Editorial

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Javin Cortez, takes a tandem jump with Maksim Zaitsau. Tourist activity at Dillingham airfield for story about airport maybe staying open past June.

Off the News: Skies clearing at Dillingham Airfield

Today

That soaring mood at Dillingham Airfield isn’t just because of the booming business that’s returned to skydiving, glider and other tourism-based operations at the North Shore facility. Read more

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Coquis caught in Waimanalo.

Off the News: Uh-oh: Coqui frogs in Waimanalo

Pauline Sheldon is a former dean and professor at the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

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

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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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Beachgoers packed the shores of Waikiki.

Letters: Don’t cut funds for VASH, visitor support agency; Make sure Teslas have front license plates; Gun culture keeps America violent, unsafe

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Beachgoers packed the shores of Waikiki.

Letters: Don’t cut funds for VASH, visitor support agency; Make sure Teslas have front license plates; Gun culture keeps America violent, unsafe

Today

Don’t cut funds for VASH, visitor support agency; Make sure Teslas have front license plates; Gun culture keeps America violent, unsafe. Read more

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

Letters: Second Amendment requires context; Hard for young people to survive in paradise; Stairway to Heaven can be big tourist attraction

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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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Les Kondo

Letters: Politics permeates review of auditor; Parenting lessons work for grandparents, too; Republican donors cash cow for Trump

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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.

Letters: Positive response to Hideki Matsuyama’s victory; Vaccine refusers put everyone else at risk; Second Amendment must be repealed

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Kakaako neighborhood near SALT.

Letters: Adopt ‘COVID Zero’ strategy to beat virus; Weed out police officers unsuited to the work; Waikiki restrooms need better maintenance

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Building permits are handled at the One Stop Permit Center at the Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building in Honolulu.

Letters: Architect finds DPP employees ethical; Enforce rules against illegal tour bus dropoffs; Professional response to Kahala Hotel tragedy

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Our View

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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

Today

Police encounters with the public in response to reports of trouble can go wrong in innumerable, unexpected ways. In a chaotic episode last week captured in clips of body-camera video, the public glimpsed a variation on that theme, ending in the death of Lindani Myeni, 29, in Nuuanu. Read more

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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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Editorial: Put salary raises on hold for Hawaii legislators

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Editorial: How and when to get COVID vaccine

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Editorial: Commercial rent relief needed for struggling Hawaii businesses

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Travelers crowded curbside at Terminal 1 in Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

Editorial: Ease travel rules for vaccinated

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Island Voices

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

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

By L. Richard “Rick” Fried, Jr.
Today
Updated 7:05 p.m.

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

Updated 6:13 p.m.

Column: Proposed legislation affecting HTA would damage tourism

Columm: Windmills and wildlife: Clean-energy projects and endangered species

Column: Free school meals for all Hawaii students

Off the News

Off the News: Skies clearing at Dillingham Airfield

Off the News: Skies clearing at Dillingham Airfield

By None
Today
Updated 6:15 p.m.

Off the News: Uh-oh: Coqui frogs in Waimanalo

Updated 6:16 p.m.

Off the News: 16 and up? Time to get vaccinated

Off the News: Office of Hawaiian Affairs keeps going on Kakaako Makai

Off the News: Addressing AAPI issues

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

5 Questions With ...

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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