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Column: A New Year’s resolution for cities

By Josh Stanbro
Today

When you make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, the scale doesn’t lie. Read more

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, file photo, empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. COVID-19 vaccine makers tell Congress to expect a big jump in the delivery of doses over the coming month. The companies insisted Tuesday, Feb. 23, at a hearing that they will be able to provide enough vaccine for most Americans by summer. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Letters: U.S. should support global vaccinations; Children learn better in classroom; Mayor should take position on Red Hill

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Princess Kahanu Estates Hawaiian homestead homes in Nanakuli is seen in 2020.

On Politics: Legislators’ $600 million idea for Native Hawaiian homes is latest twist in ongoing saga

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Editorial: Have solid plan for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ funds

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Column: Expand clean energy with federal help

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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, file photo, empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. COVID-19 vaccine makers tell Congress to expect a big jump in the delivery of doses over the coming month. The companies insisted Tuesday, Feb. 23, at a hearing that they will be able to provide enough vaccine for most Americans by summer. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Letters: U.S. should support global vaccinations; Children learn better in classroom; Mayor should take position on Red Hill

Today

As our hospitals fill again with the unvaccinated and immunocompromised, the omicron variant has proven once again that the only way out of COVID-19 is to ensure that everyone has access to vaccines and other life-saving tools. Read more

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Letters: Losing voting rights affects everyone; Welcoming communities nourish seeds of hope; 5G cell antennas could pose a risk to health

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Pagoda Hotel gardens.

Letters: Please don’t change Pagoda Hotel treasures; Plan, decisive leaders needed to fight COVID; Caldwell can’t lose stink of Honolulu rail project

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Beachgoers relaxed along the shore of Waikiki.

Letters: Public officials must address huge problems; UH lacks will to compete at football’s top level; Legalize recreational marijuana, state lottery

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Louis Kealoha.

Letters: Public-official felons should lose pensions; KCC offers training here for nurse candidates; Vacation rentals better than expensive Waikiki

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Ewa Makai Middle School.

Letters: Keeping schools open about money, not kids; Navy’s actions prove it is untrustworthy; Court protects citizens from executive orders

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In this 1960 file photo, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta.

Letters: On the King holiday, we are called to act; We abandon TMT, but cling to rail project; Congress, White House must shut down Red Hill

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Editorial: Have solid plan for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ funds

Today

The century-long saga of the Hawaiian Homes Act is one of failure to deliver on a promise the federal government made to Native Hawaiians, specifically a shrinking class of beneficiaries who are of half or more native descent. Read more

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A United States government website is displayed on a computer that features a page where people can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests.

Editorial: Save your life, for free

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An artist rendering of Pohukaina Elementary.

Editorial: School’s out in Kakaako?

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Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort in Waikiki.

Editorial: Take better care of isles’ beauty

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The COVID-19 testing site located outside of Terminal 2 at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.

Editorial: Apply ARPA funds to near-term needs

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Residents at Kapilina Beach Homes have submitted an emergency motion asking the Circuit Court to stop their corporate landlord from charging Kapilina residents rent and utilities while the houses are unfit for human habitation due to the contaminated water supply that has plagued the community.

Editorial: Navy snafus put civilians at risk

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Ala Moana Shopping Center.

Editorial: Working families need some relief

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Column: Expand clean energy with federal help

Column: Expand clean energy with federal help

By Brian Kealoha
Today
Updated 8:40 p.m.

Column: Navy should do what’s right, not what’s easy at Red Hill

Updated 8:38 p.m.

Column: To support isle families, enact carbon fee to reduce emissions

Updated 9:21 p.m.

Column: Hawaii’s response to climate change should be smart choices, not ‘shared sacrifice’

Updated 9:11 p.m.

Column: A New Year’s resolution for cities

Updated 9:27 p.m.

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Off the News: Storing jet fuel a complicated task

Off the News: Storing jet fuel a complicated task

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Jan. 21, 2022

Off the News: How to send help to Tonga

Off the News: Seeking new source of volcanic cinder

Off the News: Up your game when wearing masks

Off the News: Cautionary tale from Kapilina houses

Insight

Column: To support isle families, enact carbon fee to reduce emissions

Column: To support isle families, enact carbon fee to reduce emissions

By Helen Cox Kalaheo and Susan Gorman-Chang
Today
Updated 9:21 p.m.

Column: Hawaii’s response to climate change should be smart choices, not ‘shared sacrifice’

Updated 9:11 p.m.

Column: A New Year’s resolution for cities

Updated 9:27 p.m.

Column: 14th Amendment guards against tampering with the popular vote

Column: Hawaii high schoolers wants legislators to take action on these issues

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Peter Forman: The aviation writer and historian sees both challenges and opportunities ahead for Hawaii’s airline industry

Peter Forman: The aviation writer and historian sees both challenges and opportunities ahead for Hawaii’s airline industry

By Stephen J. Downes
Jan. 21, 2022

Mark D. Wong: The city’s chief information officer works to keep hackers at bay while bringing useful new technology online

Nani Medeiros: HomeAid Hawaii’s executive director wants to build homes — with aloha — for those who need them

John Leong: Kupu CEO helps the unemployed find good jobs — and helps sustain our communities at the same time

Alan Johnson, president of the Hina Mauka addiction treatment center, sees an increase in patients

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