Letters to the editor for September 24
September 24, 2024 | 2 MIN READ
Some suggestions for fact-checking
November 5, 2019 | 5 MIN READ
The changes to the 91Ö±²¥ County recycling program on Oct. 16 caught nearly everyone off guard — and this newspaper isnÂ’t an exception.
July 21, 2019 | 3 MIN READ
The editorÂ’s recent sympathy for that poor Hilo/Honolulu developer in 91Ö±²¥Â’s editorial, “NeighborsÂ’ 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...
July 12, 2019 | 3 MIN READ
Anti-development efforts tend to be as common as two-sided nickels.
June 17, 2019 | 3 MIN READ
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.
May 19, 2019 | 3 MIN READ
Where the military preaches caution, we see another example of a worrisome trend.
April 19, 2019 | 5 MIN READ
Kailua-Kona can learn a lot from Seattle.
March 28, 2019 | 4 MIN READ
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.
February 6, 2019 | 3 MIN READ
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.
January 31, 2019 | 4 MIN READ
On Monday, a Kailua-Kona business owner took issue with 91Ö±²¥’s Sunday enterprise story on the aggressive behavior by some of the homeless that has seemingly escalated over the last couple of years.
January 18, 2019 | 4 MIN READ
HILO — It’s deja vu all over again.
December 23, 2018 | 3 MIN READ
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.
December 8, 2018 | 3 MIN READ
It seems petty, unprofessional and irresponsible.
November 28, 2018 | 3 MIN READ
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.
November 23, 2018 | 4 MIN READ
KAILUA-KONA — It’s been one year since Robert Kim was sworn in as the 3rd Circuit Court’s newest judge.
November 4, 2018 | 3 MIN READ
Only a few decisions remain for West 91Ö±²¥ voters come Tuesday.