Off the news: Here’s to healing contracts for nurses
Kauai awaits, with more than a bit of anxiety, for news of 159 nurses’ votes, concluding at 8 tonight, on whether to authorize a possible strike at Wilcox Medical Center. That Read more
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Kauai awaits, with more than a bit of anxiety, for news of 159 nurses’ votes, concluding at 8 tonight, on whether to authorize a possible strike at Wilcox Medical Center. That Read more
The lava flow at Halemaumau Crater has been intermittent, but this advisory is eternal: Safety comes first, where volcano-watching is concerned. Read more
I was lucky enough to participate in the city’s Fall Tour de Trash earlier this year. What an important and eye-opening experience! Every Oahu citizen would be enlightened by it. Read more
The new year stretches out ahead, filled with promise. That’s taking the traditional, optimistic view on prospects for 2025. Read more
I write in support of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Director Tommy Johnson’s pleas to provide humane housing for the incarcerated men of Hawaii (“New correctional facility long overdue,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Dec. 29). The time for a new facility is way past due, indeed. Read more
We live in a world of the good, the bad and the ugly. We tend to focus on the bad and the ugly because they are amplified in the newspapers and on TV and social media. Read more
Thanks to a recent writer for their letter in support of doing everything we can to eradicate invasive species while there’s still time to do so effectively (“Make real effort to rid isles of invasive species,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 26). Read more
I can personally relate to the words of a person on Oahu, saying, “Nobody should have to live like this” (“Trash collection bane must end in 2025,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Dec. 29). Read more
I think how people respond to climate change is a kind of Rorschach test in that it seems to invoke a pretty deep response in some people. Read more
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So many of the big stories brought to Hawaii throughout 2024 were well known to residents, like the next chapter of a book they’re already reading. Read more
Hawaii was more than the 50th State to the 39th commander-in-chief. It was home to the late President Jimmy Carter. Read more
Airplane stowaways have put Hawaii in the news this past holiday week, and that’s not a good thing. Read more
There is no agenda more important to this coming year’s legislative session than creating a food security program for the more than 1 million people who live in Hawaii. Read more
With America facing serious problems worldwide, it seems Donald Trump is already doing Vladimir Putin’s bidding with these ridiculously unqualified Cabinet nominees designed to fail the country. Read more
Our naive politicians, including Gov. Josh Green and City Council members Tommy Waters and Radiant Cordero, still don’t understand the consequences of their goals to tax and spend. Read more
Will President Joe Biden issue a blanket pardon to undocumented immigrants? It would certainly throw a monkey wrench in President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to conduct mass deportations. Read more
Now that he will be in power, Donald Trump will start creating the swamp he promised to drain. He will do it by installing obedient sycophants in keygovernment positions. Read more
Oahu residents planning to set off firecrackers on New Year’s Eve hopefully planned ahead, because permit applications to buy the items closed on Dec. 21. Read more
The situation over how to close the Navy’s aging and problematic Red Hill fuel facility, remediate its nearby environs and keep the area’s water safe has devolved this year, sadly. Read more
New Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Kai Kahele stated many objectives to improve OHA’s representation for the Hawaiian people. Read more
It’s so burdensome watching our Democratic leaders not understand what the country is feeling. Gov. Josh Green’s disdain for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of Health and Human Services (HHS) demonstrates how far down in the sand he has his head. Read more