Column: Keep Hawaii healthy by keeping Medicaid coverage intact
Across Hawaii, 407,000 rely on Medicaid for access to health care. That is 28% of the state’s population. Read more
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Editorial: DOE must act on farm-to-school
The farm-to-school initiative is set to receive a significant boost in the coming months, perhaps as soon as the next school year, after a proposal to greatly increase food-purchasing latitude and shred red tape sailed through the Legislature. Read more
Off the news: FDA limits COVID-19 vaccine availability
It’s important to remember the havoc and health dangers that COVID-19 brought, just several short years ago — and the real life-saving benefits of vaccination against the virus. Read more
Off the news: City Council OKs $41M in HGEA payouts
With a unanimous vote last week, the Honolulu City Council authorized payouts of about $41.4 million in “temporary hazard pay” (THP) for Hawaii Government Employees Association workers who stayed on the job between March 5, 2020, and March 5, 2022, while COVID-19 was raging. Read more
Letter: All road users need to do better to abide laws
A recent letter seems to place blame on the state Department of Transportation and Honolulu Police Department for the alarming spike in Oahu’s traffic fatalities (“Pattern of isle traffic deaths easy to decipher,” Star-Advertiser, May Opens in a new tab12) Opens in a new tab. Read more
Letter: Gaza ‘urban destruction’ policy by Israel is wrong
The actions and intentions of Israel exhibit a new frontier in urban planning. Read more
Letter: No need for new Ala Wai bridge; just clean canal
I don’t understand why Honolulu wants to waste $63.4 million — 80% reportedly to be paid with federal funds — for the Ala Wai pedestrian bridge. Read more
Letter: Auction off Qatar jet gift to raise money for U.S.
By some estimates, bringing Qatar’s 747 airplane gift up to Air Force One standards will cost between $1 billion and $4 billion, and might not be completed until 2028. Read more
Editorial cartoon for Thursday, May 22, 2025
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
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Column: Contentious energy solutions need study
Why do we fear studying technologies that may help us achieve our clean energy future? Read more
Off the news: Energy Star program’s future uncertain
Consumers buying “Energy Star” appliances and items have long enjoyed rebates on the purchases, as well as longer-term benefits of lower energy costs. Read more
Editorial: DHHL must prove worthy of federal grants
Announcements of intended cuts to federal programs, grants and funding have been issued so rapidly that it’s hard to simply keep track, much less fight back against each hatchet blow. Read more
Off the news: Graduation season brings traffic tidings
It’s graduation time — and on Oahu, that means traffic. Of 46 Hawaii high school commencement ceremonies this month, 38 (19 on Oahu) take place today through May 31. Read more
Letter: UH not being earnest about CampusTown plan
I attended the May 14 meeting to support saving the University of Hawaii Lab School and the historic buildings on that campus. Read more
Letter: Repercussions for those with vaccine exemptions
We all know that vaccines are primarily administered to protect the immunized against disease, but they also serve to protect those who are unimmunized. Therein lies the conundrum. Read more
Letter: Mother Nature won’t wait on climate change
I appreciate the recent letter to the editor reflecting on 79 years of rapid change in society leading to similar rapid changes in the natural world (“Humanity unable to change climate course,” Star-Advertiser, May Opens in a new tab9) Opens in a new tab. Read more
Letter: HVCB, Disney alliance good news for tourism
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s announced hui with Disney is good news. Read more
Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
Off the news: Isles return to spotlight with ‘Lilo & Stitch’
The Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau is putting a lot of hope in the power of a little lost alien named Stitch to juice the somewhat lagging tourism industry. Read more
Editorial: Focus on urban homes expansion
The news about affordable housing in Hawaii has been bad for decades, and that situation hasn’t substantially changed to this point. Read more
Off the news: Biden cancer diagnosis a stark reminder
The diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer for former President Joe Biden was sudden and stunning. Read more
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