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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
23 Comments

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
41 Comments

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

BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM
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
41 Comments

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

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judie Shape, left, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, waves to her daughter, Lori Spencer, right, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, as they visit on the phone and look at each other through a window at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle.

Letters: Coronavirus more than ‘very unpleasant’; Gabbard becoming embarrassment; Pregnancy an illness

March 12, 2020
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Coronavirus is more than ‘very unpleasant’; Gabbard becoming an embarrassment; Why is pregnancy considered an illness? Read more

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE / 2011
Dorothy Morris, a past president of Planned Parenthood, lets out a smile during a rally at the state Capitol rotunda. The event was to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade.

Letters: Talk about personhood, not just abortion rights; Voting by mail; Censoring students leads to protests

March 11, 2020
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Talk about personhood, not just abortion rights; Voting by mail isn’t convenient for everyone;Censoring students led to protests, walkouts. Read more

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Homeless along Cooke St. at Kakaako Mauka Gateway Park.

Letters: Take care of the homeless; Stormwater fee alternatives; TMT developers remain committed

March 10, 2020
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Coronavirus plans need to take care of homeless; Find alternatives to new stormwater fee; TMT developers remain committed to Mauna Kea. Read more

Letters: Paid leave helps against coronavirus; Driver safety is top priority; Guardrails could stop rail-pillar collisions

March 9, 2020
40 Comments

Paid leave would help against coronavirus; Drivers need to learn safety is top priority; Guardrails could stop rail-pillar collisions. Read more

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Ann Harman wore a mask during her Southwest Airlines flight to Kona on the Big Island, Jan. 31. Southwest warned that a drop in bookings will dent first-quarter revenue due to the coronavirus impact.

Letters: Hawaii leaders propose to pile on taxes; Early-learning bill; Air travel risks

March 8, 2020
34 Comments

With leaders and ideas like these, Oahu will soon be suitable only for the homeless, wealthy absentee property owners, and 20 million tourists a year who will have to be served by robots. Read more

COURTESY CBS
Dennis Chun plays Sgt. Duke Lukela in the “Hawaii Five-0” episode, “O ‘oe, a ‘owau, nalo ia mea” (“You and Me, It is Hidden”).

Letters: ‘Hawaii Five-0’ showed violent vision of isles; Absentee ballot; Coronavirus threat

March 7, 2020
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High-speed car chases, high-caliber guns firing on H-1, H-2 and H-3, and in Downtown Honolulu and residential areas of Oahu. Read more

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
A Waikiki surfboard rack between the police substation and the Diamond Wing of the Moana Surfrider Hotel was destroyed Thursday evening by an intentionally set fire.

Letters: Need Waikiki board locker; Expand reproductive health-care access; Kids who commit crimes

March 6, 2020
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Local surfers need Waikiki board locker; Expand reproductive health-care access; Punish parents of kids who commit crimes. Read more

ASSOCIATED PRESS
South Koreans tourists gather after returning from Israel at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. South Korean tourists returned home from Israel on Tuesday after the Israeli government imposed entry ban on South Koreans over concerns about new coronavirus.

Letters: Rebooking penalties keep people traveling; Mathematician broke barriers; Gun rights infringed

March 5, 2020
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Rebooking penalties keep people traveling; Mathematician broke gender, race barriers; Proposed laws would infringe on gun rights. Read more

JAMM AQUINO / 2015
Hookele Elementary School was the first Hawaii public school that used the design-build method, a faster delivery system, and was constructed in 16 months. The Kapolei school welcomed its first students in 2015.

Letters: Government bypasses itself on school facilities; Stop price gouging; Don’t scrap gas tax

March 4, 2020
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Government bypasses itself on school facilities; Stop price gouging on health care products; Don’t scrap gas tax; set up separate EV system. Read more

JAMM AQUINO/JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
A couple wear masks while waiting for transportation at the curbside on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Letters: Dust masks won’t help against COVID-19; Limit madness of hoarding; Fluoride pills are better

March 3, 2020
22 Comments

Dust masks won’t help you against COVID-19; Retailers can limit madness of hoarding; Fluoride pills better than tainting water supply. Read more

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2002
Haiku Stairs in Kaneohe.

Letters: Haiku Stairs climbers invade residents’ space; End-of-life prescriptions; Oahu tourists spending decline

March 2, 2020
53 Comments

Haiku Stairs climbers invade residents’ space; APRNs would prescribe end-of-life prescriptions; Spending decline by Oahu tourists hurts. Read more

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / 2019
A bus pulls away from the curb along Alakea St.

Letters: Bus riders a solution to pollution; No more gun restrictions; More preschools

March 1, 2020
29 Comments

Bus riders on Oahu are a solution to pollution and they ease the squeeze of humanity on this crowded island. Read more

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Pedestrians navigate past a homeless encampment on Dillingham Boulevard on Jan. 7.

Letters: Stop pandering to the homeless; Trump’s not above law; Legalizing pot would be dangerous

Feb. 29, 2020
79 Comments

Our lawmakers, neighborhood boards and law enforcement are powerless to address and resolve the homelessness issue. Read more

COURTESY U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
A picture of the CDC’s laboratory test kit for COVID-19.

Letters: Extensive virus testing needed; Impeachment verdict lacks credibility; Drug possession should be a felony

Feb. 28, 2020
46 Comments

Extensive virus testing needed to protect isles; Impeachment verdict lacks any credibility; Possession of dangerous drugs should be a felony. Read more