campus is home to more than 2100 students and its conservative approach to keeping its school community safe. Iolani is one of only a handful of schools which boards students, but unlike other schools, the number of boarders is actually up.
The Long View with Neal Milner: Federalism and Portland
Is it legal for the president to send federal law enforcement to Portland, Oregon to deal with the protests there? Neal Milner discusses the situation as the federal government moves into areas normally under state jurisdiction.
Teetering on a fiscal cliff
Hawaii faces a precipitous economic cliff at the end of this week, with federal money that's provided some $1.3 billion to unemployed workers in Hawaii over the past several weeks set to run out by month's end. That's in addition to about $2.5 billion in SBA loan money that mostly ran out in June. Civil Beat Politics & Opinion Editor Chad Blair tells us about the tough economic situation. Click here to read Stewart Yerton's story at CivilBeat.org.
Hawaii Island Mayor Harry Kim reflects on Hurricane Douglas
Historically, the Big Island has been first in the crosshairs when the state is faced with a hurricane threat. As the former head of Civil Defense for the County, Mayor Harry Kim draws on a vast body of experience and some key insights on how officials within the state's largest land mass have prepared for disaster. But with the added wrinkle of COVID-19, how have emergency preparations changed in the days of social distancing?
