Obituaries: September 26, 2021
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My Turn: Yes, we have a crisis — of aloha and governance
In some ways, the public health threat posed by the coronavirus is not our only worry. Just as important is whether our government has crossed a line that we can’t come back from.
Letters to the Editor: September 21, 2021
Appreciating our health care workers
Making Waves: A dangerous surf game
It was a forbidden place but we had to go there.
Letters to the Editor: September 21, 2021
Refrain from emotion-driven voting
As I See It: We have unfinished business
Sept. 11, 2001, we experienced a foreign attack on symbols of America. Jan. 6, 2021, we experienced a domestic attack on our very republic. We have unfinished business.
Letters to the Editor: September 19, 2021
Tired of COVID extremism
Letters to the Editor: September 17, 2021
Time for global ho‘oponopono
Letters to the Editor: September 16, 2021
Rationing ICU beds
Letters to the Editor: September 15, 2021
Appeal to the unvaccinated
Letters to the Editor: September 14, 2021
Thanks for keeping Ho’okena safe
My Turn: Hawaii’s rich biological heritage
Over the past few years, I have had the privilege of working alongside conservationists from a number of different local organizations, all of whom are dedicated to safeguarding Hawaii’s biological heritage. By biological heritage, I refer to the life, both plant and animal, that makes Hawaii Hawaii. These organisms have developed alongside the Hawaiian archipelago and have shaped the ecology, landscape, and culture of Hawaii. I have been very fortunate in my life in that I have been able to learn and grow from our forests, and anyone who lives in Hawaii benefits from their existence.
Letters to the Editor: September 12, 2021
Rights come with responsibilities
Letters to the Editor: September 10, 2021
Just what is wrong with the County Council?
Making Waves: Don’t believe those Chicken Littles
“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” screamed Chicken Little, yelling out that the sky was falling on our head.
Letters to the Editor: September 8, 2021
Vaccination and mask-wearing are the only way
My Turn: Another way incentivize vaccination
As reported in the West Hawaii Today article on Sept. 3, “Big Island reports 131 new COVID cases, 1 additional coronavirus-related death,” we have no ICU beds available. With free vaccinations having been available for months, how are those of us who have complied with the mandates, the requests of politicians and the recommendations of all the scientists and doctors to get vaccinated, supposed to accept it if one of our loved ones is in a car crash and is unable to get treatment due to selfish non-vaxxers taking up nearly all the space in the hospitals across the state?
Letters to the Editor: September 7, 2021
Allow DHHL to move forward
As I See It: When words lose their meaning
In engineering, we use the term conservative a lot. What it means to engineers is confidence. Doing what you know will work every time, then we add a safety factor. Doing what you know you can afford, and what you know can be finished when promised. On time on budget is the Holy Grail, so to speak. Otherwise, it’s an experiment.
