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Maunalua Bay needs tighter restrictions

The death of 17-year-old Keahihoku Lum, who was struck by a boat on Maunalua Bay last month, is a tragic reminder that traffic on the ocean can be as dangerous as that on land. More »

PREVIOUS EDITORIALS

Maunalua Bay needs tighter restrictions (November 6, 2009)
Innovation to be key in nonprofit success (November 5, 2009)
An open Internet depends on net neutrality (November 4, 2009)
Leaders must set priorities in budget plan (November 3, 2009)
It's time for the final health reform push (November 2, 2009)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Furloughs

The 17 furlough days are an indictment of the state education establishment in Hawaii. Did anyone notice that 13,000 of the 22,000 employees of the DOE are teachers? And not all of those do direct instruction of children. They just belong to Unit 5 of HSTA. More »

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Furloughs (November 6, 2009)
Public schools (November 5, 2009)
Global warming (November 4, 2009)

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TODAY'S COLUMNS AND COMMENTARIES

Ellen Goodman

U.S. must not abandon half of Afghan people

It's been 11 years since I looked through a photo album smuggled out of Afghanistan by a brave young woman. "This is a doctor," she said, pointing to one picture. "This is a teacher." It was impossible to tell one woman from another under the burqas enforced by their Taliban rulers. More »

Charles Krauthammer

Elections debunk realignment myth

Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. More »

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The Hot Seat

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CIVIC CORNER

Vacation Rentals

Bill 7, the controversial legislation to legalize and regulate a limited number of bed-and-breakfast operations, passed second reading before the City Council last week, following hours of contentious testimony. Proponents say the rules would enable B&Bs to coexist peacefully with full-time residents of neighborhoods, while opponents point to the city's failure to enforce a 20-year-old ban on additional vacation rentals, voicing doubts that the new rules will do anything other than compound the existing problem. What do you think?

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Contact your public officials to make your views known:

Todd Apo: City Councilman Apo is chairman of the council.

Reach him at: tapo@honolulu.gov or 768-5001.

Rod Tam: City Councilman Tam chairs the council's Zoning Committee, which will hold another public hearing on Bill 7 in the next few weeks, before it can be voted out for final action by the full council.

Reach him at: rtam@honolulu.gov or 768-5006.

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THIS WEEK'S COLUMNS

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Mark Platte

We're stuck with McMackin's million (November 3, 2009)

David Shapiro

THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARIES

Hawaii erred in cutting education(October 25, 2009)

Arne Duncan

U.S. must not abandon half of Afghan people (November 5, 2009)

Ellen Goodman

Elections debunk realignment myth (November 5, 2009)

Charles Krauthammer

Include hospice care in health care reform (November 4, 2009)

Dr. Wen-yu Lee

U.S. can succeed in Afghanistan (November 4, 2009)

Victor Davis Hanson

Cheney dodges in CIA leak probe (November 3, 2009)

Jules Witcover

Life's little variety pack (November 3, 2009)

Garrison Keillor

Traffic forecast for North Shore unbelievable (November 2, 2009)

Gil Riviere

Obama must be principled yet flexible (November 2, 2009)

John Marks

Global-warming agenda ignores scientific facts (November 1, 2009)

Bob Mcdermott

2-for-1 Clinton special? No deal (November 1, 2009)