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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…

EDITORIAL: Best medicine for viruses is caution

The fear of COVID-19, which once reshaped the way Hawaii residents regarded seasonal gatherings, seems now a thing of the past. But the potential for…

EDITORIAL: Hopes high for Kalaeloa housing

A proposed affordable apartment complex on former Navy land in Kalaeloa would more than quadruple needed affordable rental housing there — adding 260 new units…

HOOSER: Advice for the ‘first-timers’

At least a dozen brand new people were elected this past November 5th to serve at all levels of Hawaii state and county government. Each…

EDITORIAL: Hawaiian changes ready for takeoff

Changes are coming for flyers using Hawaiian Airlines, as its new parent company, Alaska Air, revamps routes, planes and services to boost profits. They aren’t…

EDITORIAL: Honolulu must reckon with HPD behavior

Over the past month, new developments on two fatal shootings by Honolulu police and one related case of alleged police brutality have stirred public emotions…