There’s a bill making its way through the state Legislature that would require everyone in a car – no matter..
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Here’s something BIG we’ve missed out on. It’s called “medical tourism.” A million-and-a-half Americans will travel somewhere this year for..
Political speeches come in various forms: after-dinner speeches, when the two scoops rice weigh heavily on the audience; the campaign..
Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s 2013 State of the State address was pretty entertaining, mostly because I don’t think a lot of..
I’ve wrestled mightily with the too-frequent school killings matter, come up with some ideas, chucked them, written potential columns about..
Does loyalty matter in local politics? You’d better believe it. Dissident Democrats in the state House of Representatives, long on..
In this week of inaugurations and gaveling to order, a word about the man who, for the first time in..
Like many Oahu residents, I have visited the USS Missouri several times. And I never tire of seeing the big..
A new Legislature and a new City Council are under way. New mayor for Oahu. What are we in for?..
By the time you read this, someone will have organized Hawaii’s House of Representatives – maybe. And it may be..
The most disturbing event of 2012 was the inability of the Hawaii State Teachers Association and the Abercrombie administration to..
Picking great, good and OK movies to see has become much more difficult, and with today’s prices, you don’t want..
I was surprised last week to receive a few recycled Christmas gifts, because I had never thought of the convenience..
Katherine Boo won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 2012 for her first book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life,..
We just have enjoyed another New Year’s Eve show of “banned” fireworks, although here in maverick Aiea Heights, things haven’t..
First things first. I have nothing against Brian Schatz. Young, energetic, liberal, did some small time in the State House,..
Dan Inouye’s colleagues in the United States Senate honored him with a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, making him only..
Hopefully everyone survived the holidays and is feeling better. Of course, some people are feeling better than others. Most of..
Ben Jay, newly appointed athletic director at the UH, is taking over a program run by gossip and political connections...
The Star-Advertiser ran an editorial cartoon recently that I really enjoyed: A man standing amid Christmas sale signs and saying..
