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Show Biz: Comedian Augie T heads to Maui to shoot full-length film
It’ll be Lights! Camera! Resurrection! for comedian Augie T. Read more
It’ll be Lights! Camera! Resurrection! for comedian Augie T. Read more
The fast track appears to be on for a developer-promoted “world-class” playground at Ala Moana Beach Park featuring zip lines, water slides and splash pools. Read more
Summer used to be about pineapple harvests and fishing off the pier and sterilizing glass jars for making guava jelly. Lazy days, long hours, the luxury of excess. Now it’s rejoicing that it takes 20 minutes less on the H-1 to get to the office. Chee hoo. Read more
After nine years, “Hawaii Five-0” seems to have figured out how to end their seasons with more than just a proverbial bang. Read more
One of the many joys of walking along the beach in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, where our sailboat Honu is currently moored, is the bats. Read more
On the one hand, Hawaii residents generally enjoy their lifestyles and the neighborhoods where they rest their heads, open their mail and barbeque their hot dogs on game day. Read more
Question: I saw Wednesday on “CBS This Morning” that public school teachers are getting free school supplies from donors from across the country. Hawaii is not on the receiving list. Can you find out why, and if they could be? It sounds like a great program. Read more
Take a deep breath and repeat after me: It is not time to panic — yet — about the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team’s recruiting class… Read more
Question: A friend with a pool invites us over quite a bit. … We appreciate the generosity. The thing is her youngest child sometimes has an accident in the pool (fecal matter). They remove it but don’t make everybody get out of the pool (my kids do so on their own). They say the chlorine takes care of it. Is this OK? Read more
Oh those 400-plus sweaty people lined up outside the Blaisdell Center on Monday morning as though they were trying out for “American Idol” or being paid as some rich guy’s proxy to put in a bid for a new Kakaako Condo… Read more
Question: There’s a steel plate on the H-3 Freeway Honolulu- bound, in the right lane right before the tunnel. It’s been there for months. There’s a sign alerting motorists to be careful (uneven roadway). … This plate is causing a lot of headaches for motorists who have to drive over it every day. When are they going to fix this? Read more
Foodies are in the minority, and some restaurateurs may now be feeling the public pushing back against the progressive, cooler-than-thou haunts that have proliferated with the foodie movement of the past 30 years. Read more
Question: In 2009, I was one of hundreds of veterans with diabetes selected as part of a VA study. Our responsibility was to take our blood sugar and pressure twice a day, walk 10,000 steps, and record on a form, including our meals (quantity and menu) for one year. Read more
Some of the heavy hitters in professional boxing are expected in town this week. Read more
With Dick Tomey’s death Friday we’ve been reminded of all that he accomplished for the football program at the University of Hawaii and the legacy that he left among his players. Read more
By affixing his signature to just-passed legislation, Gov. David Ige can begin the process of turning Aloha Stadium from a rapidly deteriorating rust bucket into … a stadium development district? Read more
This year’s 10 million visitors to Hawaii include a group not in search of sun and mai tais, but money. Read more
Leesa Clark Stone had a “whirlwind courtship” with the late Rap Reiplinger, who initially skipped a blind date with her. Turns out, she would become the only love of his life. Read more
The scuffle over vacation rentals that’s consumed both the Legislature and Honolulu Hale this year is an example of everything wrong with Hawaii’s approach to problem solving. Read more
As the crowd moved forward at the start of the race, Meira Va’a’s son Kanoa had his eyes on his sister. Meira was looking at the road ahead. Read more
Forgiveness is something that once offered, relieves the person who forgives. It sets them free from anger and bitterness which allows them to move on. Read more