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Thomas Brandt presents a lucid plan for fair assignment of fees to pay for the rail system (“Property owners who benefit from rail should help pay for it,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, May Opens in a new tab8) Opens in a new tab.
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At the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, WHCA President Eugene Daniels said that the dinner was meant to “honor journalistic excellence and a robust, independent media covering the most powerful office in the world.”
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There is a political jargon that says elections have consequences. It is a long-held tradition followed by incoming administrations to implement changes in priorities and policies which are consistent with their ideological agenda.
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The Donald Trump-Elon Musk regime has decided that the best way to clean house is to strike a match to it.
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The writer who is “amazed” at protesters against “exposing the corrupt, incompetent, and possibly criminal actions” of the United States Agency for International Development is parroting Donald Trump’s baseless propaganda (“Stop USAID bleeding before helping others,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, March 2) Opens in a new tab.
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Medical oversight, or the lack of it, has exposed a serious health inequity for many in Hawaii’s diverse population.
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I am amazed about the overwhelming amount of opala that is being generated just on this island and how difficult it is to find a safe new landfill.
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In June, the Hawai‘i Board on Geographic Names (HBGN) will hear a proposal to change the official name of Hawaii island from the “Island of Hawai‘i” to “Hawai‘i.” To which we scratch our heads and say, hasn’t that always been its name?
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Storm clouds are gathering on the federal-funding horizon, so the advent of Mesonet a few years back was fortunate timing for Hawaii weather forecasting now.
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A reader writes that vaccinations fall under religious exemptions (“Religious exemptions are a constitutional right,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, March Opens in a new tab19) Opens in a new tab. Wrong. The U.S. Constitution provides no religious exemption from vaccinations.
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Columnist Cal Thomas’ broad attack on Democrats’ Kilmar Abrego Garcia narrative leaves out inconvenient truths (“Dems’ Abrego Garcia narrative obscures inconvenient truth,” Star-Advertiser, April 22).
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With the arrival of spring, there are festivals and celebrations all over the globe, even in the most trying places.
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The story about two German teens attempting to enter Hawaii recently is interesting. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz made comments that sounded like his heart may have been in the right place, but I don’t think he gave it his full thought before speaking.
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The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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The editorial cartoon published today in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has operated on increasingly shaky ground since the COVID-19 pandemic pulled the rug out from under tourism on a global basis, and there’s no denying that it’s currently beleaguered.
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For the first time, a U.S. citizen has been elected as Pope, and Catholics in Hawaii and throughout the U.S. are celebrating the milestone. Cardinal Robert Prevost — Pope Leo XIV — was born in Chicago.
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Well, the good news in last week’s court ruling over a “bellwether” lawsuit against the Navy for its 2021 Red Hill fuel spill that contaminated the area’s water is that the military has legal culpability.
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