The year started amid uncertainty. The death of United States Sen. Daniel K. Inouye just prior to Christmas 2012 left..
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It truly was shocking news from the state Department of Health to learn that some 30 students from Waipahu Elementary..
Bright lights are up, people are going to parties, and happy music is in the air. That’s not all. It..
Probably like so many of you, months ago my wife, Susan, and I took a sacred oath to avoid the..
I’ve lived here 51 years and have been a reporter on and witness to all the Oahu development that began..
Wednesday evening last, I found myself sitting on a bench at Pearl-ridge Mall Uptown jotting notes for an after-dinner talk...
Let’s face it, this mixed plate of same-gender marriage, civil unions, sexual partnerships and children picking their gender identity is..
Donna Mercado Kim has had a good year. She’s humbled the chairman of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents,..
I find it interesting that Mayor Kirk Cadwell wants to earn some additional revenue for TheBus service by selling advertising..
Here’s a question I’ve been hearing a lot lately: “Who do you think will win the Brian Schatz/Colleen Hanabusa race?”..
Last week the mailperson delivered a postcard from a Hilo memorial park (aka a cemetery). It advertised a “simple cremation..
On the morning of April 8, 1968, an Army helicopter was traversing a shard of scrubby jungle a few clicks..
It was disappointing to hear that some airlines – including Hawaiian – are going to allow passengers to use their..
‘Tis the week to be thankful, and I most certainly am. I’m thankful for state Rep. Tom Brower (D, Ala..
“YPO” does not stand for a magnificent valley on Hawaii Island (Waipio) or a countryside suburb west of Pearl City...
Symbolism, Hollywood, despair, mental anguish and politics all intertwined to entertain the public last week in an unlikely display of..
This week and Thanksgivings 2014, 2015 and 2016 are President Obama’s last times to pardon turkeys. It’s a meaningless gesture..
This pre-Thanksgiving column is dedicated to every GI whose combat-zone holiday meal was C-ration ham with lima beans, beef slices..
This fight for marriage equality was interesting to observe. It kind of reminded me of the old athletic truism that..
Four days after state house members voted to legalize same-sex marriage, hours after the senate did the same, and less..
