From time to time, I’ve received comments and emails — not all favorable — about the posts that stray from “Travel” and “Trains” and wander off into “Other Things.” Sometimes...

Over the years, Hawaii politics has produced bumper crops of characters. It may be true of every community, but it just seems as though we’ve had more than our fair...

I’ve known quite a few politicians over the years and they are all fascinating people. No exceptions. I have two big favorites – the former Mayor of Honolulu, Frank Fasi,...

When it comes to politics or public policy issues, it seems that these days the most common strategy employed to achieve a goal is to attack and if possible destroy...