Editorial

JAMM AQUINO / APRIL 7
A preschooler washes up before lunch at Red Hill Elementary School, which was affected by the Navy’s water contamination crisis.

Column: Tragic consequences of a broken trust

By Paul Eyre
Today

Since February 2022 water sampling has shown that the groundwater contamination has receded back to its pre-November 2021 levels and that water pumped from Red Hill Shaft appears to be safe to drink. Yet Red Hill Shaft and the Board of Water Supply wells remain offline, leaving Waiawa Shaft as the Navy’s only meaningful source of water. Read more

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE

Editorial: Speed up efforts to reduce oil use

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2012
The Hawaii Carpenters union attacked former Gov. Ben Cayetano when he ran for mayor of Honolulu and threatened to shut down the rail project.

On Politics: It is ‘not the Hawaii way,’ but negative, hardball campaigns go back decades

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Column: Plan for dependable renewable energy lacking

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letters: Too many pharma TV commercials; Inflation Reduction Act will be costly; UH Braddahhood, Sistahood a success

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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letters: Too many pharma TV commercials; Inflation Reduction Act will be costly; UH Braddahhood, Sistahood a success

Today

It was nice to hear that we got money to battle the opioid crisis (“State, counties to share Hawaii’s $78 million opioid settlement,” Star-Advertiser, Aug. 10). Read more

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE

Letters: Kaaawa needs return of EMS services; Republicans must do better to win; Private contractors also responsible for Red Hill

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Voters turned out on Tuesday to sign for in person general election ballots and then cast their votes at Honolulu Hale, Oct 20.

Letters: Win or lose, candidates should work for all; No one prepared for shutdown of coal plant; UH campus should have a football stadium

COURTESY U.S. NAVY
A Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contractor performed maintenance work at the Red Hill well in January.

Letters: Hold Navy accountable for Red Hill failures; Capitol and grounds need to be refurbished; Election Day holiday would aid voter access

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
At the site of the old Aiea Sugar Mill, Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced plans for six affordable housing projects.

Letters: Conflicting land-use laws hinder housing; Comprehensive plans for housing, tourism; Navy divers deserve praise for Red Hill work

COURTESY BLUE LINE SOLUTIONS HAWAII
Active-shooter response training by the company Blue Line Solutions Hawaii includes presentations where educators learn to use a “run, hide, fight” strategy if they encounter an attacker, as well as hands-on sessions where they practice skills such as building barricades with desks. Blue Line is the only local private company contracted to train faculty and staff at Hawaii public schools, a spokesperson said.

Letters: Get proactive to prevent school shooting tragedy; City agencies should justify filling vacancies; Media overstate threat of monkeypox spread

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / JUNE 21
Rep. Sylvia Luke bluntly called out excessive spending and shady tactics by the carpenters’ political action committee.

Letters: Carpenters repeat tactics of 2012 race; No room for current Republican Party here; Georgia’s unborn child law has consequences

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Our View

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Editorial: Speed up efforts to reduce oil use

Today

There is news on the energy front that is sunny — and not so sunny. Read more

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Visitors walk past a makeshift memorial honoring those killed at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, on July 12.

Editorial: Keeping students safe

JAMM AQUINO / 2016

Editorial: Hawaii parks with food trucks

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Ewa Makai Middle School.

Editorial: Focus investment on Hawaii’s youth

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Governor David Ige holds a news conference at the state capitol with Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Mayor Michael Victorino about the $78 million opioid settlement received.

Editorial: Make the most of opioid settlement

KEVIN KNODELL/STAR-ADVERTISER
The Maersk Perry, a South Korea-built and American-flagged tanker chartered by Military Sealift Command at Pearl Harbor during RIMPAC. As the Navy inches toward defueling Red Hill it is looking increasingly to tankers to support operations in the Pacific.

Editorial: Rising tensions shadow RIMPAC

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Members of Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One look at a live feed of the mission from the Red Hill Well pump room.

Editorial: Get facts straight on Red Hill water

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Island Voices

Column: Tragic consequences of a broken trust

Column: Tragic consequences of a broken trust

By Paul Eyre
Today
Updated 1:46 a.m.

Column: Plan for dependable renewable energy lacking

Updated 1:46 a.m.

Column: Brand marketing for Hawaii requires specialized expertise

Column: Laughter is good medicine on Kona farm

Column: Talk-story sessions with candidates can help voters decide

Off the News

Off the News: Getting rid of large cesspools

Off the News: Getting rid of large cesspools

By None
Aug. 12, 2022

Off the News: Change in COVID-19 guidelines

Off the News: Sharing Hawaii’s natural beauty

Off the News: Alarm bells at Red Hill

Off the News: Floods, drought, fires and disease

Insight

Column: Put focus on transportation, digital literacy, learning gap as students head back to school

Column: Put focus on transportation, digital literacy, learning gap as students head back to school

By Susan Maddox and Wally Lau
Aug. 7, 2022

Column: After 4 years as governor: Easing the cost of living, uniting Hawaii’s ohana

Column: After 4 years as governor: Major progress to secure more affordable housing

Column: After 4 years as governor: A government that cares about working people

Column: China’s third carrier launch reflects a disturbing trend

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David Bissell: The CEO of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative shows how an island can have 100% renewable power

David Bissell: The CEO of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative shows how an island can have 100% renewable power

By Elizabeth Kieszkowski
Aug. 5, 2022

Laura H. Thielen: The director of the city’s parks department discusses progress in maintaining and improving Oahu’s recreational oases

Caroline Carl: The executive director of Hawai‘i Energy helps guide the public in saving energy and adopting renewables

Sam Aiona: Palama Settlement reopens its campus as it celebrates 125 years of service to the Kalihi-Palama community

Henry Gabriel: The head of the city’s recycling branch looks for new ways to help keep trash out of the landfill

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