Volcanic Ash Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium RSS Feed for Volcanic Ash Premium en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:00 GMT Isles vital to mission prep as America heads for Mars http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130619__Isles_vital_to_mission_prep_as_America_heads_for_Mars.html As NASA studies how to achieve President Barack Obama's call for a manned mission to Mars by the 2030s, Hawaii has a couple of significant pieces of the action. Isle economy doing well, so Abercrombie will, too http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130612__Isle_economy_doing_well__so_Abercrombie_will_too.html Hawaii governors live and die by the health of our economy, and its robust condition ahead of the 2014 election is the main reason Gov. Neil Abercrombie is flying high despite low approval ratings throughout his first term. Living longer than Dad did builds confidence that kin will have healthier futures http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130605_Living_longer_than_Dad_did_builds_confidence_that_kin_will_have_healthier_futures.html I'm fortunate to come from a family that has been relatively long-lived. My mom lived well into her 80s, as did three of my four grandparents and all of the uncles and aunts I've been closest to. UH president sheds light on governor's interference http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130529__UH_president_sheds_light_on_governors_interference.html The big headline from Tannya Joaquin's fine Hawaii News Now interview with retiring University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood was about state Sen. Donna Mercado Kim's inquiry on her son's UH law school application. 'Rainbow Warriors' decision a rare problem-solving win http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130522__Rainbow_Warriors_decision_a_rare_problem-solving_win.html It's always welcome news when local officials manage to solve a problem, and University of Hawaii athletic director Ben Jay appears to have done so on the weighty matter of naming UH sports teams. Music lessons, quality time with grandkids sound sweet http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130515_Music_lessons_quality_time_with_grandkids_sound_sweet.html This week marked 21⁄2 years since I started my granddaughters Sloane and Nakaylee in music classes with Ilisa Peralta at Island Guitar. Schatz, although appointed, is the incumbent in '14 race http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130508_Schatz_although_appointed__is_the_incumbent_in_14_race.html U.S. Rep. Colleen Hana­busa said she's running against U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz for the late Daniel Ino­uye's old seat to give voters a say in the matter. To dislodge the old guard, young Dems must do battle http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130501__To_dislodge_the_old_guard_young_Dems_must_do_battle.html Young candidates hope to start a generational change in Hawaii politics in next year's election, but it could as likely turninto a last stand by old-guard Demo­crats that cements our political status quo for another decade. Democrats file lawsuit to tighten grip on power http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130424_Democrats_file_lawsuit_to_tighten_grip_on_power.html If you think Democrats have a lock on Hawaii political power now, see what happens if the party succeeds in limiting who can run for office as a Demo­crat and who can vote in Demo­cratic primaries. American dream teeters on brink of a nightmare http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/volcanicashpremium/20130417_American_dream_teeters__on_brink_of_a_nightmare.html My first thought after hearing of the Boston Marathon bombings was about a fear that’s been on my mind a lot lately: What kind of world are we leaving our grandchildren?