Editorial

COURTESY WAIMANALO LIMU HUI / 2019
Children help the Waimanalo Limu Hui plant native limu, grown in partnership with Sea Life Park, in a honu habitat near Kaiona Beach Park in Waimanalo. Sea Life Park and the Waimanalo Limu Hui have been partnering since 2019.

Letters: Happy Earth Day to a beleaguered planet; Don’t lose our ability to monitor tourism industry; Use of force by police an issue in Hawaii, too

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Happy Earth Day to a beleaguered planet; Don’t lose our ability to monitor tourism industry; Use of force by police an issue in Hawaii, too. Read more

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A man holds a sign at George Floyd Square, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Minneapolis, a day after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all counts for the 2020 death of Floyd.

Off the News: De-escalation policies for police

Connie Lau is president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Earth Day: Hawaii’s companies demonstrate alaka‘i during this time of great change

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A Monarch butterfly alighted on a flower in Pupukea.

Earth Day: Look to nature to remove and sequester carbon — and restore a warming planet

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Interisland commuters wait at the gate prior to a Hawaiian Airlines flight at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Editorial: Prudent easing of interisland travel

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COURTESY WAIMANALO LIMU HUI / 2019
Children help the Waimanalo Limu Hui plant native limu, grown in partnership with Sea Life Park, in a honu habitat near Kaiona Beach Park in Waimanalo. Sea Life Park and the Waimanalo Limu Hui have been partnering since 2019.

Letters: Happy Earth Day to a beleaguered planet; Don’t lose our ability to monitor tourism industry; Use of force by police an issue in Hawaii, too

Today

Happy Earth Day to a beleaguered planet; Don’t lose our ability to monitor tourism industry; Use of force by police an issue in Hawaii, too. Read more

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Pedestrian crossed Ward Avenue at King Street on Wednesday, April 14, while vehicles made a left. This intersection has been mentioned as a possible site for a red light traffic camera.

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Beachgoers packed the shores of Waikiki.

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At Honolulu Firearms & Range on Queen St. Handguns for sale.

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The Honolulu Police Department held an investigation at Kalakaua Avenue and Phillip Street where a suspect was shot by police on April 5.

Letters: Police should not be killing anyone; Red-light camera bill has legal problems; Police need options besides shooting

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Hideki Matsuyama of Japan celebrates during the Green Jacket Ceremony after winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2021 in Augusta, Georgia.

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JAMM AQUINO/JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Interisland commuters wait at the gate prior to a Hawaiian Airlines flight at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Editorial: Prudent easing of interisland travel

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From the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when the lives of people worldwide were turned upside-down, the approach to recovery has followed a course based on a consistent health policy. Read more

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Alaska Airlines Lead Customer Service Agent Saga Mafi, right foreground, wears her mask as she checks in passengers Bryan Kim and Jane Oh, who are also wearing masks, at the Alaska Airlines check-in counter in Lobby 5 of Terminal 2 of Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

Editorial: Control access to fragile sites

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Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard holds a press conference today to discuss the officer-involved shooting in Nuuanu.

Editorial: Full disclosure on police shootings

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Pedestrian crossed Ward Avenue at King Street, while vehicles made a left. This intersection has been mentioned as a possible site for a red light traffic camera.

Editorial: Move ahead with red-light cameras

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Beachgoers are seen on the sand and in the ocean on March 29 in Waikiki.

Editorial: No ideas, plans for Hawaii Tourism 2.0

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Earth Day: Hawaii’s companies demonstrate alaka‘i during this time of great change

Earth Day: Hawaii’s companies demonstrate alaka‘i during this time of great change

By Connie Lau
Today
Updated 6:36 p.m.

Earth Day: Look to nature to remove and sequester carbon — and restore a warming planet

Updated 1:24 a.m.

Column: Peace Corps turns 60: aloha to the world

Column: Slashing agency’s budget, focus would harm tourism’s future

Column: Support HTA’s plans to develop a sustainable visitor industry

Off the News

Off the News: De-escalation policies for police

Off the News: De-escalation policies for police

By None
Today
Updated 6:42 p.m.

Off the News: Cleaning the Earth for Earth Day

Off the News: Skies clearing at Dillingham Airfield

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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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Christopher Chun: The head of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association prepares for the return of prep sports — carefully

Christopher Chun: The head of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association prepares for the return of prep sports — carefully

By None
April 16, 2021

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

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

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