Letter: Despite win, GOP still fixed on partisan politics

• Nov. 28, 2024
• 26

Even when Trump wins, he and his base complain about something. Read more

Letter: Youth climate summit needs outer-island reach

• Nov. 28, 2024
• 1

I do support the work of the Hawaii Climate Future Forum. I write this to urge organizers to include the outer islands in the future. Read more

Letter: Taxing for nonoccupancy of homes is overreach

• Nov. 27, 2024
• 21

If we pay our taxes, it is none of the government’s damned business what we do with what we own. Read more

Letter: Gabbard’s history of flip-flopping stokes fear

• Nov. 27, 2024
• 8

If her appointment as director of national intelligence goes through, I fear she might even abandon her own country, but not before putting the lives of intelligence operatives in the field at risk. Read more

Letter: New Cabinet leaders will put U.S. on better path

• Nov. 27, 2024
• 17

A decorated soldier who served honorably in the military for 20 years and was deployed in two war zones will streamline the Defense Department and eliminate current DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion). Read more

Letter: Ala Wai bridge is a great idea, but keep it simple

• Nov. 27, 2024
• 4

The few renderings of Ala Pono that I’ve seen have been way over the top, the total opposite of low-key. Read more

Letter: Use Ala Wai bridge funds to upkeep roads, pipes

• Nov. 27, 2024
• 5

Let’s use our money where it is most needed, and not waste money that could be used for projects to better serve the residents of our island. Read more

Letter: City taking of old Queen Theater would be wrong

• Nov. 26, 2024
• 3

Allowing the City Council to do this unconstitutional act would open a door to other seizures. Read more

Letter: Hawaii must rise above growing theft culture

• Nov. 26, 2024
• 11

I thought that Hawaii would be safer than the mainland, but it appears that we are in no better shape. Where is the aloha spirit? Read more

Letter: On holidays, open some libraries for families

• Nov. 26, 2024
• 1

When mom, dad and the kids are all off, what better time is there for the family to enjoy the library together? Read more

Letter: Nobel winner warns of disinformation dangers

• Nov. 26, 2024
• 14

Don’t get your news from social media. Fact-check your news. Read more

Letter: Right to wellness means giving, taking medication

• Nov. 26, 2024
• 2

The ACLU has been the problem, not a part of the solution. Of all the rights we have, the right to wellness and sanity is the most important. Read more

Letter: Instead of empty homes tax, release more land

• Nov. 26, 2024
• 8

The group blames these part-time residents for Hawaii’s growing housing shortage. Read more

Letter: Affordable housing push might cause bigger issues

• Nov. 25, 2024
• 3

There is a big push for affordable housing by our governor and mayor to prevent people from leaving the islands by motivating them to stay with ownership of affordable housing. They may be creating a bigger problem, as housing always requires the cost of maintenance and other expenses. Read more

Letter: Empty homes tax would ruin some owners’ lives

• Nov. 25, 2024
• 19

I can’t believe the ill-conceived “empty homes tax” is under consideration by Honolulu City Council members. Do they not realize the upheaval it would impose on the lives of many citizens? Read more

Letter: Incoming UH president should rehire Angelos

• Nov. 25, 2024
• 8

Last winter, our Hawaii Estate Plan Council group had the pleasure of hearing Craig Angelos speak before a University of Hawaii Rainbows game and my husband and I were very impressed with him. Read more

Letter: U.S. must back Israel for its own survival

• Nov. 25, 2024
• 3

I am writing to take issue with U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono for their votes in favor of denying Israel the weapons to defeat an enemy that committed atrocities in a cross-border massacre a little more than a year ago and threatens to continue doing the same things as often as it decides to do so. Read more

Letter: Promote Hawaii sun, sand and aloha to tourists

• Nov. 25, 2024
• 4

Tourism, Hawaii’s major industry, is facing major economic hurdles. One is caused by sea level rise that causes beach erosion. Another is the loss of tax income to the state and to the counties as visitor counts decline. Read more