Off the news: Charity gives $10M for local cancer care
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted two Oahu hospitals offering specialized cancer care $5 million each, expanding access to treatment for islanders. Read more
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Off the news: Take it outside: Outdoor dining here to stay
For those who enjoy dining outdoors — and that should be many, given Hawaii’s blue skies and natural beauty — it’s good to see the city’s Outdoor Dining Services Program become permanent under a new ordinance. Read more
Editorial: Flawed midwifery bill needs rework
A bill wending its way through the Legislature seeks to improve birth outcomes, both for mothers and newborns, by establishing tighter, more succinct and permanent midwifery regulations and standards. Read more
Letter: Put more pressure on parents for kids’ actions
Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan made a comment about the e-bike incident and said responsibility should lie with the parents first. Read more
Letter: Signalgate apologist is example of inanity
I know the Star-Advertiser on its editorial page wants to recognize various political opinions, and I congratulate you on your choice of Marc A. Thiessen to represent the Republican view (“Signal chat’s big takeaway? Trump’s built an effective team,” Star-Advertiser, Column, April 4). Read more
Letter: Foreign aid programs benefit Americans, too
A reader writes: “If even one U.S. person is unhoused, one child is hungry, one senior can’t afford their medicine, then all foreign aid must stop” (“U.S. funds must take care of our people,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, March Opens in a new tab9) Opens in a new tab. Read more
Letter: DOGE, Trump doing all to deflate bloated fed
It is sometimes difficult to underestimate the lack of critical thought that goes into making a reasoned assessment surrounding President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve his policy goal of returning power to local and state governments (“DOGE is burning down house to kill a few fleas,” Star- Advertiser, Letters, April Opens in a new tab3) Opens in a new tab. Read more
Letter: Use constitutional rights to save U.S. democracy
I believe the present administration is terrorizing free speech on college campuses and elsewhere, especially targeting immigrants attempting to advocate for basic human rights. Read more
Letter: Trump backlash is a rational response
A letter writer doesn’t like the recent “outrageous and uncivilized behavior” and “negative news reporting” (“Bring down temperature or risk second Civil War,” Star-Advertiser, March Opens in a new tab20) Opens in a new tab. Read more
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Column: Abuse-prevention steps will help families thrive
This Child Abuse Prevention Month, let’s move beyond awareness and toward action. Read more
Column: Breaking cycles — Call to action against child abuse
Preventing child abuse requires a communitywide effort. Read more
Richard Borreca: Taking Hawaii’s temperature as Trump actions roil, boil
Hawaii’s politics are as blue as the water surrounding the state, so there is little expectation of Trump coattails giving any local Republicans a win this fall. Read more
Editorial: Time to winnow down Maui STRs
The Maui County Council must bring short-term rental conversion — Bill 9 — to a vote and start the clock ticking on the transition to residential before the end of this fiscal year. Read more
Column: DOGE — Cut wasteful spending to strengthen U.S. future
President Trump’s plan to rejuvenate the economy through drastic government reform is a necessary step in the right direction. Read more
Column: DOGE — Death of American Dream, cuts cause instability
Serving the people is one of the president’s most significant roles, and President Trump is actively disregarding that role through his executive orders. Read more
Letter: Little chance of big Skyline impact
Skyline riders will have to walk a mile to the Alapai transfer station to get their bus if it’s not the right one at the last train stop. Read more
Letter: Ala Wai bridge not worth the trouble
Those of us living on the mauka side of the canal would be underwater, too. Read more
Letter: U.S. defense strategy puts Pacific in danger
Now that the U.S. is winding down USAID assistance, the partner most likely to pick up the ball in the Pacific region is China. Read more
Letter: State official raises are business as usual
Our young people should get on that local government payroll as soon as possible. Read more
Column: Hiki ke Kona, ka makani kula’i kauhale
The name Kona in “Kona wind” should be capitalized, even if it is being used to indicate direction. Read more
Letter: Join rally to speak out against Trump actions
We must defend Social Security, Medicaid and other programs and institutions that help people. Read more
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