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BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN – KAUNAKAKAI, MOLOKAI – Larry Helm, a well-known native Hawaiian activist, former political candidate and military veteran on the island of Molokai, has died after a battle with cancer.

By Keli’i Akina I’ve written in the past about how a so-called empty homes tax would be highly unlikely to solve Oahu’s housing crisis. Twice in the past few years, bills to impose such a tax have been introduced at the Honolulu City Council, and twice those bills failed to gain traction. But the idea...

The Viking Security Safe VS-12SX is great way to stash your valuables.

Editor’s Note from Rob Kay: As we get closer to yet another anniversary of December 7, 1942, I think it’s appropriate to post this interview that NPR podcaster Tom Wilmer conducted with Bishop Museum Historian and Curator of the Archives, DeSoto Brown. I met with Tom Wilmer earlier this year when he was in Honolulu covering HIFF and several travel stories on Waikiki

aveuni-Coast-from-track-to-Upper-Bouma-Falls (courtesy Paddy Ryan Photography)

Exploring Timor-Leste From the Air is a stunning photography book featuring over 100 high-quality aerial images taken throughout this captivating, yet often overlooked, country.

These days there are so many nutrition studies being vomited out to the public by the media that it’s just too much to swallow. And that’s a good thing, since they are junk food for your brain.

BY RICHARD OLIVASTRO – Before dawn, 69 years ago today, six Japanese carriers launched 181 planes in the first wave of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The state Department of Transportation has implemented a number of creative projects to help with the morning commute into town from Leeward and Central Oahu. Each of these “thinking outside the box” projects are designed to help alleviate a certain bottleneck. The extension of the Zipperlane connecting it with the Nimitz Contraflow Lane is another way the DOT is keeping Hawai`i commuters on the move.

By Keli’i Akina This week, we witnessed a victory for individual freedom and responsible lawmaking. On Wednesday, the Honolulu City Council voted to defer Bill 46, thereby saving Oahu homeowners from a so-called empty homes tax — at least for now. Much of the credit for this win goes to you, the people who got involved...