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Honolulu Ocean Safety broke ground in a couple of different ways last week. Read more
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Honolulu Ocean Safety broke ground in a couple of different ways last week. Read more
Consider what’s more humane: leaving someone who’s mentally ill and homeless living in squalor and danger on the streets; or taking that person off the streets for help, perhaps even onto a road to a better life? Read more
It’s officially hurricane season in the central Pacific, which runs through Nov. 30. Read more
Our views on race and race relations are shaped by where we grow up. I had the good fortune of being born and raised in Hawaii. Read more
Has anyone reviewed the results of the “Ohana Housing” experiment of several years ago? Read more
As I drove down Ward Avenue past the remains of TGI Fridays and the Honolulu Club, I saw nothing but new condominium structures being built. Read more
Addressing homelessness in Hawaii requires more than temporary shelters and short-term solutions. Read more
The verdict Thursday finding former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts against him will only propel his victory as president on Nov. 5. Read more
The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide defines genocide as “ … acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.” Read more
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Last week, if Mayor Rick Blangiardi was looking at a list of candidates already filed to run for Honolulu mayor, he had to be smiling. Read more
State efforts to supercharge housing creation picked up steam on Tuesday when Gov. Josh Green signed a group of consequential housing bills, all of which reduce roadblocks to or strengthen potential incentives for development of new housing. Read more
In Hawaii, approximately 8,000 3- and 4-year-olds lack adequate access to pre-K education. Enacted into state law in 2020, Act 46 set the ambitious goal of ensuring early learning access to all 3- and 4-year-olds statewide by 2032. Read more
In psychology, the term “personal fable” refers to the belief that bad things happen in the world but will never affect us personally. Many people have similar feelings when it comes to cybersecurity. Read more
There has been another huge rate hike at private schools. Mid-Pacific Institute just raised its rate to about $30,000; Punahou School to almost $32,000. Read more
Monday was Memorial Day, a time to reflect. Read more
The old adage is true: If you repeat a lie over and over, people will believe it. A recent letter said Donald Trump’s economic policies were great and Joe Biden’s economy is terrible (“Biden’s policies damages U.S., but Trump can fix it,” Star-Advertiser, May 28). Read more
Memorial Day is set aside as a national holiday to honor our fallen soldiers. Read more
Synopsis: While visiting family in Wisconsin, we experienced a tornado watch and had to shelter in the basement. Read more
Sometimes, we unexpectedly stumble upon something so breathtakingly beautiful in the midst of loud cars, crazy drivers, indifferent people and blaring headlines. Read more
We often wonder, “Why is no one doing something about this?” until it occurs to us to look in the mirror. Read more
The Louise Dillingham Memorial Fountain in Kapiolani Park used to be a pretty sight in the evenings. Read more