Editorial: Mull deterrent to East Oahu crime
Mobile camera trailers at scenic East Oahu shorelines: enhanced security, or obtrusive surveillance? Read more
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Editorial: Give Waianae help it wants and needs
On Saturday, dozens of West Oahu residents walked through Maili, calling for an end to the epidemic of crime and violence tearing away at their communities. Read more
Editorial: Ease tax burden to woo providers
State leaders have taken steps to strengthen Hawaii’s health care system in recent years, including incentives to bring doctors to serve throughout the islands. Read more
Editorial: Revised land use bill hits the mark
There’s been a lot of teeth-gnashing over the effects of Senate Bill 3202, a bill to allow for additional housing on residential lots. Read more
Editorial: Strike equitable Army land deal
In 1964, Hawaii granted the U.S. Army access to approximately 23,000 acres of land on Hawaii island in exchange for a token $1 payment. Read more
Editorial: Be true to Hawaii on coffee, mac nuts
Your daily cup of “Hawaiian coffee” will soon contain more coffee grown in Hawaii. And there will be truth in advertising for Hawaii-grown macadamia nuts. Read more
Editorial: Red Hill trial must set firm precedent
Two-and-a-half years after the disastrous Red Hill fuel spill that contaminated the area’s water, people who were sickened then — and claim ongoing health problems even now — are in the midst of a landmark lawsuit trying to make the Navy pay. Read more
Editorial: Use new funds to stamp out pests
Days after the Legislature appropriated nearly $20 million to boost Hawaii’s fight against invasive pests, lawmakers rightly called the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) to task — grilling officials over the agency’s weak effort to control stinging, fast-spreading little fire ants and other invasive species that threaten to overtake and overwhelm our state. Read more
Editorial: Fix 911, all callers must be answered
People can argue about what comprises a city’s “core services,” but few would dispute that handling police emergency calls, the 911 system, is at the top of the list. Read more
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Editorial: Expert help must square with costs
Gov. Josh Green is forming a group of experts and advocates to help formulate the state’s climate resilience policy. Read more
Editorial: Maui, taxes and housing prevail
When he first proposed the approach to tax relief last year, based on a hefty increase in the standard deduction and tax-bracket adjustments, Gov. Josh Green acknowledged it was an “audacious” notion, and ultimately it stalled in conference committee. Read more
Editorial: Poverty-fighting programs needed
The COVID-19 pandemic created deep hardship throughout Hawaii, with its serious threats to health, jolts to the economy and shutdown of in-person education, pushing many households that formerly held firm onto shaky domestic ground. Read more
Editorial: Move to improve broadband access
Hawaii residents enjoy a geographic separation. It’s also attractive as an exotic lure to visitors. Read more
Editorial: Keep ‘rainy day’ fund well-stocked
It’s reassuring that the Legislature found money in the budget to put $300 million aside for the state’s emergency “rainy day” fund, and to make a $135 million appropriation for the state employees’ retirement fund. Read more
Editorial: TMT’s new tactic to sell telescope
It’s been a quiet period for the historically high-energy debate over the future of Mauna Kea, especially the long-delayed bid to build the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) at the summit. Read more
Editorial: Thread the needle on homelessness
Last week’s arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court about a homelessness dispute in Grants Pass, Ore., underscored the difficult policy issues nationwide of balancing the rights of the homeless and the need of municipalities to manage the problems. Read more
Editorial: Press FEMA for long-term units
There’s a 617-home gap between the ask from Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and the commitment made so far by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for assistance with Maui fire disaster relief, and no guarantee that it can be bridged. Read more
Editorial: Adjust City Council salary standards
Less than a year ago, the City Council acted — or rather failed to act — to allow an outrageous 64% salary increase for itself, in a self-serving act that shocked the public. Read more
Editorial: Foster care system needs serious help
Geanna Bradley. Ariel Sellers, also known as Isabella Kalua. The names of these lost children, and so many others over the years, conjure feelings of sadness, righteous indignation and anger over the failings of the network put in place to protect them. Read more
Editorial: BLNR water calls cast into doubt
It truly is shameful: The state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has been judged to have “acted in bad faith” in alleging that stream protections for East Maui caused a shortage of water needed to fight the devastating Lahaina fire of Aug. 8. Read more
Editorial: Move to reform Hawaii government
Of course, Gov. Josh Green should sign into law the latest raft of bills that are being described as “good government” legislation. Read more
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Editorial: Mull deterrent to East Oahu crime
Editorial: Give Waianae help it wants and needs
Editorial: Ease tax burden to woo providers
Editorial: Revised land use bill hits the mark
Editorial: Strike equitable Army land deal
