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
By Star-Advertiser staff
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