Question: What charities accept mattresses? We usually leave donations out for (the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawai‘i) but they don’t take them. We have twin mattresses that are practically new. Read more
The Democratic primary for governor has mostly been a dry affair involving the same slick TV ads played at numbing frequency. Read more
National reports show that, “The median price for a typical home in Hawaii is $848,926, more than twice the national average. Hawaii also has one of the country’s lowest homeownership rates, with 59% of its residents owning their homes.” Read more
Why can’t the University of Hawaii get into the Pac-12? It’s a rite of passage for UH fans to ask that question when they’re little kids and be laughed at by their parents. Read more
Rolf Nordahl of the MacMouse Club and I were talking recently about Lemon Road in Waikiki, where he lives and works. It’s not named for the fruit, he told me, but for a family that lived there. Read more
Question: Can a driver’s license applicant supply proof of a satisfactory eye exam from their eye doctor rather than take the eye exam at the driver’s licensing office? Read more
From the earliest days of sports announcing, on muggy nights baseball announcers have remarked about how baseballs do not travel as far due to the heavy, humid air. Read more
To follow in the footsteps of Rosie Bareis would require substantial persistence and talent. It would also include the ability to walk on water across the Pacific Ocean and into four halls of fame in Hawaii and — the past two months — Northern California. Read more
Question: Did the kupuna driver’s license pass? Read more
Alexandria Buchanan survived getting knocked around in high school. It was mostly fun, and she learned a lot. Read more
As the University of Hawaii navigates its sports future, it should consider the X factor. Read more
As the year got underway, I joined the ranks of self- employed. After years of circling the startup and entrepreneurial community, I had to take the leap myself. Read more
Sometimes golf works in mysterious ways. Each summer, the Hawaii State Golf Association honors a past Manoa Cup champion during tournament week and this year chose to highlight the 35th anniversary of Curtis Kono’s 39-hole victory. Read more
Summer is here and days and nights are heating up. For some, the heat is simply uncomfortable. But for others, these higher temperatures can be detrimental to health, especially for those over age 50 or anyone getting exercise. Read more
After years of facing little serious opposition, state Rep. Scott Saiki faces an election rematch against an articulate, Democratic primary opponent with some skill in successfully espousing controversial issues. Read more
Question: Regarding the tax rebate we’re supposed to get from the state, will this money count as taxable income on our 2022 Hawaii income tax return? What about the federal tax return? Read more
Title IX became law when Manin was 4. When she was 9 and started playing organized sports, she’d still never heard of the federal law requiring gender equity in educational opportunities, including athletics. Read more
It’s the last Sunday in June and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused: Read more
I wrote about Spencecliff restaurants several weeks ago and heard from several who worked at one of its 50 establishments. Read more
Question: Can a U.S. savings bond get too old redeem? I can’t find a bank that will cash it in. Read more
Question: We’re running into rubbish overload with the new tenants in our accessory dwelling unit. How does a resident with a legal ADU go about getting a gray, green and blue bin for the separate ADU dwelling? Does the city issue them? Read more
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