Editorial: Big expectations for new University of Hawaii president
A new era at the University of Hawaii will dawn with the new year, now that Wendy Hensel has been selected as the UH system’s 16th president. Read more
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Editorial: Trust OHA stewards needed
The trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs oversee OHA’s priorities, policies and actions, and must steward agency resources. Read more
Editorial: Revision questions mostly cut-and-dry
City Charter amendments might not carry the foundational gravity of state Constitution changes, but issues in play are typically hot topics that impact the day-to-day lives of Oahu residents. Read more
Editorial: No controversy to ratify amendments
Constitutional amendments can be quite controversial, even risky. Read more
Editorial: Not all incumbents should be reelected
As major leadership changes come to the state House, thanks to primary-election upsets and no-incumbent races, voters also will have a hand in influencing the chamber’s dynamics and policymaking, via the representatives they elect on Nov. 5. Read more
Editorial: Leadership shuffle impacts key races
While Hawaii’s primary election settled all contested races on the city level — Honolulu mayor reelected and City Council members decided — it did create a surprising amount of suspense and churn for state legislative races. Read more
Editorial: Vote for Harris-Walz, isle Congress incumbents
The choice should not be this difficult. And yet mere weeks from Election Day, the polling has signaled a historically tight race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Read more
Editorial: Make public aware of open water risks
At this time of year, rough seas, high waves, dangerous currents and other treacherous conditions can be commonly encountered on any side of the island. Read more
Editorial: Swiftly enact rigid utility oversight
For the first time ever, Hawaiian Electric (HECO) activated its new Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program on Wednesday, and was on the cusp of cutting power preemptively to West Maui communities to reduce their high exposure to wildfire risk. Read more
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Editorial: HHFDC must focus funds on future
There’s plenty of room for criticism of the “affordable” positioning of the Sky development, which has drawn skepticism from the start. Read more
Editorial: Rare clarity won in complex cold case
Compounding the tragedy of the 1991 rape and murder of Dana Ireland, two brothers spent decades in prison for a criminal conviction that, this year, was overturned. Read more
Editorial: More aid, housing for fire survivors
It’s not so unexpected that survivors of the devastating Lahaina and Kula fires of August 2023 continue to suffer from lost income, joblessness, higher costs of living and housing insecurity more than a year after the disaster. Read more
Editorial: Mull options in HTA budget row
A public rift has developed between Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) board members over just how much money the taxpayer-supported agency needs in the coming year to do its job right — with a $10 million gap between sides. Read more
Editorial: Aggressively root out game rooms
Illegal game rooms may seem innocuous, with lively video game machines, sometimes accompanied by TVs and other entertainment — a place to relax after a long day at work or perhaps warm up for that next trip to Las Vegas. Read more
Editorial: Keep momentum to reinvent Kalaeloa
It’s been a quarter-century since the closure of Barbers Point Naval Air Station launched high hopes for Kalaeloa, with visions of a bustling local community of housing and mixed-use vitality. Read more
Editorial: West Oahu crime must be stopped
Kashka Otto, a 22-year-old graduate of Nanakuli High School from whom the best was expected, was tragically stabbed to death on Sunday morning, during an altercation that developed while working his shift at Wendy’s in Nanakuli. Read more
Editorial: New nurses deal a strong beginning
Nurses form a crucial foundation for the healing industry of health care. And now that industry, in one or more Hawaii hospitals, is itself in need of healing. Read more
Editorial: Few true barriers for Manoa project
Dark clouds are looming in Manoa, where a planned development promising to bring market-rate and affordable housing faces stiff opposition from a stalwart group of residents vehemently opposed to any encroachment upon their community, real or perceived. Read more
Editorial: ATF report basis for improvement
The report doesn’t assign liability, but it clearly provides backing for a finding that HECO and KS are most responsible for the fire. Read more
Editorial: Time is ripe for ‘empty homes tax’
Public opinion on the topic of an “empty homes tax” in Honolulu has shifted in recent years, as the cost of housing has skyrocketed nationwide — particularly in cities like Honolulu, which are attractive to investors who can move their money globally, and see the relative stability of the U.S. economy and Honolulu’s comparably low property tax rate as incentives. Read more
Editorial: Identify traffic fix for Kapolei project
It’s been part of the master plan all along, of course: Build Oahu’s “Second City” in Kapolei — bustling with housing, commercial and retail centers, as well as educational, work and recreational hubs. Read more
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