Let’s start with politics. Democracy constitutes a religion, one that includes certain obligations: an informed citizenry, clean elections, good people..

Honolulu City Council’s newest members share much in common, starting with youth and its sense that nothing is impossible. Leeward..

Jon Krakauer writes longform journalism as well as anyone in the trade. He learned his craft as a mountaineer and..

Les Ishimoto is the most loyal of my 11 regular readers. On Wednesday mornings, he emails me with an always..

My friend Robyn Nelson earns her keep as an itinerant college lecturer. She teaches introductory English composition: one section at..

On the night of Jan. 25, 2015, approximately 3,000 homeless slept in Oahu shelters. A count taken over the next..

I first saw Mauna Kea on a late summer morning in 1966. It was a spectacular Hawaiian day, nothing but..

My Uncle Bud landed in France soon after DDay, June 6, 1944. He fought across Europe, came home and went..

Kirk Caldwell recently passed the midpoint of his first term as mayor of the City and County of Honolulu. He..

Enhance, protect, conserve and manage Hawaii’s unique and limited natural, cultural and historic resources held in public trust for current..

Gov. David Ige stubbed his toe last week, bruised his knee, as well, and may have suffered hairline fractures in..

Blame it on the kids. It’s all their fault. We did our part; we started puffing on cigarettes as teenagers...

I can’t wait to vote. No, I’m not talking about the opportunity to cast a ballot in the 2016 presidential..

Traffic in Pearl City couldn’t be worse these days. Rail’s crept from neighboring Waipahu to the ewa end of town...

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno came visiting recently. He devoted his time in the Islands to a..

A cup of coffee and the morning Honolulu Star-Advertiser are not always a comforting combination. Such is particularly the case..

A resident of Leeward Oahu for the past 40 years and an occasional palm-sweating victim of its traffic jams, I’ve..

A couple of Mondays ago, legislators milled about the floor of the House of Representatives, awaiting the call to order..

Last week, television cameras caught Hawaii’s lei bedecked new 1st District U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, a Democrat, beaming through President..