People can argue about the way the summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un all played out. But it’s hard to dispute that the respective fingers of the U.S. and North Korean leaders are sitting a bit farther away from any nuclear button.

Retired Adm. Harry Harris certainly thinks so. It’s much less tense now, than if he had launched his new career as ambassador to South Korea, say, a year ago.

The former chief of the Indo-Pacific Command will deal with various complexities of regional politics, to be sure. Those of us in his former Hawaii home base surely wish him success with that.

Stakes high in Kawananakoa dispute

A legal dispute involving the $215 million estate of a 92-year-old Campbell Estate heiress appears to be stuck in limbo.

A psychiatrist who conducted a medical evaluation of Abigail Kawananakoa has concluded that the heiress does not have the mental capacity to manage her own financial affairs as a result of a stroke she suffered last year. Meanwhile, a special master advising a Circuit Court judge says Kawananakoa should be declared mentally capable to tweak her trust.

Whatever the outcome, the stakes are high. At least half of the estate is expected to underwrite a foundation set up by Kawananakoa to become a charity to fund Native Hawaiian causes.