There are a lot of things happening on the union front that could have a big effect on the upcoming national and local elections. There...

I was under the impression that the Legislature was going to do something about curbing bullying. If it did, I didn’t notice, and there’s strong...

There is a lot of conversation going on about Honolulu’s rail transit system. As mentioned, it’s the biggest public works project ever for Hawaii and...

I imagine every state has a sound that strikes fear into its residents’ hearts. No words have to be spoken, just the sound alone alerts...

Some members of the Honolulu City Council Budget Committee are questioning the number of public relations people associated with the multibillion-dollar rail project. Budget chairwoman...

It seems potholes have plagued isle roads from the beginning of time. So it was no big surprise that there is a nonprofit group TRIP...

It’s not easy to be a teacher. There are plenty of hurdles to leap over, credentials to be earned and a long life of continuing...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s win in a recall election last Tuesday may have awakened a unionized monster that’s been asleep for decades. Unions evoke controversy....

Do you get the feeling that something unethical is going on behind the taxpayers’ backs? Last week I thought there was a good possibility that...

Our Founding Fathers created a constitution that made despotic and tyrannical rule impossible. From the looks of it, that was the easy part. What it...