Off the news: Plug pulled on ‘Shift and Save’ rollout
The lights have dimmed on Hawaiian Electric Co.’s “Shift and Save” program, after the pilot failed to meet expectations. Read more
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Off the news: Bright spots forecast for isle economy
More glimmers of economic hope have come from a new forecast from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism — which expects Hawaii’s economy to expand 1.5% next year after growing 1.2% this year. Read more
Editorial: Vaccine guidance looks misguided
On Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would no longer recommend offering the COVID-19 vaccine to all children, beginning at age 6 months, or to pregnant women. Read more
Letter: Tourist industry should foot climate fee bill
I like Gov. Josh Green a lot, but I don’t like the smell and sound of an unfriendly added tax on visitors to Hawaii. Read more
Letter: Jerry Burris impacted many in fruitful career
I had the pleasure of working briefly with Jerry Burris at The Honolulu Advertiser during the tenure of hard-hitting editor Sanford “Sandy” Zalburg in the late 1960s. Read more
Letter: Turn a new leaf and try low-fat, plant-based diet
You can protect the planet, improve your health and save money with a few simple lifestyle changes. Read more
Letter: Protesting for peace in Gaza is not antisemitic
I’m getting whiplash keeping up with our country’s stance on antisemitism. Read more
Letter: UH baseball coach keeps tradition going strong
Congratulations to coach Rich Hill and the University of Hawaii baseball team on a successful 2025 season. Read more
Editorial cartoon for Friday, May 30, 2025
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
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Letter: East-West Center has few options for survival
I participated in the spring East-West Center Board of Governors meeting. What’s astonishing was their glib manner when humility was required given the self-inflicted deterioration. Read more
Column: Native Hawaiian community center teaches real resilience
To much of the world, Hawaii is a paradise of rainbows, lush mountains and shimmering beaches. While making the documentary “Kipuka,” I was introduced to a story not captured by the typical tourist photos. Read more
Off the news: Green signs landmark state climate fee
Gov. Josh Green signed “first-in-the-nation” legislation on Tuesday, adding 0.75% to Hawaii’s transient accommodations tax on hotel stays and cruise-ship port calls to raise funding for climate change-related projects, including wildfire threat reduction. Read more
Editorial: Give school agency room to succeed
So much to tackle, but so little headway. That, in a nutshell, summarizes the difficult situation stymieing progress on public school facilities, due to conflicts between the bureaucratic state Department of Education (DOE) and the School Facilities Authority (SFA), an entity the state Legislature created in 2020 to try to cut through the slog. Read more
Letter: City Council should push value capture fee for rail
I am happy to learn, from Thomas Brandt’s column, that there is a way to capture some relief for taxpayers faced with decades of paying for this overpriced and underperforming rail (“Property owners who benefit from rail should help pay for it,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, May Opens in a new tab8) Opens in a new tab. Read more
Letter: Child abuse definitely not the Hawaiian way
It’s not the Hawaiian way to raise a child with the abuse that led to the death of Isabella Kalua. Hawaiians are not raised that way. I wasn’t. Read more
Letter: Qatar’s gifted jet unlikely to fly as Air Force One
Ethical and legal reasons aside, the Qatari aircraft is unlikely to ever be used as Air Force One. There are already two 747-8 aircraft being converted to the VC-25B configuration. Read more
Letter: Presidents must be more transparent about illness
Speculation is rife as to whether former President Joe Biden’s aides withheld information about his mental and physical problems. If so, it would not be the first time. Read more
Editorial cartoon for Thursday May 29, 2025
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
Column: Compensate veterans exposed to toxins
While America celebrates National Military Appreciation Month this May, remembering and honoring the sacrifices made by military men and women should also come with tangible gratitude. Read more
Editorial: Wrong to degrade marine monument
The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) was established by President George W. Bush in 2009, protecting an area surrounding Wake, Baker, Howland and Jarvis islands, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll, to the south and west of Hawaii. Read more
Off the news: Going green for mental health awareness
Honolulu Hale and the Blaisdell Arena glowed green as the sun set Monday and will remain lit through sunrise Friday, as part of a nationwide movement promoting open talk about mental health, and to “let people know they are not alone,” as Mayor Rick Blangiardi stated. Read more
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