Commemorating The 72nd Anniversary Of Nagasaki
Aug. 9, 1945, marked a day of triumph and tragedy; the triumph of the war’s ending that ushered in the tragedy that would become the nuclear age. The United States dropped a second atomic bomb on...
View ArticleHot Talk Between Trump, North Korea Could Put Hawaii On The Front Line
As the heated rhetoric between President Donald Trump and North Korea reaches a boiling point, the chances of Hawaii, with its large military bases, being pulled into the conflict are increasing as...
View ArticleQ&A: What Does The US Military Do On The Island Of Guam?
(AP) — The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea’s army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an “enveloping fire” around the island. The threat came after...
View ArticleFirst Rat Lungworm Case Since 2010 Reported On Oahu
The Hawaii Department of Health announced Wednesday that a case of rat lungworm disease was confirmed on Oahu for the first time since 2010, bringing the year-to-date total of the parasitic infection...
View ArticleAs Some Oahu Cemeteries Run Out Of Space, City OKs Expansion
Some cemeteries on Oahu are running out of space, but the Honolulu City Council took action Wednesday that may provide some relief. After listening to more than an hour of testimony, council members...
View ArticleIan Lind: A Judge’s Findings Leave TMT Opponents Few Options
On July 26, retired Circuit Court Judge Riki May Amano, acting as the hearing officer presiding over a contested case challenge to the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope project near the summit of Mauna...
View ArticleHanabusa Rethinking Pro-Israel Bill After Taking Heat At Town Halls
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa’s town hall turned testy Tuesday as she was confronted by constituents who criticized her support for a popular but controversial pro-Israel bill. Their efforts may have paid...
View ArticleShortage of Bus Drivers Leave Maui Students, Parents Scrambling
Facing a shortage of school bus drivers on Maui, state education officials say the company that operates many of the island’s routes is working on a fix: bringing drivers in from Oahu. Oahu-based...
View ArticleCommon Sense For Vacation Rentals
Many local residents are upset about the rapid expansion of Airbnb on Oahu. However, short-term vacation rentals go back much further than Airbnb. What Airbnb has done is lower the barriers to entry,...
View ArticleWhy Hawaii Won’t Join Battle Against Trump’s ‘Sanctuary City’ Crackdown
Months after issuing an ominous but little-heeded warning to “sanctuary jurisdictions,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently tightened the screws by announcing a new policy of withholding key...
View ArticleGov. Ige’s Campaign Cash As Low As His Poll Numbers
With the primary election just one year away, Hawaii Gov. David Ige has just $250,000 in his re-election war chest. For an incumbent with low poll numbers and lots of talk around the state of potential...
View ArticleHow Wespac Is Twisting Words To Allow More Fishing
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is crafting new definitions that could allow more fishing in restricted waters around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa. The...
View ArticleTad Bartimus: Why Breadfruit Belongs On Our Tables
It’s ‘ulu season in Hawaii, time to cook, eat and celebrate one of the islands’ oldest “new” superfoods. So dodge those big green orbs oozing sticky white sap that splat from trees overhanging streets...
View ArticleChina Is The Key To Avoiding Nuclear ‘Fire and Fury’ in North Korea
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship. North Korea got the world’s attention – and Trump’s – when it successfully launched an...
View ArticleTrump Doesn’t Have A Clue About Cuba
For over 50 years I waited for my country to give me permission make a 45-minute flight to neighboring Cuba so I could visit the Cuban people, see their 500-year-old cities, hike in their mountain...
View ArticleEx-Honolulu Cop Offers $300,000 To Settle Suit With Bartender He Shot
A wayward bullet from his .38 Smith and Wesson could cost former Honolulu police officer Anson Kimura $300,000, according to recently filed court records. Kimura accidentally shot a bartender in the...
View ArticleHanabusa Considering Run For Hawaii Governor
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa said Friday she may mount an election challenge to Hawaii Gov. David Ige in 2018. “I’ve always considered my political future in terms of ‘How do I best serve Hawaii?’” she...
View ArticlePod Squad: Talking Story With Colleen Hanabusa
What’s it like to be in Congress in the era of President Donald Trump? U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa shares her insights on a number of issues with Pod Squad host Chad Blair. Subscribe to the Civil Beat...
View ArticleReader Rep: Time To Cut The Rhetoric And Use Words Wisely
Words threatened our beautiful and peaceful island home last week, when they prompted us to ponder what possibly could be worse than having front-row seats to the discharge of nuclear “fire and fury,...
View ArticleEx-Cop Sues Honolulu For Not Paying To Defend Him In Assault Lawsuit
Former Honolulu police officer Nelson Tamayori says he is looking for a fair shake, and this week he sued the city he once worked for in an attempt to get it. Tamayori worked for a Honolulu Police...
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