Column: No time to dismantle USAID amid heightened competition
For many Germans the indelible World War II memory is a U.S. GI handing them a chocolate bar. Read more
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For many Germans the indelible World War II memory is a U.S. GI handing them a chocolate bar. Read more
Move fast and break things may be fitting advice for a tech start-up. But a foreign assistance freeze that breaks U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific will be disastrous. Read more
If our government has problems, or makes mistakes, are there causes or culprits lurking about? Read more
The United States has experienced an energy boom for well over a decade, but Hawaii has been largely left out. Read more
Watching the White House wage war on diversity, I’m struck by the ferocity of the campaign. Read more
The plan hinges on use of city-owned properties and partnering with private developers to build more housing, more quickly — with transit-oriented development (TOD) along Skyline’s route taking priority. Read more
To paraphrase the Hawaiian Electric response to the newest report on liquefied natural gas (LNG): “Here we go again.” I believe the desire to have a long-term, locked-in policy commitment to attract the billions of dollars needed from investors is part of the problem. Read more
I am perplexed by the Island Voices column proposing to do away with birthright citizenship, a right which our courts have upheld for many years under the 14th Amendment (“It might be time to end birthright citizenship,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 16). Read more
A recent online news report notes the removal of “diversity” references in a University of Hawaii office name in response to Donald Trump’s executive order “to eliminate DEI programs and initiatives” or else face losing federal funding. Read more
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A regular letter writer is at it again, warning of slashes to Medicaid and food stamps while providing absolutely no evidence that this will occur (“National debt must be lowered, but not like this,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 19). Read more
Synopsis: When pigs are confronted by threats to their survival, they tend to flee. Read more
Another lovely Honolulu afternoon on the lanai, but the neighborhood has been invaded by landscapers with their gas-powered equipment. Read more
President Donald Trump wants to make Canada a U.S. state. Quite separate from the indecency of making such demands, his proposal that Canada become a single U.S. state is an insult and a demographic absurdity. Read more
Coming into town, traffic often backs up on the H-1 freeway at the Kinau Street exit due to a single exit lane. Read more
Government gone berserk! Wednesday was the 83rd anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which put all Japanese Americans on the West Coast and several hundred from Hawaii into prisons, many for over four years. Read more
Hawaii’s wildlife is in danger. Federal job cuts made in the name of government efficiency are chipping away at personnel attending to the state’s 10 National Wildlife Refuge sites. Read more
The last thing taxpayers want to hear after a long lobbied-for, necessary state project is completed is, “Here we go again.” But here we are, again — confronted with an unanticipated, outsized expense and revelations that expected standards weren’t met after a project has been delivered. Read more
Is there a conflict brewing between guidance issued by the Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-led U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHSD) and orders issued by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? Read more
Rep. Ed Case and Rep. James Moylan from Guam have my full backing to make Hawaii exempt from the Jones Act, which is an archaic 100-year-old law that does not resonate with our times. Read more
Again this year, our lawmakers have an opportunity to pass lifesaving legislation by lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for driving from 0.08% to 0.05%. It’s time to make this change a reality. Read more
A letter writer takes state Sen. Glenn Wakai to task for proposing nuclear energy for Hawaii via misinformation and a pipe dream project of small nuclear reactors (“Don’t waste funds on nuclear pipe dream,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 16). Read more