Letter: Crack down on people texting while driving
In addition to red-light runners, we need to get serious about ticket- ing texters who turn their cars into wheeled projectiles. Read more
Letters
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Letter: Include science fields in ‘Best of East Hawaii’
I’ve been a longtime Big Island resident and have seen the prestigious “Best of East Hawaii” stickers posted throughout the island. I use them as a way to gather a sense of confidence in service quality. Read more
Letter: Tend to overgrown area near H-3 freeway tunnel
Seems that instead of doing preventive maintenance, the state always waits for big problems to arise before addressing any issue. Read more
Letter: HPD patrols make real difference on the street
Thank you, Honolulu Police Department, for the increased blue light presence on the streets and freeways. Read more
Letter: Coach Ganot deserves leeway that others got
UH continues to make so many poor decisions. June Jones was the answer for football, but UH fumbled that ball. UH needs to either terminate both coaches and hire local coaches at far less pay, or leave Ganot alone. Read more
Letter: Rep. Green’s protest was ‘good trouble’ in action
Green was just practicing Lewis’ “good trouble” beliefs during Donald Trump’s recent address to Congress. Read more
Letter: Overt antisemitism can’t be condoned by UH
Gratuitous anti-Jewish propaganda should never be permitted in an institution of higher learning. Read more
Letter: Transgender advantage unfair to female athletes
There is an unfair advantage that does matter to those participants that represent 50% of the athletes across sports. Read more
Letter: Congressional censure vote reflected populace
U.S. Rep. Ed Case is the only congressional delegate from Hawaii who has any common sense. Read more
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Letter: Girls’ wrestling team will have lifelong wins
Congratulations to the 2025 Moanalua girls’ wrestling team for making history once again! Read more
Letter: Timid Republicans let Trump team run amok
As MAGA 2.0 continues to trample the Constitution, established law and any semblance of human decency, the Republicans in Congress remain timidly tacit. Read more
Letter: Transgender sports bill vote a slap to Patsy Mink
I believe if Patsy Mink were alive, she would agree that transgender participation in women’s sport was never the intent of Title IX, which she fought so courageously for. Read more
Letter: Honoring Sun Yat-sen’s deeply planted Hawaii roots
Wednesday was the centennial of the death of Sun Yat-sen, who led the first Democratic revolution in Asia in 1911. Read more
Letter: Trump making wrong cuts in wrong places
As for Democrats offering solutions, the only president to balance the budget in the last 80 years was a Democrat: President Bill Clinton. Read more
Letter: Trump, Musk full steam ahead on national debt
Our national debt must be reduced dramatically or we’ll end up like many past European monarchs who stopped fighting wars because they were broke and had to stop borrowing from their nobility class. Read more
Letter: Can’t trust corporations to put public good first
The problem is federal spending has a different set of criteria for success than private business. Federal spending decisions are backed by a set of values around public welfare implemented on a national scale. Read more
Letter: Stand up for veterans’ vital, at-risk medical care
Veterans march in basic training to prepare for war. Now we march again to war against Project 2025. This isn’t about left or right; it’s about veterans policy. Read more
Letter: No apologies needed by Democrats over speech
Although I have only lived in Hawaii for seven years, I thought I understood the word “aloha” when referring to others. To me, it connotes a feeling of acceptance or fondness. Read more
Letter: Televised UH sports should be free to all
University of Hawaii sports viewership is directly proportional to the number of cable TV subscribers. Read more
Letter: Disgraceful Dems didn’t even applaud positives
The behavior of Democrats at President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress was completely disgraceful and demonstrated how severely out of touch they are with the American public. Read more
Letter: Standard speed limits at monitored intersections
While I support the red-light cameras, I do not support the speed cameras. The program is seriously flawed and unfair to some drivers. Read more
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