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A vial of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is seen at Cloudbreak Community Housing in Barbers Point, Kapolei.

Off the News: Worries about J&J vaccine

Today

The “pause” federal authorities placed on distributing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to a rare blood-clotting problem won’t be felt immediately — production woes had already curbed this week’s Hawaii supply. Read more

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Shangri La’s breakwater and swimming hole at Black Point are slated for removal by the state.

Column: Shoreline restoration proposal ignored

Richard Turbin is a Hawaii lawyer and chairs the Waialae-Kahala Neighborhood Board; the views expressed here are his own.

Column: Save Doris Duke pool and Cromwell’s

Mario Agustin, a Hawaii carpenter, submitted this as part of the “Play Fair in Hawaii” campaign against tax fraud.

Column: Tax fraud risks worker safety, benefits

Hawaiian Electric

Off the News: Beware electric, other COVID scams

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Letters to the Editor

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Building permits are handled at the One Stop Permit Center at the Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building in Honolulu.

Letters: Architect finds DPP employees ethical; Enforce rules against illegal tour bus dropoffs; Professional response to Kahala Hotel tragedy

Today

Architect finds DPP employees ethical; Enforce rules against illegal tour bus dropoffs; Professional response to Kahala Hotel tragedy. Read more

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Honolulu Police Dept. Headquarters on So. Beretania St.

Letters: Choose police chief strong on crimefighting; Give locals dividends for burden of tourism; Get vaccinated so we can get back to our lives

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Mayor Rick Blangiardi

Letters: Mayor Rick Blangiardi shows true business-as-usual colors; Native American chosen as Interior secretary; Children struggle with pressures of poverty

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letters: Protect children from e-cig companies; Support resolution on climate change; Let vaccinated travel between islands

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Letters: Open city golf courses to standby golfers; Mayor should address pool players’ needs; Different standards for 2 seawalls on Oahu

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The Division of State Parks in the state Department of Land and Natural Resources will focus for the first time on how to manage competing cultural and recreational interests as part of the regular reevaluation and updating of its Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. Ken Suzuki leads a Hawaii Nature Center hike to the Waianae side of Kaena Point.

Letters: Locals, not tourists, cause of parks damage; Hold Blangiardi to account for actions; Vaccination went well for concerned senior

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Beachgoers at the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon near the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.

Letters: Wealthy residents can afford higher tax rate; If something looks wrong, take action; Enforce current laws, don’t make new ones

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Our View

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Various items are seen on the sidewalk near a homeless encampment along Nimitz Highway.

Editorial: City needs urgency on homelessness

Today

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s “Roadmap to Recovery,” a rough outline for his first 90 days in office amid pandemic challenges, calls for elimination of the city’s use of “compassionate disruption” strategy for tackling its thorny homelessness problem. Read more

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Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard

Editorial: Keep up standards for next Honolulu Police Department chief

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Pedestrians—some with masks, others without—wait to cross Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki.

Editorial: Practice safety, or back to Tier 2

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Editorial: Convert offices to places to live for Hawaii residents

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Shy Kamoe-Kaleikini and Bronson Cayetano lay down asphalt in front of Stewart’s Auto Service on Tuesday.

Editorial: Fixing Kakaako streets

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Editorial: How and when to get COVID vaccine

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The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is starting on a $21 million-plus Ala Wai dredging project this month, which will be good news for those who have been waiting nearly two decades to get some relief from the buildup of sludge, sediment and debris in the man-made canal. This is where the first work is slated to begin, at the Kalakaua Bridge over the Ala Wai, near the Convention Center.

Editorial: Climate change defenses for Hawaii residents

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Island Voices

Column: Shoreline restoration proposal ignored

Column: Shoreline restoration proposal ignored

By Matt Lyum
Today
Updated 6:52 p.m.

Column: Save Doris Duke pool and Cromwell’s

Updated 6:54 p.m.

Column: Tax fraud risks worker safety, benefits

Updated 7:47 p.m.

Column: House must act on living wage: Our keiki deserve to thrive

Column: Nurturing parenting more enjoyable than spoiling a child

Off the News

Off the News: Beware electric, other COVID scams

Off the News: Beware electric, other COVID scams

By None
Today
Updated 7:49 p.m.

Off the News: Worries about J&J vaccine

Updated 7:39 p.m.

Off the News: Biki struggles during pandemic

Off the News: Driver’s license renewal extension

Off the News: Vaccinations for ages 50 and up

Insight

Column: Broadband access to all would boost telehealth, education, jobs

Column: Broadband access to all would boost telehealth, education, jobs

By Francoise Culley-Trotman, Joan Husted and Keali‘i Lopez
April 11, 2021

Column: Scholars caution that online learning affects equity in Hawaii public schools

Column: New study adds fuel for Hawaii carbon fee to curb emissions

Column: The Paycheck Fairness Act must be passed

Column: Hawaii can be leading force for women’s rights, again

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Lori Kahikina: The interim head of Honolulu’s rail project faces unprecedented challenges to get the system back on track

Lori Kahikina: The interim head of Honolulu’s rail project faces unprecedented challenges to get the system back on track

By Vicki Viotti
April 2, 2021

Peter Yee: The volunteer moderator helps Hawaii’s jobless residents navigate the trials of filing unemployment claims

Dean Uchida: The new head of DPP wants to modernize and speed up the city’s building-permit application process

Deepak Neupane: HCDA’s executive director envisions the future for development of Kakaako, Kalaeloa and Aloha Stadium

Rhonda Loh: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park rebounds from the 2018 Kilauea eruption and the pandemic

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