Editorial: Hawaii can weather economic tumult
Predictions pull short of recession, but economic activity is expected to be flat, at best. That’s going to affect every Hawaii resident in some way. Read more
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Column: Strengthen tools against domestic abuse
On Dec. 23, 2023, Theresa Cachuela was brutally shot to death by her husband while her young child looked on. It was only two days after she was finally granted a long-awaited temporary restraining order. Read more
Column: Prepare for disaster before it’s too late
Disasters can strike without warning. The devastating January wildfires in Los Angeles destroyed 17,000 structures, left thousands homeless, and claimed 29 lives. Read more
Column: Raise sales tax on costly homes, build more rentals
No one plans on being homeless. But with rent and home prices rising far faster than wages, finding a place to live feels out of reach for many. Read more
Column: Make land trust, limited-profit developers for homes
Hawaii has a housing crisis that needs no introduction. If you were born here, chances are you were born with it: mentions of our housing crisis started popping up in local papers in the 1930s. Read more
On Politics: As Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke surely knows, being No. 2 means biding time
It is not unreasonable to imagine proud parents looking at their newborn and thinking someday that he or she will be president or governor. Read more
Letter: Save the parrotfish; save Hawaii’s reefs
I am writing this letter in strong support of Hawaii Senate Bill 244, an attempt to protect our very valuable marine ecosystems by legislating parrotfish harvesting. Read more
Letter: Dismantling of USAID extremely distressing
I am extremely distressed by Donald Trump’s efforts to eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as an independent agency. Read more
Letter: Cutting waste more effective than firing
The letter writer who suggested that Donald Trump and Elon Musk can save America (“Trump and Musk can save divided America,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 24) should consider these facts: except for the Bill Clinton years, the U.S. government has run a deficit for 50 years. Read more
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Letter: Stop USAID bleeding before helping others
I am amazed at how many people were out protesting on Presidents Day against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk exposing the corrupt, incompetent and possibly criminal actions taken by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Read more
Column: He mana ko ka inoa ‘āina o ka ‘ōiwi
Synopsis: Names have spiritual power in the indigenous worldview, even those of natural features. Changing Denali back to Mount McKinley is tantamount to sacrilege. Read more
Letter: Remembering Nelson Ho a year after his passing
Nelson Ho was a bright, young light of artistic photography in Honolulu when he moved to Hawaii island in 1979 to work on conserving its forests. Read more
Letter: Supreme Court needs at least 9 more justices
After some significant time, reflection and research, I am now in complete agreement with the many, many Democrats who suggest expanding the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more
Letter: Kapolei development will be traffic disaster
If you were anywhere in Kapolei on Valentine’s Day, you got a look at what it would be like on a day-to-day basis if a 900-unit complex would be built at Makakilo Drive and Farrington Highway. Read more
Off the news: Saturday immigration event offers help
Recognizing “a shift in the national immigration landscape,” the Filipino Community Center is stepping up to host a “citizenship outreach” event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, with free access to immigration services for all comers, regardless of immigration status or ethnic background. Read more
Off the news: It’s all in the timing — just ask HECO
No, clock watchers, you weren’t just imagining things. Many had noticed clocks running faster — or conversely, noticeable slower — to the point where they ending up minutes off the actual time. Read more
Editorial: Money uncertainty dips DHHL’s big ask
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) received a transformational infusion of funding in 2022, when Act 279 — the “Waitlist Reduction Act” — became law, appropriating a historic $600 million to the chronically underfunded department. Read more
Letter: New realities make bill for UH stadium practical
Despite columnist Dave Reardon dismissing House Bill 1494 as “nonsense,” as chair of the House Higher Education Committee, I believe this bill is both practical and necessary to safeguard University of Hawaii football (“Alcohol allowed, so Legislature’s stance against gambling a mystery,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 16). Read more
Letter: Don’t raise fee; improve faulty recycling system
Why is it that our legislators’ knee-jerk reaction is always to just simply raise taxes on constituents? Not enough plastic bottles are being redeemed for a nickel, so the logic of the Legislature is to double the container fee to 10 cents. Read more
Letter: LNG reenters amid renewable shortfalls
The Hawaii State Energy Office’s study shows that liquefied natural gas (LNG) is cheaper and cleaner than oil. Hawaiian Electric was exploring use of LNG, but Gov. David Ige, via the Public Utilities Commission, stopped HECO from pursuing it. Read more
Letter: Heiau could preserve old school site in Manoa
Documents show the Kaualaa Heiau is sited on the grounds of the former Saint Francis School in Manoa. Emma Nakuina was born there in 1846 to high Hawaiian Chiefess Kailikapuolono, whose name is translated literally to “the sacred land division of Lono.” Read more
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