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Letters for Monday, October 12, 2020

Masking pandemic mismanagement Donald Trump has been working throughout his entire presidency to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, primarily because it was developed by Barack…

Paws Across the Pacific comes to the rescue

PUHI — The Kaua‘i Humane Society partnered with Greater Good Charities and Wings of Rescue to fly over 600 shelter dogs and cats from Hawai‘i…

Meet the Hawaiian Smooth Seahorse

The seahorse is about the most bizarre fish that is native to Hawaiian waters. They are seldom seen because most seahorses throughout the Pacific Ocean…

Letters for Sunday, October 11, 2020

It’s almost October 15 Mayor Kawakami, please consider: If Governor Ige refuses your request for Kaua‘i to enact the four-tier system you propose rather than…

County working on incentivizing second test

LIHU‘E — The county is working with private sector partners on a voluntary second-test campaign after Gov. David Ige denied its formal request for the…

Letter for Saturday, October 10, 2020

Let’s talk about the Jones Act In Other Voices on Oct. 4, an article written by Keli‘i Akina, Ph.D., insisted that Hawai‘i has been taken…

Faulty information delaying some jobless claims

HONOLULU — The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Friday announced that its new virtual call center experienced 150,000 calls on a daily basis…