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A Retiree Tries Not to Get Burned in Hawaii's White-Hot Solar Market 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Sylvia Nam, a Waipahu retiree, saw the light after a solar salesman took her out for a meal at Zippy’s. After all, there has probably never been a better time to switch to solar electricity in Hawaii...
The "Stairway to Heaven" Is More Remote Than Ever 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
KANEOHE — For those who've climbed up the Haiku Stairs all the way to the stunning Puu Keahiakahoe summit to take in the view of the lush Koolau mountain range, the experience could seem, well, pricel...
Hawaii's Hanging Chad: The Catholic Church's Same Sex Problem 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
What is it about sex that so riles the Catholic Church? Larry Silva, the bishop of Honolulu, is urging all Catholics in Hawaii to contact their state legislators to let them know how they feel about ...
How Much Is Too Much When It Comes To the UH PR Machine? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
I think reasonable-minded citizens can draw the conclusion that the University of Hawaii has gone overboard in hiring public relations people. Fifty-two of them who spend 100 percent of their work ti...
Deedy Trial: A Hung Jury Means Federal Agent Could Be Back In Court 27 Aug 2013 | 10:44 am
A mistrial declared Monday in the seven-week Christopher Deedy murder trial sets the stage for a rematch that could see many of the same arguments play out again if a new jury is selected next summer....
Will the Changing Energy Landscape Spark Biofuel Buyer's Remorse? 26 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
The promise of biofuels was that they would deliver a locally produced, renewable fuel source. The question is increasingly: at what cost? As Hawaiian Electric Co. has committed in recent weeks to dr...
Hawaii Dr. Irwin Schatz' Stand Against Racism Resonates Decades Later 26 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Dr. Irwin Schatz was working as a cardiologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit when he came across a report in a medical journal that shocked him. The year was 1965, seven years before his son, the ...
Gene Park: In Hawaii, Tweeters and Bloggers Chronicle Vital Issues 26 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
On March 18, 2011, I was alone in my apartment, hearing reports of the Libyan revolution in full force. I could've been watching CNN or any of the other news networks. But their reports felt distant. ...
The Rising East: Ichiro’s Bat Helps To Boost U.S.-Japan Relations 26 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Ichiro Suzuki has joined the ranks of those who have enhanced America’s relations with Japan like the U.S. military men and women who leapt to Japan’s relief after the natural disaster of 2011 and Amb...
Cayetano: Legislature Needs to Reform Hawaii Collective Bargaining Law 26 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Civil Beat asked whether the counties fought hard enough in the binding arbitration case regarding the SHOPO contract. Probably not. One reason may be that the binding arbitration law is flawed and s...
