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The Parkway Village in Kapolei broke ground on Tuesday. It will have 405 affordable rental units for tenants earning 30% to 60% of the area median income.

Off The News: Affordable rentals, plus preschools

Today

It looks like a win-win: an affordable rental housing project that comes with two on-site preschools. Read more

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Unused rental cars fill a dusty field near Kahului Airport on Sept. 1.

Editorial: Tourism one part of Maui recovery

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Mitchel Miyashiro, right, appears with defense attorney Richard Sing in the District Courtroom of Judge Thomas Haia on Wednesday.

Off The News: Traffic scofflaw faces jail time

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Shopping carts and umbrellas crowded the sidewalk next to Thomas Square in July.

Letter: Provide a better cart for houseless to use

COURTESY RENDERING
This artist’s rendering shows the proposed Ala Wai pedestrian/bicycle bridge.

Letter: Ala Wai bridge money can go to local roads

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Letters to the Editor

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Shopping carts and umbrellas crowded the sidewalk next to Thomas Square in July.

Letter: Provide a better cart for houseless to use

Today

I cannot stop thinking about the cruelty of Bill 49 (“Honolulu City Council pushes fines, jail for shopping cart violations,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 10). Shopping carts have always been and will always be a stopgap for those navigating difficult daily life without shelter. Read more

COURTESY RENDERING
This artist’s rendering shows the proposed Ala Wai pedestrian/bicycle bridge.

Letter: Ala Wai bridge money can go to local roads

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letter: Green’s UN address should inspire action

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letter: Commentary excellent, editorial insensitive

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Letter: Compare auto, bus traffic on West Side

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Pedestrian cross Ward Avenue at King Street while vehicles made a left.

Letter: Government drops ball on collecting traffic fines

Undated artists’ rendering of a pedestrian bridge over the Ala Wai Canal.

Letter: Ala Wai bridge money should go to Maui relief

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Unused rental cars fill a dusty field near Kahului Airport on Sept. 1.

Editorial: Tourism one part of Maui recovery

Today

Something feels strange about urging tourists to return to Maui, so soon after Lahaina burned to the ground. Read more

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
A developer is planning to build a gin and vodka distillery on the old Waialua Sugar Co. site along with a farm processing facility, commercial kitchen and farmers market for small north Shore farmers to use. Pictured is a view of the former mill’s smoke stack on Friday, January 22, 2021.

Editorial: Preserve what’s best of ‘Mill Camp’

CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Governor Josh Green explains purpose of emergency homeless proclamation and then signs it.

Editorial: Cut numbers of destructive deer

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This photo provided by Pfizer in September 2023 shows single-dose vials of the company’s updated COVID vaccine for adults. U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter.

Editorial: Get ready for new COVID-19 vaccine

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Ambulance passes by Queen’s Medical Center tent outside emergency room.

Editorial: Clarity needed on ambulance change

GEORGE F. LEE / APRIL 13
Puuwai Momi, a state-owned public housing complex in Aiea with 260 units built in 1969, is envisioned to be replaced by 2,430 affordable homes as part of an initiative by the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to redevelop nine properties.

Editorial: Welcome change to housing order

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Fans cheer during the first half of an NCAA football game between the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and the Duquesne Dukes at Ching Field in Honolulu.

Editorial: Sharpen plans for new stadium

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Island Voices

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Off The News: Affordable rentals, plus preschools

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