Letter: Respect freedom of speech, conscience

on January 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019

While slinging slurs can be rhetorically expeditious in marginalizing opposing ideas, it pales as a substitute for civil discourse and tolerance in the public square. Read More

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Letter: LoPresti deserves to return to office

on January 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019

It can only be hoped that the electorate will soon return him to the public arena he has served with unquestioned devotion. Read More

Letter: Lend support for Discovery Center

on January 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019

We have taken our daughter to the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center in the past and it was a wonderful learning experience for her and her friends. Read More

Letter: Politicians lack skills to solve problems

on January 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019

We need to elect people who are dedicated to provide public service and are willing to compromise. That is what will make America great again. Read More

Letter: Members of Congress should forego pay

on January 20, 2019

Posted on January 20, 2019

Why aren’t more members of Congress refusing to accept their pay during the shutdown, while others are not receiving pay and some are being forced to work without pay? Read More

Letter: Trump responsible for shutdown

on January 19, 2019

Posted on January 19, 2019

Our country is under a national threat bigger than anything Trump fabricates. He is the threat. Read More

Letter: Restaurant dog ban being considerate

on January 19, 2019

Posted on January 19, 2019

Banning pets from restaurants isn’t discrimination; it’s being considerate. Read More

Letter: Take action to save Discovery Center

on January 19, 2019

Posted on January 19, 2019

The problem has existed for too long. Closing the Discovery Center should not be an allowable solution. Read More

Letter: Headlines filled with city’s misdeeds

on January 18, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019

In reading Tuesday’s headlines (“City’s top civil attorney included in feds’ inquiry,” “Rail delays to cost $160M more,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 15), it looks like Honolulu is vying with Chicago to be one of the most corrupt, if not the most corrupt, and unmanageable cities in the United States. Read More

Letter: Dump Trump and his border wall

on January 18, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019

First, President Donald Trump promised to make Mexico pay for his wall and failed. Read More

Letter: Open government, then deal with wall

on January 18, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should do his job and bring to the floor the stopgap funding bill that passed the Senate Dec 19. Read More

Letter: Control litter, not types of containers

on January 18, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019

Shiro’s Saimin Haven has been trying to decide on the best containers for serving take-out. Read More

Letter: Accountability lacking for rail

on January 18, 2019
• Updated on January 17, 2019 at 8:22 pm

Posted on January 18, 2019
• Updated on January 17, 2019 at 8:22 pm

Disturbing, frustrating: The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation continues to “go off the rail.” Read More

Letter: Housing authority may be needed

on January 18, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019

It is great that 84 affordable low-income rental units are being constructed in Kakaako (“Lofty living,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 14). Read More

Letter: Honolulu in trouble because of homeless

on January 18, 2019

Posted on January 18, 2019

Two reports in the same issue of the Star-Advertiser presented a sobering picture of Hawaii’s homeless problem. Read More

Letter: Dogs in restaurants are a pleasure to see

on January 17, 2019
• Updated on January 16, 2019 at 6:59 pm

Posted on January 17, 2019
• Updated on January 16, 2019 at 6:59 pm

I support the Hawaiian Humane Society’s bill that would allow pet dogs to accompany their human guardians to a cafe or restaurant on Oahu. Read More

Letter: Gabbard shows leadership, aloha

on January 17, 2019

Posted on January 17, 2019

I am a Republican in Ohio and often disagree with U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, but I have respected and admired her for several years. Read More

Letter: Hirono’s style doesn’t play well

on January 17, 2019
• Updated on January 17, 2019 at 12:15 am

Posted on January 17, 2019
• Updated on January 17, 2019 at 12:15 am

After watching U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono exercising her apparently newly adopted assertive and confrontational style during the confirmation hearing of attorney general nominee William Barr, and following her performance in the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, I’ve just got to ask: Will someone give her a clue? Read More

Letter: Congress should pass funding bill

on January 17, 2019

Posted on January 17, 2019

Congress is abrogating its responsibility to pass a funding bill. Read More

Letter: What are we walling in, or walling out?

on January 17, 2019

Posted on January 17, 2019

Saying we should “secure the southern border,” John Berry echoed the familiar Robert Frost poem, “Mending Wall”: “Good fences make good neighbors” (“Democrats wanted border barrier,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Jan. 12). Read More

Letter: Safety requires clearing sidewalks

on January 17, 2019

Posted on January 17, 2019

The Honolulu sit-lie bans, although unpopular with some who identify themselves as politically progressive, are necessary from a walking safety standpoint. Read More

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