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For young adults who oftentimes find themselves in a hole to the point of no return, a nonprofit group called..
Last week I traveled to the Valley Isle for Maui Police Department’s 78th recruit class graduation at Maui Beach Hotel...
Despite the sugar industry folding many years ago, the Ewa plain continues to be an area in transition as it..
As Washington policy-makers continue to wrangle over the budget and Obamacare, they delay having substantive discussions to advance other long-overdue..
Political and linguistic repression after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy nearly brought an end to the language of its..
Oftentimes we hear how government is failing us from Washington, D.C., to Hawaii. So when we see a great success..
Last week a wonderful tribute was paid to 50 of the best business leaders and companies in our community who..
One of my favorite leadership maxims is there is no “I” in TEAM. I graduated from a school where two..
Are The Chinese Really Coming? I always have maintained that Hawaii Tourism Authority and all its partners can do all..
My fondest memories as a youngster growing up on Oahu include activities that I experienced along Kalihi Street. My educational..
Filipino community leader Maggie Domingo has spent her entire career recognizing outstanding high school students, promoting education, raising scholarship funds..
Movies and video games glorify violence to the point where kids spend hours on end armed with their remote controls..
Gladys Burrill was born running on a hilly farm near Mount St. Helens in Washington. Soon as she could take..
Aug. 16, 1977, forever will be remembered by Elvis fans everywhere as the day “the music died.” I was studying..
Do Mayors Have All The Fun? Thomas Friedman, author of that provocative book The World Is Flat – one of..
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you’re there, called 4-1-1 and it slips your mind whose..
Wally Ho’s Garage & Grill is an ideal one-stop shop where you can rehaul your car and at the same..
Twenty years ago, Waikiki Improvement Association (WIA) convened the Waikiki 20/20 Conference, drawing the participation of government, residents, businesses and..
Soccer is indeed the sport of nations. Brazil’s recent victory over Spain in the Confederations Cup drew staggering worldwide interest..