That release of the Pacific Resource Partnership (PRP) emails by former governor and defeated mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano has roiled..
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In the course of my eight-year tenure as a MidWeek columnist, I have spared no ink to explain to readers..
Last week Gov. Neil Abercrombie began running a television commercial in which he took credit for leading Hawaii out of..
If you came aboard with Barack Obama in 2008 and again in 2012, and find yourself disappointed and wishing he..
As a certified political analyst, I am frequently asked to read the political skies, as in: “Where are the planets..
At the beginning of his first term, President Obama announced, “In the first year of my presidency, I will close..
Moscow State Circus with tigers and trained dog acts is coming to the Blaisdell Arena in October. That’s 20 years..
“Hope springs eternal in the human breast,” wrote the poet, “Man never is, but always to be blest.” The poet..
City Councilman Joey Manahan came late to the race for the 1st District Congressional seat being vacated by Colleen Hanabusa...
I’ve seen them all seeking to be elected Hawaii governor for more than 50 years. Quinn vs. Burns (Quinn won),..
The U.S. Interior Department may have just complicated the Hawaiian sovereignty/governance issue. Washington is seeking acceptable words to define the..
Like most of you, my life has been full of milestones: graduations (four), marriages (two), professional highlights/low lights (more of..
As the Hawaii Democratic Convention wound down two Sundays ago, a former state legislator looked over the convention hall, shook..
We’ll be asked to pass a state constitutional amendment for tax money to go to some private – even church-run..
This column is about political conventions, am bition and charisma. Still reading? May is the month Hawaii’s two major political..
There are books on Algebra The Easy Way and Grammar The Easy Way, and the expression “Take the easy way..
In May of 1865, former slaves in Charleston, S.C., reburied from their mass grave 257 dead Union prisoners of war..
Let’s talk about Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski, one of the finalists for the vacant University of Hawaii presidency. Wiercinski’s nomination..
In 1609, it was the biggest telescope on the planet. Galileo’s 1.5-centimeter instrument in Italy set the science world and..
Kathryn Xian proclaims herself “the most progressive candidate” in the race for the 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by..
