Editorials Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium RSS Feed for EditorialsPremium en-us Tue, 22 May 2012 12:06:29 GMT Keep evidence, motion public http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120522_keep_evidence_motion_public.html Lawyers in cases awaiting trial are forbidden by rules of conduct from making statements that could prejudice public opinion and eventually influence a jury. However, a Honolulu prosecutor has gone too far in trying to keep secret from the public a video of a fatal shooting that certainly will be used as evidence in the murder trial of a State Department special agent. Off the News http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120522_off_the_news.html Single-gender schools on the wane • Carroll Cox, man of action Business Roundtable excited so far by appointed school board http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/Business_Roundtable_excited_so_far_by_appointed_school_board.html Throughout its 30-year history, the Hawaii Business Roundtable has worked to help improve public education in Hawaii. Letters to the Editor http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120522_Letters_to_the_Editor.html Obamacare victim of misinformation • Kailua stakeholders need to collaborate • Shellfish are loaded with cholesterol • Brooks overlooked corporate greed • Executive pay at UH smacks of elitism • Shapiro unfair to Legislature Youths can gain by volunteering http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120521_Youths_can_gain_by_volunteering.html Every summer kids celebrate their brief escape from the school campus, but in those months there's a chance to learn some of their most important lessons in a different kind of classroom. Letters to the Editors http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120521_letters_to_the_editor.html Park archery range can be made safe • Same-sex marriage issue a distraction • Landscapers back development office • Democratic Party in Hawaii loses its way • Please, motorists, start seeing bikers • Plastic bags useful to high-rise dwellers • Modern rail systems not noisy like before Off the News http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120521_off_the_news.html Native Hawaiian rights go only so far • Carry-on luggage? That will be $100 Talking trash http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120520_.html Lots of city officials breathed a huge sigh of relief May 4 when Hawaii's Supreme Court struck down a looming deadline: a state restriction against Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill accepting garbage after July 31. It doesn't mean the search for a new landfill site will end, however; it just means the city no longer has a gun held to its head. Don't discount the long-term unemployed http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120520_Dont_discount_the_longterm_unemployed.html Hawaii residents can find a lot to celebrate in the numbers coming out about joblessness in recent days, while still recognizing where we've fallen short: help for the long-term unemployed. Fees for some social services can be win-win http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20120520_Fees_for_some_social_services_can_be_winwin.html It is no secret that the old model of doing things will not work in Hawaii's nonprofit community. With funding cutbacks in the government sector and budget considerations in the private sector, nonprofits across our community are seeking innovative ways to continue to provide vital services to Hawaii's families.