Opinions, guest essays and editorials from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Featuring Kokua Line, Rearview Mirror, David Shapiro, Richard Borreca and others.
The season opener was still a couple of weeks away and the Big West preseason women’s basketball poll had installed Hawaii as the favorite to repeat as conference champion. Read more
To understand the tone-deafness of our elected officials for the realities facing their constituents, look at the effort by Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the City Council to massively increase their salaries. Read more
The cost of the report isn’t the real issue, since something produced by an outside entity that basically agrees with how UH dealt with a problem could mean the general public doesn’t end up on the losing end of a big lawsuit. Read more
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Again, Hawaii is getting ready to not approve a bill to legalize the private use of a limited amount of marijuana. Read more
Question: You should check but I’m pretty sure the guy complaining about traffic merging onto the freeway had it wrong on both counts. Read more
Synopsis: Surfing is a favorite pastime of those who take part in it. A competition is currently taking place on Instagram that celebrates a tradition of composing a chant or song that honors the relationship between the surfer and surfboard. Read more
Question: Has the state given up on the Pali Highway Resurfacing Project? Some lanes are not smooth, especially on the Honolulu side of the tunnel coming over from the Kailua side. Read more
What happened to all the nightclubs in Waikiki? There used to be at least 25 Oahu nightclubs with entertainment every night. Most had a dinner show and later a cocktail show or two. Read more
We are immersed in a dense sea of electromagnetism, or EM. Read more
Question: We just got the ban on commercial activity on Waimanalo beaches barely a year ago. Will that stand if the current bill before the Honolulu City Council is approved? Read more
Question: How can we find out about special events to get a passport if we don’t happen to see a flyer? I mentioned to a friend that I was trying to make an appointment at the main library to get my passport, and he said there was a walk-in event, which is over now. He knew about it because he uses that library a lot. Read more
The deadline to get your application in for “best consideration” to become the University of Hawaii’s next athletic director was Friday. Read more
Question: Neal S. Blaisdell Park overlooking Pearl Harbor is a heavily used park popular with families who get permits to meet up there for large picnics and get-togethers with extended family and friends. In February we wanted to get a permit for early March, but we couldn’t get one, supposedly because there would be no parking due to repaving, which we don’t see happening. What’s going on? Read more
A softphone is an app that enables users to make and receive phone calls over the internet using a computer or mobile device, instead of traditional landlines or mobile networks. Read more
“Oh, that’s typical UH … ” — it could be said of the University of Hawaii athletic department hiring a new director of marketing and fan experience and, well, not promoting the news for more than a week. Read more
Fans had their choice on Saturday. They could cross the bridge to SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center and watch Hawaii’s men’s volleyball program take on UCLA or amble a few feet down Lower Campus Road and see the University’s baseball program take on Connecticut. Read more
Question: Has the U.S. Social Security Administration been informed by Hawaii’s Department of Health about the death records data breach? Read more
Who knows when the University of Hawaii will ever play football in a new Aloha Stadium, but the tangled project is serving endlessly as a political football. Read more
When is a team just plain old bad in clutch situations and when does a good team just suffer from bad luck? Read more
What should we talk about? How about building a stadium? Instead of turning a shovel and breaking ground, we apparently adore endless debate instead of immediate construction. Read more
Synopsis: Kala seaweed is important to Hawaiian culture, and it is finally getting the recognition it deserves as the new official seaweed of the state. Read more
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