This will require strong leadership. United States Senator Brian Schatz (Hawaii) yesterday urged Hawaii's schools to increase air ventilation and filtration in their facilities. “As schools prepare to reopen for in-person learning, it is important that we…

Here's a few examples. The start of the 2020-2021 school year for public schools was delayed from August 4 to August 17 because the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) needed to talk some sense into Superintendent Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto who didn't…

Unfortunately, their result wasn't negative. A private school on the Big Island of Hawaii confirmed yesterday one of their students has tested positive for COVID-19 -- on the first day of school for students. School officials stressed the student didn't catch…

The pattern continues. Maui Mayor Michael Victorino has revealed he will submit a formal request to delay in-person leaning for the first four weeks of the upcoming school year. “I am going to put a letter together to the governor that we take the same action…

When will the madness end? As predicted, the minority dingbats on Oahu have forced government officials to reinstate a number of previously lifted mandates. Governor David Ige will soon reinstate the inter-island travel quarantine.[1] City and County of…

One down, many islands to go. Hurricane Douglas has spared the Big Island of Hawaii where no damage was reported to the media as of this writing. This is a blessing considering it was churning 115 MPH gusts while it was passing north of the island. It barely…

The bandwagon gardeners are coming. The bandwagon gardeners are coming. The bandwagon gardeners are coming. All purpose potting soil has been scarce since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the state of Hawaii to go under a “Stay-at-Home” order in March 2020. Then…

Will organizers make the right decision? Organizations across the country moved swiftly to suspend all operations due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 that's now classified as a "pandemic." Many of these decisions was made before…

Due to the constantly changing weather. The effects from the 2019 El Niño event that ended approximately 7 months ago continues to affect Hawaii's weather. While most locations is simply warmer than normal, the east side of the Big Island has been…

A step backwards. Hawaii Tax Online no longer provides an estimated deposit date for individual tax refunds. When I checked my refund status, this is the message I received: Refund Status Your tax refund was approved. It was mailed to you or sent to your bank…