Opinions, guest essays and editorials from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Featuring Kokua Line, Rearview Mirror, David Shapiro, Richard Borreca and others.
The official attendance for Saturday’s Hawaii women’s basketball game promoted as “Beeman’s Bigger Bash” ended up at 2,978 fans — much less than the 4,080 people that came through the gates for the original “Beeman’s Big Bash” a year ago against UC Santa Barbara. Read more
Rail has already run up its original $5.2 billion budget to $10 billion, even while shortening the commuter line to stop at South Street, two stations from the planned Ala Moana Center terminus. Read more
Nine months is way too long for a Division I program to be without an athletic director who doesn’t have the interim or acting tag. Read more
House Bill 550 would allow law enforcement to establish probable cause for a fireworks-related arrest based on video recordings “made by a law enforcement agency using, controlling, or operating an unmanned aerial vehicle.” Read more
More bad news: not only is Hawaii the most expensive, the accounting shows that Hawaii’s cost of living is rising slightly. Read more
Question: My son lives in Las Vegas now, but he was born in Hawaii in 1972 and needs to get his birth certificate. How would he go about getting a copy? Read more
When I was a teenager in the 1960s, bell-bottom pants were popular. I remember the last time I wore them, they had shifted in my mind from looking cool to ridiculous. Read more
Question: I noticed you ran something last month about Tax-Aide looking for volunteers, but what about the sites for people who need the help doing their taxes? Have those been announced yet? I learned last year that it’s better to call sooner than later for an appointment. Read more
College football players opting out of bowl games was bad enough. Now there’s talk of entire teams pulling out of conference championship games. Read more
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Question: You’ve written a lot about the Kailua/Lanikai roundabout, but what about the one they are building past Kaneohe? Read more
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is getting your financial house in order, selecting a personal finance app is a great place to start. Read more
Question: Can you find out what is on the back of a state ID and driver’s license card? I see a barcode and a mashed symbol. What information is in it, and is it sensitive? An entity is asking me to photo-send it, front and back. Read more
A pillow-soaking nightmare is taking a test in a class you have not attended all semester. Read more
Well, well, looky what we have here. Dillon Gabriel, a Mililani product and Oregon Heisman Trophy finalist, isn’t being dismissed by NFL pundits anymore. Read more
The benefits of clean fuels extend beyond electricity. Read more
I don’t know all the answers, but I can tell you one: Adults in both public office and civil society need to behave like adults again. Read more
A 2-cent increase in the cigarette tax is a small investment with a profound return. Read more
The issue for the Legislature regarding affordable housing in Hawaii is simply how much, and when can you build it. Read more
Proteins are fundamental to life. They are involved in virtually every process within our bodies, from catalyzing chemical reactions to defending against diseases. Read more
A few months ago I wrote about former judge James Seishiro Burns and how he came to have a Japanese middle name. Burns was a son of Gov. John A. Burns. He married TV journalist Emme Tomimbang. Read more
Question: What number do I call to get a TRO on a person? Read more
