Letter: Fund the public libraries on which seniors rely
Thanks to columnist David Shapiro for his article supporting public libraries (“Declining public libraries erode Hawaii’s civic soul,” Star-Advertiser, Vol- canic Ash, Nov. 15). Read more
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Letter: Will Trump ever take the moral high ground?
Now the elections are over and we know who the winners are. All we can do is wait and see what will happen to America. Read more
Letter: Apprenticeships build solid paths to success
Hawaii’s construction industry requires 58,000 workers this year to fill the positions left by retiring professionals. Read more
Letter: No tipping needed after hotel worker settlement
I want to take this opportunity to thank Local 5 for the decisive victory in its strike negotiations. Read more
Letter: Trump’s Cabinet shows he’s only in it for himself
A reader recently wrote that we should give President-elect Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt to “see if any of the nonsense expressed by some people will come to pass” (“Only time will tell who is right about Trump term,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Nov. 14). Read more
Letter: Raze Queen Theater, it holds little historic value
If City Council Resolution 176’s purpose is to condemn and tear down the dilapidated Queen Theater, I say go for it. However, if its purpose is to save and restore this community eyesore, I say forget it. It’s a waste of tax dollars since it has little historical, cultural or architectural value. Read more
Letter: Striking hotel workers ruin trip to paradise
My wife and I rented a condo at the Ilikai a few weeks ago to celebrate her successful fight against throat cancer. Read more
Letter: Tickets more persuasive than pesky speed humps
These highway speed humps hamper first responders from getting to their destinations. Did any of our politicians think of that? How much does each one cost? Read more
Letter: Queen Theater rehab plan sounds like comedy
It’s interesting that the owner of the old Queen Theater in Kaimuki now has plans to renovate the theater after 40 years in response to a City Council resolution for the city to pursue an eminent domain action and take over ownership. Read more
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Letter: Climate-change skeptics destroy planet for all
Those who discount the verifiable fact that human activity is causing our Earth to warm often accuse others of being hypocrites if they drive or fly, if they eat meat, if they have children or if they consume nonrenewable resources. Read more
Letter: Give students healthy but palatable choices
If studies are increasingly showing that a nutritional, balanced meal is an important factor in a student’s ability to learn and focus in school, why are Hawaii public school students still eating their lunches out of cans? Read more
Letter: In land of sycophants, will U.S. republic hold?
The current nominees for the president-elect’s Cabinet appear to require only one quality. Read more
Letter: GOP leanings presage harsh future for America
It seems there is one political party in America on the wrong side, morally and absolutely, of most every issue these days. Read more
Letter: America threatened by liberal wokeness, hatred
The survival of the United States as “the land of the free and the home of the brave” is at risk of becoming a fleeting memory, for the constitutional representative democracy experiment is threatened by the propaganda of the socialist left. Read more
Letter: ‘Empty homes tax’ plan an undue punishment
My wife and I were born and raised on Oahu. We built our home in 1983 and struggled to raise our children before moving to the mainland for better wages and a lower cost of living. Read more
Letter: Trump Cabinet picks hint at lessons learned
Something weird is going on with the president-elect. He is putting forth some marginally sane nominees for government positions and some who have no chance at being confirmed. Read more
Letter: Climate-change deniers put entire world in peril
Any intelligent person who pays attention to objective media must surely recognize the reality of climate change with regular coverage of the unprecedented increase in the frequency, intensity and scale of extreme weather events. Read more
Letter: Stop pushing tobacco products on Hawaii youth
Imagine a teenager smoking a pack of Marlboro Lights — not likely. What about a strawberry-and-kiwi-flavored vape with a pink-and-green body? Much easier, right? Read more
Letter: Right-wing hate not a good look for America
I’m tired of all the right-wing conservatives and Republicans trolling the liberals and Democrats after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. Read more
Letter: Set state apart with fireworks, gambling
Hawaii needs to encourage more money-making, innovative ideas to lower our increasing high cost of living and improve our declining quality of life. Read more
Letter: Thanks to Benioffs for school support
I would like to offer my thanks to Lynne and Marc Benioff for directly supporting Hawaii’s public school students. Read more
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