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Ferd Lewis: Boise State’s cuts do not bode well for Hawaii
WHEN powerful Boise State takes a hit during the football season there is a measure of enjoyment from the rest of the Mountain West Conference, rare as the occasions might be. Read more
WHEN powerful Boise State takes a hit during the football season there is a measure of enjoyment from the rest of the Mountain West Conference, rare as the occasions might be. Read more
In December 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy launched an attack on Hawaii. Pearl Harbor was the main target since most of our battleships were there. Read more
Question: The parking lot at Magic Island has been under reconstruction for several months now. In passing the site every morning for my daily walk, I see no construction activity for weeks while the early morning park users, like myself, scramble up and down the park access road at 5 a.m. looking for a space to park. Does Parks and Recreation have a completion schedule? Read more
Question: Regarding those blue bikes for rent around town, do they wipe them down to disinfect or sanitize between each customer? At least the handlebars and seat? Read more
When the Western Athletic Conference split up following a clandestine meeting of a group of breakaway presidents in 1998, a University of Hawaii official was asked what happened to the collegiality? Read more
The menu at Guieb’s Cafe encompasses the best of everything he’s learned in years of restaurant work. Read more
The good news for the University of Hawaii is that Petra Melounova, the most accomplished tennis player in school history, plans to return. Read more
Question: My tenants aren’t paying their rent. I have four small units, and under the current situation I don’t want to evict anyone and I couldn’t even if I wanted to, but what little monthly income I had earned after expenses is gone. Can I file for PUA? Read more
Question: I am one of those who mailed in my taxes right before the pandemic hit and never heard back from the IRS. Have they started processing paper returns yet? Should I refile, because who knows if they ever received it? Will they pay interest on the refund they owe me? Read more
With all the chaos, confusion and conflict consuming the halls of government right now, you’d be forgiven for missing reports that the U.S. attorney general and a group of U.S. senators are backing a new bill that would crack open the secure spaces where you keep your deepest, darkest secrets. Read more
Gov. David Ige is proving the truth of the political saying that in politics, timing is everything. Read more
It’s the last Sunday in June and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused. Read more
We followed up with UH spokesman Dan Meisenzahl for more information about priorities in this new and temporary system. Here’s his response. Read more
If you are the University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team or, indeed, many of the nationally ranked teams that play men’s volleyball on the Division I level, be concerned. Be very concerned. Read more
What if one of the after-effects of COVID-19 is that Oahu doesn’t need rail as much anymore? Read more
Bill Villa will retire as Chaminade University’s athletic director after Tuesday, but nobody there expects him to stray too far away in coming basketball seasons. Read more
“Coming to Hawaii was the best thing that ever happened to me,” he said, and then added, “Well, I have a number of ‘best things’ that happened to me. But being accepted here was one of them.” Read more
It’s time to open up the old mail bag and answer some reader questions. I try to do this every four to six weeks, so feel free to send in any questions you have. Read more
For people who should request a trace, here are the agency’s instructions. Read more
In the mid-1980s spectators at Aloha Stadium and television viewers across the nation tuned into a curious sight at the annual Christmas Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl. Read more
Question: Do you know when the libraries will open? Many of us don’t have a computer or Wi-Fi at home and rely on the computers at the library. Read more