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Nine months. That's how long it normally takes for a woman to give birth. Nine months. That's about how long new Hawaii Republican Party chairman David Chang has to help give birth to a slate of viable candidates to compete in the 2012 local elections. More>>
Here we go again. The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit, or HART, will take heart and review the finances of the company assigned to build and operate our supposedly forthcoming rail system. More>>
Growing up is a bit over-rated. More responsibility, more stress, less naiveté, less wonderment; those are just some of the realities of adulthood. More>>
APEC is over. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser called it, "The largest international event ever hosted in the islands." For the majority of local folks, the events had some pomp and flair, and surely provided More>>
You knew it would happen. As soon as APEC faded away, the Monday morning quarterbacks came out and suggested that the conference did not deliver, did not live up to expectations. We didn't see a $120-million spending bump. More>>
What will you do differently this holiday season in Hawaii? What will you do alongside the normal gift-giving and party-attending that becomes almost rote year after year. Don't get me wrong; these annual More>>
If you think the homeless situation in Hawaii is simply going to go away over time, forget about it. But there are major efforts being made to provide on-site support, housing, alternatives, and opportunities, and those efforts must continue forever. More>>
Here are some staggering and sobering statistics to ponder as we enter the holiday season. An average drunk driver has driven drunk 80 times before his or her first arrest. More>>
The latest plan for a Kakaako development involves a public-private partnership that would build the tallest building, by far, in our state on Pohukaina Street. More>>
KFVE will be introducing a new game show in prime time right after the new year. "It's Academic Hawaii" will be a weekly competition pitting three members from three local high school More>>
Are you ready for some traffic? No, I don't mean the run-of-the-mill Monday-Friday H-1 and H-2 tie-ups, I mean some blocked roads, no parking, restricted access frustration. More>>
While we can't seem to get the gravel handled on the "runaway truck ramp" on the Pali, and while the lights on some major thoroughfares are still not working, More>>
To the surprise of no one, former governor Linda Lingle announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated next year by retiring senator Daniel Akaka. More>>
At first it was a pipe dream, maybe conjured up at Pipeline. But now, it is official. Surfing will become a high school state-championship sport here in the spring of 2013. More>>
Work was done on the shoreline last week to shore up the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial. Perhaps this was nature's way of telling us that time and tides are taking care of what man apparently cannot More>>
A lot of people these days talk about getting rid of government. They say government is the root of our problems, overspending, infiltrating too many aspects of our lives and simply getting in the way. More>>
Frustrated with unusually strong traffic a few weeks back, I took a different route to work the next day. Amazingly, I got to work about 10-minutes quicker. More>>
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