Editorial: Quicken appeals, collect STR fines
The city administration has resolved, as it should, to enforce Honolulu laws regulating short-term rentals in a major way that counts: by seeing that the scofflaws pay the fines. Read more
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Editorial: Subsidize school teacher schooling
Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hawaii’s brain drain has accelerated from eroding the edges of island life to striking at its heart, pushing would-be health professionals, high-tech workers, business owners and other vital contributors to greener mainland pastures. Read more
Editorial: Halt state worker housing fund bill
Valuing our state workers shouldn’t result in public spending that favors these employees at the expense of private-sector workers Read more
Editorial: Who’ll pay to keep HECO’s lights on?
A clash between two power players — Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters — is heading to a showdown at the state Legislature. Read more
Editorial: A prudent pause to isles’ measles vaccine exemption
The religious exemption from Hawaii law requiring children who attend a childcare facility or preschool, public or private school to be immunized against measles has been suspended — effective immediately — by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, as an emergency measure. Read more
Editorial: Robust funding for valuable kauhale
In its journey through the state House and Senate, House Bill 431 has seen many changes, but it steadfastly continues funding for emergency housing and shelter programs serving Hawaii’s homeless, appropriates money for supportive housing serving people with special needs and tightens up operational rules. Read more
Editorial: Tariffs distressing, but don’t panic yet
For the general public, including many who have little presence in the stock market, last week’s financial earthquake on Wall Street produced some queasiness, if not full-scale anxiety. Read more
Editorial: Flawed midwifery bill needs rework
A bill wending its way through the Legislature seeks to improve birth outcomes, both for mothers and newborns, by establishing tighter, more succinct and permanent midwifery regulations and standards. Read more
Editorial: Time to winnow down Maui STRs
The Maui County Council must bring short-term rental conversion — Bill 9 — to a vote and start the clock ticking on the transition to residential before the end of this fiscal year. Read more
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Editorial: HPD chief must fill vacancies, info gap
Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan took the helm at the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) nearly three years ago, committing to retain a higher proportion of officers and fill excessive vacancies, make communities safer and earn the public’s trust. Read more
Editorial: Precious little time to right HTA ship
The Hawaii Tourism Authority in recent years has been on a rocky road, incurring the mounting ire of state legislators — but never quite as precariously as today. Read more
Editorial: Seek expeditious Ala Wai flood plan
News that Honolulu could face paying out more than $11 billion to complete a flood-control project through watersheds feeding into the Ala Wai Canal is staggering. Read more
Editorial: First Amendment rights under fire
The U.S. Bill of Rights starts with the First Amendment, and there is a reason why it’s first. Safeguarding rights such as freedom of speech and of the press is crucial to the values that Americans hold dear. Read more
Editorial: Put school bus woe in rearview mirror
Great responsibility is foisted upon the state Department of Education (DOE), an entity imbued with powers and means to shape Hawaii’s children into contributing members of society. Read more
Editorial: Job cuts, anti-vax bent risking lives
This elimination of services, funding and manpower supporting health initiatives in Hawaii will leave islanders more vulnerable to illness and less able to access care. Read more
Editorial: Pass bills to fund ecological action
Gov. Josh Green has asked the state Legislature to approve three methods to fund state action to address environmental stressors that include overtourism, global warming and rising seas. Read more
Editorial: Pass bill to keep nonprofits afloat
The squeeze, unfortunately, is getting painfully tight. Amid today’s federal-agency upheavals, indiscriminate cutbacks and job losses, nonprofits are seeing demand rise for their social services and lifelines — even as their own supplies of support are being reduced. Read more
Editorial: Pandemic lessons linger over isles
Five years ago this month, life in Hawaii completely changed in response to the deadly, worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Editorial: Gird for change in education funding
As in nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s remaking of federal government operations, the announced dismantling of much of the U.S. Department of Education has thrown Hawaii’s own public schools system into a world of worry. Read more
Editorial: Poor timing for a state official raise
State officials are in for a healthy raise over the next six years after a state Commission on Salaries’ recommendation to boost pay for legislators, judges and department executives unanimously passed on March 13. Read more
Editorial: Maui on mend, but aid needed
Thousands remain in “temporary” living arrangements. An outsized number are still looking for work, with an unemployment rate a dismal 8% for fire-affected people. Read more
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