Editorial: New nurses deal a strong beginning
Nurses form a crucial foundation for the healing industry of health care. And now that industry, in one or more Hawaii hospitals, is itself in need of healing. Read more
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Nurses form a crucial foundation for the healing industry of health care. And now that industry, in one or more Hawaii hospitals, is itself in need of healing. Read more
It certainly feels that Hawaii has been relatively lucky weather-wise this year, given the terrible fortune visited upon the southeastern quadrant of the U.S. mainland. Read more
A shortage of available and properly licensed school bus drivers continues to hamstring the state Department of Education (DOE), prompting Gov. Josh Green to extend an emergency proclamation allowing the use of tour buses to transport students. Read more
As residents of Hawaii, we hold a deep connection to culture, land and the deities that define identity. Read more
Friday’s front-page story about the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation requesting a $1 billion appropriation from the state was misleading, inflammatory and irresponsible. Read more
I read in the Oct. 4 paper that HART is requesting a $1 billion appropriation from the state. May I be so prudent as to inquire about the purpose of that? Read more
The Oct. 1 issue of the Star-Advertiser had an excellent front-page article on the importance of tourism to the economy and well-being of Hawaii, and how leaders of all islands were traveling off island to promote tourism on Hawaii (“Visitor industry faced with soft data”). Read more
A recent letter writer made an excellent observation that more resources need be applied toward homeless shelters (“Do more to aid, protect Oahu’s homeless kupuna,” Star-Advertiser, Oct. 1). Read more
According to the National Archives, more than 60,000 of our soldiers were lost in the nine-year war in Vietnam. During that war, the media reported the number of American soldiers killed each day. Read more
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In a mutually beneficial deal, the nonprofit Kahala Senior Living Community Inc. is buying the land under its Kahala Nui complex from the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii. Read more
You can (probably) hold off on hoarding toilet paper: East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers have ended a three-day strike that shut down shipping and spurred panic buying across the country. Read more
Dark clouds are looming in Manoa, where a planned development promising to bring market-rate and affordable housing faces stiff opposition from a stalwart group of residents vehemently opposed to any encroachment upon their community, real or perceived. Read more
A recent “Big Q” featured a question regarding how public sentiment is flowing as the Leiwili Kapolei housing project on West Oahu moves forward. Read more
I am responding to a recent letter about mouthguard use by football players. Mouthguards are required on the high school and college levels, but only recommended on the professional level. Read more
With regard to slumps in tourism, it is very basic: Blame high hotel rates. No amount of marketing can compete with less expensive all inclusives offered in other sunny locations. Read more
The project of applying carbon taxes to airline travel and paying families a carbon tax dividend assumes that families will spend the money in a low- or no-carbon way. Read more
We all know that the personality of a politician can affect the policies they favor. But most people don’t vote for a candidate or a policy; they vote against them. Read more
The report doesn’t assign liability, but it clearly provides backing for a finding that HECO and KS are most responsible for the fire. Read more
With its refreshing waters, aromatic scents of native greenery and crisp breeze, Hawaii is truly an island paradise. Alongside the locals, you may spot an abundance of tourists — more than 200,000 of them on the islands on any given day. Read more
The Hawaiian islands are beautiful, biodiverse, and, shall we say, quite popular. This is evident in the throngs of newcomers sprawled out daily on Hawaii’s sunny sands. Read more
Simply put it was the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Read more