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Jamie Stiehm: Let the word go forth: The truth about Trump

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is not just a bad president. "King" is too good a word for the likes of him. What Trump truly is shall be written in the end. Andrew Johnson was the worst president we've had until now. A Southerner who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president, he took office in 1865 ...

Marnie Masada: We need answers about MPD’s eal-time crime center

Maui County Council Member Tamara Paltin brought two bills before the Disaster, Recovery, International Affairs and Planning Committee in early September seeking to put some guardrails on how and when the police can use footage collected from real-time surveillance cameras. Instead, Bills 112 ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers, and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in “Healthwise Maui,” which appears in The Maui News. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic, and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, visit mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: Does a mammogram still work if I have breast implants? Kelly Combs, Director of Imaging Services, Maui Health: Yes, a mammogram can still take ...

Letter: Would consider voting for Donald J. Trump again

I voted twice for President Trump and would consider doing it again if the opposing candidate leaned extreme left. My first choice for President, however, was a moderate that leaned slightly right but unfortunately was not nominated by their party. As most Americans including myself consider themselves moderates, I sense that we, “the silent majority”, are fast becoming tired of the far left and right extremists. Like many Americans, it seems we are always left with little alternative but to vote for the lesser of two evils. It appears that our President, like many leaders of the ...

Letter: LeBron James, time for you to retire

I can’t figure out why LeBron James doesn't retire. He is 42 years old. He has made millions of dollars and really doesn't need the money. He should give the younger generation a chance. A lot of these young athletes in the NBA come from economically disadvantaged households and all they are trying just to do is feed their family. He himself came from this kind of upbringing. Nobody wants to watch an old man playing basketball. It is best for basketball industry to have young, attractive athletes and not an old dog like James. LeBron, it is time for you to go. Terao NakasoneKīhei