Column: Pehea lā e hemo ai ka naio?
Synopsis: The ringworm of colonization is firmly established within us. We need to support the endeavors of our people to transcend that predicament. Read more
Editorial
Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.
Letter: Maui short-term rental policy unfair to owners
I totally disagree with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s position on short-term rentals (STRs) on Maui. Read more
Letter: Action against feral cats needed for environment
Why do feral cats get a free pass? Read more
Letter: Gun violence linked to adults’ mental health
Referring to the May 2 New York Times article, “$1 billion in grants halted for student mental health”: Whenever there’s a mass shooting, gun owners and Republicans say to blame the mental health of the shooter, not guns. Read more
Editorial cartoon for Saturday, June 7, 2025
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
Editorial: Help, not hurt, businesses along rail
Construction of Honolulu’s Skyline rolls on, and so do the problems. Read more
Off the news: ‘Major response’ for city bus accident
It doesn’t seem to happen very often — fortunately — so Wednesday morning’s city bus collision near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport definitely made headlines. Read more
Off the news: Stunning, but don’t get lax about lava
In just a matter of hours, it was all over: Thursday morning, the 24th installment of the ongoing eruption saga at Halemaumau Crater was history. Read more
5 Questions: Laurie Tochiki, of Malama Ohana Working Group
How did you come to lead advocacy for Hawaii families in crisis? Read more
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Letter: HI-EMA’s tank violation needs more investigation
It is incomprehensible and negligent that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency administration was not aware of its underground storage tank installed at the Battery Birkhimer facility in 1997 (“HI-EMA fined $98K for violating underground storage tank laws,” Star-Advertiser, Breaking News, May 23) Opens in a new tab — especially given all the front-page news of the Navy’s Red Hill leaking tanks and potable water contamination. Read more
Letter: More police crackdowns would make roads safer
There was a report recently about a dirt bike traffic accident in Kahaluu. Am I the only one who has noticed that there are far fewer police on the roads today? Read more
Letter: Don’t discriminate against LGBTQ troops
Is it legal to discriminate LGBTQ people from serving in the military? This president wants the transgenders out of the military. Read more
Letter: Honolulu Zoo has now improved to ‘perfection’
I was shocked by the untrue, dreadfully incorrect, recent letter to the editor regarding what is possibly the most beautiful zoo in all of America (“Honolulu Zoo bad for animals, worse for city,” May 26, Opens in a new tabStar-Advertiser) Opens in a new tab. Read more
Editorial cartoon for Friday, June 6, 2025
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
Editorial: Next HPD chief has big to-do list
With a heavy heart and to avoid distracting from the HPD’s important work, I will be retiring at the end of this month,” Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan stated, in a release issued Monday. Read more
Off the news: Ball python snakes its way into home
When is a toy snake not a toy snake? When it’s a live, 3-1/2-foot ball python, of course. Read more
Off the news: Weathering storm of vacancies, cuts
Nearly 600 employees have separated from the National Weather Service (NWS) since the Trump administration began hacking away at the federal workforce — and it turns out that’s too many. Read more
Column: Hawaii needs world-class, independent cancer center
Cancer touches every one of us. In Hawaii, nearly 70,000 people are living with cancer, and each year, 2,300 families lose a loved one to this disease. Read more
Letter: Staff shortages, burnout plague both CWS, HPD
The June 2 article, “HPD vacancy task force under Council scrutiny,” made me both angry and jealous. Read more
Letter: Invest on issues to fight criminality, not superjail
I am begging our governor to veto House Bill 300’s $30 million budget line item to fund the so-called “superjail.” There is nothing “super” about it. Read more
Letter: ‘Green tax’ deflects from culpability, feeds coffers
Fact or fiction? To say that the Lahaina fires were the result of climate change is the governor attempting to deflect from taking responsibility for lack of preparedness of state and local agencies. Read more
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