Nurturing Hawaii’s Future Leaders

  BY DENNIS HOLLIER Photo: David Croxford This year’s cohort of Pacific Century Fellows includes, from left, Jon Nouchi, James Duca, Alan Schlissel, Ian Fitz-Patrick and Kawika Kane. Deep beneath the Koolau Mountains, 30 of Hawaii’s future leaders shuffle in the gloom of the Unfinished Tunnel, a test bore from the construction of H-3’s Harano…

Hawaii’s Power Vacuum

BY DENNIS HOLLIER Today, it is probably Mufi Hannemann who most closely resembles  Hawaii’s earlier generation of power brokers. Although he advocates  collaboration and consensus, he says that’s not enough. “It’s  important to listen; but, in my opinion, listening also requires action.”  Photo: Kevin Blitz If Hawaii is to answer the major questions confronting the…