Editorial: Create multi-agency gaming task force
Step by step, Honolulu and the state have been raising the stakes against gambling operations that set up on Oahu. Read more
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Off the news: Sign up now for Maui interim housing
Applications have now opened for Hawaii’s Interim Housing Program — temporary, state-sponsored housing that is coming available on Maui for residents affected by the Aug. 8 wildfires. Read more
Off the news: Step up against trash with Waikiki bins
It’s just for Waikiki’s throw-aways, but it’s a keeper: The city and private partners from the Waikiki Business Improvement District and JTB Hawaii Inc. are placing 26 new trash cans in the area. Read more
5 Questions With: Chad Koyanagi, of Hawaii Health Department
From your vantage point as DOH medical director for crisis continuum, what can be gained by signing Senate Bill 3139 into law? Read more
Letter: Efforts to protect women can hurt more than help
I see a lot of talk about protecting women, but nobody seems to question why that is and if it’s the best option. Read more
Letter: Less spending on future, more on here and now
We just heard about the daily use of Skyline on its one-year anniversary, but not the cost to operate this train daily. No private company would continue to operate anything that shows no profit, only our government. Read more
Letter: New law will not have desired effect on housing
To build more affordable housing, Senate Bill 3202 — signed into law in May — allows more than one accessory dwelling unit on a lot. But a decade after Honolulu passed a similar law allowing ADUs, not many were built. Read more
Letter: Biden should withdraw for good of U.S., world
After reading reviews of the presidential debate and its consequences, I think Joe Biden, like Lyndon B. Johnson, should announce that he will not seek reelection. Read more
Letter: Trump demonstrates that he can’t be trusted
Adding to a recent letter on Donald Trump, bad or rude behavior and entitlement have exploded due in large degree to Trumpism (“Trump is no ‘isolationist’; he is merely ‘Trumpist,’” Star-Advertiser, June 20). Read more
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Editorial: On July 4th, reflect on core U.S. values, choices
The Fourth of July brings communities together in what always is a celebration of America and its institutions of democracy. Typically, it’s a carefree occasion, time to set differences and concerns to one side for fireworks and family. Read more
Off the news: Unemployment insurance portal upgraded
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of Hawaii’s workers directly encountered — painfully so, for many — the state’s clunky unemployment insurance (UI) claims system. The pandemic is now over, but the state’s upgrades continue on the UI mainframe. Read more
Off the news: Missing the sizzle of Ala Moana fireworks
Among the many casualties of the coronavirus is one that still has not recovered. And it is one that’s sorely missed for Fourth of July revelries: the fireworks show fronting Ala Moana Center, which instead is hosting a concert, as it did last year. Read more
Column: Indigenous values infuse midwife program in Aotearoa
Firstly, mahalo to the state of Hawaii and city of Honolulu for hosting the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture, the reason I was on Oahu recently. Read more
Letter: Beware firestorm of fire insurance price hikes
Will we soon see abandoned condos and tax revenue loss because of unavailable or unaffordable fire insurance? The short-term rental conversion debate will be meaningless as families cannot afford the massive increase in fire insurance premiums. Read more
Letter: SCOTUS ruling not what founders had in mind
With its ruling on Monday granting presidents immunity for official acts, the U.S. Supreme Court violates the Constitution. Read more
Letter: Immigrants built U.S. and are still key contributors
America was built to its present-day status by immigrants. Immigrants from the colonial era decided to flee from oppressive regimes that persecuted them because of their religious beliefs, the color of their skin or lack of social status. Read more
Letter: Trump poses a serious threat to our democracy
It was alarming to read the letter “Guilty verdict will only embolden Trump camp” (Star-Advertiser, June 3). This sounds like a threat that is so un-American. Read more
Letter: U.S. must stop funding Israeli violence in Gaza
American taxpayers’ money in untold billions given blindly to Israel are being used to slaughter refugees in Gaza. Israel is preventing food and aid from being delivered to Palestinians. Read more
Editorial: New laws aid isles’ most vulnerable
As a society, there really is nothing more important than protecting and caring for the most vulnerable among us — and that means our keiki and kupuna. Read more
Off the news: HECO ‘shift and save’ bill credits end soon
Since February, Hawaiian Electric has supplied customers participating in its “shift and save” pilot program with bill credits to keep residential fees capped at no more than $10 over usual monthly rates. Read more
Letter: Follow Oregon and stop enabling Hawaii homeless
I applaud the U.S. Supreme Court’s upholding of an Oregon city’s ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors. Read more
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