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It truly is shameful: The state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has been judged to have “acted in bad faith” in alleging that stream protections for East Maui caused a shortage of water needed to fight the devastating Lahaina fire of Aug. 8.
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The Star-Advertiser got it backwards recently in publishing two articles on Earth Day about regenerative tourism and our economy (“Regenerative tourism draws groups to isles,” “Waimea Valley plans renovation project,” Star-Advertiser, April 7).
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During my daily walks for exercise, I multitask and pick up litter as I go along. The Swedish have a word for it — plogging — picking up litter while jogging.
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Big ticket reforms like term limits and full public financing of elections may be beneficial but won’t necessarily curb big money’s influence in the Citizens United era.
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Mexico is populated largely by the native descendants of one of the most brutal colonizations in the history of the world.
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Marijuana, pot, cannabis. Call it what you want; it’s a mind-altering drug much as alcohol.
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Of course, Gov. Josh Green should sign into law the latest raft of bills that are being described as “good government” legislation.
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Changes are coming to Waimea Valley, with support from a $4.3 million federal grant — though work isn’t expected to begin until next year.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., running under the We the People party, will appear on the Hawaii ballot, making this the third state so far to give RFK ballot access.
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- By Julie Meier
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April 23, 2024
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The Hawaii Legislature is considering two bills related to short-term rentals: Senate Bill 2919 and House Bill 1838 would allow counties to effectively ban legal short-term property rentals.
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I strongly agree with Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm’s argument against legalizing marijuana (“‘De facto’ legal pot bill endangers public,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, April 21).
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House Bill 2653, which would entirely exempt Hawaii’s qualified family- owned businesses from state of Hawaii estate taxes, is perfectly written to completely eliminate estate taxes from the approximate 0.2% of our population that is considered ultra-rich.
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I have been totally unsuccessful in finding a recycling facility that will take bottle and jar glass not covered by Hawaii’s Glass Advance Disposal Fee Program (ADF) and Deposit Beverage Container Program (HI-5).
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- By ASSOCIATED PRESS A teenager who is currently living in a foster-care group home.
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April 23, 2024
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Something seems to be terribly wrong with our foster care system. Several children have died in past few years while they were supposed to be taken care of.
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Shame on Columbia University and its cowardly president for ordering the arrest of 100 students who were peacefully demonstrating for the rights of Palestinians.
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Turo car rental vehicles being stored on residential streets are a bane on the city.
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For some in Hawaii, the legalization of recreational marijuana is viewed as an inevitability.
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- By Kekoa McClellan, Jerry Gibson, Chris West and Cade Watanabe
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April 22, 2024
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Facts are facts. The majority of short-term rentals (STRs) in Hawaii are illegal, mostly owned by nonresidents, contribute to skyrocketing housing costs by turning our homes into illegal hotels for speculators, and most of us who live in Hawaii don’t want them here.
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