Editorial: Tap new city fund for cesspool help
Now banned in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, cesspools are typically pits dug to process raw human waste and sewage. Read more
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Column: Higher cigarette tax equals healthier Hawaii
Hawaii faces a critical choice for its health and economy: Will we continue to let tobacco addiction harm our communities, or will we use the most powerful tool to combat it — price? Read more
Off the news: Mighty Mo offers keiki excursion deal
It’s spring break for Hawaii’s students — but that doesn’t mean the good learning has to stop. Read more
Off the news: Beware ‘Little Red Book’ tourism scam
While the Battleship Missouri spring-break offer is legit (see item above), the Hawaii Tourism Authority is warning against a tourism-attractions scam that is losing money for local businesses. Read more
Letter: Staggered bell times can aid school bus shortage
Using coaches or small school buses provides some relief to the school system for point-to-point bus runs for students who live in remote areas (“Smaller vehicles could solve school bus shortage,” Star-Advertiser, March 13). Read more
Letter: Want a new holiday? Trade an old one in first
Most state holidays are celebrated by state employees and banks, not by other working people. Read more
Letter: Protect parrotfish to save precious reefs
The recent letter about the need to protect Hawaii’s reef parrotfish is based on good research and very well written (“Protecting reefs starts with saving key fish,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 25). Read more
Letter: Proposed gun law could protect next isle tragedy
Reading about the theft of a police officer’s gun in late January was scary and reminded me of the dangers posed by unsecured weapons (“Police officer’s badge, gun and radio stolen in Hawaii Kai,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 24). Read more
Letter: Bring in the sheep: UH has wild grass problem
I read with great interest the article about using sheep and goats to munch vegetation to help mitigate wildfire danger (“Bringing out the sheep, goats to keep vegetation in check,” Star-Advertiser, March 10). Read more
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Letter: Unions adept at nixing government waste
A recent writer opined that the U.S. government can’t eliminate waste, fraud and abuse because of the labor unions (“Trump, Musk full steam ahead on national debt,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, March 13). Read more
Editorial: EPA’s cuts weaken Hawaii’s safeguards
The federal administration is in the midst of a rapidly launched, blunt-force effort to hack back spending and staffing at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read more
On Politics: Agree to agree that fed chaos will hurt isle economy
It must be a first: This is not the time to worry because of a disagreement — instead, we should worry because of an agreement. Read more
Column: Bolster Hawaii’s kupuna care workforce
We have a rapidly aging population, and a shortage of younger workers entering health care fields to take care of our increasing number of kupuna. Read more
Column: Federal cuts put our communities at risk
As a former social service provider and director of PHOCUSED (Protecting Hawai‘i’s ‘Ohana, Children, Underserved, Elderly, Disabled), a coalition of social service and health providers across the state, I can tell you that funding has never come easy for community-based organizations. Read more
Column: In costly Hawaii, Medicaid is lifeline for many
In Hawaii, more than 1 in every 3 children, and just fewer than 1 in 3 adults, are covered by Medicaid. Read more
Letter: Prioritize peace with less defense spending
President Donald Trump’s persistent pressure on NATO allies to increase defense spending is misguided and counterproductive. Read more
Letter: Sic DOGE on DOD, where waste is king
Elon Musk seems to be ignoring our most famous source of waste, fraud and abuse: the Department of Defense. Read more
Letter: Stand up and fight fed hack-and-slash
This administration does not appear to read anything they sign or research who is affected by it. The approach is shoot it — if it dies, good. Read more
Letter: Musk, DOGE on right path for efficiency
In a recent letter, the writer said that cutting federal employees only amounts to peanuts in savings (“Cutting waste more effective than firing,” Star-Advertiser, March 2). Read more
Column: Aia iā wai ke kuleana no ka hua‘ōlelo ‘poi’?
Synopsis: Can pounded taro corms that are imported from elsewhere be called “poi”? Who makes this determination? Read more
Letter: Include science fields in ‘Best of East Hawaii’
I’ve been a longtime Big Island resident and have seen the prestigious “Best of East Hawaii” stickers posted throughout the island. I use them as a way to gather a sense of confidence in service quality. Read more
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