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Letter: Bill bans crypto deposits used to defraud kupuna

Letters to the Editor

Cryptocurrency kiosks/ATMs are found in grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations and pharmacies. They look very similar to regular bank ATMs, and you’ve probably passed one without even noticing it. Scammers use this similarity to take advantage of unsuspecting kupuna to convince them to deposit money into cryptocurrency wallets, and once that happens, the funds are gone forever. Sometimes the scams involve a story about having to pay a fine or bail. Other times, it’s a romance scam used to defraud trusting kupuna. In 2025, the FBI reports that Hawaii consumers were ...

Rich Lowry: How to kill the Supreme Court in one easy step

Columns

In 2016, the conservative writer Mike Anton made a galvanizing case for Donald Trump in his famous "Flight 93" essay, arguing that the stakes in the contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were existential. His contention that a Clinton win would cement Democratic electoral ...

Dr. Jessica A. Johnson: How race, politics and sports intersect

Columns

Toward the end of the spring semester, I sent a final email to students in my Sports Icons class at Ohio State University's Lima campus regarding the NAACP's proposed boycott urging Black football players to avoid attending Power 4 conference schools in Southern states that have redrawn their ...

Letter: Investigating emissions from animal farming

Editorial

Lawmakers are now investigating toxic gas emissions from animal farming, including ammonia pollution that threatens nearby communities (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Feb. 17, 2026). For residents living near these facilities, this isn’t new—it’s daily life. We often talk about factory farming in terms of animals or climate, but the human cost is just as real. Families are breathing contaminated air so the rest of us can consume cheap meat and dairy. This raises an uncomfortable question: how cheap is “cheap” if others are paying with their health? If we value ...

Letter: More study warranted people with storied history

Letters to the Editor

I read with dismay the recent challenge by a non-Hawaiian to the system of reparations established to redress the theft of Hawaiian lands by the Sugar Barons in the 19th century. After the “Great Mahele,” the Hawaiians had their land, gifted to them by King Kamehameha III, stolen from them through deceit and outright robbery. Prince Jonah Kuhio Kahanianiole, Hawaii’s territorial congressional representative, convinced Congress this wrong needed to be corrected and Congress agreed, establishing Hawaiian Homelands. This is not discrimination. It is payment for the larceny ...

Cassie McClure: The invisible forces that keep the doors open

Columns

We're not southern enough to be yes, ma'am or no, sir, but I try to nudge manners into my kids' daily interactions with strangers. Today, I nudged him when I saw two women cross the parking lot and asked him to open the restaurant door. One of the women was older and one much younger, maybe a ...