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My 1440p monitor was a better upgrade than a 4K one at the same price
Back in 2020, I bought the LG 27GN950 Nano IPS monitor for $800, which I thought was a steal at the time. It checked every box I cared about: a fast IPS panel with minimal backlight bleeding, 160Hz refresh rate, and 4K resolution. I assumed I was going to use it as my primary gaming monitor for the next 5-6 years, but then OLED monitors started coming out. In 2024, I bought the Alienware AW2725DF, a 1440p 360Hz OLED…
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Off the news: Delegation seeks 2nd national cemetery
Hawaii has only one national cemetery, as do Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota and Wyoming. The 50th State’s congressional delegation would like to cross Hawaii off that list and now are seeking a second site for the islands. There are years of planning steps ahead, including studies and acquisition, but it seems logical that a neighbor island site would be the ultimate choice, land availability being a…
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Column: Tamp down special funds, not tax cuts
The state Department of Budget and Finance recently confirmed that Gov. Josh Green’s proposed budget plan features a “pause” of at least part of the phased-in income tax reductions that were approved unanimously by the Hawaii Legislature in 2024.
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Editorial: Hawaii Legislature must cut path to sensible budget
The state Legislature raises its curtain again on Wednesday revealing more than the usual degree of economic uncertainty that lawmakers confront each year. Not all the forecast figures are dire, but there is surely ample reason for Hawaii’s elected leaders to approach spending with rational caution.
Off the news: U.S. opts out of oceans protection treaty
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Off the news: U.S. opts out of oceans protection treaty
A significant United Nations treaty to protect ocean wildlife and habitats in international waters — aka the high seas, or “the maritime Wild West,” outside any nation’s official jurisdiction — has been ratified, creating a framework for cooperative creation of environmentally protected zones. The 60 approvals required were reached in September, and 23 more have signed on since, though the U.S. is not one of them.
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Letter: HPD destined to repeat mistakes in chief search
I recently read an article about the search for Honolulu’s next police chief and the hiring of Public Sector Search & Consulting Inc., an expert California firm that specializes in the selection of the most qualified police executives (“Police commission hires firm to find next HPD chief,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 15).
Letter: Support for transgender athletes a party stance
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Letter: Support for transgender athletes a party stance
I just read that Hawaii’s U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda is defending and supporting transgender athletes in women’s sports (“Feds probe Hawaii DOE over gender identity in sports,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 16). Is Tokuda not a woman? Does she have any common sense? She seems to be defending the national Democratic Party stance instead of who she is — a female.
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Letter: Columnist’s hypocritical take on Jan. 6 and ICE
The Jan. 13 column from Cal Thomas was another whitewashing attempt of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, which was led by rabid supporters of Donald Trump (“Anti-law enforcement sentiment causing serious problems,” Star-Advertiser). That attack ended in documented deaths and career-ending injuries inflicted on law enforcement officers. Everyone connected to that crime scene was…
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Veteran playwright brings new skills forward
Lee A. Tonouchi doesn’t look for jobs that involve doing adaptations of other writers’ work.
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Council members who nixed pay raises are now collecting 6-figure salaries
Three Honolulu City Council members who rejected a contentious 64% pay increase for the nine-
member panel nearly three years ago now annually draw six-figure, city-funded salaries, city pay documents state.
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I ditched my GUI file manager for these 5 terminal tools, and I'm never going back
Like many people new to Linux, I started out using a graphical file manager for all my file tasks, such as opening folders, copying, moving, renaming, deleting, and searching. But once I got comfortable with basic terminal commands and began trying out terminal utilities, everything changed.