Editorial

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Solar photovoltaic panels to maximize sunlight conversion into energy (as seen in this rooftop photo).

Off the News: Rebates for energy efficiency

Today

Anyone who’s had to replace big appliances knows that every little bit helps when it comes to costs. So it’s good to know that Hawai‘i Energy’s rebates for energy-efficient equipment and installations have increased a tad to help defray today’s inflationary prices. Read more

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Former high school assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy from Washington state took a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after his legal case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, was argued in April in Washington, D.C.

Editorial: Schools need limits on religious speech

2022 JULY 01 CTY INTERPRETER HSA PHOTO BY CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Loma Lekka worked as with defendants as a a court interpreter at Honolulu District Court on Friday, July 1, 2022. Lekka is an employee with Language Services Hawaii and interprets for Marshallese speaking people.

Off the News: Court interpreters needed

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the FBI’s evidence response team organize one day after a mass shooting in downtown Highland Park, Ill. Tuesday, July 5, 2022. A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revelers of all ages fled in terror.

Letters: Civilians have no need for high-powered rifles; Wrong to publish anti-LGBTQ+ letter; HLTA endorsements made appropriately

David Uchiyama is principal of Hawaii Think Tank and a representative of REGENT in Hawai‘i.

Column: Renewable energy innovation takes work

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Members of the FBI’s evidence response team organize one day after a mass shooting in downtown Highland Park, Ill. Tuesday, July 5, 2022. A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revelers of all ages fled in terror.

Letters: Civilians have no need for high-powered rifles; Wrong to publish anti-LGBTQ+ letter; HLTA endorsements made appropriately

Today

Civilians have no need for high-powered rifles; Wrong to publish anti-LGBTQ+ letter; HLTA endorsements made appropriately. Read more

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Gas price at a 76 gas station along Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City on June 3, 2022.

Letters: Even at higher prices, gas is still a bargain; TMT would provide knowledge of universe; Justices look backward in gun rights decision

COURTESY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Letters: Mosquito plan is for the birds, in the best way; Fireworks damage our fragile environment; Male and female are the only two genders

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Abortion rights supporters protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 25.

Letters: 10th Amendment key to abortion fight; Bring back civility in political discourse; Limit terms, age of SCOTUS justices

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letters: Beware introducing mosquitoes; Politicians behave like children; Abortion now decided by 50 states

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The Navy is sending treated water through pipes to Halawa Stream.

Letters: Reusing Red Hill water could be difficult; Ending women’s rights dangerous, despicable; Violence is contrary to how we live here

ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022.

Letters: Biden’s attack on court dangerous, despicable; Hawaii Democrats have terrible track record; Spend HVCB money on improving public parks

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Our View

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Former high school assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy from Washington state took a knee in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after his legal case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, was argued in April in Washington, D.C.

Editorial: Schools need limits on religious speech

Today

Free speech, and free exercise of religion, are prized American liberties, guaranteed in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Read more

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View of Wahiawa fields.

Editorial: Update, expand agriculture leases

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
A car bedecked in patriotic flags drove through Ala Moana Regional Park during the Fourth of July.

Editorial: Seek out truth in divided times

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Editorial: Navy’s ineptness put Oahu at risk

JAMM AQUINO/JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Editorial: Hawaii Tourism Authority and the gut-replace

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Editorial: Backlog on solar permits

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In the past, HECO and Hawaiian Telcom have used separate poles for their own lines.

Editorial: Power lines, poles poor fit for Ho‘opili

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Island Voices

Column: Renewable energy innovation takes work

Column: Renewable energy innovation takes work

By David Uchiyama
Today
Updated 7:24 p.m.

Column: Overcoming regulatory barriers for Maui housing solutions

Column: Militarization of fragile Pacific leaves destruction and death

Column: Honolulu Police Department should welcome community input

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

Off the News

Off the News: Rebates for energy efficiency

Off the News: Rebates for energy efficiency

By None
Today
Updated 7:33 p.m.

Off the News: Court interpreters needed

Updated 7:27 p.m.

Off the News: Honua Ola Bioenergy keeps fighting

Off the News: Young wins gun rights case

Off the News: Expanding broadband service

Insight

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

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

By Carl O. Schuster
July 3, 2022

Column: As the U.S., India, Australia and Japan ally as ‘the Quad,’ it’s time for ‘aloha’ to meet ‘namaste’

Kaiali‘i Kahele: Build climate resilience, incentivize new technology

Josh Green: A plan to lead on climate via EV, PV and other tax credits

Vicky Cayetano: Addressing climate, energy changes with cost in mind

5 Questions With ...

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

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

By None
July 1, 2022

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

Heather Cutter: The Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association’s new president wants to prepare the state for an electric-vehicle future

Chip Fletcher: The UH scientist explains the best strategies for handling rising seas and threats to coastal communities

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