Column: A path to bridle early learning deficit
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Editorial: Quicken appeals, collect STR fines
The city administration has resolved, as it should, to enforce Honolulu laws regulating short-term rentals in a major way that counts: by seeing that the scofflaws pay the fines. Read more
Off the news: Be careful out there, traffic deaths are up
Hawaii’s year-to-date traffic deaths are up — to 43, as of April 12, as compared to 33 lives lost through April 30, 2024. Read more
Off the news: SAVE Act could hinder vote reregistrations
Hawaii’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Case voted with the GOP on the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Read more
Letter: Look to future, let isle geothermal build steam
I was pleased to see the headline, “Geothermal power expansion builds steam,” in Sunday’s paper. Read more
Letter: Case backs bill that could disenfranchise millions
Hawaii’s U.S. Rep. Ed Case was one of four Democrats to vote for the SAVE Act, which purports to address a problem with noncitizens who vote. Read more
Letter: Transgender students are not political pawns
I’m writing in response to “The Big Q” on Friday: What do you think about anti-transgender policies in schools? Read more
Letter: New rule: Enact a law, remove an old law
So, here we are again. Another session of the state Legislature that is going to sift through the complaints of fellow public servants (not the citizens) to find words to put to paper and create new laws that take our money or deny us our existing but fading freedoms. Read more
Letter: Canada could be land of opportunity for Hawaii
As a Canadian, I read with interest the letter to the editor suggesting Hawaii secede and become Canada’s 11th province (“Hawaii can secede, become Canadian,” Star-Advertiser, March Opens in a new tab30) Opens in a new tab. Read more
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Off the news: Social Security phone service still ringing
Hawaii’s seniors are breathing a sigh of relief after the Trump administration nixed its plan to cut off phone access to apply for, or update Social Security benefits. Read more
Editorial: Subsidize school teacher schooling
Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hawaii’s brain drain has accelerated from eroding the edges of island life to striking at its heart, pushing would-be health professionals, high-tech workers, business owners and other vital contributors to greener mainland pastures. Read more
Off the news: Surprising number of keiki unvaccinated
First came news last Tuesday that Hawaii has confirmed its first measles case in years, of an unvaccinat- ed 5-year-old who had traveled out of country. Read more
Letter: Anti-vax propaganda puts community at risk
Refusing vaccinations of transmissible diseases like measles is like driving drunk. Read more
Letter: E-bike laws won’t help until kids see the light
Laws being considered to protect e-bike riders, like helmets and speed limits, probably won’t fix this problem unless strictly enforced by the e-bike rider’s parent. Read more
Letter: Defund HTA, use money to fix Honolulu airport
We do not need more tourists and we don’t need the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Read more
Letter: An extreme solution to affordable housing
The tangle of tax credits for developers, coupled with portions of a project being allocated for affordable housing, has not worked. Read more
Letter: U.S. turns blind eye toward Israel, Gaza
Do we and our congressional representatives care about Gazans, and the fact that humanitarian aid is no longer widely available to alleviate at least some of their suffering and death? Read more
Island Voices: Keiki need more safe routes to school
For many children, going to school means everything to them. We can do more to help get them there safely. Read more
Richard Borreca: Dentists gnashing teeth over fluoridation rollback
Hawaii’s state Legislature has previously considered taking action on a statewide fluoridation ban, but without enough interest to pass it into law this year. Read more
Editorial: Halt state worker housing fund bill
Valuing our state workers shouldn’t result in public spending that favors these employees at the expense of private-sector workers Read more
Island Voices: We must teach, model pono speech
We must continue to teach the power of positive speech — communication that is truthful, honorable, ethical and kind. Read more
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