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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Concern about trash spread on Maui

I am a student at Lahainaluna High School and I am writing to you today because of my concern about the trash on Maui. Trash can travel through wind gusts, landing in areas where it is isolated and won't be picked up. This free-floating trash, either in populated or isolated areas, if left ...

Letter: Transparency needed between police and council

Policing is Maui County Council’s largest proposed expense at $140M next year, a 10 percent increase. As the council deliberates on the 2027 budget, it’s so far missing how to address Maui Police Department’s repeated and ongoing unlawful collaborating with ICE and other tentacles of ...

Letter: Wrongful termination, false allegations concerning

I am writing to express deep concern regarding the recent wrongful termination of a respected coach and teacher in our Hana community, as well as the troubling spread of false allegations directed at a nonprofit organization that has long supported our youth. For years, both this educator and ...

Letter: Coaching money college sports always had politics

Eran Ganot is an excellent basketball coach. His knowledge of the game of basketball is unbelievable. If he went to a big-time conference and able to recruit, he would be successful. Eran made the best he could with the players he had. Can you believe Rick Patino was the coach to two ...

Letter: Hawaii loses great person in great basketball coach

Hawaii will lose a great basketball women's coach. But most of all, our state will lose a great person. Coach Breeman was a genuine person. Her goal wasn't about her, she cared about the girls. She had great success like no other with the players she had. Like all sport programs in ...

Letter: Impact we can make starts on our plates

Earth Day highlights the urgent need for evidence-based solutions to the climate and ecological crises. But what most people don't realize is the biggest impact we can make as individuals starts on our plates. Extensive research shows that animal agriculture is a major contributor to ...