Editorial: New nurses deal a strong beginning
Nurses form a crucial foundation for the healing industry of health care. And now that industry, in one or more Hawaii hospitals, is itself in need of healing. Read more
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Off the news: Stay alert; hurricane season isn’t over yet
It certainly feels that Hawaii has been relatively lucky weather-wise this year, given the terrible fortune visited upon the southeastern quadrant of the U.S. mainland. Read more
Off the news: School bus driver shortage still a problem
A shortage of available and properly licensed school bus drivers continues to hamstring the state Department of Education (DOE), prompting Gov. Josh Green to extend an emergency proclamation allowing the use of tour buses to transport students. Read more
Column: DoD nuclear project besmirches Pele
As residents of Hawaii, we hold a deep connection to culture, land and the deities that define identity. Read more
Letter: HART request is simply a fix for payment issue
Friday’s front-page story about the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation requesting a $1 billion appropriation from the state was misleading, inflammatory and irresponsible. Read more
Letter: Use HART appropriation to tear down Skyline
I read in the Oct. 4 paper that HART is requesting a $1 billion appropriation from the state. May I be so prudent as to inquire about the purpose of that? Read more
Letter: Maui mayor’s plea for tourists is disingenuous
The Oct. 1 issue of the Star-Advertiser had an excellent front-page article on the importance of tourism to the economy and well-being of Hawaii, and how leaders of all islands were traveling off island to promote tourism on Hawaii (“Visitor industry faced with soft data”). Read more
Letter: Offer homeless option to rent space at campsites
A recent letter writer made an excellent observation that more resources need be applied toward homeless shelters (“Do more to aid, protect Oahu’s homeless kupuna,” Star-Advertiser, Oct. 1). Read more
Letter: Fentanyl epidemic must be investigated, solved
According to the National Archives, more than 60,000 of our soldiers were lost in the nine-year war in Vietnam. During that war, the media reported the number of American soldiers killed each day. Read more
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Off the news: Stability for Kahala Nui, funds for church
In a mutually beneficial deal, the nonprofit Kahala Senior Living Community Inc. is buying the land under its Kahala Nui complex from the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii. Read more
Off the news: Mainland dock strike ends, for now
You can (probably) hold off on hoarding toilet paper: East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers have ended a three-day strike that shut down shipping and spurred panic buying across the country. Read more
Editorial: Few true barriers for Manoa project
Dark clouds are looming in Manoa, where a planned development promising to bring market-rate and affordable housing faces stiff opposition from a stalwart group of residents vehemently opposed to any encroachment upon their community, real or perceived. Read more
Letter: Prepare roads ahead of Kapolei development
A recent “Big Q” featured a question regarding how public sentiment is flowing as the Leiwili Kapolei housing project on West Oahu moves forward. Read more
Letter: Mouthguards should be required for many sports
I am responding to a recent letter about mouthguard use by football players. Mouthguards are required on the high school and college levels, but only recommended on the professional level. Read more
Letter: High costs, little aloha causing tourism slide
With regard to slumps in tourism, it is very basic: Blame high hotel rates. No amount of marketing can compete with less expensive all inclusives offered in other sunny locations. Read more
Letter: Carbon credit scheme unlikely to move needle
The project of applying carbon taxes to airline travel and paying families a carbon tax dividend assumes that families will spend the money in a low- or no-carbon way. Read more
Letter: Caustic political tactics sink bipartisan success
We all know that the personality of a politician can affect the policies they favor. But most people don’t vote for a candidate or a policy; they vote against them. Read more
Editorial: ATF report basis for improvement
The report doesn’t assign liability, but it clearly provides backing for a finding that HECO and KS are most responsible for the fire. Read more
Column: Tourism boosts our economy and shares Hawaii’s ways
With its refreshing waters, aromatic scents of native greenery and crisp breeze, Hawaii is truly an island paradise. Alongside the locals, you may spot an abundance of tourists — more than 200,000 of them on the islands on any given day. Read more
Column: Enact tourist fee for impacts, environmental damage
The Hawaiian islands are beautiful, biodiverse, and, shall we say, quite popular. This is evident in the throngs of newcomers sprawled out daily on Hawaii’s sunny sands. Read more
On Politics: Will we step up and learn from Lahaina disaster?
Simply put it was the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Read more
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