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We'll all pay the price for kicking the can

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Kicking the can down the road. It's a cliche that's been getting a lot of airtime lately. More »

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New laws fine but more pressure needed (March 19, 2010)
A leaner bank is better than no bank (March 18, 2010)
Call to serve the public (March 18, 2010)
Saving jobs but not making them (March 17, 2010)
Pay now, or pay later (March 17, 2010)

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TODAY'S COLUMNS AND COMMENTARIES

Mark Platte

Relations with HPD still a work in progress

Honolulu residents are intensely interested in crime statistics and they should be presented in a manner that's easy to access and easy to read. More »

Gov. Linda Lingle

Kicking the can

Executive branch is resisting Hawaii Legislature's imprudent fiscal moves. More »

Island Voices

Small GET increase the fairest way to shore up essential services

As we strive to rebuild a robust Hawai'i economy, a fundamental concern for lawmakers remains: how to address our budget deficit. More »

Ilima Loomis

No such thing as the News Fairy

Commentator Loomis has a few choice words for Mr. New Media Guy. More »

Charles Krauthammer

U.S. feud with Israel is senseless

Why did President Obama choose to turn a gaffe into a crisis in U.S.-Israeli relations? More »

Calvin Say

Five Questions | House Speaker Calvin Say

Do you think taxes need to be raised to balance the budget? More »

Ted Kaufman

Wall Street needs regulating

Last week's comprehensive and uncompromising report by bankruptcy examiner Anton Valukas on the demise of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has put into sharp relief what many of us have long suspected: that fraud and potentially criminal conduct were at the heart of the financial crisis. More »

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U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono on the jobs bill.

House Speaker Calvin Say on the challenges facing the Legislature.

House Finance Chair Marcus Oshiro on the state's spending priorities.

UH President M.R.C. Greenwood. The new president discusses her plans for the university system.

First Hawaiian Bank Chairman and CEO Don Horner on bringing Hawaii's economy back to strength.

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Elections office exemplifies state snafus (March 18, 2010)

David Shapiro

THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARIES

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Eugene Robinson

Leave Koa Ridge farmland intact (March 19, 2010)

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The Biden incident (March 19, 2010)

Charles Krauthammer

Allow citizens to register, vote on same day (March 17, 2010)

Les Ihara Jr.

Immigration reform now is political suicide (March 17, 2010)

Victor Davis Hanson

Senate health care bill stronger on abortion (March 16, 2010)

Ruth Marcus

Conservative Democrats facing difficult decision (March 15, 2010)

Doyle Mcmanus

NASCAR lets the crashing begin (March 15, 2010)

Daniel S. Pierce

Akaka bill, as amended, deserves passage (March 14, 2010)

S. Haunani Apoliona

Vocational training needed at public schools (March 14, 2010)

David S. Matsumoto

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