LOCAL NEWS

Lee Cataluna

Kids' Pics nurtures budding photogs

Some of the images are so delicate you might find yourself holding your breath — tiny dew drops balanced on the reddest... More »

Jerry Burris

New look at Hawaii worker health care

Hawai'i's health care system was put firmly on the national map in 1974 when the Legislature passed the Pre-Paid Health Care... More »

William Cole

More women take to battlefield

Even though they are prohibited from being in combat roles such as infantry, women increasingly are serving on the... More »

SPORTS

Ferd Lewis

New coach vows to reassure players

Like a lot of college basketball coaches, the University of Hawai'i's Dana Takahara-Dias will be hitting the recruiting... More »

BUSINESS

Robbie Dingeman

More tips, from soapy squirts to Snickers

Readers have sent in more tips for those of us looking for cheap, easy or 'green' ways to take care of household chores. More »

ISLAND LIFE

SHOW BIZ: Wayne Harada

Cher among Hollywood heavies spotted in Islands

Houseguesting at The Kahala Hotel & Resort recently: superstar Cher, film producer-director Bryan Singer and Nickelback... More »

ISLAND SOUNDS: Wayne Harada

CD Reviews

Fawwaz Jubran's underlying theme here is love and harmony, peace and happiness. Perhaps being an Arab-American in these... More »

Wanda A. Adams

Campout cooking can be made easier

With the Fourth of July just upon us, many of us are planning camping trips, or at least an overnight stay at a beach park. More »

ABOUT MEN: Mike Gordon

Dizzying search for man's best friend isn't over

The wall of TVs towered in front of me, a gleaming, state-of-the-art display of high-definition dreams. More »

ABOUT MEN: Andreas Arvman

Remember the rules, but don't mix them up

This Sunday marks a third Father's Day for me. With my vast parenting experience, I am clearly qualified to dispense... More »

ABOUT MEN: Dan Nakaso

Trip will be a time to reflect, not report

There were two separate invitations to visit Thailand and Cambodia this year and unrealized plans to meet a friend in Texas,... More »

ABOUT WOMEN: Catherine E. Toth

Lesson learned: Forget luck; do what you love

I've never considered myself very lucky. I'm not the one who wins door prizes at golf tournaments or hits the royal flush in... More »

OPINION

David Shapiro

Hawaii needs leaders, but gets squabblers

It's frustrating that the people we need to be leaders in our worst economic crisis since statehood are acting more like big... More »

AFTER DEADLINE

Mark Platte

Coverage of celeb's death was fit for a king

Because we are inundated with celebrity news all around us, it's tempting to think that the death of entertainer Michael... More »

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