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Even if the public-health emergency is officially over, it’s a good idea to get a free batch of COVID-19 test kits, being offered again by the federal government at www.covid.gov/tests. It’s one order per household, and comes with four at-home kits. Read more

HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
Honolulu police seized 16 gambling machines and cash during a raid at an illegal game room in Liliha.

Editorial: Toughen penalties for illegal gambling

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Security camera signage at Hotel and River Streets on Monday, Sept. 25.

Off The News: New Chinatown security cameras

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Shopping carts block sidewalk at Pawaa In-Ha Park.

Letter: ACLU should find better ways to help homeless

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In this April 12, 2012 photo provided by Forest and Kim Starr, axis deer are shown in upcountry Maui near Makawao, Hawaii.

Letter: Learn from mistakes to deal with axis deer

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President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

Letter: Electoral College means not all votes are equal

Today

The latest national polling conducted by ABC/Washington Post showed former President Donald Trump leading President Joe Biden by 9 points (other polls show they are deadlocked) in the 2024 presidential election match-up. Read more

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Government leaders led a media tour of devastation of Lahaina after the August 8, 2023 fire which destroyed the town. Pictured is the Old Lahaina Courthouse, which housed the Banyan Tree Fine Art Gallery, amidst the historic town’s beloved 150-year-old Banyan tree.

Letter: Jobs, the economy and saving Lahaina’s history

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Shopping carts block sidewalk at Pawaa In-Ha Park.

Letter: ACLU should find better ways to help homeless

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In this April 12, 2012 photo provided by Forest and Kim Starr, axis deer are shown in upcountry Maui near Makawao, Hawaii.

Letter: Learn from mistakes to deal with axis deer

CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Shopping carts and umbrellas block sidewalk at Thomas Square.

Letter: Think creatively to ease homelessness burden

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Maui destruction in Lahaina.

Letter: Adjust Maui property tax rates accordingly

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Intersection of Kinau and Keeaumoku St.

Letter: Stop fixating on traffic fines and focus on crime

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HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
Honolulu police seized 16 gambling machines and cash during a raid at an illegal game room in Liliha.

Editorial: Toughen penalties for illegal gambling

Today

City Council members representing urban Honolulu and Leeward and West Oahu have introduced bills to toughen penalties and hold landlords responsible for hosting gambling operations on Oahu. Read more

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An urban search and rescue crew member searches for human remains at a home destroyed by the West Maui Fire, in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.

Editorial: Maui fundraisers need oversight

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U.S. Navy Adm. John Wade, leader of Joint Task Force Red Hill, speaks during a press conference on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Honolulu. The Joint Task Force Red Hill announced the findings of the Aqueous Film Forming Foam concentrate spill investigation that occurred in 2022, which has strained an already fragile situation with the U.S. Navy’s fuel spill situation at Red Hill.

Editorial: Navy should pay for Red Hill mess

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UH President David Lassner spoke at commencement on May 14, 2022.

Editorial: UH’s Lassner sets example to follow

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Unused rental cars fill a dusty field near Kahului Airport on Sept. 1.

Editorial: Tourism one part of Maui recovery

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A developer is planning to build a gin and vodka distillery on the old Waialua Sugar Co. site along with a farm processing facility, commercial kitchen and farmers market for small north Shore farmers to use. Pictured is a view of the former mill’s smoke stack on Friday, January 22, 2021.

Editorial: Preserve what’s best of ‘Mill Camp’

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Governor Josh Green explains purpose of emergency homeless proclamation and then signs it.

Editorial: Cut numbers of destructive deer

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Island Voices

Column: Don’t blame climate change for fires

Column: Don’t blame climate change for fires

By Clint Churchill and John S.S. Kim
Sept. 24, 2023

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Column: What can WE do, today, that will sustain tomorrow?

Column: We fail to learn from our warring past

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Off The News: Get your free COVID-19 test kits now

Off The News: Get your free COVID-19 test kits now

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Today
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Off The News: New Chinatown security cameras

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Off The News: Heed advice reentering Lahaina zone

Off The News: Gandhi statue’s down, but not his legacy

Off The News: PGA Tour returns to Kapalua

Insight

Column: Delegates in Congress are all-in for Maui’s people

Column: Delegates in Congress are all-in for Maui’s people

By U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, and U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda
Sept. 17, 2023

Column: Distress can exacerbate domestic violence

Column: Land vultures snatch water, fanned Lahaina flames

Letters: Readers react to the inferno that destroyed Lahaina

Column: Housing action needed now against worsening crisis

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Michael S. Angelo: Promoting clean energy that’s safe, reliable — and affordable to ratepayers

Michael S. Angelo: Promoting clean energy that’s safe, reliable — and affordable to ratepayers

By SDOWNES
Sept. 1, 2023

Sandra Fujiyama: An innovative project at UH combines student housing with training center

Dee Jay Mailer: CEO wants to expand Bishop Museum’s reach and influence

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