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Editorial: Take steps toward plastic bottle ban
The Honolulu City Council has an opportunity to set an example for Oahu — and all Hawaii — by banning single-use plastic bottles at city facilities, then at city-sponsored events, in two phases over three-year periods. Read more
Letter: Apprenticeships build solid paths to success
Hawaii’s construction industry requires 58,000 workers this year to fill the positions left by retiring professionals. Read more
Letter: No tipping needed after hotel worker settlement
I want to take this opportunity to thank Local 5 for the decisive victory in its strike negotiations. Read more
Letter: Fund the public libraries on which seniors rely
Thanks to columnist David Shapiro for his article supporting public libraries (“Declining public libraries erode Hawaii’s civic soul,” Star-Advertiser, Vol- canic Ash, Nov. 15). Read more
Letter: Raze Queen Theater, it holds little historic value
If City Council Resolution 176’s purpose is to condemn and tear down the dilapidated Queen Theater, I say go for it. However, if its purpose is to save and restore this community eyesore, I say forget it. It’s a waste of tax dollars since it has little historical, cultural or architectural value. Read more
Letter: Trump’s Cabinet shows he’s only in it for himself
A reader recently wrote that we should give President-elect Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt to “see if any of the nonsense expressed by some people will come to pass” (“Only time will tell who is right about Trump term,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Nov. 14). Read more
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Letter: Will Trump ever take the moral high ground?
Now the elections are over and we know who the winners are. All we can do is wait and see what will happen to America. Read more
Off the news: New affordable housing in Chinatown
It’s always a reason for celebrating when any new affordable housing units are added to Oahu’s lagging inventory. Saturday’s blessing ceremony marking the completion of 40 units in Chinatown’s historic Hocking Building, rents starting at $731, was one such occasion. Read more
Editorial: Keep open mind on Ala Wai bridge
Is Ala Pono a bridge too far? That is at the center of a debate, underway for three years, about the planned pedestrian bridge over the Ala Wai Canal, crossing at the start of University Avenue. Read more
Off the news: Noted Kaho‘olawe Nine member dies
Stephen Kane‘a‘i Morse has died at age 78, leaving a changed Hawaii as his legacy. He was most well known as part of the “Kaho‘olawe Nine,” a group that made a 1976 small-boat run to Kahoolawe, protesting 35 years of bombing by the U.S. Navy. Read more
Column: Health care policy hurts Hawaii patients
The current health policy fad is “value-based payment” — blaming high health care cost on fee-for-service and overutilization of care and instead, offering upfront payment per member, or capitation, as an incentive to reduce utilization and control costs. Read more
Letter: Give students healthy but palatable choices
If studies are increasingly showing that a nutritional, balanced meal is an important factor in a student’s ability to learn and focus in school, why are Hawaii public school students still eating their lunches out of cans? Read more
Letter: Queen Theater rehab plan sounds like comedy
It’s interesting that the owner of the old Queen Theater in Kaimuki now has plans to renovate the theater after 40 years in response to a City Council resolution for the city to pursue an eminent domain action and take over ownership. Read more
Letter: Climate-change skeptics destroy planet for all
Those who discount the verifiable fact that human activity is causing our Earth to warm often accuse others of being hypocrites if they drive or fly, if they eat meat, if they have children or if they consume nonrenewable resources. Read more
Letter: Striking hotel workers ruin trip to paradise
My wife and I rented a condo at the Ilikai a few weeks ago to celebrate her successful fight against throat cancer. Read more
Letter: In land of sycophants, will U.S. republic hold?
The current nominees for the president-elect’s Cabinet appear to require only one quality. Read more
Letter: Tickets more persuasive than pesky speed humps
These highway speed humps hamper first responders from getting to their destinations. Did any of our politicians think of that? How much does each one cost? Read more
Off the news: FEMA extends Maui monetary, housing aid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has once again extended aid to Maui residents impacted by the August 2023 West Maui fire disaster. Read more
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