Off the news: Green on hunt for climate change funds
An estimated $500 million annually — gulp — is needed to fully shore up Hawaii’s climate-change defenses and respond to the increased risks of fire-, flood- and storm-related disaster. Read more
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Editorial: Take urgent action on housing needs
To hear Gov. Josh Green tell it, the state is making considerable headway to meet the housing needs of its people. Read more
Off the news: State’s 18th kauhale blessed in Waianae
A blessing was to be held today for an 18th kauhale “tiny home” village — in Waianae and in partnership with U.S. VETS — the newest kauhale aimed at helping people out of homelessness. Read more
Column: Proposed landfill site poses unnecessary risk to water supply
We write today not as an activist, a legislator, a government representative or an environmental organization. We write to you today as fathers of young children. Read more
Letter: Isle deserves better than ill-advised landfill plan
A recent city-proposed landfill might be put into the middle of historic agricultural lands in Wahiawa without owner Dole Food Co.’s approval. Read more
Letter: Immigration advocates needed in Trump era
Recently an Island Voices column, written by Amy Agbayani, described what I consider a fairly accurate, reasoned and compassionate argument showing all the positive contributions made by our immigrant community (“Immigrants contribute to isle economy and cultural fabric,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 16). Read more
Letter: Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 attackers is deplorable
Among the worst of Donald Trump’s deplorable executive orders was his pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters who attacked and brutally wounded Capitol police officers defending Congress, its occupants and democracy itself. Read more
Letter: Trump once again faces dishonest media critique
Immediately, liberal media began lambasting the new president’s inauguration speech by fact-checking Donald Trump’s inflation critique, citing how the consumer price index has come down from 9% to 3%. Read more
Off the news: Downtown improvement plan unveiled
Proponents of forming a Downtown Business Improvement District (DBID) to make the area “clean and safe” — and attractive to residents and shoppers — took their concept public last week. Read more
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Editorial: Military plays role in housing crunch
Congress required the Department of Defense (DoD) to report on Hawaii’s military housing and the effects military usage of private housing units has on the islands, with good reason: Hawaii was due a thorough examination of the issue. Read more
Column: Rituals in education help affirm positives
As I braced myself to witness the presidential inauguration, I thought about the meaning of this national ritual. Read more
Off the news: Hawaii AG aids fight on citizenship order
Hawaii is among the 22 states — so far — whose attorneys general quickly signed on to a lawsuit Tuesday to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order against birthright citizenship. Read more
Letter: Spend on fire defenses, not climate change
A commonality between the 2023 Lahaina wildfires and the L.A. wildfires is high winds. You can’t do anything about winds, but you can do something about the fires. Read more
Letter: Service members give up while protecting Hawaii
Service members and their families have lives too, even in Hawaii (“Service members occupy nearly 14% of Oahu rentals,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 19). Read more
Letter: Military not to blame for home affordability woes
Sunday’s article, “Service members occupy nearly 14% of Oahu rentals,” has a good point: In that small part of the state extending from Kalihi through Kapolei, the military housing allowances are definitely pushing the rents higher. Read more
Letter: Fireworks laws toothless if not strictly enforced
Thanks to a tragedy early in the new year, the Legislature wants to enact tougher fireworks laws. Well, laws are useless unless enforced. Read more
Letter: Total fireworks ban only viable route to safety
Mililani was a war zone on New Year’s Eve. It’s getting worse, not better. I have to believe that many politicians have a monetary interest in not legislating effective laws. Read more
Editorial: Cooperate, focus on isles’ priorities under Trump
President Donald Trump has begun his second term in office, reasserting in his Monday inaugural address many of the themes familiar to those who watched his run for the White House, and especially to those who supported him. Read more
Off the news: Queen’s Surf seawall, walkway under repair
Nearly a year after coastal erosion took out a stretch of seawall and walkway at a popular Waikiki beachfront spot, work will start today under a $3.75 million repair job. Read more
Off the news: Citizen David free of UH duties
David Lassner has ended his 47-year career at the University of Hawaii and has dabbled his toes into the world of podcasting. Read more
Column: MLK Day, inauguration stir reflection
On Monday, as we do every January, we honored the words and witness of Martin Luther King Jr., whose world-changing leadership led us to dream of something better for our country and for all who would come behind us. Read more
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