Welcome to this election year. It soon will be time for us to count the winners and losers. This year, winning may not be what happens to a lot of local office holders. Read more
Jim Brickman is celebrating his 25th anniversary on Jan. 25th, preceding the upcoming release of his first all-vocal compilation of his biggest hits. Read more
Pedal if you want, let the bike do the work if you don’t or get help from the motor when you need it. Whatever you decide, you’ll have a great time cruising through the past on Kimo’s Historic Lahaina Electric Bike Tour. Read more
The Legislature has rightly focused its 2020 session on our economic refugees being forced to leave Hawaii because of high living costs, but it’s doubtful the fixes they’ve put on the table will stop the exodus anytime soon. Read more
Hotels that allow pets may charge guests who bring them an extra fee, sometimes called a sanitation fee, but that wouldn’t apply to service animals, which aren’t considered pets, under the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more
As in all things, there’s a big gap between saying you’re going to do something and then actually doing it. Doing it well is an even bigger stretch to span. Read more
How much do you want to be a college football head coach? Read more
This week’s column marks the 900th appearance of Kauakūkalahale. In order to reach a younger audience, we will be putting the column on Instagram after it comes out in the Star-Advertiser. Read more
Those now infamous dugout trash cans that the Houston Astros banged to signal stolen signs to their batters on the way to winning the 2017 World Series have another use these days. Read more
The epilogue to my Midway story is to answer several readers’ questions about how one can visit Midway. Read more
Sea level exists as a concept for us. No measurement can define a “global” sea level. Such a thing does not exist. In reality it can only be what we define it to be at a given time. Read more
“It would have been interesting to see what kinds of reactions from the rest of the Hawaiian Islands you would have gotten if you had used ‘ice shave’ in the article,” Ken Fujii said. “Only Big Islanders would understand the obscure term.” Read more
Removing all drinking fountains from a commercial building isn’t allowed, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting. Read more
Elena Montero, 83, isn’t sure she’ll be able to get through the eulogy for her mother’s memorial service. Her mother, Margarita Agullana Tabag, died Jan. 7 at age 108. Read more
It is rare that a coach of one of the University of Hawaii’s more visible athletic teams leaves for more verdant coaching pastures and bigger stacks of moolah. Read more
Bicyclists may use the Pali and Likelike highways, but generally only experienced riders do. Read more
Voters hate potholes. They not only hate the damage a pothole can do to their vehicle; they hate all the things a pothole can symbolize, like inattentive local government, inept engineering and an overall lack of leadership. Read more
Question: We got a Roy’s gift card, and it was no good. How embarrassing! We had received it as a gift. Please clarify so that others don’t find themselves in this spot. Read more
If you’re wagering on who Nick Rolovich’s successor will be as the University of Hawaii football coach, the safe, odds-on, bet is that it will be a current or recent Rainbow Warriors assistant. Read more
Mexican food is one of the last bastions of affordable cuisines around and can offer some relief to diners just after Christmas and tax time, which coincidentally falls just before we celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Read more
Question: We are on an extended trip. How can we renew our state IDs while we are away? I overlooked the imminent expiration date. Read more
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