Hawai‘i State Legislature is floating two companion bills, HB 1118 and SB 1437, that would discontinue religious (or the Orwellian “non-medical”) exemptions to vaccination in public schools. Indeed, just last week HB 1118 was passed by the House Committee on Health. While I do ...

The Kahului Airport speed bumps are unacceptable. These numerous speed bumps are detrimental to each and every vehicle, bus and shuttle that has to go over them. Also, I believe they are not healthy for drivers and passengers to go over them. These bumps shake your spine, rattle your ...

Unfortunately, Hawaii is not on track to achieve its goal of net negative greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, when more greenhouse gases must be sequestered than emitted. The way things are going, we will miss the goal by a lot. We must do much more. Fortunately, one bill in particular that ...

Morality may be a measure of the relationship one has with oneself. Ethics may be a measure of the relationship that one has with others. My mother’s influence on me showed clearly. Morally, she was an example of a happy, adjusted, self-sacrificing, loving person. My dad, on the other ...

I’m thankful we have a leader in the White House again. A smart, business-sense, courageous, thoughtful leader that doesn’t hide from the press. He hasn’t lied to us yet. He isn’t afraid to address issues head on and stand up to other countries and he always puts the country and ...

For most of my 50-plus years operating from Lahaina Harbor, commercial and recreational vessels that did not have slips were forced to keep their vessels on offshore moorings, either on the Lahaina Roadstead or at Mala Wharf. During Kona weather, many of these vessels would run over to ...