I wrote two columns earlier this year about companies that are having significant anniversaries this year. I think it’s important to celebrate the people and organizations that have been able to serve the residents of the state for so many years. Read more
Question: My granddaughter works in a job that has her dealing with different people all day face to face. She is what I would call a front-line worker but not a nurse or anything like that. Unfortunately, she is also quite a bit overweight. She got the two shots of Pfizer a long time ago and wears a mask at work. I have been asking her to please get the booster shot, but she says it’s for seniors. Is that true? Read more
Stars have an average lifetime of 5 billion years, so we obviously cannot study one from birth to death. Read more
The promise of a new probe into how the FBI bungled its sex abuse investigation of former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar is a step forward, but still comes much too late for the scores of victims who remain scarred years after he molested them. Read more
Question: I already had a Safe Travels account from a trip over the summer so I figured I would get the health card too. I thought I had to plug it in myself, but when I logged in it was already there. Is that standard now? Read more
Question: This latest unofficial shutdown has been brutal for some of us. The governor told tourists not to come right before the plus-up expired. I am requesting food stamps for the first time. It’s easy to count COVID-19 tests but what about everything else? Read more
Baseball has a long memory. As anyone who has seen “Field of Dreams” or “Eight Men Out” knows, more than a century ago players for the Chicago White Sox were bribed to take a dive in the World Series. Read more
When a genie grants you three wishes, you say, “Thanks, I’m grateful,” and do not ask for “three more wishes” as one of your requests. Read more
Question: Please find out whether every special-ed teacher in Hawaii got a $10,000 bonus. Is that true? Read more
This year Kokua Country Foods Cooperative in Moiliili is celebrating its 50th anniversary. This is very much heartfelt for Clifford Chang, president of the organization’s board of directors and longtime Kokua member-owner, and the other 4,000 member-owners. (Full disclosure: That includes yours truly.) Read more
My interest in sports is a century behind the times. Basketball and football are fine enough and the worst game beats any movie on Netflix, but give me baseball, golf and boxing. I’m not sure why, but if an athletic endeavor didn’t come of age until the 20th century I have a hard time with it. Read more
Question: Last year the CDC basically canceled Halloween. What are they saying about this year? Read more
A voiceover promises “A new home … a new season … a new attitude,” as images of University of Hawaii football action flash across the screen. Then the video cuts to a shot of empty stands at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, and zooms in. Read more
Last week Colleen Hanabusa told Hawaii News Now the top priority of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation she chairs is “building public confidence.” Read more
Did you hear the caroling last week? Maybe you saw the Christmas decorations brightening all the stores. Read more
I mostly know Al Harrington, who died Sept. 21, as an actor and performer. But he was also a history teacher and football coach at Punahou. Many of his former students have fond memories of this man, who they say never forgot them. Read more
Question: How much slower will Hawaii mail be under the new U.S. Postal Service standards? Read more
There was an event outside of the state Capitol and Honolulu Hale on Thursday that drew about four times more than the state and city government-mandated limit of 25 attendees. Read more
Question: When will the Moderna booster shot be approved? Read more
Ethnic identity. It seems to be the hot topic these days. As someone who considers herself “hapa” I am happy that there are now options on the census and other surveys asking: What ethnicity do you identify with? Read more
The state isn’t allowing spectators at University of Hawaii football games because UH built an on-campus stadium to play in this fall. Read more
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