Je suis Charlie. I am. I am. I am. The “I am” protests are becoming ubiquitous. And you can look..

As I was writing this column about kids and energy conservation, a song popped into my head and got stuck:..

Some things never change — and shouldn’t. Take my family’s New Year’s Day tradition that stretches back to small-kid times...

I received a beautiful gift this year. Daniel Nakasone had read my column on Hilda, the homeless woman who was..

There was a time when my husband and I did all our Christmas shopping in one or two marathon, feet-killing..

I have a confession to make: My husband and I lately have taken our anniversaries for granted. We’ve been married..

When Mommy’s in prison, Christmas is one of the saddest days of the year. Whatever you think about the women..

I was gratified by how many of you, my lovely readers, responded to my challenge to offer solutions for Hawaii’s..

Hilda Leinani Kealoha Jenkins was not who I was expecting when I met her in the parking lot of a..

I knew when I walked up to the polling place that turnout must have been low. There was a certain..

As I watched our flight attendants go through their demonstration for the benefit of the passengers, I thought, once again:..

Here’s some good news for Hawaii: We’re doing a great job vaccinating kids against the flu, and have been for..

With all the alarms clanging lately about the Ebola virus, probably the most important thing we should remember is that..

I read an article in a national newspaper that was billed as a “home-cooking manifesto.” At first I was agreeing..

My husband and I are planning to go to Dallas and a few other places in Texas later this month,..

I looked back at a column I wrote a couple of years ago and had a little chuckle. It was..

I looked at the pictures of the bruises, welts and cuts on a little boy’s legs and felt sick. This..