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The akikiki, or Hawaiian honeycreeper, maintains a tenuous remnant population in the high native forests of Kauai and Maui, but mosquitoes carrying avian malaria have penetrated these last places of refuge, leading to an extinction-threatening decline for the tiny birds. Read more
Hawaii government response to emerging transportation trends is generously described as lethargic. Read more
Help honor the nisei hero soldiers of World War II in an annual public ceremony to be held Sept. 29 at 9:30 a.m. at the National Cemetery of the Pacific-Punchbowl. Read more
The spokesperson for Kapiolani Medical Center doesn’t see anything wrong with locking out the nurses after the one-day strike. Read more
The Star-Advertiser’s Sept. 13 article, “State grapples with uncertainty over Kakaako affordable condo project debt,” quotes Albert Palmer, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp.’s development section chief, as telling the board, “As is always the case with all loans, there is always a risk of not recovering the full amount.” Read more
What a shame to read that students are spending as much as $10,000 to decorate their dorm rooms. Read more
Another day, another shooting. Is the only logical solution to reduce gun violence to allow everyone to be armed everywhere at all times, as many people claim? Read more
Applause to the person who wrote in about recent letters carelessly and ignorantly throwing around accusations of “socialism” and “communism” (“Claims of socialist Dems lack necessary evidence,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 6). Read more
As we observe Suicide Prevention Month this September, it’s important to confront a silent crisis affecting our communities: suicide. Hawaii faces its own set of challenges, including geographic isolation, mental health stigmas and disparities in health care access. Read more
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The effort to contain the use of guns, along with gun violence, has become more complicated and difficult since 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court upended accepted jurisprudence with New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Read more
More than a year ago, our commentary involving the completion of 4,000 linear feet of roadway for Makakilo Drive to the H-1 Kualakai Parkway Interchange was published (“A critical need for a second access to Makakilo,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Aug. 31, 2023). Read more
Reading the Sept. 5 commentary, “America’s youth must vote to save democracy in November” (Star-Advertiser, Island Voices), I understand the urgency of the youth vote in the upcoming presidential election. Read more
If Donald Trump comes to Hawaii in this presidential campaign year, we can offer him sun and surf, but our famed Hawaiian hospitality is not likely to extend to political success. Read more
The next University of Hawaii president can impact the economy of Hawaii by leading the university to reduce the cost of a college education, increase local employment of college graduates and make a college education more meaningful in improving a graduate’s livelihood and status. Read more
I’ve been a Hawaii resident for more than 50 years and am a frequent traveler due to business. Our big local news is the Alaska Airlines acquisition of Hawaiian Air. This one I don’t understand. Read more
There’s a good weird that embraces eccentricities. Portland, Ore.’s unofficial slogan is “Keep Portland Weird.” Residents laugh at stereotypes of hippies and hipsters enjoying artisanal coffee and quiche side-by-side. Read more
I watched many passionate speeches from the presidential candidates and I am at a loss. Read more
Synopsis: There are many popular hairstyles for men with quaint foreign names. In order to speak of them in Hawaiian, I have suggested some Hawaiian alternatives. Read more
Federal workers have scored a significant victory in their standoff with President Joe Biden. Read more
My dream of moving to Waikiki finally became a reality this year. Oahu is a magical place and everyone who comes here feels that magic. But one part of living in Waikiki is an actual nightmare: sleep. Read more
The city needs to address the use of e-bikes, but it is far more important to enforce these new rules. Read more
