While bureaucrats argue over how to stick water costs to consumers, there is a simple solution for water in the American West. Make Southern California build desalination plants, easing the burden on ...

I was pleased to read that the Legislature is again considering a bill that might make condominium construction a more reasonable proposition for developers. As the article correctly stated, there ...

Editor: Recently, I discovered the most incredible civics program. It is called the National Civics Bee and it is run by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, nationally and locally. It is for students in the ...

Hawaii is known for its aloha spirit, for compassion, coexistence and respect for all living creatures. The proposed feral chicken-rooster killing bill before the Legislature is troubling. This ...

I was stunned and disappointed to read that my city has decided to sue the BNSF railroad for taking sensible action by placing boulders along the sides of 11th Street. I drive there en route to the ...

I have tried and previously failed in not victim- blaming the pedestrians who have been hit or killed in Anchorage. But now I see that’s the wrong mindset. We need to focus on traffic safety, but also ...

Several years ago, I read that our small town received a “federal grant” to be spent on new park benches. I thought, “Why are the good people of Pittsburgh helping us pay for our park benches? And why ...

American and POW-MIA flags fly outside the U.S. Postal Service’s Puunene station on Maui, on Aug. 30, 2024. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a ...

(This letter was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) I'd like to respond to a recent letter by John Sorg, in which he asserted many inaccuracies about the school voucher issue ...

There is a rodent problem. With the best of intentions I set a trap. The old lethal type of trap used by the Three Stooges. No matter how life changes, the Stooges breaking fingers, ears and noses in ...

In the gubernatorial debates and elsewhere, I keep hearing aspiring candidates refer to returning surplus money to the people. I would like a clarification in this term "surplus money." Those making ...