Editorial: Focus on Skyline basics, not optics
Just when Oahu’s rail project seemed poised to forge ahead by putting its most-recent turmoil behind, it self-inflicts another wound. Read more
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Editorial: Create multi-agency gaming task force
Step by step, Honolulu and the state have been raising the stakes against gambling operations that set up on Oahu. Read more
Editorial: On July 4th, reflect on core U.S. values, choices
The Fourth of July brings communities together in what always is a celebration of America and its institutions of democracy. Typically, it’s a carefree occasion, time to set differences and concerns to one side for fireworks and family. Read more
Editorial: New laws aid isles’ most vulnerable
As a society, there really is nothing more important than protecting and caring for the most vulnerable among us — and that means our keiki and kupuna. Read more
Editorial: Homeless ruling informs Hawaii effort
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Friday ruling upholding a ban on homeless residents sleeping outdoors may prove difficult for homeless populations in some states. Read more
Editorial: Executive power has its info limits
Among the 17 bills on Gov. Josh Green’s intent-to-veto list, House Bill 2581 strikes close to the heart for media organizations — whether radio, television or newspaper outlets, which now reach as many or more readers via electronic (digital) means as with paper. Read more
Editorial: Energy demands to test isle users
The past 10 months have been decidedly dreadful for Hawaiian Electric. Read more
Editorial: Expensive rescues must be reduced
Visitors who hike up the hot, dry Diamond Head Summit trail are often unhappily surprised to find that they’ve overestimated their own abilities. Read more
Editorial: Kindling a tepid election season
Even voters blasé about this election season won’t be able to turn away from tonight’s presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and his rival and predecessor, Donald Trump. Read more
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Editorial: What Green must and must not veto
Concern over state spending has driven Gov. Josh Green to place an assortment of 17 bills on his intent-to-veto list. Read more
Editorial: Reform land-use policy for housing
Hawaii homeowners and renters have debated for years with policymakers about units in residential zones used for short-term occupants and vacationers. Read more
Editorial: Maui postfire gaps need urgent action
The housing situation in Maui is dire. A new report commissioned by the Hawai‘i Land Trust (HILT) documents the distressing detail, with only 25% Maui’s housing units lived in by owners, and speculation-driven home prices rising through the roof. Read more
Editorial: Climate-change settlement must catalyze change
It was indeed a “great day for our state,” as Gov. Josh Green said, when a settlement was reached Thursday with youth plaintiffs who had sued over the state government’s failure to do enough to rein in carbon pollution. Read more
Editorial: Expanding pre-K access good for all
The state has been struggling to bring early education to more of Hawaii’s children for decades and now at last has begun showing real progress. That’s encouraging, because with every year that preschool is within reach of more kids, the prospects for their success, in school and in life, grow stronger. Read more
Editorial: Don’t disband Red Hill community panel
Disbanding the CRI would not be in the best interests of Oahu’s people, struggling with water-safety concerns since the Navy’s 2021 Red Hill fuel leak contaminated the water in the Pearl Harbor-Hickam area. Read more
Editorial: County must allow probe into tragedy
It’s no longer inside information that the Maui Emergency Management Agency’s (MEMA) ability to coordinate a countywide response to a fast-developing disaster was inadequate on Aug. 7, 2023. Read more
Editorial: Readiness vital for power shutoff plan
Nothing demonstrates the centrality of electricity in community life more clearly than when it suddenly fails. Read more
Editorial: Respite facility is a small step forward
A prime example of partnership to combat homelessness — a necessary one — came into focus Wednesday, with the unveiling of the Leahi Behavioral and Medical Respite facility near Diamond Head. Read more
Editorial: Time for military to relinquish Makua Valley site
In 2029, Hawaii’s leases with the U.S. military expire at three sites: the Makua Military Reservation, Kahuku Training Area and Kawailoa-Poamoho (Poamoho) Training Area on Oahu. Read more
Editorial: Permit sparklers, nonaerials again
The aerial fireworks that are smuggled into Hawaii by the tons create a real risk for both people and places throughout the islands. Read more
Editorial: Midwife law needs cultural infusion
A civil complaint being heard this week in Circuit Court has drawn a critical eye toward Hawaii laws governing midwifery, an important facet of pregnancy care for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, in particular. The increased scrutiny is for good reason. Read more
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