The tragic deaths of Hayden Panettiere and Jason Arday can be tied to the same phenomenon. It's not new but has accelerated in today's influencer culture: youth's hunger for fame. Panettiere was an accomplished actress who, buried in depression and addiction, died from an apparent drug ...
On behalf of the Waiohuli Makai Homelands Advocacy Group, I thank a Honolulu philanthropist for an Aug. 2 contribution of $3,000. The donor, a prominent isle developer, designated the sum toward a scholarship in order for a University of Hawaiʻi senior or master’s-degree candidate in architecture, community planning or engineering to create a Waiohuli Makai site plan. Waiohuli Makai is the project name of a proposed 1,200-lot Hawaiian Homes development on 4,780 acres in Upcountry Maui. Ten years ago, Maui Hawaiian homestead leaders had proposed this vision for a Waiohuli Makai ...
Except for those in districts that are deeply, deeply blue, Democratic Congressional nominees won't be making the impeachment of President Donald Trump a campaign issue this fall. There's no percentage for them in doing so. For Democrats in contested districts, the "I-word", like Voldemort, is ...
Why can hunters neglect their animals? I called about these dogs being left out in the hurricane and the lady that came by said there wasn’t anything wrong being done. The storm is only going to get worse and they are just going to let them suffer. Alec HalaifonuaMakawao
In 1984, I arrived in Maui. I was startled to notice that members of various Hongwanjis seemed long-lived and retained faces and auras, respectively, vital and bright. Over time, I have had personal relationships with many members of this branch of Buddhism. Members of any religion or other organization will tell a keen observer a lot about their institution or teaching. Members of this form of Buddhism have stood out throughout the years as remarkably conscious, virtuous and vital members of this community. I don't know many particulars of this form of Buddhism, but the people have ...
Trump claimed this past week that his job approval ratings are "fabulous" — they're "above 60%." He also asserted that the United States is enjoying "the greatest economy we've ever had." And that the U.S. has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz. "I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT," he wrote ...
