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Editorial: No ignoring the rail-hotel tax question

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There was an elephant in the room — City Council chambers — when Bill 40 first came up, proposing a new city hotel tax. And it’s still there. Read more

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Letters: Rail project’s problems are not beyond repair; Case should be honest, register as a Republican; Fire sprinklers could stop surfboard blaze

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Editorial: 10-year-old student’s arrest needs full review

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Editorial: Restrictions ease a little more on Oahu

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Editorial: Training to work on the train

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Letters to the Editor

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Letters: Rail project’s problems are not beyond repair; Case should be honest, register as a Republican; Fire sprinklers could stop surfboard blaze

Today

Mary J. Culvyhouse’s rant about rail (“Insatiable rail project heading for fiscal ruin” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Oct. 19) was notable for its lack of helpful content and for the raw blame she places on rail for damage to her mental state. Read more

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Charred surfboard racks are seen Monday in Waikiki.

Letters: Install water system for Waikiki surfboard rack; Have Elon Musk turn guideway into roadway; Rail route should run between UH campuses

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Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich walks along the sldeline during Saturday’s game in Pullman, Wash.

Letters: Rolovich deserved to be fired for vaccine refusal; Don’t let Manchin gut clean-energy provisions; Why doesn’t stadium plan have a timeline?

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Letters: Small businesses are the great equalizer; Insatiable rail project heading for fiscal ruin; No comparison between pro-choice, vaccination

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A syringe with the COVID vaccine.

Letters: SMART cards not available to all; Don’t equate abortion rights, vaccine mandate; DOH should cooperate, give data for research

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Lt. Gov. Josh Green, left, chatted with Gov. David Ige following the press conference at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Oct. 7, 2020.

Letters: Hawaii’s leaders follow the science; Freedom of speech is not absolute; Defense spending protects our nation

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Barriers protect a beachfront home at Sunset Beach.

Letters: Homeowners should be able to protect property; Don’t encourage dogs at Ala Moana park; Republicans support Big Business at your expense

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Our View

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Editorial: 10-year-old student’s arrest needs full review

Today

Discipline is sensitive territory on school campuses, where staff metes out appropriate consequences aimed at reining in bad behavior. Summoning the help of police is an option to be exercised sparingly. Read more

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Work is perforned at the Kulana Hale site in Kapolei in 2019.

Editorial: Kapolei becoming true second city

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Editorial: Redrawn maps shape democracy

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Editorial: Help keiki gain healthy habits

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Empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

How and when to get COVID vaccine

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2020
The exterior of Aloha Stadium.

Editorial: Keep priorities right on stadium

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Editorial: Welcome back visitors to Hawaii

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Island Voices

Column: Gentrification pushes Native Hawaiians out of their homes

Column: Gentrification pushes Native Hawaiians out of their homes

By Claire Xu
Oct. 21, 2021

Column: Improving resiliency starts with valuing, protecting water

Column: Climate change bigger risk than COVID

Column: Honolulu police officers worthy of fair and balanced news coverage

Column: Beware of censorship via algorithms

Off the News

Editorial: No ignoring the rail-hotel tax question

Editorial: No ignoring the rail-hotel tax question

By None
Today
Updated 12:18 a.m.

Editorial: Restrictions ease a little more on Oahu

Updated 12:17 a.m.

Editorial: Training to work on the train

Editorial: Gov. David Ige welcomes back tourists to Hawaii

Editorial: Nick Rolovich refuses, gets the hook

Insight

Column: Hawaii’s four Congress members discuss ‘Build Back Better’ Plan, its benefits to residents, cost hurdles

Column: Hawaii’s four Congress members discuss ‘Build Back Better’ Plan, its benefits to residents, cost hurdles

By Star-Advertiser staff
Oct. 17, 2021

Column: Colt Brennan’s struggles with illness, addiction does offer hope

Column: No one should have to choose to go hungry

Column: Aquaculture provides climate-based solutions to feeding America

Column: From exhausted Hawaii hospice nurse: Please get the COVID-19 vaccine

5 Questions With ...

Malia Sanders: The head of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association seeks to empower Hawaiians in the tourism industry

Malia Sanders: The head of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association seeks to empower Hawaiians in the tourism industry

By None
Oct. 15, 2021

Doug Simons: For the director of UH’s Institute for Astronomy, Maunakea plays a key role in exploring the heavens

Kenneth V. Go: From high school to law school, the student leader has helped youth find their voice in the public sphere

Jason Chang: The president of Queen’s Medical Center deals with a crisis as COVID-19 patients stretch capacity to a breaking point

Jaci-Ann Chung: Local union leader advocates for flight attendants facing challenges of flying under COVID-19 directives

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