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Editorial: Act expeditiously on housing plan

The plan hinges on use of city-owned properties and partnering with private developers to build more housing, more quickly — with transit-oriented development (TOD) along Skyline’s route taking priority. Read more

Letter: LNG not as attractive as alternative energy

To paraphrase the Hawaiian Electric response to the newest report on liquefied natural gas (LNG): “Here we go again.” I believe the desire to have a long-term, locked-in policy commitment to attract the billions of dollars needed from investors is part of the problem. Read more

Letter: Birthright citizenship a fundamental right

I am perplexed by the Island Voices column proposing to do away with birthright citizenship, a right which our courts have upheld for many years under the 14th Amendment (“It might be time to end birthright citizenship,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 16). Read more

Letter: UH must step up to anti-DEI challenges

A recent online news report notes the removal of “diversity” references in a University of Hawaii office name in response to Donald Trump’s executive order “to eliminate DEI programs and initiatives” or else face losing federal funding. Read more

Letter: Worry about fraud, not program cuts

A regular letter writer is at it again, warning of slashes to Medicaid and food stamps while providing absolutely no evidence that this will occur (“National debt must be lowered, but not like this,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 19). Read more

Editorial: Fix State Hospital, but don’t pass buck

The last thing taxpayers want to hear after a long lobbied-for, necessary state project is completed is, “Here we go again.” But here we are, again — confronted with an unanticipated, outsized expense and revelations that expected standards weren’t met after a project has been delivered. Read more

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