Inouye gets another military honor

Naming a Navy destroyer the USS Daniel Inouye, to be sailing in five years, is fitting, as the esteemed U.S. senator over decades was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism in World War II, losing his right arm in combat. He died in December at age 88.

Of course, remembering how many folks outside Hawaii mangled the late senator’s name, some advice: Sailors assigned to the ship should be instructed on how to pronounce the name of its namesake — it’s i-NOY-ay, not IN-o-way.

Vog is breathtaking, unfortunately

Vog is nothing to take lightly. The U.S. Geological Survey informs us that it results when sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases mix and interact in the air.

At its worst this week it was a plainly visible haze cloaking the islands. In addition to various sulfate compounds, it can contain "small amounts of several toxic metals, including selenium, mercury, arsenic and iridium."

So if your throat is scratchy or your eyes are burning, now you know the names of the guilty.

Blow, tradewinds, blow.