Ax hurling hard enough without beer

Maybe it’s due to a hankering for the ol’ wild, wild West days, or just fascination with rugged sharp objects.

Whatever it is, the trendy activity of ax hurling has landed in urban Honolulu, with the opening of an indoor venue in Kakaako this Saturday.

The chain already has a handful of establishments in Missouri, Kansas and Seattle, and some of its sites sell beer — three max — along with the ax hurling. But it’s good to hear that Honolulu’s spot won’t open with beer for sale. Big axes and alcohol. What could possibly go wrong?

A calmer Kilauea still a sight to see

Over the years, we’ve grown accustomed to an erupting Kilauea’s continuously flowing lava and the many thousands of tourists it attracted. Now that it’s over — at least for now — will the visitors keep coming? They should.

While the alert level for Kilauea has been lowered to “normal,” Hawaii Volcanoes National Park remains one of the most impressive geological sites in the world. And the end of the latest eruption has a side benefit: a reduction of noxious sulfur dioxide emissions that Puna residents and others have long endured.