Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Letters
For Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Going green sure is costly • HECO ignores solar's savings • Teachers want to know details • Catholic Church evading liability • ‘Disruption' is the real issue • Legalese masks child abuse • Live with dignity, die with dignity
For Sunday, November 20, 2011
HMSA rate increases discourage businesses •
Adults can help kids as worthy role models •
Kaiser Permanente ad budget too large •
Hawaii not an image to be mass marketed •
Business hub vision mostly a pipe dream •
Aloha shirts say a lot about island-style life •
UH Wahine deserve more media respect •
Introducing pest is on firm scientific ground
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For Saturday, November 19, 2011
Teen mom's story was inspiring •
Teen parents are poor role models •
Kudos to Makana for singing truth •
GMO lobbyists are in control
For Monday, November 14, 2011
Trees in the city also are very beneficial •
Central planning highly overrated •
Region's leaders need to stop drifting debris; and more.
For Sunday, November 13, 2011
Trade agreements need to benefit all •
APEC conferees overlooked Jones Act •
Haseko lived up to its promise about school •
Make list of promises that developers make •
Kakaako developers given too much leeway •
Marines no longer need to use live pigs •
Training alternatives lack good evidence •
Watershed initiative deserves support
For Saturday, November 12, 2011
Corporations have a good side •
APEC has been a losing proposition •
Oahu fortunate to host summit •
'Tutu and Me' going national
For Friday, November 11, 2011
Don’t defile isle schools with ads •
HART is, indeed, being diligent •
UH doesn’t have to hike tuitions •
Aquarium fish overharvested •
Waianae farm has broad effect
For Thursday, November 10, 2011
Occupy protesters have valid gripes •
Virtue of selfishness drives public policy •
Turn off some lights to save some money; and more.
For Wednesday, November 9, 2011
U.S. needs better economic model •
Council wimped out on rail issue •
Names illegible on war memorial; and more.
For Tuesday, November 8, 2011
New land agency a threat to democracy •
Tall buildings, rail are not island style •
Protesters ignoring needs of 99 percent; and more.
For Monday, November 7, 2011
Tam sentence was sick joke •
Speed up end to Afghan war •
Let people vote for ‘None'; and more.
For Sunday, November 6, 2011
HawTel workers treated unequally •
Occupy movement hurts the 99 percent •
Kawaiahao Church acted appropriately •
Fund schools better to avoid advertising •
HMSA likes rate hikes but not for providers •
APEC is all about pampering the elite •
APEC will challenge HPD traffic skills •
Bicyclists often do not follow traffic laws •
All casualties of war deserve to be counted
For Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Solar power is key to island lifestyle •
Allow more homes in urban center •
Reason is second to power of belief •
Hawaiians will lose if treated as Indians •
Why is Honolulu so covered in litter? •
Teachers better off being in a union
For Monday, August 1, 2011
Homeless camps won't come for free •
Do more to catch red-light runners •
Can refunds do not reflect their weight •
Music studies have long-range benefit •
Short-term rentals are a golden goose •
Earned income tax credit worth saving
For Sunday, July 31, 2011
Housing projects will provide needed jobs •
Obama ignoring his own words on debt •
Pay teachers better to keep them around •
State not playing fair on issue of teacher pay •
Guam can't handle huge military buildup
For Saturday, July 30, 2011
Gov. Christie did more than just balance budget •
Social Security did not cause budget deficit •
U.S. needs balanced budget amendment •
Police officers union not seeking pay hikes •
Police union should paddle like rest of us
For Friday, July 29, 2011
We need strong food safety laws •
Crack down on red-light runners •
At-grade rail not less costly •
Rate hikes fund needed upkeep •
Labor fight is for our families
For Thursday, July 28, 2011
Where can houses be built on Oahu? • In-flight film could help avert accidents • Special ed tests don't serve the kids • Homeless people deserve respect • Tea party activists are sabotaging GOP • ‘Strategic reform' going on at DOE? • Education board has the right stuff
For Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Infrastructure needs attention •
Some turbines not operating •
Lottery is clean and productive •
Tax loopholes questionable •
And more
For Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Utilities seem to be in their own canoe • Boost fines for distracted driving • Debt negotiators need to stick with it • Better teachers deserve better pay • Be sure children ready to go it alone • Tighten laws about alien plants, critters
For Monday, July 25, 2011
Schools should require economics • A lot of water being wasted in Honolulu • Robotics program imparts useful skills • Not all cups of tea qualify as ‘sacred' • Mayor should get off train to disaster • Farm lands must be kept in agriculture
For Sunday, July 24, 2011
Electricity users fund efficiency •
Aquaculture is essential industry •
Social Security has no money •
U.S. default not really an option •
Show war deaths to help stop wars •
Tasers safer for police officers
For Saturday, July 23, 2011
Animals cruel to animals, too • Corporate jets provide real jobs • Concussions are long-term threat • Mercenaries give U.S. a bad name
For Friday, July 22, 2011
Economics is useful to know •
Police should release records •
Bicyclists need more protection •
Anti-rail folks have alternative •
Cellphone ban in cars a ruse
For Thursday, July 21, 2011
Robotics programs help Hawaii students •
Record-keeping seems lax at some agencies •
Music award deserved more press coverage •
Media won't be fooled by hiding of homeless •
Scent-tracking dogs will help in police activities
For Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Solar subsidies are a bad deal •
Rally to the flag of ‘less is more' •
