Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.
The precision, care and skill with which Vice Adm. John Wade oversaw defueling of the military’s troubled Red Hill fuel storage facility speaks well of his ability to take on big missions. Read more
Mobile camera trailers at scenic East Oahu shorelines: enhanced security, or obtrusive surveillance? Read more
Rain over Windward Oahu flooded streams, caused mudslides, closed roads and damaged property this week. Be prepared for more, as a Kona-low storm passes over Oahu. Read more
On May 6, “NCIS: Hawai‘i” aired for the last time with its final episode. It marked an abrupt end to a nearly unbroken run spanning roughly 20 years of TV shows filmed and set in the islands, including “Lost,” “Hawaii 5-0” and “Magnum. P.I.” Read more
Speed cameras should be installed around every school and there should be red light cameras at every intersection. All of us have seen cars, buses, Handi-Vans and more run red lights. Read more
Congratulations to Vice Adm. John Wade on his recent nomination to command the Navy’s 3rd Fleet. Read more
The Kauai reader who wrote in about Skyline readership gets it (“Extend Skyline route to increase ridership,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, March 14). Read more
Returning home from my grandson’s graduation from a major mainland university and reading about Hawaii’s many challenges, it became clear where one could find the solutions. Read more
Gaza has become the largest concentration camp in the world. Read more
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The evolution of Ward Village continues — and folks who haven’t been down there for a while will either marvel at or lament its transformation. Read more
On Saturday, dozens of West Oahu residents walked through Maili, calling for an end to the epidemic of crime and violence tearing away at their communities. Read more
Artists, curators and cultural thought leaders will converge upon Hawaii for Art Summit 2024, June 13-15. Read more
All projects have good and bad impacts affecting differently people, activities and localities. Read more
Abandoned, suffering animals are a problem for our environment. But I can’t believe how short-sighted and cruel some people are. Read more
A tourist-based economy cannot sustain a state with the highest cost of living in the country. Read more
Kill Senate Bill 3202; it exacerbates wildfire risk in areas already dense in wood-framed structures by placing those dwellings even closer together. Read more
The late Hawaii U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, a lead author of Title IX legislation that enabled women to have equal opportunities as men in schools across the country, must be rolling in her grave now that President Joe Biden has expanded those protections to include gender identity. Read more
Any country going to war should try to win, and the sooner the batter, so there will be less collateral damage. So why not let Israel finish its war with Hamas as soon as possible? Read more
State leaders have taken steps to strengthen Hawaii’s health care system in recent years, including incentives to bring doctors to serve throughout the islands. Read more
Although the rebuilt facility was commissioned in January, the city on Friday officially announced the completion of an upgrade to the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ewa, a federally ordered project costing a whopping $536 million. Read more
Your ability to get and afford health care should never depend on the color of your skin, what neighborhood you live in, or what language you speak. Read more
