Lee Cataluna: Hawaii tourism has spun out of control
Are we allowed to grumble yet, or are we still supposed to pretend like this is a good thing? Read more
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Lee Cataluna: Rolovich’s departure is met with a ‘meh’
If someone who didn’t know Hawaii asked you if people here love football, you’d say yes, right? Not just “yes,” but “oh heck yeah.” Read more
Lee Cataluna: Once wildly unpopular, traffic cameras are now getting the green light
Who would have ever thought that the idea of traffic cameras would be embraced in Hawaii? After what happened before, it’s hard to imagine anyone would dare to even bring up the topic again. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Measures for struggling residents represent a good start
As in all things, there’s a big gap between saying you’re going to do something and then actually doing it. Doing it well is an even bigger stretch to span. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Family grieves end of remarkably long life
Elena Montero, 83, isn’t sure she’ll be able to get through the eulogy for her mother’s memorial service. Her mother, Margarita Agullana Tabag, died Jan. 7 at age 108. Read more
Lee Cataluna: When is a pothole just a pothole? Never
Voters hate potholes. They not only hate the damage a pothole can do to their vehicle; they hate all the things a pothole can symbolize, like inattentive local government, inept engineering and an overall lack of leadership. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Maybe save the party until the work is done
Every year at the start of the state legislative session, it feels like the same obligatory ritual that everyone kind of hates but goes along with anyway, like having to put on a show of appeasing petulant little gods. Read more
Lee Cataluna: The auntie who held Waipahu together
Auntie Fay Uyeda’s emails were typed in all caps. When someone gently told her that style wasn’t proper etiquette and that it seemed like screaming, her response was to type all her emails in capital letters and in bold. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Stand-down counts as a victory for Mauna Kea ‘protectors’
It took him a while, but Mayor Harry Kim managed to do something few contemporary political leaders in Hawaii have been able to do: He got people to take him at his word. Read more
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Lee Cataluna: Single-term mayor could achieve proper focus
They’re already posturing and promising, all those folks gearing up for the popularity pageant that is the race for Honolulu mayor. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Disregard of rules exploding in Hawaii
The danger of the proliferation of illegal fireworks goes beyond injuries and the potential for death, though the risk to life and property is bad enough. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Complaining doesn’t make things better — except when it does
If the neighbors are lighting illegal fireworks next door, call and report it. Read more
Lee Cataluna: A drive on the wild side right in town
Oahu’s unkempt roadsides are just another reminder that we shouldn’t build more stuff if we can’t care for what we already have. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Time for a new attack on illegal fireworks
Every year at this time when the stories about illegal fireworks come out, so many online comments brag about everyone knowing where to buy this stuff. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Christmas tree with odd name has impact
This a story about the impulse to reach out, to make Christmas mean more than getting expensive presents and giving obligatory reciprocal gifts, and of starting something that ends up much bigger than you had planned. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Sewing lesson becomes a Christmas workshop
On a Friday evening, Wendy Wong was leaving work when she heard something going on in the conference room. Read more
Lee Cataluna: At the very least, Tulsi Gabbard was present
Being present is pretty much the most and best representation Hawaii has had from her in a long time. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Best part of gift may be the precious bag it comes in
This may be when you really notice it. You’re getting ready to leave for a Christmas party and head to the designated bag drawer to grab one of those sturdy string-handled shopping bags to carry the dinner rolls or the grab bag gifts but this time, something’s different. Read more
Lee Cataluna: City employee’s memories inspire ‘sweet island’ Christmas tree
Gaudencio “Dennis” Lopez, was at his new job with the city only a couple of weeks when he was told that the department’s Christmas tree design was his responsibility. “I guess I pulled the short straw,” he said. Read more
Lee Cataluna: Kauai’s link to a more gracious era
David Penhallow- Scott never seemed a particular age. He knew so much of Kauai history, which made him sound older than he was, but he was funny and clever and busy with interesting projects, which made him appear younger than his years. Read more
Lee Cataluna: In going green, the devil is in the details
This whole business of making Hawaii eco-conscious and politically environmentally correct has lofty goals. Who could argue against saving the aina and saving the planet? Read more
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