Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.
The state’s Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) recently issued a request for proposals (RFP) to support the Enterprise Financial System (EFS) project — a $68 million effort to overhaul the state’s outdated financial system that drives key functions of our government. Read more
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ aquatic division has found success in “planting” coral grown at the Sand Island-based Hawaii Coral Restoration Nursery, restoring damaged reefs in Oahu waters. Read more
There’s much that’s unfortunate about Honolulu police officer Austin Ewaliko getting suspended for allegedly giving internal police investigative info to suspects in the deadly Jan. 1 Aliamanu fireworks explosion. Read more
As inflation continues to outpace wages and cuts to federal programs loom, Hawaii faces an unprecedented food insecurity crisis. Read more
The religious exemption from Hawaii law requiring children who attend a childcare facility or preschool, public or private school to be immunized against measles has been suspended — effective immediately — by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, as an emergency measure. Read more
In the early 1970s, I was in school learning to be a speech pathologist. About five years earlier, there had been an epidemic of measles and mumps in Oklahoma. Read more
We’ve come to expect the national news media to bend the knee and sanewash brazen lies by the president and his GOP cronies without pushback. Read more
I just watched Elon Musk whine about his stock price being down and Tim Walz gloating about it. Well, sorry Elon, you brought it on yourself. Read more
Elon Musk’s DOGE is not the first “doge” in history. From the 1992 World Book: “Doge was the title of the rulers of Venice from 697 to 1797.” Read more
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President Donald Trump has paused most of his wide-reaching tariffs, but increased levies on China to 125%. Read more
The “Real ID” deadline is for real this time — so flyers, listen up. Read more
Can you imagine what King Kalakaua would have done had he known or had access to the technology we have today to develop geothermal energy? Read more
In its journey through the state House and Senate, House Bill 431 has seen many changes, but it steadfastly continues funding for emergency housing and shelter programs serving Hawaii’s homeless, appropriates money for supportive housing serving people with special needs and tightens up operational rules. Read more
Natural scientist Kristofer Helgen succeeds Dee Jay Mailer as chief executive officer at Bishop Museum on Aug. 1, completing a leadership transition that began in 2023, when then-CEO Melanie Ide departed after having been put on leave, along with two other top officers, amid a staff mutiny and charges of a hostile work environment. Read more
In Hawaii, we say buy local and shop local. It helps keep local folks employed and local businesses in operation. Read more
Never mind thinking about buying a new car after the Trump administration’s Liberation Day. Read more
Mahalo to Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, 2 of only 15 U.S. senators — out of 100 — who voted for the U.S. to stop selling military armaments to Israel, including more than 35,000 bombs, each weighing 2,000 pounds with a blast radius of a quarter mile, that are used to kill Palestinians. Read more
GOP representatives and senators preach that Americans should help Donald Trump carry out the “incredible mandate” he earned in the last election. Read more
I have seen many letters to the editor published in this newspaper in which Trump administration supporters trumpet his policies as good for America. Read more
Last week, Honolulu’s city auditor followed up on a highly critical 2019 audit of Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) dealings with “monster homes” — multifamily dwellings constructed in single-family zones — and found marked improvement. Read more
As community leaders serving Hawaii’s most vulnerable, we witness firsthand the devastation addiction brings. Read more
