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Letters to the editor for September 24

whtnone — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:05:00 +0000

Some suggestions for fact-checking

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Agtech, Aquatech offer huge opportunities for 91ֱ��

whtnone — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 10:05:00 +0000

Most people in 91ֱ�� understand we need to diversify our economy to include more than tourism income and military spending. We also understand the need to grow more of our own food, rather than depend on imports and, ideally, export high-value food products as well. Not incidentally, one factor contributing to the wildfires that ravaged Lahaina and damaged Kula and other places in our islands is that so much land now lies fallow, uncared for and unirrigated, covered in wild grasses that are fuel for wildfires. This needs to change.

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Resources humans need are here on Earth; why travel to Mars?

whtnone — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 10:05:00 +0000

We know more about the surface of Mars than the bottom of the ocean, or so I hear a couple of times a year. I don’t know if that’s true, but it sounds believable because we see more news about space. Space is a wonderment; we can see it from anywhere. The bottom of the ocean is covert, covered, we can’t see it, even though it is a lot closer. The heavens seem close, because we can see a lot of stars from almost anywhere. Most of us only see the edge of the ocean. Or the top. Where the water is very clear one might see the bottom 600 feet down. Most places you are lucky to see 6 feet down and the average depth is over 2 miles. There is twice as much of Earth’s surface under water than above.

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Building code ignores the obvious – at great expense

whtnone — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:05:00 +0000

“I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua 91ֱ��.” Do you dare go back to when a little grass shack was considered adequate housing? You might be fined if the shack does not fully comply with the international building code.

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WHT Editorial: Recycling changes leave us all asking serious questions

whtnone — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:05:00 +0000

The changes to the 91ֱ�� County recycling program on Oct. 16 caught nearly everyone off guard and this newspaper isnt an exception.

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Here’s to the next 50

whtnone — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:05:00 +0000

Then came 51.

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My Turn: Editorial pity party for poor wealthy developer

whtnone — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:05:00 +0000

The editors recent sympathy for that poor Hilo/Honolulu developer in 91ֱ��s editorial, Neighbors call for preservation curious, brought tears to my eyes. It was moving how you educated the public about how, [t]he legitimate work the developer has done to get this far has been sound. There is so much more to this story than you told.

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Our View: Neighbors’ call for preservation curious

whtnone — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:05:00 +0000

Anti-development efforts tend to be as common as two-sided nickels.

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Our View: Kudos to those trying to find homeless solutions

whtnone — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:05:00 +0000

A lot of hard work, empathy, planning and team work will be required in the coming years to help reduce the homeless problem, and the issues that surround it, but kudos to stakeholders for organizing to try and make it happen.

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Our View: Military wrong to boot WHT

whtnone — Sun, 19 May 2019 10:05:00 +0000

Where the military preaches caution, we see another example of a worrisome trend.

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Our View: Seattle’s homeless crisis should be Kona’s warning

whtnone — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:05:00 +0000

Kailua-Kona can learn a lot from Seattle.

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WHT editorial: How did pursuit get this far?

whtnone — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:05:00 +0000

A 37-year-old man was airlifted to an Oahu hospital in serious condition after suffering gunshot wounds on Wednesday, launching another police manhunt in an area that was already in the middle of one.

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WHT editorial: Ex-officer’s appeal seems heartless

whtnone — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:05:00 +0000

When Jody Buddemeyer was sentenced in November to one year of probation for striking and killing a cyclist in 2015, many in the community — including this editorial board — felt the ex-officer got off lightly.

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WHT editorial: Make example out of trouble-making homeless

whtnone — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:05:00 +0000

On Monday, a Kailua-Kona business owner took issue with 91ֱ��’s Sunday enterprise story on the aggressive behavior by some of the homeless that has seemingly escalated over the last couple of years.

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WHT editorial: Council can GET it right this time

whtnone — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:05:00 +0000

HILO — It’s deja vu all over again.

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Our View: Anti-vaccination message barely worth printing

whtnone — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Detailing information with the community about what’s going on around the island is this newspaper’s daily mission, but every once and while it can be a difficult decision as to whether sharing certain information actually serves any public good.

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WHT editorial: Hospital’s timing seems suspicious

whtnone — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 10:05:00 +0000

It seems petty, unprofessional and irresponsible.

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WHT Editorial: Really, how hard can fixing jail blunders be?

whtnone — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:05:00 +0000

It’s a bit difficult to appreciate the scope of the internal investigation going on right now inside the ranks of the state Department of Public Safety because it sounds like something that should be pretty straightforward.

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WHT editorial: Judge’s first year shows trend for dropping bail

whtnone — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:05:00 +0000

KAILUA-KONA — It’s been one year since Robert Kim was sworn in as the 3rd Circuit Court’s newest judge.

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WHT editorial: Who we like Tuesday

whtnone — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Only a few decisions remain for West 91ֱ�� voters come Tuesday.

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Accident awful, but jury decision understandable

whtnone — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Last week, former 91ֱ�� County Police officer Jody Buddemeyer was sentenced to up to a year in jail for hitting Jeffrey Surnow from behind while traveling east in his police subsidized vehicle on Waikoloa Road.

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WHT editorial: No to education tax; but yes on local control

whtnone — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 10:05:00 +0000

With so much uncertainty swirling around the constitutional amendment proposal asking voters to raise property taxes to help fund public schools, it’s been impossible for anyone to say — should the measure pass — where the money would go.

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WHT editorial: Ironman therapy, free of charge

whtnone — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Relax, it’s almost over.

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WHT editorial: Vote yes Nov. 6 for a Constitutional Convention

whtnone — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:05:00 +0000

91ֱ�� voters have a rare opportunity this election to take control of their government.

