Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Don’t bail out wealthy beach homeowners

• Today

I, for one, was appalled at reading the article about Senate Bill 1026, which would require the state (meaning the taxpayers) to buy back North Shore properties to bail out some rich homeowners, many of whom have been ignoring laws and fines for years (“Bill proposes the state acquire Sunset Beach lots hit by erosion,” Star- Advertiser, Jan. 29). Read more

Letter: $5 earplugs better than fireworks crackdown

Letter: Service workers should get a higher wage

Letter: Gun industry, NRA create world of dread

Letter: Jim Leahey had a gift for comedy in rush hour

Letter: Go undercover to stop fireworks suppliers

Letter: Allow Hawaiians to use Kakaako Makai lands

Our View

Editorial: Target dealers of illegal fireworks

• Today

This year’s New Year’s celebrations, with blazing pyrotechnics over many neighborhoods, were entertainment for many islanders. But they also blanketed communities in a haze of smoke, injured about a dozen people, including a 12-year-old girl, and resulted in one death on Oahu. Read more

Editorial: Shore up vital public hospitals

Editorial: To catch a wave on isles’ surf brand

Editorial: Let youths’ climate lawsuit proceed

Editorial: Protect access, right to abortion

Editorial: Workforce needs drive University of Hawaii strategy

Editorial: Fix Handi-Van now