Editorials Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium RSS Feed for EditorialsPremium en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT Cut the calls and buckle up http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130522__Cut_the_calls_and_buckle_up.html Two new state laws aim to make Hawaii's roads safer for drivers and their passengers — banning use of hand-held cellphones while driving and requiring back-seat passengers to buckle up — but there's more to the equation than mere public safety. Complete Streets tryout showed concept is worthy http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130522_Complete_Streets_tryout_showed_concept_is_worthy_.html Something very special happened during the past few months, and it culminated in a first-ever project for Oahu. Recent bad news aside, UH is Hawaii's best hope http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130522_Recent_bad_news_aside_UH_is_Hawaiis_best_hope.html It has been embarrassing for University of Hawaii faculty to watch our UH in the headlines these past several months. More recently we had the sudden retirement of President M.R.C. Greenwood. All in all, not a good spring. Off the News http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130522_Off_the_News.html Paradise doesn't preclude business • City Council finds balance in budget Letters to the Editor http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130522_Letters_to_the_Editor.html Stadium has expenses, too • Jay made right decision after all • Don't mess with UH traditions • City taxing us enough already • IRS should not be political tool • Hawaii great but Texas beckons, and more Inmate deaths a call to action http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130521__Inmate_deaths_a_call_to_action.html When people refer to a prisoner or criminal suspect as being "in custody," the term generally conveys the notion that government controls that person's movements. Luke gives agencies notice: Loose fiscal times are over http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130521__Luke_gives_agencies_notice_Loose_fiscal_times_are_over.html Mark down Jan. 4 as the date when the state House Democrats, in coalition with House Republicans, put Rep. Sylvia Luke in charge of the House Finance Committee. Off the News http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130521_Off_the_News.html A stellar season for Wahine softball … • … and a stellar series for 'Bows baseball Letters to the Editor http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130521_Letters_to_the_Editor.html UH athletics needs to get more revenue $bull; Kakaako could be another Salt Lake • Kakaako plans will hurt small business • • Honolulu bound to suffer from ‘clog' $bull; Honolulu bound to suffer from ‘clog' • Hawaii should be part of Powerball, and more Probe shows need for media shield http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorialspremium/20130520__Probe_shows_need_for_media_shield.html If the three controversies that beset the Obama administration last week, the most serious accusation came from the story with the least political sizzle. The fallout from the Benghazi terrorist attack derived its potency from the four deaths that resulted.