Editorial: West Oahu needs anti-crime policy
Honolulu authorities are inching forward to address a chronic problem that deserved the urgent attention of city leadership for years, over multiple administrations. Read more
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Off the news: Major expansion for state’s busiest ER
Honolulu’s need for emergency medicine is never in short supply, with more car accidents and worrisome violent crime adding to a constant flow of residents seeking treatment for everyday maladies. Read more
Off the news: Planned rallies rain on Trump’s parade
Even as President Donald Trump is amassing troops in D.C. for Saturday’s huge and costly military parade — ostensibly to mark the Army’s 250th year but also a self-gift on his 79th birthday — Americans are readying for peaceful mass rallies across the country. Read more
Letter: In these times, important to treat all with respect
I live next to Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City and have recently been spending my own time and money trying to clean it up, with help from some of the homeless who stay in the area. Read more
Letter: Aloha alone won’t solve world’s wicked ways
A recent column by a young individual said what a wonderful world we would have if our aloha could be shared and adopted worldwide (“Aloha spirit needed to heal frayed U.S.,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, May Opens in a new tab18) Opens in a new tab. Read more
Letter: Military parade is thinly veiled political theater
A parade for one man, paid by all of us. Let’s call Saturday’s parade what it is: a taxpayer-funded birthday party for Donald Trump, dressed up as patriotism. Read more
Letter: Automation makes life easy, but at what cost?
A popular members-only store just announced that customers will soon be able to process their purchase via personal tracking device (cell phone), thus skipping the checkout line. One more miraculous tech innovation making life easier. Read more
Letter: Trump’s ideas are sound, execution not so much
I admit that I agree with many of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy ideas, although the methodology is a bit draconian. But when it comes to his foreign policy, his ego is too big for his britches. Read more
Editorial cartoon for Thursday, June 12, 2025
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Off the news: CRB blockade ramps up in urban Honolulu
City and state departments are collaborating to halt — or at least slow — the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) scourge that is plundering Oahu’s iconic palm trees. Read more
Editorial: Proposed SNAP cuts intolerable
The Hawai‘i Foodbank, the state’s largest hunger-relief nonprofit, has some startling facts at hand. Its 2023 study showed nearly 1 in 3 Hawaii households are food insecure, meaning they struggle to get or afford adequate food. Read more
Off the news: Data shows keiki lack reading, math skills
Disturbingly low educational skills were revealed among the plethora of data released Monday in the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual state-by-state report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read more
Column: HECO scheme dies whimpering death
Hawaiian Electric (HECO) customers just dodged a huge bullet. Ratepayers rejoice! The scheme of punitive evening electricity pricing to try to get customers to shift electricity usage to daytime simply didn’t work. Read more
Letter: Police chief hiring should not be up to mayor alone
The action by Mayor Rick Blangiardi regarding the retirement of Police Chief Joe Logan may be a reason to avoid giving the mayor authority to hire the chief of police. Read more
Letter: Program cuts would be devastating to homeless
I appreciated LZ Granderson’s column that connected the cutbacks in safety net programs of the past 40 years to the rise in poverty (“Pushing more into homelessness no way to renew downtowns,” Star-Advertiser, Commentary, May 29). Read more
Letter: Rethink utility of auto safety inspection rules
During my regular walks around my neighborhood, I have noticed an increasing number of vehicles with expired safety and registration stickers. Read more
Letter: Family-facilitated elder abuse is all too common
Elder abuse is common in America. According to the National Council on Aging, family members commit elder abuse in nearly 6 out of 10 reported cases. Read more
Editorial: Warning for new housing agency
There is hope as well as a warning sign on the horizon for the future of Oahu’s affordable housing inventory, affordability that is needed even more urgently in these uncertain times. Read more
Column: Time is now to secure isle food, energy
Climate change is no longer a distant threat — it is here, accelerating and intensifying. The Paris Agreement aims to keep global warming below 2 C to limit the damage, but the world is on track to exceed that. Read more
Off the news: Capitol renovation thankfully on track
It is heartening to see that completion is in sight, in about two years, for the installation around the state Capitol of artwork suggestive of the Pacific Ocean, including some painted glass tiles decorated by Hawaii residents. Read more
Off the news: More trouble as rail rolls into downtown
Rail is getting more real for the urban core, as designs start to come into focus for Skyline’s final six planned stations: Kalihi, Kapalama, Iwilei, Chinatown, Downtown and Civic Center. Read more
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