Defaulting could help in long run •
Sinclair Library joins 21st century •
Stop spending; save U.S. dollar •
Social Security not in danger •
Chinatown residents besieged by brazen, irresponsible homeless
For Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Arizona Memorial tours jump ticket line •
Politics, lawsuits cause unnecessary rail delays •
Nothing ‘blighted' about Pearl City •
Save taxpayer money by reducing hang-ups •
Don't demand more for less from teachers
For Monday, July 18, 2011
New law upholds the aloha spirit •
Cable service has some flaws •
Help yourselves and then others •
Teachers union should cooperate •
‘Hawaii Five-0" drifting away
For Sunday, July 17, 2011
Energy plan key is partnerships •
Civil unions act begs questions •
Time to limit sewer hookups •
Irony abounds in sewer debate •
Teachers deserve greater respect •
Keep all vehicles off sidewalks
For Saturday, July 16, 2011
‘Temporary' sure lasts a long time • Neighbor islands deprived of seat • U.S. treats Pacific like its own lake • Democrats are wave of the past • Politicians can't fix broken society
For Friday, July 15, 2011
APEC excluding small local firms •
Keep towing competitive •
Polar ice not hurt by OTEC •
Miami pleased with Sumitomo •
Let's bring back the Superferrys
For Thursday, July 14, 2011
Why are tents allowed along city sidewalks? •
Oahu's sewage woes need to be solved now •
Raiding recycling fund is just plain dishonest •
State Hospital patients not ‘mental prisoners' •
Government towing us all to the poorhouse
For Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Newspapers haven't supported unions •
Follow DoD's lead in early education •
OTEC contributes to surface warming •
Akaka still a strong advocate for Hawaii •
‘Quality of life' won't help business climate •
Neighborhood park in Waikiki welcome •
HART must be free of anti-rail Council
For Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Working conditions for teachers already bad •
Why won't HSTA put contract to members?
Abercrombie's past portends his future
Are Native Hawaiians now really equal?
Shane will do his best to make Hawaii proud
For Monday, July 11, 2011
OTEC preferable to Big Wind •
Preserve our agricultural land •
Criminal justice priorities skewed •
Hawaiian law fails Hawaiians
For Sunday, July 10, 2011
DLNR making rules for Ahu O Laka •
Blame government for unemployment •
Laws protected citizens on Fourth •
State's action shows weakness of HSTA •
Suspend union dues •
Strengthen school nutrition standards •
Put higher priority on pedestrian safety
For Saturday, July 9, 2011
Gay marriage will boost NY over Hawaii •
Those outside shelters need to eat, too •
HART saved money by not suing Council •
Abercrombie needs to support small business •
Hawaii must diversify beyond tourism
For Friday, July 8, 2011
Let Tam pay as a free man •
Blame Norquist for debt woes •
Expand wireless broadband •
Sandbar looked like police state •
Don't connect bullying, suicide
For Thursday, July 7, 2011
Business elite have duty to pay taxes •
Alcohol restrictions unfair for legal users •
Thanks for efforts to ban fireworks •
Cellphone ban while driving necessary •
Abercrombie trying to bust public unions
For Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Hawaii-based research essential for honeybees •
Excessive laws interfere with our independence •
Plastic-bag ban leads to unintended results; and more.
For Tuesday, July 5, 2011
State is racing to the bottom •
Voters want say on rail spending •
Sandbar issue not complicated •
Has cellphone ban cut crashes?
For Monday, July 4, 2011
Animal cruelty served a setback •
Why, exactly, are we ‘over there'? •
New BOE seems to lack expertise •
Vacation rentals are an imposition •
Being in prison is a serious red flag •
Stadium board should resign
For Sunday, July 3, 2011
Teachers union not being reasonable •
Teachers should strike over pay cut •
Driving while using cellphone a danger •
State nurses deserve better pay, benefits •
Don't let bureaucrats mess up land gift •
Governor neglecting needs of his troops •
Social studies help with critical thinking
For Saturday, July 2, 2011
Obama failed to focus on jobs • Rail project will benefit just a few • Tax change will hurt businesses • Who will pay for schools, parks? • Lottery would be foot in the door
For Friday, July 1, 2011
Math required for many jobs •
Turn off lights along highways •
Where Hirono lives no big deal •
Don't count nonresidents •
Abuse of elders has many forms •
Math helps you think logically
For Thursday, June 30, 2011
Judiciary working on restitution problem •
Improve education in all areas of learning •
Cutting of tree was carefully considered •
Don't give up on Abercrombie yet
For Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Let copter pilots train on Big Isle •
Calls to diversify are nothing new •
Ignore armchair war hawks •
Be careful about ‘natural cures'
For Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Cost of wars too often comes home to roost •
Voting measures power of the people •
Changing your mind not same as lying •
Some now will not be able to buy medicine •
Opposition to Bill 36 was mischaracterized
For Monday, June 27, 2011
Water board is poor example •
Sandbar suffers from publicity •
Writer wrong about Taiwan •
Child discipline can be humane •
Foodland store earned aloha
For Sunday, June 26, 2011
HART is not like the water supply board •
TSA does things that deserve some praise •
Social studies assure educational balance •
New diploma still about mediocrity •
AARP committed to Social Security •
New fence by harbor is an abomination
For Sunday, June 26, 2011
East Oahuans protest loss of grocery store •
Abercrombie appointees weren't asked to step down •
Isle residents split over strategy to pull soldiers from Afghanistan •
Public gets opportunity to query Abercrombie
For Saturday, June 25, 2011
Math knowledge highly overrated •
Nonviolence worth trying •
Pro Bowl about the intangibles •
Lottery would be a voluntary tax •
Insurance firms burden doctors
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