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Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.

Editorial: Assault weapon ban needs clarity

Lawmakers trained their sights on an assault weapon ban throughout the 2025 regular session, but an 11th hour amendment sparked dissent on the floor Wednesday, pushing a once-promising shot far off target. Read more

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Off the news: East-West Center offers staff buyouts

Perhaps it was inevitable. Following news that funding for the East-West Center (EWC) was in doubt due to an expected halving of the U.S. State Department’s budget, the center is now extending voluntary buyout offers to 80% of its 137 employees. Read more

Letter: Show appreciation for public service workers

Public Service Recognition Week runs from May 4 to May 10. In years gone by, in the busyness of our lives, we forgot or took for granted the public servants in federal, state and county governments, the Post Office, and our military who diligently and often sacrificially provided services to the public. Read more

Column: Executive orders, fisheries don’t mix

Just as I warned in 2016, executive actions that bypass our science-based fisheries management system remain a dangerous precedent today, regardless of which president signs them or what ideological agenda they serve. Read more

Letter: Math error would have hit HART hard

Major media outlets covered the state Legislature’s work on April 30 and some of the 250 or so bills that were voted on. What we didn’t hear about is a significant error in one particular bill that passed Friday. Read more

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