Primary elections are always important, but the Hawai‘i primary on Aug. 8 is one of the most important in recent memory. No matter who you are, no matter what you believe, no matter how young (if you’re 18 or over) or old, whether you’re well-off, middle class or struggling, this primary ...
In January, the New York Times asked President Donald Trump if there were any limits on his global powers. "Yeah," the president responded, "there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me." That was eight months ago, but fortunately Christopher Nolan's ...
There are some disputes that belong in a courtroom. Others belong around a family table. Very few belong in the court of public opinion. When family conflicts involving public figures spill into headlines, cable television and social media, the public often assumes it is witnessing a search ...
It has become a truism that people who are embracing socialism have never had to live under it and its ideological twin, communism. Young people seem so enamored by these train wrecks that they are willing to vote for the most radical candidates who promise them the moon and claim they can pay ...
Maui County officials convened a community meeting in Lahaina on July 1 to celebrate that reconstruction of the wildfire-ravaged town is finally on track — nearly three years after the world watched in horror as much of it burned to the ground. But that jubilation is unfortunately ...
Froma Harrop is a wolf in FOX's clothing. She showed why in an “Opinion” op-ed that appeared in The Maui News lead editorial spot July 15-26. At this time in the degradation of one of the noblest democratic experiments in the history of the world, do you want to vaunt her Evil Leader direct adulation? With appreciation though for what you do to inform us of much else. Judy EagleWailuku
