When the push to vaccinate the world against COVID-19 began, the holdouts were large in number and varied in their concerns. Inroads were made at first, as the vaccine became widely available without jockeying for a place in line. Read more
Question: When do I sign up for Medicare? Do I have to wait until I turn 65? I am 64 now. There is so much information on the Medicare website it’s confusing. Read more
In my last year of Babe Ruth League baseball, I was catching a game, and the other team’s catcher — a large, muscular fellow who would soon become an all-state high school football lineman — was on third base representing the tying run. Read more
Buddy Wilson was just using an example, explaining the difference a home crowd can make for a football player. He turned out to be prophetic. Read more
Question: What are the rules for going to OIA games? Are student passes accepted? Can you get a COVID-19 test if you’re not vaccinated? Read more
One of the most interesting retail stores in Hawaii was a dry goods and fabric store named Musashiya. It began in Chinatown on the makai side of King Street near River Street in 1896. Read more
After a six-year hiatus, a California League Hall of Fame baseball manager was asked to come back to the minor leagues. Read more
Question: Do I have to add my booster shot to my Safe Travels account? Am I supposed to upload my CDC card again, showing the booster? Read more
Anybody have a good recipe for crow? Unless the University of Hawaii football team wins the rest of its games it will be time for me to eat some. Read more
The often-spun story involves Nick Rolovich at a roulette table. Read more
Question: Regarding the COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to 11, will it be administered in two shots as it is for adults? Read more
The timing couldn’t have been better, or worse, when Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down around the world on Oct. 4. Read more
When pandemic restrictions locked Andre Ilagan and his University of Hawaii teammates out of the on-campus tennis facility last year, he took them back to his roots. Read more
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is set to pay millions more in legal costs to obtain 2 acres of Kakaako rail easements from the Howard Hughes Corp. than it originally expected to pay for the property itself. Read more
Now that the public school kids are finally out there competing in prep sports again, here’s the answer to the question I get asked most about the current state of high school volleyball on Oahu: Read more
People say they are looking for a good electrician, or a doctor with listening skills or even a politician who is a skillful leader. How many times do you hear the shout go out for a good lieutenant governor? Read more
Question: Does the Health Department have a plan for the COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11, if it is authorized as expected? Telling parents to call their pediatrician doesn’t seem like the most efficient way to do this. Read more
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
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