Politicians and public leaders absolutely know communication is necessary. To be heard, you have to talk. Speak right up, let everyone hear you. Show them your ideas and plans are sound and valuable. Read more
Hawaii has become the latest case study of how fleeting success can be in controlling the coronavirus. Read more
Question: Why are they sending out juror surveys? Aren’t the courts closed? Is this a scam? Read more
Last month Coco Ho returned to the Waco Wavepool, the scene of the biggest injury of her surfing career to attempt the air reverse maneuver that resulted in a torn medial collateral ligament in her left knee a year ago. Read more
Rainbow Wahine volleyball, historically the biggest winner among the University of Hawaii’s 21 athletic teams, could turn out to be the biggest loser in the whole 2020 COVID-19 sports shuffle. Read more
Question: I see there will be two city-sponsored drive-thru COVID-19 testings this weekend. How does one qualify to get one of these tests? Do you have to be symptomatic or can you show up “just because,” on a whim? Can anyone go or do you need specific health insurance? Are they free? Can Kaiser members go? Read more
As part of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, I’ve been writing a series of articles about the war, and particularly Hawaii’s connections to it. Here’s the sixth in that series. Read more
Question: Could you please clarify what is and what isn’t allowed with youth sports teams using the public parks? Shouldn’t everyone be wearing masks? What about potlucks? Teams aren’t supposed to be doing that, right? Read more
In the space of less than 24 hours one university, Connecticut, canceled its football season and 12 others in the Mountain West Conference, including Hawaii, Wednesday pledged to press on in an attempt to preserve theirs. Read more
Question: I got a strange call, which I hung up on, basically threatening that I was under investigation, etc. But instead of being about taxes or immigration, or other scams I’ve read about, the person referred to my license (I am a real estate appraiser). Read more
By the time the University of Hawaii football team hits the field for the opening of camp Friday it should have an idea of what kind of a schedule it will be playing this fall. Read more
At SingMa Tei, chef Jun Xi Chen takes pride in the slow processes that bring a Southeast Asian classic dish to life. Read more
Question: In recent weeks the newspaper has made a printing style change in which any reference to a Black person has the word Black capitalized. … I wondered what agency generated the style change? AP? To be consistent, shouldn’t white also be capitalized? Other ethnic identity tags refer to countries and continents so are logically capitalized, Asian, Hispanic, African American, Irish, etc. Read more
No sooner had the communique from #WeAreUnited landed in inboxes over the weekend than Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich became a rallying point for the fledgling college athletes’ rights organization. Read more
Twenty years ago Mark Rolfing remembers interviewing junior golfer Michelle Wie, who was anything but awed in front of the cameras, on his “Golf Hawaii” TV show. Read more
Taxpayers face more potentially ruinous hits from the city’s rail debacle if the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is allowed to sign a massive contract to finish the final 4 miles to Ala Moana Center without full public vetting. Read more
Colleen Hanabusa and Rick Blangiardi sit essentially in a tie atop the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s new poll for candidates for Honolulu mayor. Read more
Question: Is there any update on your July 9 article 808ne.ws/july9kline) about the PUA payments being slowed down? I am one of those who has been waiting forever and I sent in everything they asked for and heard nothing back; still pending. Read more
My mom just got out of the hospital after two weeks. She almost died from COVID. At 82 she had been completely independent, an avid quilter and reader, tech savvy, still driving, balancing her checkbook, with one eye always on the news. Read more
Question: What is the rule for teenagers who had their permits but weren’t able to get all their driving lessons before the pandemic? Read more
When coach Laura Beeman talks to her University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team about the perils of COVID-19 these days, she isn’t reciting from some generic school or government hand out. Read more
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