The Star-Advertiser ran an editorial cartoon recently that I really enjoyed: A man standing amid Christmas sale signs and saying “There’s a war against Christmas...

Editor’s note: Soon after Bob Jones filed this column, Hawaii public worker unions, miffed at State House Speaker Calvin Say for not agreeing to raise...

Those national budget talks need some heavy-dose shots of reality. First, the GOP needs to stop talking about how it almost won the 2012 election....

They get elected Hawaii governor, they come into office with a lot of public support, then they poop out. They can, perhaps rightfully, claim that...

I watch Hawaii Five-0 religiously, except when it’s in reruns and the episode is so terrible I can’t tolerate it a second time. I have...

“More than 9 million Americans served in the military during the Vietnam War. Three and-a-half million served in Southeast Asia. Fifty-eight thousand died. Three-hundred thousand...

Writing a book is not something I’d want to do twice! You start, stop, decide to give it up. Years go by. You tackle it...

Here’s my yearly column on family-friendly travel with camping on the Mainland. Have you read James Michener’s Chesapeake? That’s what drew me to Chesapeake Bay....

The state Department of Human Services and Attorney General’s Office are continuing their investigation into allegations of financial misconduct surrounding Kauai Independent Food Bank. The...

When you get to my age, you start to wonder if you’ve done anything really helpful for others with your life. I tend to feel...