Rick Blangiardi, less than a year into his new job as Honolulu’s mayor, is showing that sometimes the best course for a leader is to just say “no.” Read more
Question: We live in a small, 120-home gated community with a clubhouse that is lightly used by residents to play racquetball (we have two indoor courts) or pingpong. Read more
Gov. David Ige’s frequent emergency decrees on COVID-19 would go down easier if he’d show more willingness to adjust when reasonable concerns are raised or alternatives offered. Read more
Could it be that San Jose State is now Hawaii’s top rival in football? Seems there’s been a revolving door of them over the past few decades … BYU, Fresno State, Boise State, UNLV … all at various times; and they all remain so at least to some extent. Read more
Question: I see people lining up for the COVID-19 testing to go to the restaurants and bars, which made me wonder: Aren’t the at-home tests accepted? You can buy them now at drugstores. Read more
Some say they have seen it, but most never have. Others say it does not exist, and yet others think they have seen it but really have not. Read more
Hawaii once had nine pineapple canneries, such as Hawaiian Pineapple Co. (Dole), Libby McNeil and California Packing (Del Monte). In 1959, it was estimated that they packed 10,000,000 cans a day! Read more
Question: I have a guest coming from Japan next month. Am I going to be able to take her out to dinner? I believe she did receive the Pfizer vaccine, but her vaccine card would be in Japanese. Read more
To the casual tennis fan, this year’s U.S. Open was unusual at best, uninspiring at worst. Read more
Question: The rules for children should be the same at public schools and public libraries. What if the library is at the school? Read more
The University of Hawaii football results from 2001 show a gap of 14 days between the first game, a 30-12 win against Montana and the next one, a 28-20 loss at Nevada. That was not how the schedule was planned. Read more
There’s a reason I don’t do that trust-building exercise where someone faithfully falls backward into another person’s arms. Read more
Question: If I have not paid my registration for two years because I was not using the car, do I need to catch up on past fees, or can I just pay the current-year fee in order to drive the car again? Read more
Mike Loftin is a co-founder of 808 Cleanups, a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit organization committed to restoring Hawaii’s natural beauty. Read more
There used to be a common cheer that went “I’m blind, I’m deaf, I want to be a ref.” Read more
Fears that Hawaii’s tourist-dependent economy cannot pull out of its catastrophic tailspin may have been overstated, but don’t think Hawaii is a money-generating powerhouse. Read more
Question: If I do not opt in for the state’s SMART Health Card, can I show a photo (on my cellphone) of my COVID-19 CDC vaccination card instead of showing the actual vaccination card to comply with the Safe Access Oahu program? Read more
The local education establishment has fought efforts to break up Hawaii’s statewide school system, the only one in the nation, claiming centralization brings efficiency and equal educational opportunity for all. Read more
Robyn Ah Mow crumpled up the piece of paper in her hand documenting the statistical details of Hawaii’s four-set victory over USC on Friday. Read more
Question: On Wednesday, Gov. Ige announced the Hawaii SMART Health Card. Those of us who have been vaccinated in Hawaii can upload our vaccination cards to travel.hawaii.gov and use that instead of our physical cards. That site is the same as the one for Hawaii Safe Travels. I already uploaded my card and used that to reenter the state after traveling out of state in August. Do I have to do it again? Read more
Last month Randall Hew sent me an essay written by Donald Graham in 2008 about building Ala Moana Center. He was the point person in its creation. It’s fascinating and has given me some insight in building what they call “Hawaii’s Center.” Read more
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