- By Ray Tsuchiyama
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July 5, 2020
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With huge statewide unemployment triggered by the COVID-19 visitor shutdown, Hawaii is searching for new industries — guided by the governor-appointed economic “navigator.”
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- By Colby Takeda and Joseph Newmann
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July 5, 2020
- 4
Across the county, young people are rising up and fighting for a variety of issues — racial and gender equality, climate justice and health equity, to name a few.
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- By John Leong
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July 5, 2020
- 1
Hawaii, which once had the lowest unemployment rate nationwide, now has the highest, with nearly a quarter-million residents out of work during this pandemic.
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- By Clayton Guy
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June 28, 2020
- 22
One policy clearly perpetuating systematic racism in Hawaii is the state’s oppressively low minimum wage.
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- By Sherry Menor-McNamara
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June 28, 2020
- 21
In the coming months, more businesses will fail. This is not hyperbole, but a reality based on data.
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- By Arlene Yamashiro, Bryan Talisayan and Rachelle Chang
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June 21, 2020
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While we aggressively take care of COVID issues medically, we must prioritize mental health.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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June 21, 2020
A new community survey has found that more than half of Kauai households have at least one person with job loss due to the pandemic lockdown.
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- By Kenji Price
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June 14, 2020
- 5
As a federal law enforcement official and a black man, I believe that we all must have an open and honest dialogue with an eye towards answering some very tough questions.
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- By Brooke Nasser
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June 14, 2020
- 23
In the lead-up to the 2016 election, American fault lines trembled. Now, with the death of George Floyd, deep fissures are exposed, and voices are once again clashing on ideas of race and privilege.
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- By Andreea Grigore
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June 7, 2020
- 5
While COVID-19 has altered our course, the vacation rental industry is prepared to welcome travelers back safely and responsibly as we move toward our new normal.
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- By Debbie Misajon
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June 7, 2020
- 7
Love or hate it, vacation rental demand isn’t going away — and given what appears to be the way forward post-COVID, demand will become even greater. There’s an opportunity here.
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- By Carl O. Schuster
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May 31, 2020
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The sum of all these actions present clear indicators of Xi’s disdain for human rights, the rule of law and China’s commitments to international agreements.
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- By Dr. Philip Foti, Anton Krucky and Gaylord Wilcox
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May 24, 2020
- 28
Hawaii’s transmission rate is extremely low presently, and this is the time to be thinking creatively about all the risks facing us.
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- By Lauren Moriguchi and Cathy Betts
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May 17, 2020
- 2
In every conversation we have about Hawaii’s economic recovery, child care and caregiving more broadly, must be central to the conversation. Economic recovery depends on these heroes.
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- By Robert Van Tassell
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May 10, 2020
Now is the time to continue these partnerships to support those who will be impacted by this current economic downturn and health crisis.
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- By Gary Hooser
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May 10, 2020
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This moment in time represents a unique opportunity to reshape and revitalize our collective future. Our legislative leaders need to step up, or step aside.
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- By Eric Gill
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May 10, 2020
- 7
Our Legislature needs to make sure that we reopen tourism the right way, the safe way, the way that rebuilds our economy.
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- By Kim Coco Iwamoto
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May 3, 2020
- 7
The second rent payment during the COVID-19 shutdown has come due. As difficult as the first one was for those who live paycheck-to-paycheck, this one doubles down on stress and anxiety.
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