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LETTER: IN THESE TIMES, IMPORTANT TO TREAT ALL WITH RESPECT * Today * Last updated 12:05 a.m. I live next to Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City and have recently been spending my own time

and money trying to clean it up, with help from some of the homeless who stay in the area. Read more LETTER: TRUMP’S IDEAS ARE SOUND, EXECUTION NOT SO MUCH * Today * Last updated 12:05 a.m.

* 1 I admit that I agree with many of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy ideas, although the methodology is a bit draconian. But when it comes to his foreign policy, his ego is too big

for his britches. Read more LETTER: RETHINK UTILITY OF AUTO SAFETY INSPECTION RULES * June 11, 2025 * 9 During my regular walks around my neighborhood, I have noticed an increasing number

of vehicles with expired safety and registration stickers. Read more LETTER: POLICE CHIEF HIRING SHOULD NOT BE UP TO MAYOR ALONE * June 11, 2025 * 5 The action by Mayor Rick Blangiardi

regarding the retirement of Police Chief Joe Logan may be a reason to avoid giving the mayor authority to hire the chief of police. Read more LETTER: PROGRAM CUTS WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO

HOMELESS * June 11, 2025 * 4 I appreciated LZ Granderson’s column that connected the cutbacks in safety net programs of the past 40 years to the rise in poverty (“Pushing more into

homelessness no way to renew downtowns,” Star-Advertiser, Commentary, May 29). Read more LETTER: FAMILY-FACILITATED ELDER ABUSE IS ALL TOO COMMON * June 11, 2025 * 1 Elder abuse is common in

America. According to the National Council on Aging, family members commit elder abuse in nearly 6 out of 10 reported cases. Read more DON'T MISS OUT ON WHAT'S HAPPENING! Stay in

touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It's FREE! LETTER: TRUMP GOES TOO FAR TO QUELL CALIFORNIA PROTEST * June 10, 2025 * 51 President Donald

Trump’s calling up the California National Guard to disperse and arrest those protesting against immigration round-ups is a travesty. Read more LETTER: ISLE MILITARY PRESENCE IS AN ASSET,

NOT A DETRIMENT * June 10, 2025 * 4 For 80 years, at least since WWII, Hawaii has strongly supported our military and war heroes. Lately, however, an increasing numbers of locals and state

politicians are exhibiting negativity. Read more LETTER: SPECIAL OLYMPICS DELIVER HOPE AMID DISMAL TIMES * June 10, 2025 On Saturday, the Special Olympics Hawaii 55th Annual State Summer

Games kicked off. Sunday was the Christian celebration of Pentecost. Read more LETTER: GREEN FEE IS STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT MORE TO DO * June 10, 2025 * 4 The $100 million expected

annually from the new “green fee” that visitors will pay is good news for Hawaii’s natural resources and our ability to adapt to climate change. Read more LETTER: FILM AND TV TAX CREDITS NOT

WORTH THE HIGH COST * June 10, 2025 * 11 I hope the governor rethinks his decision to veto the cancellation of TV and film tax credits in Hawaii. This credit is almost a complete waste of

taxpayer monies. Read more LETTER: CONCERN OVER FEDERAL CUTS TO CALIFORNIA RAIL? * June 9, 2025 * 15 Per a recent New York Times story, I’m wondering if the Honolulu Authority for Rapid

Transportation is worried at all about continued federal funding for Oahu’s rail (“Trump administration intends to cut California rail funding,” Star-Advertiser, June 5). Read more LETTER:

PARKING FEES SHOW HIGH COST OF BEING ISLE VISITOR * June 9, 2025 * 11 I am a former kamaaina living on the mainland. When I brought my friend to Oahu for her first visit, I was shocked at

the imposed parking fees at various destinations. Read more LETTER: BETTER INMATE SERVICES DON’T PRECLUDE NEW JAIL * June 9, 2025 * 1 Letter writer Luanna Peterson makes some good points,

including “long sentences don’t deter crime when the root causes are systemic, not individual” (“Invest in stabilizing lives, not in new jail,” Star-Advertiser, June 3). Some current

approaches to incarceration are flawed. Read more LETTER: POPULATION WOULD RISE IF ABORTION IS ABOLISHED * June 9, 2025 * 4 Regarding the May 28 article, “The U.S. demographic lifeline? It’s

immigration”: During the Biden administration, borders of the United States were open to allow millions of unvetted people from other countries to enter the United States illegally. Read

more LETTER: NORMS OF JUSTICE, FAIRNESS SAFEGUARD DEMOCRACY * June 9, 2025 * 4 Over time, thoughtful and industrious people discover what works —through trial, error and reflection. They

establish best practices that keep us safe, protect sensitive information and support a just, effective political system. Read more LETTER: TMT DEFUNDING IS LOSS FOR FUTURE, TO PAST * June

8, 2025 * 5 In regards to the defunding of the Thirty Meter Telescope, I am saddened at this “win” for ignorance of Hawaiian heritage. Read more LETTER: LESS CELLPHONE USE, MORE MENTAL

HEALTH * June 8, 2025 * 3 I read with interest the Star-Advertiser’s article on the UHERO report (“Barriers to physical, mental health care persist, survey finds,” May 27). Read more