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WHT editorial: Justice served. Now serve it again

whtnone — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Learning that Tyron Sigrah was sentenced Tuesday to up to 20 years in prison came with a sigh of relief.

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WHT editorial: Puna councilwoman should leave now

whtnone — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:05:00 +0000

HILO — Enough already.

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WHT editorial: Trump’s winning the media war

whtnone — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:05:00 +0000

On Aug. 7, there was a typo in a headline of a front page story of 91ֱ��. Unfortunate and embarrassing for sure, a “U” was accidentally added to the word “scorched.”

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Our view: WHT weighs in on west side races

whtnone — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 10:05:00 +0000

The false missile alert scare seems a long time ago.

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WHT editorial: Lava lessons — Council must implement GET surcharge

Max Dible — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Kilauea’s latest lava flow has illuminated more than just the night skies over Puna.

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WHT Editorial: Mixed messages through the vog

whtnone — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Norwegian Cruise Line said Friday it planned to return to weekly dockings in Hilo and Kona.

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WHT editorial: Our thoughts are with Kim

91ֱ�� — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Terrible news often doubles down as a humbling reminder of what is really important.

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$50 million too much to pass up

whtnone — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:05:00 +0000

We’d like to think this was the plan all along, a master stroke of political gamesmanship.

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Comments on opinions spiked

whtnone — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 10:05:00 +0000

For whatever reason, others’ opinions seem to bring out the worst in some people.

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WHT editorial: Kim’s absence showed us a lot

whtnone — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:05:00 +0000

For the record, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce executive director Wendy Laros did a nice and nimble job hosting the chamber’s 2018 Focus Luncheon with the Mayor and County Leadership without the mayor, who canceled last minute in order to fly to Honolulu and testify in support of more money for 91ֱ�� County.

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WHT editorial: We let you down, we’re sorry

whtnone — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Today, you’ll read a lot of opinions in response to a letter to the editor that ran on Monday, but shouldn’t have. We agree with reader push-back on the letter that read like a hate-filled rant. It should have never been published.

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Our View: This editorial is brought to you by …

91ֱ�� — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Not that anyone needed warning flags about the county’s uncomfortably tight budget situation, but Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy waved one just in case.

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From the editor’s desk: I used to hate Ironman

whtnone — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0000

For those who may have missed it, 91ֱ�� rolled out a major spread in Sunday’s sports section dedicated to Ironman celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

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WHT editorial: GET feels inevitable

whtnone — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:05:00 +0000

The problem with so much time spent talking is that one can become numb to the subject matter at hand — regardless of its importance.

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Going Hogg wild

whtnone — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 10:05:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — It was a profoundly poignant image: Thirty to 40 teens huddled together in a small dark room, their downturned faces illuminated by cellphones as they learned about an active shooter prowling their school.

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WHT editorial: What if we just stopped naming them?

whtnone — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 10:05:00 +0000

It’s hard to imagine now, but when two students shot to death 12 of their peers and a teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado, it was a stop-everything, remember-where-you-were moment.

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WHT editorial: Eoff should pull short-term rental bill

whtnone — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Perception, as they say, is reality.

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Editorial: Trump’s most recent slur confirms he is a racist

whtnone — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 10:05:00 +0000

There is not much more to say than what the president said himself.

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WHT editorial: Threat real because atmosphere fosters belief

whtnone — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 17:15:00 +0000

The missile warning mistake is unforgivable.

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Editorial: As much as we love to hate air travel, flying is safer than ever

whtnone — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 20:05:00 +0000

Everyone gripes about air travel. The complaints are universal: bare-it-all security checks; shoving matches over cabin bin space; economy seats increasingly reminiscent of a miniature medieval torture cell maliciously called the “little ease.”

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Editorial: Celebrating 50 years of Special Olympics

whtnone — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:05:00 +0000

Every city has a story. Chicago’s is tough and tender. Gangster and Midwestern. Violent and benevolent.

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As college football bowl season begins, a concussion warning

whtnone — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:05:00 +0000

In July, a Journal of the American Medical Association report that the brains of 110 of 111 deceased NFL players showed evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — an incurable condition that leads to dementia, mental instability and depression — made national headlines. But what should have gotten more attention was the finding that the brains of 48 of 53 deceased college football players showed CTE. There are more than 750 colleges with football programs versus 30 NFL teams.

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How long will Congress remain a bystander regarding war?

Mitchell Bonds — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 20:05:00 +0000

The first use of nuclear weapons occurred Aug. 6, 1945. The second occurred three days later. That there has not been a third is testimony to the skill and sobriety of 12 presidents and many other people, here and abroad. Today, however, North Korea’s nuclear bellicosity coincides with the incontinent tweeting, rhetorical taunts and other evidence of the frivolity and instability of the 13th president of the nuclear era. His almost daily descents from the previous day’s unprecedentedly bad behavior are prompting urgent thinking about the constitutional allocation of war responsibilities, and especially about authority to use U.S. nuclear weapons.

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WHT Editorial: Charges in rape case fill in a lot of blanks

whtnone — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 20:05:00 +0000

After 15 months of questions, we’re pleased to be able to finally fill in some blanks.

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The rest of the world is moving on with global trade

whtnone — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:05:00 +0000

“America First does not mean America alone,” Trump administration officials have said in response to President Donald Trump’s policies. But it sure seems that way regarding global trade, and that posture will have a negative economic and geopolitical impact on the United States.

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Rex Huppke: Moment of reckoning for swinish behavior is here

whtnone — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:05:00 +0000

I believe many things these days, chief among them the fact that we’re in a moment of reckoning for men who for too long have held the levers of power and assumed that gave them the right to be awful.

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