Lee Cataluna: Iroquois Point Elementary School teachers caravan to check in on students

• By Lee Cataluna
• May 10, 2020

Iroquois Point Elementary teachers drive through their community and call out to their students to tell them that they miss them. Read more

Lee Cataluna: It’s time to reevaluate Hawaii inmate releases

• By Lee Cataluna
• May 8, 2020

Letting inmates out of prison theoretically saves them from the threat of getting COVID-19 while incarcerated, but it does not save them from the threat of getting it while out in the community. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Who comes to Hawaii to self-quarantine?

• By Lee Cataluna
• May 6, 2020

Any tourist who flies to Hawaii right now and promises at the airport to strictly obey the 14-day quarantine is lying, at least a little bit. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Hawaii aiming to be the world’s safest place

• By Lee Cataluna
• May 3, 2020

Hawaii can’t be the state that most effectively dealt with COVID-19 but unable to deal with the legions of homeless people living in unsanitary conditions. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Hawaii mayors should be left to lead their unique COVID-19 lockdown situations

• By Lee Cataluna
• May 1, 2020

Apparently, there’s a section of the population that doesn’t know what the expression WTF means. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Friends and family celebrate Ewa boy’s birthday with drive-by party while practicing social distancing

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 29, 2020

At 3:45 Sunday afternoon they met at Geiger Park in Ewa and got ready by taping posters and banners to the car doors. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Where effects of social distancing hit hardest

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 26, 2020

Mental health and the harmful effects of isolation and social distancing has become a hot topic during these unprecedented times. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Lt. Gov. Josh Green sums up confusing beach rules with 3 letters

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 24, 2020

WTF indeed. Finally, somebody said it. Maybe that will motivate coordination among Hawaii leaders, maybe it won’t. Read more

Lee Cataluna: The silver lining in this very dark cloud

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 22, 2020

Folks must be reaching up into the cobwebby garage rafters and digging into backyard storage sheds to retrieve long-idle fishing gear, because fishermen are out on the shorelines, looking busy and looking happy. Read more

Lee Cataluna: How’s that endorsement of Gov. David Ige feeling right now?

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 19, 2020

All those teachers sharing angry posts about Ige last week on social media were a major reason he became governor in the first place. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 17, 2020

This staying-at-home business has been going on a long time. Read more

Lee Cataluna: How to make your parents stay home

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 15, 2020

We worry about the wiggly little kids, bored and itching to break free during these stay-at-home orders. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Pastor has message of hope for Easter

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 12, 2020

“The wood had this protective symbolism about it,” Paul Brennan said. “Like a refuge. Like a safe haven.” Read more

Lee Cataluna: Sending bulldozers to burial site is Kirk Caldwell’s biggest gaffe yet

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 10, 2020

Everybody is worried about basic survival stuff, and Honolulu’s mayor decided to roll out the bulldozers on his controversial pet project. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Kauai mayor orders curfew but serves up encouragement

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 8, 2020

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami stands in the foyer of his house wearing shorts and a T-shirt and black Nikes. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Isolation, gratitude connect pen pals

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 5, 2020

This time of isolation and the loss of comforting routines has made some of the smallest interactions seem like deep friendships. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Endeavors to keep kids learning give a sign of hope

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 3, 2020

Online learning has made access to learning possible for more students, of course, but the commitment to maintain public education despite our current hardships is one of the best examples of hope for the future. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Public restrooms critical for some

• By Lee Cataluna
• April 1, 2020

Staying home during this health emergency is hard. It is especially hard on those who don’t have a home. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Quarantine gives us time to reflect on what truly matters

• By Lee Cataluna
• March 29, 2020

It’s hard to take and it’s for a terrible reason, but this is also a time to reflect on what is important and what needs to change going forward. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Now is not the time for political opportunity

• By Lee Cataluna
• March 27, 2020

While believing that something good can come out of bad circumstances is a positive way to deal with misfortune, that approach can too easily become conveniently self-serving. Read more

Lee Cataluna: Kupuna Shopping Hour settles into routine

• By Lee Cataluna
• March 25, 2020

At 5:51 Tuesday morning there were about seven people waiting for the doors to open. They weren’t standing in line. Read more