Opinions, guest essays and editorials from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Featuring Kokua Line, Rearview Mirror, David Shapiro, Richard Borreca and others.
The World Baseball Classic is a great warm-up for the Major League Baseball season. Spring Training goes on a bit long for fans, so watching some of the top players go at it in games that matter is a welcome way to extend the meaningful months. Read more
In February we discussed the importance of variety in food choices to consume safe and adequate amounts of essential nutrients. Read more
One of the jobs of the City Council is figuring out how much it should get paid. Read more
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Question: Where is the survey to say whether we want raised crosswalks in our neighborhood? Read more
It’s the last Sunday in March and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused: Read more
Some have called it the best job in football, or even all of pro sports. The No. 2 quarterback doesn’t get hit and he doesn’t get booed. Read more
Synopsis: Supporting Hawaiian-owned businesses allows Native Hawaiians to perpetuate our culture in these ever-changing times. Read more
Question: How long will the online passport renewal be down? If it doesn’t come back up soon, can I renew in person, or do I have to do it by mail? I’ve already bought plane tickets for June. Read more
Ronnie Belasco in Sacramento, Calif., suggested a topic for today: “Ask your readers what their first impressions of the mainland were, when they landed. Read more
All you need to do is look at the way the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are structured to know there’s still a long way to go for true gender equity in college sports. Read more
Question: What happened to “Click It or Ticket”? Read more
Comedian-turned-Councilman Augie Tulba used to say, “that’s crazy, that’s nuts …” and then break into an observation about something that was “crazy” and “nuts.” Read more
Question: Is the state Department of Transportation going to allow “right turn on red” again at Hobron Lane and Ala Moana Boulevard? Traffic is a mess there, especially during morning rush hour. Changes they made a few months ago jam cars up. I saw road workers out again now, which I hope means they are relenting. Read more
With all of the data breaches in the recent past, one characteristic stands out. Very few accounts that are protected by multifactor authentication, or MFA, are hacked. And those that are hacked are usually violated with the aid of social engineering. Read more
The season opener was still a couple of weeks away and the Big West preseason women’s basketball poll had installed Hawaii as the favorite to repeat as conference champion. Read more
To understand the tone-deafness of our elected officials for the realities facing their constituents, look at the effort by Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the City Council to massively increase their salaries. Read more
The cost of the report isn’t the real issue, since something produced by an outside entity that basically agrees with how UH dealt with a problem could mean the general public doesn’t end up on the losing end of a big lawsuit. Read more
Again, Hawaii is getting ready to not approve a bill to legalize the private use of a limited amount of marijuana. Read more
Question: You should check but I’m pretty sure the guy complaining about traffic merging onto the freeway had it wrong on both counts. Read more
Synopsis: Surfing is a favorite pastime of those who take part in it. A competition is currently taking place on Instagram that celebrates a tradition of composing a chant or song that honors the relationship between the surfer and surfboard. Read more
Question: Has the state given up on the Pali Highway Resurfacing Project? Some lanes are not smooth, especially on the Honolulu side of the tunnel coming over from the Kailua side. Read more
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