Category: Editorials
Next Mayor of Honolulu Must Have Executive Experience to Lead in this Most Critical Time
The 2020 mayoral race for the City and County of Honolulu is a crowded field; and as it should be, this will give voters a [Read More…]
Quarantine Pushed Back; Gov Needs To Be Clear About Plans for Reopening Tourism
Gov. David Ige’s plan to lift the mandatory 14- day quarantine required of overseas arrivals to Hawaii for those who can produce a negative coronavirus [Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Must Be Preserved, Especially During This Pandemic
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic is showing a resurgence with over 20 states posting jumps in infections (in the thousands, daily) and millions of Americans [Read More…]
Voting in the 2020 Elections is More Critical Than Ever
No one should have to choose between protecting their health and exercising their right to vote. Hawaii lawmakers acted responsibly and quickly to ensure that [Read More…]
Unjust Police Killings of Black Americans Is Everyone’s Problem, Not Just Our Black Community
On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, commemorating that historic day in 1963 when hundreds of thousands held a peaceful demonstration protesting against [Read More…]
Mahalo Sen. Hirono for Helping Our Communities and Businesses
While Senator Mazie Hirono, her colleagues in the U.S. Senate, and Congress are moving quickly and responsibly to respond to the needs of Americans during [Read More…]
The President Failed to Be a Leader We All Deserve During this Latest Crisis
Americans waited, waited, and waited for President Donald Trump to act presidential and offer much-needed words of healing as cities across the nation saw widespread [Read More…]
Hawaii Residents Are Looking Forward to Safe Reopening of Tourism
Making up 20-30 percent of the state’s economy, the tourism industry is the segment of the economy many Hawaii workers are banking on to reset [Read More…]
California’s Phasing Out of the SAT and ACT Is the Right Move
Many colleges and universities had made the SAT and ACT optional for the 2020 fall applicants due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting testing dates for [Read More…]
Shop and Support Local Small Businesses First Now that the Economy Is Reopening
Besides having to worry about maintaining a steady customer-base, expanding services to draw in new clients, finding ways to meet (hopefully exceed) quarterly, annual financial [Read More…]
