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Letter: Build concrete barriers to stop storm surges
As sea levels rise, partially due to climate change, what are the state and counties doing to protect property from storm surges that eat away the shorelines on all islands? Read more
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As sea levels rise, partially due to climate change, what are the state and counties doing to protect property from storm surges that eat away the shorelines on all islands? Read more
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It’s unconscionable, the genocide of the Palestinians by Israel in the Holy Land. Read more
We in the U.S. seem to forget that Israeli civilians of all ages were killed by those maniacs who profess to represent the people of Palestine who voted them into power. Read more
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If state schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi is smart, and I don’t know if he is or isn’t, he would ask the state Board of Education to remove the $10,000 pay increase (“Pay raise, expanded evaluation proposed for state schools chief,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 7). Read more
A hit-and-run, unlicensed driver kills one young woman and injures another as they cross the street in a marked crosswalk (“Oahu man charged in fatal hit-and-run of McKinley High student,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 6). Read more
Current news reports point to a political disaster-in-the-making next November. Read more
A letter writer agreed with a previous writer that carpet bombing during the Vietnam War is similar to what Israel is doing in Gaza today (“Carpet bombing leads to needless deaths,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 4). Read more
As president and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, Peter Ingram accumulated a debt of $900 million. Read more
The recent proposed merger and/or financial bailout of Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines sounds like the greatest and best corporate airline alliance in commercial aviation history. Really. Read more
Hawaiian Airlines is not merging with Alaskan Airlines. It is being acquired (“Hawaiian and Alaska to merge,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 4). Read more
I want to call attention to the efforts of the group No Labels to get a place on the presidential ballot. Read more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has estimated that in three years there have been 1.7 million people who crossed the U.S. border and avoided detection or any contact or processing by Border Patrol agents. Read more
With respect to “Meet true costs of nonprofit services” (Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Dec. 3), I echo this sentiment of need that many community- based organizations (CBOs) are dealing with. Read more
Can the Honolulu City Council make permanent a yearly reduction of property taxes based on increases in inflation? It should make the basis for the changes reasonable and understandable to Oahu resident homeowners. Read more
On the passing of George Cooper, co-author of “Land and Power in Hawaii”: Aloha oe, “Coop.” Read more
A report showed that 60% of Hawaii’s roads are considered in poor shape. Read more
Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and Israel’s relentless bombing of Gaza have fomented hate all over the world. Jews and Muslims alike are less safe. Read more
We mourn the passing of an exceptional woman leader: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Read more
The news of the planned purchase of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines caught everyone by surprise (“Hawaiian and Alaska to merge,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 4). Read more
Recently I drove by Chef Mavro’s vacant restaurant on King and McCully streets. Read more
Another first Sunday of the month and the motorcycle groups were headed to Waikiki. Read more
