Kakaako plan for 22 towers holds promise
A major landowner in Kakaako has revealed a large part of its ambitious plan to erect 22 condominium towers on 60 acres that will lead the way in redefining what has been an industrial warehouse area...
View ArticleHaleiwa project a step toward better future
It's a tough task to make something that's already so good even better. But that's the challenge Kamehameha Schools — with much community input — is tackling in Haleiwa.
View ArticleHistoric preservation and burial laws would work fine if they were followed
We share the frustrations over historic preservation review of Kawaiahao Church's construction project and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation expressed on your editorial pages.
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
Give PLDC a chance to live up to its goals • Ruling on rail recalls Superferry fiasco • Presence of iwi should not stop rail; and more
View ArticleHigh time Council answers tough questions on rail tab
It is time to have that talk. No, not that one. It's time for the City Council to talk to us about the so far unexplained, perhaps unintentional, but still very real and increasing costs of the city's...
View ArticleDa Kine
Rocks, minerals and gems star in show • Wine tasting will benefit Hospice Hawaii • Fashion a frightful flick and win $300 • Got a spooky story? Enter it in a contest and win $200 prize
View ArticleSeveral connections to isles found at Korean film festival
Korean cinema shows no signs of slowing down if the just-ended 17th Annual Busan International Film Festival is any indication. I attended the festival, and while an enviable celebrity list is a given,...
View ArticleAbles Sayre readjusts to isles, begins returning to spotlight
After a successful United Kingdom tour of her Tony-nominated role of Bloody Mary in "South Pacific," singer-actress Loretta Ables Sayre has settled back into her Mililani Mauka home and finally is...
View ArticlePoints of entry are myriad in 100th Bamboo Ridge issue
One hundred. A pleasing, round number in a culture with a base-10 monetary system. One hundred dollars used to be a lot of money; now it's two bags of groceries, not quite two tanks of gas, a fraction...
View ArticleRail or Bus?: A growing Honolulu demands a high-capacity system of rail and bus
On Thursday, Sept. 27, 6:46 a.m., I caught the Route 42 bus from Fort Weaver Road in Ewa Beach to downtown.
View ArticleRail or Bus?: A FAST bus system, including a Nimitz flyover, makes fiscal sense
The goal of our $1.5 billion transportation plan is to provide a Flexible, Affordable, Smart, Transportation system that will not jeopardize the city's financial future.
View ArticlePaying cashier for meal may be faster
Q: Why do some restaurants have table service but require you to pay a cashier instead of paying your server? Q: What's the appropriate response to "So, when is your baby due?" when not pregnant?
View ArticleCelebrity-named horses are ranch's main attraction
Jean-Claude Van Damme is in love with Sandra Bullock, but she isn't interested in romance. She's completely focused on work. Shania Twain hates to sweat. Whenever her face gets hot and sticky, she'll...
View ArticleLand of the moai guards its mystery
From its famed giant stone statues to finding a good, affordable hotel, Easter Island is full of mysteries. There are ancient questions, like how the statues were transported and why the island lost...
View ArticleVisitors find proof of distillers' craft on Bourbon Trail
Bourbon fan Tim Allen started his day of sightseeing by sipping whiskeys crafted at a Jim Beam distillery. Where else are pre-lunch nips more commonplace than in Kentucky bourbon country?
View ArticleDrought, freeze chill fall tourism
Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orchards virtually devoid of apples and fall...
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