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The site of the proposed parking garage for a “Watercraft Park” with a rooftop park planned, at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Honolulu.

Editorial: Limit taking of natural resources

Today

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has a stuffed agenda of items to consider in its last meetings of 2023, today and Friday — so many that two days have been set aside for discussion. Read more

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Palestinians visit their houses destroyed in the Israeli bombings in Al-Zahra, on the outskirts of Gaza City, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. during the temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.

Column: Hawaii health workers call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

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Mitchel Miyashiro appears in the District Courtroom of judge Thomas Haia, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Honolulu. Miyashiro was the driver in the hit-and-run in February when he allegedly killed McKinley High School student Sara Yara.

Off The News: Finally, charges in school hit-and-run

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People are visable at the top of the stairs and an incomplete structure.

Off The News: Another setback for Haiku Stairs

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A news conference at the Ho‘okupu Center in Kakaako was held on Sunday to discuss the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines.

Letter: Will customers benefit from Hawaiian buyout?

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A news conference at the Ho‘okupu Center in Kakaako was held on Sunday to discuss the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines.

Letter: Will customers benefit from Hawaiian buyout?

Today

The recent proposed merger and/or financial bailout of Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines sounds like the greatest and best corporate airline alliance in commercial aviation history. Really. Read more

JAMM AQUINO/JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
The tails of Alaska Airlines, left, and Hawaiian Airlines aircraft are seen at the gates at Kahului International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Kahului, Hawaii.

Letter: Oppose Alaska Airlines’ plan to buy Hawaiian Air

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John Holman, of Denver, Colo., right, and others with the group “No Labels” take part in a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 18, 2011. North Carolina voters could have another presidential ticket to choose from in 2024 now that state election officials have formally granted the “No Labels” movement a spot on the ballot.

Letter: No Labels only pretends to be nonpartisan group

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Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Letter: Beware consequences of unfettered immigration

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In this June 15, 2018 file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted.

Letter: Government does not meet costs of programs

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A skyline of condominiums and single family homes in Honolulu.

Letter: Property tax credit should be permanent

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View of Diamond Head.

Letter: George Cooper changed narrative of Hawaii

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The site of the proposed parking garage for a “Watercraft Park” with a rooftop park planned, at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Honolulu.

Editorial: Limit taking of natural resources

Today

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has a stuffed agenda of items to consider in its last meetings of 2023, today and Friday — so many that two days have been set aside for discussion. Read more

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM
Peter Ingram, CEO and President of Hawaiian Airlines (L) and Ben Minicucci, CEO and President of Alaska Airlines shake hands after exchanging maile lei at the Ho’okupu Center in Kakaako on Sunday afternoon. The airlines announced that Alaska Airlines acquired Hawaiian Airlines today. Also pictured at center is Kumu Hula Mehana Hind.

Editorial: Hawaii residents need quality air carriers

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Pictured is an overall looking west of the center of Makua Valley.

Editorial: Give Makua Valley back to Hawaiians

CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
State Capitol building.

Editorial: Capitol needs new waterless design

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Editorial: Maui goes after vacation rentals

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Board of Water Supply (BWS) comment on Red Hill Cost Recovery. Ernest Lau, Board of Water Supply Manager and Chief Engineer.

Editorial: DoD has duty to fix years of fuel leaks

CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Ala Wai Canal. Army Corps of Engineers unveils its “prospective plan” for Ala Wai flood control ahead of Monday’s public meeting. It includes those controversial 6-foot walls around the Ala Wai Canal but excludes another contentious item: turning Manoa District Park into a detention basin.

Editorial: Protect Waikiki from huge flood

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