Four years ago today, true American patriots and citizens watched in horror as live-news feeds showed an unthinkable assault on the U.S. Capitol, the very seat of our shared democracy Read more
Union nurses at The Queen’s Health System on Oahu are threatening a strike as negotiations hit a sticking point over nurse-to-patient ratios — the subject of tense disagreement at Kapi‘olani Medical Center last year. Read more
Back in the day, people who set off firecrackers on New Year’s Eve had the good grace to get up the next morning and sweep up the red-paper debris littering the ground. Read more
Warren Upton was one of 461 crew members who survived a torpedo attack sinking the battleship Utah at Pearl Harbor in 1941, taking the lives of 58 of his fellows. Read more
It’s time for a last holiday hurrah at Honolulu Hale, before the festive display starts going dark. Read more
Oahu households with automated trash pickup and Christmas trees to dispose of: “Tree-cycle” at the curb by removing all decorations, including tinsel, and cutting trees into pieces that fit entirely inside the green carts. Read more
The lava flow at Halemaumau Crater has been intermittent, but this advisory is eternal: Safety comes first, where volcano-watching is concerned. Read more
Kauai awaits, with more than a bit of anxiety, for news of 159 nurses’ votes, concluding at 8 tonight, on whether to authorize a possible strike at Wilcox Medical Center. That Read more
Airplane stowaways have put Hawaii in the news this past holiday week, and that’s not a good thing. Read more
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Hawaii was more than the 50th State to the 39th commander-in-chief. It was home to the late President Jimmy Carter. Read more
Oahu residents planning to set off firecrackers on New Year’s Eve hopefully planned ahead, because permit applications to buy the items closed on Dec. 21. Read more
Anything can happen, and when it does, it could be spectacular, again. Read more
The fact that the drugs could reach Miske, or anyone in the detention center, must be explained. Read more
Here’s a worrisome stat that will, hopefully, make drinkers think twice this holiday season: Over the past two months, Honolulu police have arrested 1,302 impaired drivers. Read more
Three state entities have joined in a push to make seagliders the newest form of interisland transport. Read more
The neighborhood boards are advisory in nature, but provide feedback and sway on issues such as public capital improvement projects and zoning concerns. Read more
A process to dispute alleged violations will continue, but this schedule would formalize certain fines and streamline the process of resolving penalties when violations are not contested. Read more
Just in time for Christmas, here’s a little present for working folks: Take-home pay should show a bit of a bump in the new year. Read more
Thanks to a City Charter amendment successfully passed in November’s election, a new Ocean Safety Commission is being created. Read more
’Tis the season to be striking, evidently. First came word last week of mainland workers striking at several Amazon distribution facilities, followed by Starbucks workers in three major cities starting a five-day strike Friday. Read more
Massive tangles of debris — much of it rope and nets lost or discarded by fishing boats, contaminating the oceans with plastic particles and threatening sea life — have been washing onto Hawaii coasts at higher-than-usual rates. Read more
