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Disagreeing with Yoder’s comments

Mr. Steve Yoder’s May 7 editorial (“Hawai‘i should follow Florida’s lead”), was maybe well-taken, but a lot of bull. Yoder did speak like a true…

Letters for Friday, May 21, 2021

Online school is hard, but procrastination is worse Hi, my name is Melody Nicole Batacan, and I am currently ending my junior year of high…

Grads, don’t make these money mistakes

The national nonprofit credit-counseling agency Take Charge America explains some fiscal flubs young adults should avoid to build a strong financial foundation. Life after college…

Letters for Monday, May 17, 2021

Where does the recycling go? As I put my recycleables into the large dumpster bins behind the Lawa‘i post office, I wondered exactly where do…

Letters for Sunday, May 16, 2021

Ease COVID-19 restrictions COVID-19 seems to be never-ending. I feel we need to finish taking our precautions and make sure that everything is done with…

Letters for Thursday, May 13, 2021

Use some common sense Hawaii spends millions encouraging visitors to come here — and we don’t tell them about access to the Ke’e beach parking…

Welcoming a new family member

It has been over a decade since I last had a pet and I never thought I’d get a new family member until my son…

Four ways to stop stressing over money

Do you have a hard time falling asleep? Or do you bolt awake at 2 a.m. every morning with a racing heart? According to a…