Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.
Nothing accelerates long-delayed improvements as powerfully as a crisis, and few crises have wounded Hawaii as grievously as the Maui wildfires of Aug. 8, 2023, above all through the loss of 101 residents who lost their lives that day. Read more
The National Science Foundation’s decision not to fund the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Mauna Kea has been a long time coming. Read more
All three of China’s aircraft carriers recently went to sea. Read more
In recent months, the federal government has horrified the nation as it hauled Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Badar Khan Suri, Rumeysa Ozturk and countless immigrants out of their communities and into civil immigration detention with little to no due process. Read more
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
So the state plans to build housing to keep educators in Hawaii. Read more
I read with interest the Star-Advertiser’s article on the UHERO report (“Barriers to physical, mental health care persist, survey finds,” May 27). Read more
In regards to the defunding of the Thirty Meter Telescope, I am saddened at this “win” for ignorance of Hawaiian heritage. Read more
The chosen developer for the new Aloha Stadium entertainment district is now turning to the county for help by seeking a tax subsidy from local property taxes. Read more
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If you learned that one of your neighbors was arrested by our government and incarcerated in a foreign prison for an indefinite period of time without being convicted of a crime, would you be OK with that? Read more
According to the article, “Visitors undeterred by fee increase” (Star-Advertiser, May 29), Gov. Josh Green has readily signed into law an increase of the state hotel room tax. Read more
Synopsis: The ringworm of colonization is firmly established within us. We need to support the endeavors of our people to transcend that predicament. Read more
I totally disagree with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s position on short-term rentals (STRs) on Maui. Read more
Why do feral cats get a free pass? Read more
Referring to the May 2 New York Times article, “$1 billion in grants halted for student mental health”: Whenever there’s a mass shooting, gun owners and Republicans say to blame the mental health of the shooter, not guns. Read more
The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more
Construction of Honolulu’s Skyline rolls on, and so do the problems. Read more
It doesn’t seem to happen very often — fortunately — so Wednesday morning’s city bus collision near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport definitely made headlines. Read more
In just a matter of hours, it was all over: Thursday morning, the 24th installment of the ongoing eruption saga at Halemaumau Crater was history. Read more
How did you come to lead advocacy for Hawaii families in crisis? Read more
It is incomprehensible and negligent that the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency administration was not aware of its underground storage tank installed at the Battery Birkhimer facility in 1997 (“HI-EMA fined $98K for violating underground storage tank laws,” Star-Advertiser, Breaking News, May 23) Opens in a new tab — especially given all the front-page news of the Navy’s Red Hill leaking tanks and potable water contamination. Read more
