Editorial: Speed camera bill could save lives
A bill to allow use of fixed, automated cameras and radar devices to ticket speeding vehicles in school zones statewide is wending through the state Senate, and should be supported. Read more
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Editorial: Navy still in hot seat over Red Hill
Over the past four months, defueling of the massive tanks at Red Hill has been a successful textbook operation — providing a rare bright spot in an otherwise dark period of water contamination caused by the Navy’s November 2021 fuel spill. Read more
Editorial: HCDA can help Mauians rebuild Lahaina
Something irreplaceable was lost on Aug. 8: the lives of 101 people who perished in the fires that left terrible scars on Maui’s west side — and more. Read more
Editorial: Monster action for monster homes
Two welcome aspects of the city’s approach to handling outsized, out-of-bounds residential builds in Honolulu neighborhoods converged in recent days. Read more
Editorial: Protect our gun regulation legacy
The U.S. Constitution has a Second Amendment that lays out an individual right to bear arms, a provision that more recently has been ruled to ensure a right to carry them outside the home as well. Read more
Editorial: At-risk keiki need urgent protection
Thomas Adam Blas Sr. and Brandy Kanani Blas — legal guardians of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley — and Brandy’s mother, Debra D. Geron, were charged with murder Friday, three weeks after Geanna’s lifeless body was found emaciated and bruised, with broken teeth, open sores and missing part of her nose. Read more
Editorial: Maui fire survivors need health services
Half a year has elapsed since the merciless wildfires that tore through Lahaina, and recovery has been slow. Read more
Editorial: New film studio would be good for Hawaii
IFG has a long history of working with and in Hawaii, rising to prominence with its backing of “Princess Kaiulani,” which was released in 2009. Read more
Editorial: Prepare now for kupuna housing
For some, homelessness has been a condition stemming from poverty lingering over many years, but others are stunned when they end up on the streets at the stage in life that should have provided a haven. Read more
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Editorial: Let PUC do its job on solar pay rates
Advancing toward fuller adoption of solar energy has always been a delicate dance of public policy. Read more
Editorial: Leadership void over Maui wildfires unacceptable
An internal review has been released of Maui Police Department (MPD) actions in response to the high winds and fires that devastated the island on Aug. 8, leaving 100 dead and incinerating more than 2,000 structures in Lahaina. Read more
Editorial: Legislature must act on rentals
Vacation rental regulation has roiled government at both state and county levels for decades, so legislation attempting to exert some control over these activities tends to land on the reject pile at the state Capitol. Read more
Editorial: Culpability needed on botched $8M state IT job
It’s an unbearably familiar story: Hawaii’s out $8 million after halting a failed contract. Read more
Editorial: Focus on inmates’ return to society
The outlook for the two reorganized state agencies dealing with law and order — and, conversely, with returning inmates to society — is hopeful, if only because it sharpens the emphasis on rehabilitation. Read more
Editorial: HECO, state seek balanced policies
A batch of bills to regulate actions by Hawaii’s public power utilities are up for debate in the Legislature this session, in response to the Aug. 8 West Maui wildfires. Read more
Editorial: Keep intact state’s anti-billboard law
It’s been almost a century since an environmental group lobbied hard for, and won, a concession aimed at keeping Hawaii’s scenic views unfettered by roadside signs. Read more
Editorial: Logical to enhance housing incentives
Movement has been frustratingly slow on construction of affordable urban apartment buildings in Honolulu under a program known as Bill 7, despite a $10 million pot of grants that’s been set aside to incentivize developers. Read more
Editorial: Support public campaign funding
Ideally, legislators in the Hawaii State Capitol, or any elected body, should be like the people in the communities that they represent. Read more
Editorial: Time to get tough on invasive species
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is under pressure, properly, to strengthen rules preventing damaging pests and invasive species infesting nursery products from spreading, whether within or between islands. Read more
Editorial: Include OHA in Mauna Kea body
The summit of Mauna Kea generally affords a clear-sky view, which is why it has served the astronomy campus there so well. But its future remains murky, with the latest legal challenge only the most recent cloud to descend over it. Read more
Editorial: DHHL vision good; keep eye on homes
The message is clear: DHHL is moving to fulfill its mission, and not at a snail’s pace. Read more
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