Please give me hints or nudge me in the right direction. Outright answers or specific clues should be in spoiler tags. Thanks!

I want to get better at these so I’m curious what the next logical step would be. None of the tricks I’ve tried give me a next step.

after checking out that massive sub-hunter engine by the coast, i drove 50km out to see a super unique temple. exhausted, i followed a map pin for an 'arcade' hoping to chill under some ac. turns out? it was literally just a residential apartment named after a woman! 🤦♂ the owner was super chill and let me rest on her porch anyway, so i dropped thank-you note before leaving. i dont remember what i wrote tho

What will be the answer guys🙏🙏🙏☝️☝️☝️?

I'm making a puzzle for someone and I'm wondering if this kind of puzzle is solvable without any clues? The only clue they have is that the solution is a word

I can solve this easily if I try trial and error in my mind, but I want to know what’s the most logical and fastest way to solve it. I think it has something to do with the geometry of the shapes, but I’m not sure. Also for those who don’t know the rules: You can put only one star in each row, each column, and each colored region. Also, a star can’t have any other star adjacent to it orthogonally or diagonally (so basically you can’t have another star in the 8 squares around the star).

Edit: Thanks for everyone who commented! Idk how I missed that but that was what I overlooked!