Opinion and analysis by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editorial Board. Get informed with columns and commentary, and submit a letter to the editor.
Kashka Otto, a 22-year-old graduate of Nanakuli High School from whom the best was expected, was tragically stabbed to death on Sunday morning, during an altercation that developed while working his shift at Wendy’s in Nanakuli. Read more
It’s distressing to see the cutting and removal of dead and dying palm trees at city parks along the Leeward Coast and North Shore — victims of the ravenous, destructive coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRBs). Read more
It’s been many years since nightlife entrepreneur Jack Cione made headlines in Honolulu, but there was a time when his risk-taking approach to entertainment left an indelible impression. Read more
s a dedicated physician practicing in Hawaii, I have witnessed firsthand the challenges that our health care system faces. Read more
University of Hawaii presidential candidates should always emphasize showing respect for Hawaiian culture, and Julian Vasquez Heilig is doing a great job at that. Read more
So, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation wants its share of $1 billion from state revenues. And now the director’s salary will be $350,000 a year, when I thought $113,000 was an overreach. Read more
In response to Monday’s article (“City seeks $115,000 to defend against civil rights suit”), can someone explain to me what the attorneys who are part of the special corporation counsel do? Read more
As a citizen who for 62 years made every effort to engage in the process of serving the country by voting, I have never seen so much hateful campaigning with racial slurs, derogatory epithets and disparaging an opponent. And it all started with Donald Trump. Read more
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are officially the top two applicants for the highest position in America. Voters will decide who will get the top job on Nov. 5. 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
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
