Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.
Nearly 105 million gallons of military fuel stored 100 feet above a key aquifer have now been removed from Red Hill — good — but unfortunately, threat of serious contamination from residual toxins lingers. Read more
Heading out to Saturday’s Megabon event at Aloha Stadium? If so, residents west of the stadium should know that Skyline will be extending its hours until 10 p.m., so it’ll be a good opportunity to ride the rail and not hassle with limited parking at the venue. Read more
A norovirus outbreak has plagued hikers on Kauai’s hot, rugged Kalalau Trail, with 24 people reporting “acute gastrointestinal illness” while on the trail, which has no running water, since Aug. 14. Read more
I’m very concerned about the threats that natural disasters pose. That’s why I am so encouraged that the Governor wants to give the issue the attention of this committee and its experts, in order to develop concrete solutions. Read more
Early in the morning on Sunday, Sept. 2, 1945, World War II formally ended in Tokyo Bay aboard the battleship USS Missouri. It was so long ago. Read more
Thank you for your recent fire safety editorial (“Ramp up isle fire protection efforts,” Star-Advertiser, Our View, Sept. 3). Read more
My review of the Heritage Foundation and some related material (Project 2025, JD Vance and the 2017 report) reminded me of a 100-year-old story told to me by my father. Read more
Several recent letters allege that Democrats have adopted socialist/communist propaganda. None of the letters have provided a single example. Read more
To be perfectly clear: The Haiku Stairs, aka “Stairway to Heaven,” is closed and off limits. Officials underscored that fact with the arrests of 14 hikers over the past week on criminal trespassing charges. Read more
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Honolulu is putting more money on the line to incentivize affordable housing development with Bill 3, signed into law last week, which increases the size of grants offered to private developers who build affordable rentals. Read more
The Lahaina Community Land Trust (LCLT) is just getting started, but its ambitions are bold: to keep longtime residents in the West Maui community where they had a foundation before the disastrous Aug. 8 wildfires. Read more
Reading the Aug. 28 Star-Advertiser article “The Youth Vote,” I wondered why the beautiful young people interviewed do not share my concerns and sense of urgency about the upcoming presidential election. Read more
The immediate response of the Navy to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s recent announcement of contamination of their Aiea wells was the same old same old. Read more
During the summer, when school — particularly the University of Hawaii at Manoa — is out, traffic is pretty tolerable in the mornings. Read more
You can’t really blame the group of prominent Hawaii Democrats, including Amy Agbayani and Ann Kobayashi, who endorsed Tulsi Gabbard back in 2012. Read more
Smart people can lead us astray. Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity. But that’s astrophysics. Moral relativism is no way to foster ethics. Read more
The Jews suffered greatly under the Nazis. They were beaten, tortured and denied their homes and lives. The world — with the exception of Holocaust deniers — knows this. Read more
For all the tropical cyclone threats, the most turbulent winds have been blowing on the collective bargaining front, with the visitor industry in the eye of the storm. Read more
The Star-Advertiser reported on a recent study that evaluated 1,500 climate policies designed to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Read more
As mainland insurance companies and Gov. Josh Green square off over the state’s effort to give West Maui fire victims priority for payouts in a global settlement, gloves are coming off and details are coming out. Read more
Stories of violence on Oahu’s West Side have become seemingly routine. If the public becomes numb to them and ultimately writes off the community for its persistently high crime rate, that would be the biggest calamity of all. Read more
