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Hawaii state Department of Health microbiologist Mark Nagata demonstrates the process for testing a sample for coronavirus at the department’s laboratory in Pearl City, Hawaii on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Letters: Widespread testing needed to fight virus; RIMPAC should cancel; Clean-energy planning

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Widespread testing needed to fight virus; With 14-day quarantine, RIMPAC should cancel; Clean-energy planning must include aesthetics. Read more

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In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier gathers mail to load into his truck before making his delivery run.

Letters: Protect postal carriers; Pandemic focus lost; Hoarding toilet paper reveals selfishness

March 31, 2020
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Gloves, wipe mailboxes to protect postal carriers; Pandemic focus lost in biodefense unit revamp; Hoarding toilet paper reveals selfishness. Read more

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UH students on the UH campus.

Letters: Questions about UH student relief fund; Keep vacationers at bay; Trump misinforms

March 30, 2020
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Questions about UH student relief fund; Hawaii must keep vacationers at bay; Trump misinforms at press conferences. Read more

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Light traffic was seen on Lunalilo Freeway on Tuesday.

Letters: Volunteering to help in crisis; Plastic bags safer; Restrictions show we can reduce traffic

March 29, 2020
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Are you enjoying our free-flowing traffic as a result of the “stay-at-home” restrictions? Read more

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People wait for theBus at S. Beretania Street on Thursday.

Letters: People not social distancing; Use hotels to house patients; Don’t close businesses

March 28, 2020
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Minimizing stress is a major component of a strong immune system. Closing businesses and adversely affecting people’s income increase stress, which will weaken immune systems. Read more

BRUCE ASATO / 2019
“There is one source of transmitting this virus that I have not heard addressed: money, the cash in our wallets and purses. How do we sanitize our money?” writes Waialae-Kahala resident Clark Himeda.

Letters: Monthly payment of real estate taxes; Sanitizing money against coronavirus; Train laid-off workers to provide emergency care

March 27, 2020
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There is one source of transmitting this virus that I have not heard addressed: money, the cash in our wallets and purses. How do we sanitize our money? Read more

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A long line of 100’s of cars line Ala Moana Blvd. and Ward Ave. and snakes their way through Ilalo St. to Cooke St. that leads into Kakaako Waterfront Park to be screened and tested for the coronavirus.

Letters: Strongest action needed to stem coronavirus; Guard unemployment system abuse; Newspaper coverage essential during crisis

March 26, 2020
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Strongest action needed to stem coronavirus; Guard against abuse of unemployment system; Newspaper coverage essential during crisis. Read more

Letters: Those without jobs will need rent relief; Census to help Hawaii; Fight global warming

March 25, 2020
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Those without jobs will need rent relief; Complete the Census to help Hawaii get funds; Let’s unite to fight global warming, too. Read more

Letters: Kindness going viral

March 25, 2020

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There is not much foot traffic and it is not crowded in the mall.

Letters: For now, goodbye to tourists; Stop racist rhetoric on coronavirus; Recruit young adults

March 24, 2020
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For now, aloha means goodbye to tourists; Stop exaggerated, racist rhetoric on coronavirus; Recruit young adults to ease health-care load. Read more

Letters: Ban non-essential travel to Las Vegas; China could help U.S.; Failure on minimum wage

March 23, 2020
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Ban non-essential travel to Las Vegas at once; China could help U.S., if Trump would allow it; Legislators fail families on minimum wage. Read more

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A protest convoy drove from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Waikiki on Friday to protest the government’s continuation of tourism in Hawaii during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured are participants driving along Kalakaua Ave.

Letters: Keeping Hawaii going; Store helps seniors during coronavirus crisis; Some cancel aloha spirit

March 22, 2020
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Thank you to those on the front lines keeping Hawaii going and making it possible for us to do our part and stay home. Read more

DENNIS ODA / FEB. 26
Shoppers load up with supplies at Sam’s Club on Keeaumoku St. after Hawaii officials urged the public to prepare for a 14-day emergency kit due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Letters: Prevent coronavirus panic buying; Low air fares bring tourists; Media smear Trump with ‘hoax’ charge

March 21, 2020
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“I am completely dismayed with the management attitude regarding the hoarding by shoppers at the Safeway stores I shop at in Ewa Beach and Kapolei,” writes Ewa Beach resident Steve Kelsey. Read more

Letters: Keep a journal of your activities, Keep farmers markets open; Pathogens in Waikiki beach water

March 20, 2020
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Keep a journal of your activities, just in case; Keep outdoor farmers markets open to public; Why are pathogens in Waikiki beach water?; Kaimuki parking lot repaving ridiculous. Read more

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At Sam’s Club on Keeaumoku St., shoppers were loading up with supplies because of Hawaii officials are urging the public to prepare a 14 day emergency kit in case of coronavirus outbreak. This area use to be full of bottles of water.

Letters: Let pandemic teach us value of preparedness; Toilet paper alternatives; Sanders run as an independent

March 19, 2020
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Let pandemic teach us value of preparedness; Better alternatives to toilet paper in use; Sanders should run as an independent. Read more

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Two kids play at Makiki District Park.

Letters: Spend time outside to combat coronavirus; Caring for one another; Natatorium’s future

March 18, 2020
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Spend time outside to combat coronavirus; Caring for one another will carry us through; Compromise needed on Natatorium’s future. Read more

Letters: Health care providers need help shopping; Treat animals humanely; Doctors can reduce risks

March 17, 2020
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Health care providers need help shopping; Treat animals humanely to reduce health threats; Doctors can reduce risks with video conferencing. Read more

DENNIS ODA / SEPT. 28
Save Our Sherwoods held a news conference and rally at the entrance to Waimanalo Beach Park and Sherwood Forest in September to discuss a lawsuit seeking to halt the city’s development of the park.

Letters: City’s Sherwoods plan would be destructive; Pregnancy can be dangerous; Hemp can be major agricultural crop

March 16, 2020
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City’s Sherwoods plan would be destructive; For some, pregnancy can be dangerous; Industrial hemp can be major agricultural crop. Read more

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Airline travelers from Asia, many sporting masks, make their way from the enclosed international arrivals customs area at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Feb. 2.

Letters: Irresponsible media driving coronavirus panic; Give unemployment benefits a boost

March 15, 2020
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This is yet another example of the hysterical media scaring the population into believing the apocalypse is upon us. Read more

Letters: Collaborate to increase coronavirus testing; Strict regimens help; Challenge oil companies

March 14, 2020
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Collaboration is an important part of science. Why are we not collaborating with those countries (states) that have more experience with the disease than Hawaii? Read more

Letters: Close public libraries; Suing fossil fuel firms; City spending massive sums for rail

March 13, 2020
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Close public libraries until pandemic passes; Suing fossil fuel firms waste of time, money; City spending massive sums for rail project. Read more