There’s a lot of talk around town about accountability these days. An accountability study is under way at the University of Hawaii. Surprisingly, it’s being...

After the Stevie Wonder “blunder,” there was a consensus among those who keep an eye on the University of Hawaii system that when the legislative...

This has been a very boring but educational legislative session. I was surprised that the same-sex marriage bill went down in flames. There wasn’t enough...

Lawmakers promised – and delivered – legislation that would prompt heated discussion on legalized gambling in the state of Hawaii. Bills before the Legislature cover...

There’s a bill making its way through the state Legislature that would require everyone in a car – no matter how old or where they’re...

Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s 2013 State of the State address was pretty entertaining, mostly because I don’t think a lot of people listening understood what he...

Does loyalty matter in local politics? You’d better believe it. Dissident Democrats in the state House of Representatives, long on the outs with Speaker Calvin...

The most disturbing event of 2012 was the inability of the Hawaii State Teachers Association and the Abercrombie administration to settle their differences and ratify...

I was surprised last week to receive a few recycled Christmas gifts, because I had never thought of the convenience of the practice. I received...

Hopefully everyone survived the holidays and is feeling better. Of course, some people are feeling better than others. Most of us are not in the...