Stephen Tsai: College sports paying for not sharing their wealth years ago
The best preschool lesson is sharing. It leads to caring about others, eliminating envy and everyone having a chance at success. Read more
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The best preschool lesson is sharing. It leads to caring about others, eliminating envy and everyone having a chance at success. Read more
Question: In March there was news about a health care data breach that affected millions in the U.S. I’m sure I was affected because I couldn’t fill a prescription; the drugstore said it was because of the hack. However, I never got a notification letter, as I have in other cases. Will I ever be told what health information of mine was accessed? Read more
One of good, old Bobby Lee’s favorite sayings was always “professional boxing in Hawaii died a long time ago, they just forgot to bury it.” Read more
Gov. Josh Green faces only bad options in making an interim appointment to fill a vacant West Oahu state Senate seat, and his plan to wait until after the Aug. 10 primary election is a fair solution — even if it bends the law. Read more
Hawaii, birthplace of a magnetic, two-term Democratic president, is usually thumb’s up if the person leading the nation is a Democrat. Read more
Question: I got an email supposedly from the Social Security Administration saying “soon you will no longer be able to sign in to your online Social Security account using your Social Security username and password.” Read more
Can they pick up where they left off? The last time we saw the University of Hawaii football team, the Warriors had just pulled off a senior night semi-miracle at Ching field. Read more
Synopsis: During the first presidential debate on June 27, both candidates failed to recognize the human toll of Israel’s assault on Gaza, and revealed the shameful failure of the U.S. to defend the humanity and rights of Palestinians. Read more
Question: Did the city terminate its contract with All Island Wreckers as threatened? I believe the deadline was Thursday. When will refunds be issued? Read more
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McKinley is a high school, not even a square mile in size. How could its swimmers have that much impact? Read more
Question: I heard they are having another gun amnesty. Will they have a better traffic plan because last time traffic was so bad I never made it. I still have the guns I wanted to drop off last time. Read more
Question: We sold our moped to another party, and a few months later we received parking tickets for the moped, which has turned into a couple thousand dollars. How do we address this when it is not us? Read more
In today’s world everyone is familiar with the concept of hybrid work. You might work at a physical location, remotely or a mixture of both. Read more
We all know that the University of Hawaii’s Ching field is not a great place for Division I college football games. Read more
Question: Do you have any details on the work being done on the Dillingham Fountain, specifically whether the repairs are intended to be long-lasting? Read more
At 117 degrees — the predicted high for Las Vegas this week — even the mercury might be perspiring. Read more
It’s revolting, gross, disgusting. I can barely watch it, if I watch it at all. Read more
In Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial over the 2020 election insurrection, his attorneys argued it was more a matter for the judicial system because he’s “like any other citizen and can be tried in a court of law.” Read more
Question: I am very suspicious about a letter that I received supposedly about a survey done for a U.S. agency. Read more
Have you heard of Heath Baldwin, Zach Ziemek and Harrison Williams? Read more
Mist shrouds the heights of Kauai’s Kokee State Park, home to Pakele, a small, dark gray bird named by state biologists. Read more