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Editorial and Opinion Editor Jeanne Mariani-Belding puts Rep. Della Au Belatti and Peter Kay, co-founders of HawaiiConCon.org, a nonprofit group focusing on whether the state should have a Constitutional Convention, on The Hot Seat for a live blog chat tomorrow from noon to 1 p.m. Join the conversation.

TODAY'S EDITORIALS

Hawaii must sharpen focus on pedestrian safety

Hawai'i's been tagged as the state where elderly pedestrians are most at risk of being killed in traffic. And that's a distinction that the state — and all of us— must work hard to change. More »

ISSUE OF THE DAY

Vog effects

What should the state be doing to study the short- and long-term health
effects of vog?

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TODAY'S COLUMNS AND COMMENTARIES

Does a student's behavior off campus reflect on schools?

We asked members of our Teen Editorial Board if students' behavior off campus reflects on their schools. More »

Romy Cachola

City should put Mapunapuna in transit station planning

The very latest in the city's $4 billion mass transit project involves the selection of the transit... More »

Sebastian Mallaby

World's irrational policies making food crisis worse

We are now several months into the global food crisis, which is a much bigger deal than the subprime meltdown... More »

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The Advertiser's Editorial Board Blog offers daily observations and opinions of issues affecting Hawai'i, the nation and the world. It is written by The Advertiser's Editorial Board, which represents the opinions of the newspaper in print and online.
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THIS WEEK'S COLUMNS

Editors upbeat, despite uncertainty (May 17, 2008)

Mark Platte

'Dog,' vog and other top news (May 17, 2008)

David Shapiro

THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARIES

Ag bill an important stimulus for farmers (May 18, 2008)

Dean Okimoto

SB 2646 encourages urbanization of ag land (May 18, 2008)

Island Voices

Time for a tune-up (May 16, 2008)

Jon M. Van Dyke

No quick fixes to economic slowdown in Hawaii (May 16, 2008)

Pearl Imada Iboshi, State Chief economist

Grandpa's journey leads him home (May 16, 2008)

Nicolas Kawaguchi

$6B buys absolutely nothing in Pakistan (May 16, 2008)

Joel Brinkley

On Olympics, freedom, we can only guess (May 16, 2008)

Richard Halloran

It's spring, so lift your head out of your little niche (May 16, 2008)

Garrison Keillor

Don't call sect a unique corner of America (May 16, 2008)

Ellen Goodman

The 'Long War' will be America's folly (May 15, 2008)

Andrew J. Bacevich

'Iolani Palace requires respect, decorum (May 15, 2008)

Edith Kawelohea McKinzie

State overlooks rights in mandates to curb energy dependence (May 14, 2008)

Christine Camp and Karen Nakamura

The finger-pointing continues on what went wrong in Iraq war (May 14, 2008)

Victor Davis Hanson

Clinton will fall short, but race a triumph (May 13, 2008)

Michael Tackett

Springtime is our time (May 13, 2008)

Garrison Keillor

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