Again, our elected officials are proposing to dictate to us whether or not we can enjoy our plate lunches using Styrofoam containers, plastic utensils and straws, all in the name of global warming. Read more
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I applaud you newspaper for putting ex-police officer and sex offender Teddy Van Lerberghe on the front page with his photo (“Ex-police officer gets probation in sex assault of girl, 5,” Star-Advertiser, Aug. 28). Read more
A protester stated that “pro-TMT” people cross Beretania Street to “instigate and be antagonistic”. Read more
Palolo resident Dave Watase is right that a flood gate at the Ala Wai Boulevard bridge is a better and cheaper solution than what is being proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read more
Three cheers for Lee Cataluna’s article calling ESPN and others to account for not having the decency to try pronouncing Little League players’ names correctly. Read more
Contrary to the claims set forth by Blue Planet’s Jeff Mikulina, keeping natural gas as an energy choice for my family isn’t about being unwilling to evolve. Read more
Mahalo to Chad Kalepa Baybayan’s well-written and thoughtful article about King Kamehameha I and King Kalakaua’s support of astronomical studies and observatories (“Kamehameha bridged modern astronomy, cultural beliefs,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Sept. 19). Read more
Have you ever tried to buy a machine gun in Hawaii? You can’t, at least not legally. Have you ever tried to buy a hand grenade or a bomb? Read more
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono appears to ignore the huge unfunded financial needs of American citizens. Read more
This is Campaign Nonviolence Action Week and we must act to lower violence in schools and communities. Our schools need classes on anger management and nonviolence. Read more
Another false-alarm alert (“Gaffe sets off false emergency warning siren,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 19). Read more
Jeff Mikulina’s targeting of Hawaii Gas is misleading and misguided (“Use of fossil gas undermines Hawaii’s clean-energy goals,” Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Sept. 17). Read more
Pleasant memories were rekindled as I read Pat Gee’s article (“Old Friends: Fabric of the community,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 15). Read more
Protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope are misplaced. Read more
My cousin supports most Hawaiian issues but says protesting the Thirty Meter Telescope is like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Read more
Robert Binnie assigns remarkable abilities to plastic and Styrofoam (“Single-use plastics pollute beautiful state,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 17). Read more
Did I get Nelson Daranciang’s article correct (“Driver gets 4 years in prison for killing 2 in head-on crash,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 13)? Read more
Oahu residents should be able to choose gas to heat water and cook. Read more
Sept. 16 was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day For Preservation of the Ozone Layer, in commemoration of the date in 1987 on which nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer. Read more
The Thirty Meter Telescope protesters remind me of those who voted for Donald Trump: They knew they were being (striving for a polite word here) cheated, but they didn’t know who was doing it. Read more
I learned on Hawaii Public Radio that Cokie Roberts died from breast cancer. Read more
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