Today, as we race toward a human-caused sixth mass extinction, it’s comforting to know how persistently conditions on Earth favor life. Homo sapiens may not be around to see it, but it will happen. Read more
Nineteen-year-old pitcher Carter Stewart is soon to become known for more than being a 6-foot, 6-inch right-hander with a blur of a mid-90s mph fastball and a diabolical curve. Read more
Question: I read that the city is doing a survey about which Honolulu views to preserve. First, why do we have to choose? Protect them all! Second, this survey is only online. What about those of us who don’t have a computer or smartphone? I would like to express my opinion! Read more
Question: Auwe to a Honolulu policeman who failed to yield to me while I was crossing a crosswalk May 16 on Arizona Road by the Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library. Yes, it was early in the morning (5:30 a.m.), and I had a flashlight. I couldn’t get his license plate information as he sped away. His rooftop blue lights were not flashing so I’m not sure it was a true emergency. To whom can I report this? Read more
A year ago at this time quarterback Cole McDonald was little known outside his own huddle at the University of Hawaii. Read more
Question: Is it legal for a member of a car club to block through traffic at an intersection so that the 20 or so cars in his procession can proceed unimpeded past a stop sign? This was not for an identified parade, and it did not appear to be part of a funeral procession (no hearse). Read more
This week the University of Hawaii will wrap up its seventh year as a member in the Big West Conference and, truth be told, a lot of folks still aren’t sure who is in the league. Read more
Ashley (Ash) Thairathom grew up in Laos, moved to Hawaii at age 6, and was always observing her mom in the kitchen, all the while making mental notes on what she was tasting. Now Thairathom has stepped out of the home kitchen to give entrepreneurship a try. Read more
Question: Who will come and pick up our HI-5 recyclables for donation? The group that used to pick them up and redeem them doesn’t do it anymore. It’s money down the drain since we don’t redeem the deposits ourselves. Read more
If you were to sketch a player who could be the answer to the prayers of the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team this recruiting period, he would probably look — and shoot — a lot like Brayan Au. Read more
Question: As a Kailua resident, I would like to request that you seek some clarification about the widely quoted statement from our highway folks that the Pali is open from 5 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday Honolulu- bound. 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
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