Opinions, guest essays and editorials from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Featuring Kokua Line, Rearview Mirror, David Shapiro, Richard Borreca and others.
Question: I have questions about state tax overpayments. I am a preparer who does GET and individual taxes for clients. The only overpayment that is automatically refunded to the taxpayer is the individual tax on a yearly return. Read more
He scored 60 points in a high school basketball game, was an ILH player of the year in both football and basketball, went to a powerhouse college football program, started six years with the Kansas City Chiefs, missed out on winning a Super Bowl ring by choosing to go to law school instead, became a lawyer, went into private practice and was the chairman of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board before retiring. Read more
Compare Green’s easy economic decisions with the hard choices forced on Ige. Read more
So many religions are founded on some version of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Read more
Why is it taking so long to rebuild the Kalapawai Roundabout? Read more
The Barefoot Bar was one of the most popular places in town. “You couldn’t get in unless you knew someone,” recalls Miyuki Hruby, who started working with Spencecliff in 1944. “There was always a big line.” Read more
Only property owners who had signed up for electronic delivery were sent emails; others were mailed notices through the U.S. Postal Service, according to a news release from Honolulu’s Real Property Assessment Division. Read more
Tardigrades boast an impressive tolerance for radiation. In lab experiments, they have been subjected to doses of ionizing radiation that would be lethal to humans. Read more
Over 300 damage claims were filed with Hawaiian Electric Co. over the June 17-21 Downtown Honolulu-Chinatown outage. Read more
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Why is there no canopy over the Uber and Lyft ride pickup median at the Honolulu airport? Read more
As a former tackle-obsessed middle linebacker, Hawaii football coach Chris Brown has done some crazy and nutso things. Read more
The week of the annual Army-Navy football game does different things to different people. Read more
Question: When renewing a Hawaii driver’s license, why can’t we keep our old license while we’re waiting for the new plastic license in the mail, which takes weeks? Read more
Josh Green ranks sixth nationally in governor approval ratings. Read more
There’s been hand-wringing from the political left about a constitutional crisis if Donald Trump ever refuses to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling he doesn’t like. Read more
This year in Rearview Mirror, we learned about a pilot who flew his plane under a Kauai bridge, we looked into the writing of the song “Mr. Sun Cho Lee,” by Bob Magoon and the Beamer brothers, and we learned about a buoy off Waikiki that was painted pink in protest. Read more
Question: My son goes to USC, and he said foreign students who plan to go home for winter break are being told to be back on campus before President- elect Donald Trump takes office. Is UH telling its foreign students anything like this? Read more
Question: To get a driver learner’s permit, you can take the written test online. But you can’t do it on a cell phone. Why? We do everything on our phones. The IRS even lets you file your taxes on your phone. Read more
The holiday season is prime time for the purchase of new computers. Gifts, prepping students for the next semester, or setting up businesses to hit the ground running in the new year — are all high on the list for many folks. Read more
Question: Is the pavilion at Old Stadium Park made available on a first-come, first-served basis? Is that why homeless people and their unleashed, constantly barking dogs are able to stay there throughout the day and night, day to day? Read more
Question: What is the correct procedure to inform a restaurant about an apparent case of food poisoning? Should I call? Show up in person? I’d like to know whether anyone else had a problem. How do I report it? Read more
