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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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Editorial: Help neighborhood boards flourish

Oahu’s Neighborhood Board System was founded in 1973 and, though its record of influence is impressive and its role is critical to maintain, it’s long overdue for a renovation, along with an infusion of new energy. Read more

Off the news: UH regent fights for COVID-19 hazard pay

University of Hawaii regent Neil Abercrombie, a former U.S. Representative and Hawaii governor, is well known for taking strong positions, and he has a new beef: using a fund filled by students’ tuition and fees to pay $42.5 million in “hazard pay” to staffers who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Editorial: Ups and downs of federal job cuts

If there is any good news on the local front from the job cuts pursued by President Donald Trump’s administration, it’s the proportion of federal labor here that comprises civilian defense jobs, such as employment at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Read more

Off the news: Schools ordered to end race-based policies

The federal Education Department has ordered every U.S. preschool, elementary, secondary and postsecondary educational institution and state educational agency receiving federal money to eliminate policies or programs treating students differently “on the basis of race” in “all” aspects of student, academic and campus life. Read more

Column: Mahalo to isle water advocate Ernie Lau

It is with heartfelt gratitude that the Moanalua Valley Community Association honors and publicly thanks Ernest “Ernie” Lau, manager and chief engineer of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, for his steadfast leadership despite significant opposition to protect our water for Hawaii’s people. Read more

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