I have a pet theory that most Olympics fans are not year-round sports fans, and that lots of sports fan(atic)s do not care about the Olympics at all.
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As the youngest state among the 50, Hawaii doesn’t have much history in the business of presidential politics. And what little is there is out of the Democratic playbook.
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An acquaintance on the Republican right once told me, “I don’t care so much which party has the White House and Congress, as long as we have the Supreme Court.”
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The record book tells us the first football game at Aloha Stadium was played on Sept. 13, 1975, with Texas A&I spoiling the University of Hawaii’s housewarming party 43-9. T
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Question: Recently the contractor on the parking lot repaving at Enchanted Lake Elementary School has been starting work at 6 a.m., waking me from my restful sleep.
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- By Laiana Wong
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July 27, 2024
Synopsis: Deep-sea mining can deplete the amount of oxygen necessary to sustain life on the ocean floor.
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Question: Is it too early to get a flu shot? I know there’s been a lot of attention on summer COVID-19, but I’m more concerned about the flu because of a friend’s bad experience, and also because I am current on my COVID-19 boosters.
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Nearly every day, a reader will ask me a question about something historical. Sometimes I know the answer. Sometimes I don’t and I have to research it a bit, which I love doing.
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Question: Does the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services do big surveys? I don’t mean after a particular treatment; I’ve gotten those letters before. I mean with an interview? They are asking me to do a survey and I want to find out if it’s legitimate. I know that my health data was hacked last year so it’s hard to tell.
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- By Rob Kay
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July 24, 2024
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Tracking your family’s finances is never-ending. The internet made things a lot easier with personal finance software.
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Question: Auwe to the driver of a plumbing business van who honked at me as I pulled into a parking lot for restaurants and businesses on South King Street. You were sitting parked alongside the street meter and not near the parking lot entrance with no blinkers showing any indication that you were going into the parking lot.
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Question: My wife and I recently downsized from our single-family home to a high-rise apartment. We filed a forwarding notice with the U.S. Postal Service and have been receiving our important mail, although in general we don’t get too much mail anymore. Will we receive our ballots this way as well?
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On Sunday morning, University of Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang brought coffee, doughnuts and an open mind to the program’s conference room.
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Honolulu’s Jeff Stabile remembers his 15-year-old self, all 6 feet, 6 inches of him, competing in the 3-meter springboard as a junior national diver, launching himself skyward into rarefied air and envisioning one day being an Olympian.
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As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump moves forward with his campaign, the political polls show he looks strong. But Trump is still adding a new aspect.
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Question: Regarding Hawaiian Electric’s time-of-use rate plan called Shift and Save: I thought we could opt out at any time, but now I am hearing it has to be before the August bill.
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Randall Roth lit a flame 27 years ago that still burns brightly.
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Two of Hawaii’s favorite sports simply don’t exist as such. They’re just activities that a lot of so-called sports experts don’t recognize as athletic competition.
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