Editorial: Deeper housing woes, voting shifts
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
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Off the news: Bidding President Carter a fond aloha
Hawaii was more than the 50th State to the 39th commander-in-chief. It was home to the late President Jimmy Carter. Read more
Off the news: Hawaii on map for travel scofflaws
Airplane stowaways have put Hawaii in the news this past holiday week, and that’s not a good thing. Read more
Letter: Hawaii urgently needs a food security program
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
Letter: Ridiculously unqualified Cabinet picks will fail us
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
Letter: Hawaii politicos pursue bad tax-and-spend policies
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
Letter: Expect blanket pardon for illegal immigrants
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
Letter: Expect Trump to create swamp of sycophants
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
Off the news: Almost time to (legally) pop firecrackers
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
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Editorial: Enough feuding, shut Red Hill down
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
Letter: Bring Hawaiians together with OHA cultural center
New Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Kai Kahele stated many objectives to improve OHA’s representation for the Hawaiian people. Read more
Letter: Democrats must realize government is broken
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
Letter: Student provides deep insight on political rift
The other day, I had a conversation with a former student, now a high school senior. I asked her thoughts on comments about the Democratic Party’s dominance in the islands and the need for a stronger Republican Party. Her perspective was insightful. Read more
Letter: Trump shows his stripes, takes orders from Musk
This is regarding Elon Musk and his puppet, Donald Trump. It did not take very long to see how Trump is going to run the country. Sad. Blame someone or something else when a plan does not work. Read more
Letter: Trump playing the game like a gridiron matchup
To use a football metaphor, Donald Trump is “flooding the zone.” There are too many dubious Cabinet candidates for the defense to keep out of the game. Read more
Letter: Airline hypocritical for firing over tattoo
Hawaiian Airlines emblazoned tattoo imagery on its aircraft to advertise ”Moana 2.” Read more
Letter: Santa myth only good for short-term gain
Is it beneficial or harmful to perpetuate the myth of Santa? Read more
Letter: Believe it — Santa is spirit of generosity
Reclaiming my belief in Santa long after it was lost. Read more
Letter: Trash collection bane must end in 2025
Noise pollution from trash collection activity is harming Honolulu residents. Read more
Column: Amid hit job on public health, wiser spirit in Hawaii
If the federal health agencies fail to protect kids from infectious diseases, we will have to meet that duty on our own. Read more
Column: Mom’s cookbooks a window to her soul
My mother-in-law’s cookbooks became my window into her earlier life and my husband’s childhood. Read more
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