Opinions, guest essays and editorials from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Featuring Kokua Line, Rearview Mirror, David Shapiro, Richard Borreca and others.
Dennis Ching asked me about teahouses. “I believe there may have been one located near Stream Drive in Nuuanu, mauka of Wyllie Street. Access may have been by Liliha Street or a road off Pali Highway, where Temple Emanu-El is now located. Read more
Question: Hawaii recruits new public school teachers and then doesn’t pay them? Auwe! When are these teachers going to get their money? School started the first week of August! Mahalo to them for showing up regardless! Read more
Question: Regarding voting by people who are in care homes, please print the details because I don’t use a computer. Read more
We’ve all been there before. Vexed by a technical issue, exhausted the Google-fu (skill in using search engines), tried the chatbot, and at wit’s end, we know we have to call for support. Read more
At least the Packers quarterback didn’t go down until the last minute against the Eagles. But many are heartbroken after Hurts and Love ended with Love hurt. Read more
Question: Regarding the home exemption, I am considering putting my home in a trust. Will I lose my exemption? Read more
Question: I will turn 65 on Sept. 30. Will I get the higher home exemption this upcoming tax year, since my birthday falls on the filing deadline? Read more
The University of Hawaii once cloned mice. It also helped advance the Hawaiian language in a way that scholars could not do for Latin. Read more
Hawaii’s voters will soon be shuffling off to the November election with just a few new defining races and little to enliven the fall competition. Read more
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Question: My wife is unable to sign her name, so she passed on voting in the primary. Read more
Barely a week after the Honolulu Police Commission flagged Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan’s communications problems in his annual evaluation, he gave an unfortunate demonstration at his news conference on a tragic Waianae shooting that left four dead. Read more
Kickoff returns generate four times as many injuries as other plays, so the NFL made rules over the years that resulted in fewer of them — returns and injuries. Read more
Synopsis: As more and more speakers acquire the capacity to express their thoughts in Hawaiian, it is important to avoid calquing the English. Read more
Quantum tunneling is a phenomenon where particles can move through a barrier that, according to classical physics, they shouldn’t be able to penetrate. Read more
Question: Recently, there was news about jury duty surveys being mailed out. People who get the survey will have to say whether they are a citizen of the United States. How is that defined? Read more
The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra is the second-oldest symphony west of the Rocky Mountains. It began in 1902 with a newspaper invitation to “Any professional or amateur musician, both vocal and instrumental, of good repute, to become a member of the Honolulu Symphony Society.” Read more
Question: Regarding the passport fair, will there be same-day service? Read more
High school and college football is underway, and the NFL season starts Thursday. Read more
A commitment to safety is paramount, especially in the workplace. Every person should return home in the same condition they arrived at work. Read more
Question: Do you know why the huge tree by the torii by Longs Moiliili was cut down? Read more
The news hurt like a jellyfish sting. Alika Smith arrested on suspicion of second-degree theft and check fraud over his handling of travel funds for a basketball trip? Read more
