A Doggone Good Deed In Waipahu

July 01, 2009 - MidWeek
By Pamela Young

Dear Pamela,

I work the midnight shift from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. One night I went to work, not knowing I forgot to lock the driveway gate. I came home and saw the gate was open.

Hands-free Options For Your Cell

July 01, 2009 - Weekend
By Alison Stewart

With the new “hands-free” cell phone law going into effect this week, I’ve been bombarded with the same question from family, friends, co-workers and readers: “What is the best hands-free device I can use with my cell phone?”

Micah Hirokawa

July 01, 2009 - MidWeek

Did you know that the cheetah is the only big cat that can purr? How ‘bout that the king of hearts is the only king in the deck without a mustache? If you do, then congratulations on knowing a bunch of random facts. You should try your luck on Jeopardy. (And if you happen to win the big bucks, remember who always supported you way back when, hint, hint.) But if you don’t know useless trivia - or that, in America, car horns beep in the tone of F - don’t feel too down. “Who counts that, you know?” says Micah Hirokawa of the laughable-but-true

Understanding Islam On Women

June 10, 2009 - MidWeek

Editor’s note: Hakim Ouansafi is the president and chairman of the Muslim Association of Hawaii. In his column Just What We Need, Islam Day (May 20), Jerry Coffee argues against having a state-sponsored Islam Day based on his (mis)understanding of Islam’s position on women.

Doses Of Reality While On Vacation

July 01, 2009 - MidWeek
By Jade Moon

I’ve been talking about the vacation we just wrapped up - Atlanta, New York City, Washington, D.C. Fascinating places to visit, of course, and we fully appreciate everything we saw and experienced.

Dean Wilson

June 24, 2009 - MidWeek

Pro golfer and Hawaii’s own Dean Wilson currently resides on Hawaii’s “ninth island,” Las Vegas - his home away from home while not on tour. Busy as ever, Wilson competed in the PGA Tour St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn., last week and previously played in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Ft. Worth, Texas, to name a couple.

In Defense Of Honest Journalism

June 24, 2009 - MidWeek
By Susan Page

“The visas for many of the foreign journalists in Iran are expiring this week, depriving the world of independent sources of information about the violent protests that erupted after the disputed presidential election.” - New York Times online story: “In Iran, Fewer Journalists Each Day,” by Brian Stelter and Richard Perez-Pena.

The Top 10 Turnoffs For Women

February 11, 2009 - MidWeek
By Katie Young

“Women are so complicated,” many of my male friends lament. “It’s so hard to know what they want.”

Waha Nui

July 01, 2009 - MidWeek Islander
By Carol Chang

Castle High graduate (1996) Candice Bonser Wong has been inducted into the Heald College Alumni Hall of Fame. Candice graduated with highest honors from the school and also from HPU magna cum laude. She currently works on Heald’s Honolulu campus as director of financial aid… Speaking of scholarship, Oregon State’s honor roll for spring term includes Rachel Pavlis of Kaneohe with a straight A

Taking Orders

July 01, 2009 - MidWeek
By Ron Nagasawa

If I ever had the honor to meet the Dalai Lama to ask a single question, I know what that question would be. I know you’re thinking it would be something like “What is the meaning of life?” But actually I would rather ask, “Whom should I listen to, my mom or my wife?”