On Politics http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics RSS Feed for On Politics en-us Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:05:41 GMT Kakaako new hotbed of land activity and political intrigue http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20111120_Kakaako_new_hotbed_of_land_activity_and_political_intrigue.html Gov. Neil Abercrombie must be giving thanks that people don't always listen to him. Aloha again, Mr. President, how things have changed http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20111113_Aloha_again_Mr_President_how_things_have_changed.html It must feel good to be president of the United States and be in Honolulu. Welcome home, Mr. President -- we got your back. Hawaii still leads the nation in President Obama approval ratings. Governor's future looks brighter with Oshiro http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20111111_governors_future_looks_brighter_with_oshiro.html When even your political foes say they will miss you, it says a lot. Hawai'i Convention Center was a good idea after all http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20111108__Hawaii_Convention_Center_was_a_good_idea_after_all.html It is the one symbol of Hawaii that hardly anyone in Honolulu knows. Gov success from Congress is a lot farther than it looks http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20111106_Gov_success_from_Congress_is_a_lot_farther_than_it_looks.html It turns out that Gov. Neil Abercrombie's fate may just be "Outliers" in reverse. The brilliant Malcom Gladwell book, "Outliers: The Story of Success," explains how many of the outstanding, successful people became that way with a lot of help. Experience as governor could be Lingle's strong suit http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20110802_Experience_as_governor_could_be_Lingles_strong_suit.html She is tan, trim and rested. Former GOP Gov. Linda Lingle last week showed off why she is one of the state's most formidable political leaders as she spoke to the conservative/libertarian Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. HSTA turns a negotiation into a long, painful opera http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20110731_HSTA_turns_a_negotiation_into_a_long_painful_opera.html Say you decide you need some socks. You can go to Macy's. When a clerk says, "Can I help you?" you say "Yes" and then pick out what you want and pay for it. Or, you can go into 12 stores, badger the help without ever buying anything, and then complain that no one will sell you socks. State-led development can be risky proposition http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20110729__Stateled_development_can_be_risky_proposition.html Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood," said Daniel Burnham, the urban planner who designed much of Chicago and Washington, D.C. Hawaii isn't Switzerland, but it still has promise http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20110726_hawaii_isn_t_Switzerland_but_it_still_has_promise.html Switzerland of the Pacific. That was what we were going to be. Entrepreneurs get rolling on Waikiki casino idea http://www.staradvertiser.com/columnists/onpolitics/20110724_Entrepreneurs_get_rolling_on_Waikiki_casino_idea.html Liz Hata Watanabe is not one to sit on the sidelines. The former nightclub owner and entrepreneur has a new cause: getting Waikiki a casino.