If I have had alarming thoughts about indiscriminate sanitizing of movie theaters, buses, schools, and everything we touch, I figure that professional virologists must be thinking about it, too. Read more
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Suggestions to rethink tourism and mitigate the damage done to the state by the loss of tourists… Read more
Until and unless the police in Hawaii are named and disciplined in public reports, we will not have real reform. Read more
Protests are energizing more-enlightened world; Hawaii not immune to racism; let’s have justice; Protesting amid COVID crisis a personal decision. Read more
Praise for protesters from a veteran marcher; Don’t use military against protesters; Virus hot spot reports crucial, not daily counts. Read more
Inspiring Oahu march includes aloha for police; Improve walk and bike ways, plus add trees; Minneapolis’ ‘systemic racism’ hard to connect. Read more
Gen. Hara wrong about military exemptions; Hawaii can be refuge for those from Hong Kong; Mahalo to Mrs. Willie K, a true angel of aloha. Read more
I hope that the Chinatown Neighborhood Board will think about what it has done. Read more
It was only a matter of time before President Donald Trump was publicly blamed for the events happening because of George Floyd’s death. Read more
Pine said she represents many military families in her district. I suggest military personnel and spouses, even if they cannot vote, support candidates with military experience who can do a better job. Read more
Protests against killings have had little effect; Senior teachers need protection from virus; Increase youth civic engagement now. Read more
Americans frustrated, fed up with injustice; Duty to care for Earth bigger than TMT poll; Vacation rentals could help economic recovery. Read more
Peaceful protests, not chaos, will bring justice; Public services often are taken for granted; Hawaii is lucky to have Jones Act to bring goods. Read more
Create airport hubs to screen travelers; Impose tax on tourists for virus-related costs; Candidates shouldn’t cite old endorsements. Read more
Now I have a great “In the time of COVID-19” story to tell! Read more
We would feel safe sitting next to someone for hours knowing that they do not have a weapon that poses a threat. Read more
Give out the tickets, and let’s see if that changes behavior faster than harping on people to simply “do the right thing” during these trying times. Read more
Replace cars with shopping on Kalakaua; Faithful don’t always attend church services; Require apartments to secure garbage. Read more
Legislators shouldn’t put away needed funds; Zuckerberg should help state, counties upgrade; Damien president failed students on graduation. Read more
Imagining full stadiums brings home death toll; Feds failed protesters on 1st Amendment right; Sandwich Isles deal bad, lacks enough bandwidth. Read more
Find better ways to track quarantined visitors; Pub owner struggles without help, answers; Asian Americans face epidemic of racism. Read more
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