Archive - Opinion

Afterthoughts: Hot Wheels

My rides keep getting stolen, but I’m finally getting smarter.

michael keany

Unsolicited Advice: Get Squared Away

HONOLULU Magazine editor A. Kam Napier offers some advice to plumbers, electricians, tub refinishers and handymen in Hawaii.

a. kam napier

Editor's Page: Schools and Stars

How we’re covering the public schools this year.

A. Kam Napier

Afterthoughts: Happy Returns

Birthdays aren’t what they used to be. I’m OK with that.

Michael Keany

Unsolicited Advice: Stop Leading with the Bleeding

Hey, local TV news, enough with the coverage of grisly car accidents and weeping relatives of the injured and the slain.

Bans and Morality

Sometimes the law is too big for our problems.

A. Kam Napier

Unsolicited Advice: Kamaaina Tours

Wouldn’t it be great if there were kamaaina versions of the tours themselves?

An Open Letter to APEC Attendees

Welcome, APEC attendees!

Taking Sides on the Big Island

A recent kerfuffle in the Big Island politics revives the debate over a two-county structure.

Catherine Tarleton

What Does Statehood Mean to Me?

We asked public figures for their thoughts on and memories of Aug. 22, 1959, the day Hawaii became the 50th state.

Catherine Toth