Letter: Isle deserves better than ill-advised landfill plan
A recent city-proposed landfill might be put into the middle of historic agricultural lands in Wahiawa without owner Dole Food Co.’s approval. Read more
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A recent city-proposed landfill might be put into the middle of historic agricultural lands in Wahiawa without owner Dole Food Co.’s approval. Read more
Recently an Island Voices column, written by Amy Agbayani, described what I consider a fairly accurate, reasoned and compassionate argument showing all the positive contributions made by our immigrant community (“Immigrants contribute to isle economy and cultural fabric,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 16). Read more
Immediately, liberal media began lambasting the new president’s inauguration speech by fact-checking Donald Trump’s inflation critique, citing how the consumer price index has come down from 9% to 3%. Read more
A commonality between the 2023 Lahaina wildfires and the L.A. wildfires is high winds. You can’t do anything about winds, but you can do something about the fires. Read more
Service members and their families have lives too, even in Hawaii (“Service members occupy nearly 14% of Oahu rentals,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 19). Read more
Sunday’s article, “Service members occupy nearly 14% of Oahu rentals,” has a good point: In that small part of the state extending from Kalihi through Kapolei, the military housing allowances are definitely pushing the rents higher. Read more
Thanks to a tragedy early in the new year, the Legislature wants to enact tougher fireworks laws. Well, laws are useless unless enforced. Read more
Mililani was a war zone on New Year’s Eve. It’s getting worse, not better. I have to believe that many politicians have a monetary interest in not legislating effective laws. Read more
I was disappointed to see state Sen. Brenton Awa on TV the other day, during the Legislature’s opening day, being unnecessarily abrasive and showing his machismo in belittling the Democratic majority. Read more
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I just watched Episode One of “The West Wing,” which was filmed in 1995. It reminded me of the seven great seasons it ran, and my anxiously awaiting the next week’s episode to see what would happen next. Read more
The Dole brand and Hawaii-grown pineapples are iconic and known throughout the world. It’s been part of Hawaii’s landscape since James Dole established the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (now Dole Food Co.) in 1901. Read more
Since fireworks are not made in Hawaii, any that do come into the state must travel either interstate or internationally by either boat or airplane. Read more
Several years ago, someone had the idea to make Oahu a destination for people from the Far East for extraordinary health and medical care. It would provide another economic engine for our otherwise tourist-dependent state. I’m not certain where that idea went. Read more
Stairwells are the only means of egress during an evacuation from a fire in a high-rise building. Read more
It was announced that a ceasefire and partial hostage release by Hamas has been agreed to. Many will immediately jump to praise President Joe Biden for what must be his hard work and negotiations for this miraculous event. Read more
Please help the people of Molokai. We have no ferry service, although it was promised to us 15 years ago. Read more
I would like to respond to a recent letter regarding the death of Lindani Myeni (“Demand police reform, justice for Myeni family,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 7). Read more
Remember Tulsi Gabbard’s trip to Syria to meet with Bashar al-Assad, who ordered the killing of a half-million people including Syrians and prisoners under his regime? Read more
Americans are generous, caring people, but it is time for tough love. Read more
Hawaii needs reasonable laws and initiatives to mitigate fireworks incidents. Read more
Lawmakers will discuss a bill to address workplace harassment this session. Read more