Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.
With 400 lawsuits related to last year’s deadly Lahaina fire pending, Hawaiian Electric Co.’s ability to access a pile of cash is crucial to its survival — so HECO’s recent securing of a $250 million credit line is, at least, a signal that financial institutions believe the utility is good for that much. Read more
With so much need for affordable housing, Hawaii should definitively not expend public resources without producing additional homes for locals who need them. That’s why Gov. Josh Green must veto Senate Bill 1170. Read more
The excitement and joy of graduation season in Hawaii is palpable. We love the iconic image of the island graduate with “choke” lei up to the nose celebrated at a family feast. Read more
The imminent opening of The Queen’s Medical Center-Wahiawa’s new Emergency Department will bring considerable relief to residents of Wahiawa, Central Oahu and the North Shore. Read more
Gov. Josh Green’s announcement to consider liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of Hawaii’s energy mix is an innovative and laudable step in the right direction for the state’s renewable future. Read more
As a professor of economics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, I want to highlight the economic and fiscal mismanagement related to the removal of Haiku Stairs. Read more
Harrison Butker and those who share his divisive views reek of intolerance (“NFL’s Butker has right to voice opinion publicly,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, May 20). Read more
A week later, the image of a young boy holding the controls of an M134 Minigun still haunts me, especially as it appeared just a couple of pages after Donald Trump vowed to make guns, even those designed for war, accessible by removing sensible regulations. Read more
A staggering 46% of all children in Hawaii have experienced an adverse childhood experience. This can include abuse, neglect or various other traumatic experiences. Read more
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The Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act stands better able to help those students, now that the state Board of Education has aligned its policy with the 2022 law. Read more
Tourists and locals alike have ventured to Waikiki’s Kaimana Beach to marvel at the sight of a monk seal pup born this spring, as each seal added to this extremely endangered species’ population is reason for celebration. Read more
Finding a way to help teachers struggling with the recovery from the Maui wildfires is an undeniable goal of public education officials. The difficulty lies in doing so without adding to the learning opportunities the students already have suffered. Read more
The invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle problem is more critical than virtually any issue Hawaii has ever faced. Read more
Our state leaders have talked about diversifying our economy for many years, but with little vision or achievement. CNBC recently released “America’s Top States for Business.” Read more
There is no reason why it should have taken the U.S. Supreme Court more than 10 minutes to rule that no president has immunity against crimes they are alleged to have committed during their tenure, especially when those crimes were intended to prevent the orderly transfer of power and undermine the legitimacy of elections. Read more
From now to election day in November, liberal Democrats and the biased media will be flooding the national news and daily newspapers with negative stories on Donald Trump. Read more
In a recent letter, the writer said it was shameful for Columbia University to remove protesters from its campus (“Pro-Palestinian speech crackdown is shameful,” Star-Advertiser, April 23). Read more
Yet again, an invasive species known to threaten Hawaii’s ecosystem and economy has spread out of control to disrupt life on Oahu. Read more
And so it begins: The city has just launched the shaka-branded license plate, displaying what is in line to be the official state gesture. Read more
Hawaii has now reached the tipping point for reforming land use, especially where residential needs are concerned. Arguably, this was inevitable for a land-poor island state where residents pay a high premium for housing, if they can find it at all. Read more
Today is a day of mourning for the men and women who died while in service. We plant flags to honor the gift of life given to us. Their deaths are more than patriotic duty. Read more
