Editorial

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Recycling program needs to be upgraded; Hold Navy accountable for polluting our water; Government should straighten itself out.

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Recycling program needs to be upgraded; Hold Navy accountable for polluting our water; Government should straighten itself out. Read more

Letters: Rousting the homeless an exercise in futility; West losing its capacity to produce for itself; Candidates worked side jobs until law passed

Letters: Kudos to nurses for their dedication; Calls for civility reveal cowardice; Hurricanes can blow solar panels away

Letters: Most park users won’t use Ala Moana bridge; More humane to cull deer than starve them; Allow Native Hawaiians to run gambling casinos

Letters: Violence is never solution to differences; Don’t overlook influence of dangerous rhetoric; Make the best of rail terminus at Kakaako

Letters: Solar better choice than Hu Honua for energy; Cash-bail reform would make system better; Hilton should pay for Kalia Road mitigation

Letters: TMT could make news with major discoveries; Unfair to charge tourists higher fees than locals; Trump should be taken off Hawaii’s ballots

Our View

Editorial: New Department of Education chief must act quickly

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Keith Hayashi has demonstrated he cares about the kids in the classroom — certainly a baseline requirement for anyone wanting to oversee the mission — and knows well the teachers, principals and other administrators running the state Department of Education. Read more

Editorial: HPD chief must be trustworthy

Editorial: Don’t allow Navy to dodge its duty at Red Hill

Editorial: Another way to get an IRA

Editorial: Fighting violent crime on Oahu

Editorial: More options for post-hospital care

Editorial: $200M would give pre-K a big boost