Question: Regarding the potential risk of broader contamination from the Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply has said it will be testing the Halawa shaft weekly and posting results on the BWS website as they become available. How long does it take for the results to come in from the weekly tests? Where exactly on the BWS website will the results be posted? Read more
It’s quite unlikely that Chevan Cordeiro will ever wear a University of Hawaii football uniform again. But the popular locally born-and-raised quarterback will still be visible in the islands for at least the remainder of his college career, wherever the transfer portal might take him. Read more
As a true freshman in 2018, quarterback Chevan Cordeiro engineered two comeback victories for the University of Hawaii football team. Read more
Question: Regarding the Auwe about difficulty redeeming U.S. savings bonds, I could relate. How can I redeem Series EE bonds if my bank won’t do it? These are paper U.S. savings bonds, dating back many years. Read more
During the past two years, when tourism imploded, digital media was one of the few shining stars in our beleaguered economy. Read more
Whenever I watch Waianae’s Asa Stevens box, I think about Paul Inamine. Read more
The headlines used to say “flirting with disaster,” but now Hawaii is facing a full-on pollution and health threat that has been worried about and directly predicted for years — pollution-causing leaks linked to the 20 gigantic military fuel tanks constructed under Red Hill. Read more
Question: Is that “letter to Santa” program for homeless children only? If not, is it too late to send a letter? Read more
Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the City Council have written yet another blank check to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation despite its repeated malfeasance in handling Oahu rail money. Read more
If you don’t believe this, you haven’t been paying much attention to the University of Hawaii program, especially the events of the past week. Read more
Question: I have seen yard and street-side campaign signs for City Council, lieutenant governor, state representative and even a labor union sign in the past month. I thought signs were allowed only from 45 days prior to the election. Can you check and let us know what we can do when we see illegally posted signs? Read more
Every year about this time, I write about the things I learned in the past 12 months. Read more
Question: Are stun guns legal now? Read more
Four hours. About the time it takes to drive around the Big Island, a 300-mile journey where one ends up in the same place as one started. Four hours. Read more
Question: Why aren’t they issuing new Golf IDs? When will they resume? Read more
As 2022 approaches we face extraordinary uncertainty. There’s a prospect of a fifth surge as news of omicron, a multifaceted mutation, possibly the most contagious yet, has already stimulated fresh travel bans. Read more
Sometimes it takes trauma for the world to change for the better. Read more
Question: Will the DMV open longer because the licenses are expiring? Read more
Last week Apple surprisingly announced that it will facilitate “do it yourself” repairs for Mac computers and iPhones. Consumers and independent tech shops will soon be able to order genuine replacement parts and manuals. Read more
Here are five examples why the University of Hawaii football team’s year was more interesting than yours: Read more
Just a few years ago the eating patterns of America were influenced by busy lifestyles. For many, convenience foods and restaurant fare were more the norm than home-cooked meals made from scratch. With the pandemic and the increasing cost of food, we need to learn from prior generations of homemakers about how to stretch the food dollar. Read more
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