That’s a very common saying here in Hawaii. Locals learn it early because their parents preach it constantly when they’re at the beach. They know that they can be happily...

Off and on over the past eight or ten years, there have been several stories in the media about shark attacks here in Hawaii. Statewide over the past decade, we’ve...

I sat next to a very nice lady from Texas on my recent flight back to Maui from Los Angeles and, unlike most flights, we actually had some conversation. She...

This morning over coffee, my wife mentioned a conversation she had the other day with one of her lady friends. The woman, who is a relative newcomer to these islands,...