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The man who murdered Lindsay Tyson remains her legal next of kin. Now a federal judge will decide if her brothers have legal rights to her remains.

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Federal authorities have not required a thorough review, or consultation with Hawaiian stakeholders, for Starshipʻs proposed landing zones.

Hawaiʻi government needs to show that lawlessness will not be tolerated.

Tougher laws won't do the trick. It's time to approach fireworks the same way we do public health education.

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If we want to prevent the use of illegal fireworks, we have to give the city tools to lay down the law. That means more funding, arrests and timely court processing of cases.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonists.

A lost ballot is annoying enough, but perhaps our elections are too intertwined with a service that could end up being privatized.