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Kokua Line: Analyzing Oahu flood risk could lower cost of insurance
Question: Every year during hurricane season, the disaster- preparedness experts remind us that hurricane insurance doesn’t cover flood damage. Read more
Question: Every year during hurricane season, the disaster- preparedness experts remind us that hurricane insurance doesn’t cover flood damage. Read more
For the better part of a decade, close-your-eyes time wasn’t just for scores, it was also advisable for University of Hawaii fans when passing the summer magazine racks that held the annual preseason college football publications. Read more
Question: I am a senior living in Mililani. Which hospital would EMS transport me to? My concern is that they will take me to Wahiawa General Hospital. Read more
Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye airport is crowded, dirty, needlessly confusing and remains this way despite decades of promises to do better. Read more
‘South Pacific,” the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on James Michener’s “Tales of the South Pacific,” is being made into a new film, and Hugh Jackman has been tapped to play Emile de Beque. Read more
Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who won office on a woefully unrealized promise to “build rail better,” is going out on another dubious message: It’s the next mayor’s problem. Read more
Even when thousands of miles sometimes separate them on Father’s Day, the ocean manages to bring surfer Carissa Moore and her father, Chris, together. Read more
Thomas McCue, 64, will spend Father’s Day with his six daughters, 14 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. He will also try to find time to do homework. Read more
Pat Bowlen, who died Thursday at age 75 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, began coming to Hawaii as a youngster in a snowbird Canadian family. It would be the start of an enduring part-time residency and love affair during which he actively explored all corners of the state. Read more
Hawaii hosts at least 17 species of snake eels, but we snorkelers rarely see them because snake eels tend to hide during the day and hunt at night. The magnificent snake eel is the one most often mistaken for a sea snake. Read more
Every now and then I like to put together a collection of short pieces about various topics. Sometimes they’re “leftovahs” from past articles. Read more
The influx of out-of-control vacation rentals is affecting neighborhoods all through Hawaii, but the situation may be most untenable in residential condo and apartment buildings. Read more
This is the weekend where it all becomes a 20-year full circle for Pisa Tinoisamoa in Hawaii. Read more
The envisioned successor to deteriorating Aloha Stadium doesn’t have so much as an o’o stick in the Halawa ground yet, but it does have a name and, soon, a website. Read more
Question: Thank you for the information about getting a passport, but what about for us single parents? Our kids can’t have both parents appear in person. There are a lot of us in this situation. Read more
You hope that Thailand’s soccer team didn’t take too personally Tuesday’s 13-0 opening round pounding by the United States in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Read more
Question: Please advise me what to do about bulky items accumulating on the sidewalk area. Read more
A summer Sunday morning is about as quiet as the UH-Manoa campus ever gets, but in a corner of an athletic field near the only javelin track in the state, a small group of senior athletes lets their primal screams roar out into the valley as they throw their spears into the air. Read more
Rigo is so new that chefs from highly rated Rigoletto restaurants across Tokyo are still adjusting to the local palate, but it’s a good sign that they’re starting with integrity and a commitment to quality ingredients. More importantly, they’re breaking ground. Read more
Question: I have a chance to go to Europe in late August. Is that long enough to get a passport? Do I have to make an appointment? Read more