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EDITORIAL: Do more to house Lahaina survivors

Stark figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) latest Point-in-Time (PIT) count reveal a whopping 87% increase in Hawaii homelessness between…

EDITORIAL: Grim events are agents for change

It’s been a terribly traumatic start to the new year in Hawaii. It’s painful to gaze upon the photo of 25-year-old Honolulu firefighter Jeffrey Fiala…

EDITORIAL: Navy must ensure safe mine training

It’ll be one of the more consequential decisions in recent years regarding Hawaii’s contribution to U.S. military strategy: Whether to renew the Navy’s operating permit…

EDITORIAL: Funds alone won’t thwart wildfires

The Lahaina wildfires loom large in Hawaii’s collective memory, as they must when survivors are still living through emotional, financial and, in some cases, physical…

EDITORIAL: Enough feuding, shut Red Hill down

The situation over how to close the Navy’s aging and problematic Red Hill fuel facility, remediate its nearby environs and keep the area’s water safe…

EDITORIAL: Recovery plan is pledge to Maui

On that terrible day, Aug. 8, 2023, uncontrolled disaster in the form of wildfires swept West Maui, killing 102 people, destroying homes and upending life…

EDITORIAL: Eddie proof sports tourism has legs

A palpable air of excitement and anticipation settled over Honolulu this past weekend, as it became likely that the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing…