It's all downhill from this point forward. Although the spring equinox took place just three and a half weeks ago, Hawaii is already dealing with uncomfortable heat gain. They've been warmer than normal due to the ongoing El Nino that could persist through…

Where there's no volcanic threat. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are considering moving their Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to the island of Oahu, where there's no active volcanoes. That doesn't make any sense considering the Big Island has three active…

A season of work. It's that time of the year when the day length and solar radiation increases as the spring season progresses. Here's just a few of the things I'll do during that season because of the weather changes: Top dress my dormant houseplants with a…

Here's what they should have done. One of the biggest challenges for both parents and teachers is getting children back into a routine after a break. You'd assume the Hawaii Department of Education (Hawaii DOE) would factor in that challenge but that's not…

To replace an outdated tax. Hawaii's fuel tax revenue, which provides approximately one third of state highways funding, continues to decrease as vehicles become more fuel efficient. The Hawaii Department of Transportation (Hawaii DOT) has proposed a road…

Apparently, that's asking for too much. Once again a seller on a popular auction website tried to rip me off by shipping my item via a much slower service. This time I paid $5 in shipping and handling charges to ship a 2.5 oz Blu-ray movie via USPS…

Because spring and El Nino is developing. Hawaii had some of the best weather on the planet this winter thanks to cooler than normal temperatures. Unfortunately, the comfortable weather will soon end because the solar radiation has been increasing with each…

It's only going to get worse. The weather in Hawaii has been a roller coaster weather ride over the past week. We had a wind storm, a rain storm, a winter storm, and now we're going to have a thunderstorm with volcanic emissions that is forecast to last three…

Rather late than never. Hawaii is finally experiencing autumn-like weather in February due to a persistent northern wind pattern. The overnight low temperature has been in the upper 50s, which results in an ideal indoor temperature in the mid-60s. What's…

When it wasn't redeemed. I checked the status of my 2018 Hawaii state income tax refund last week and the Hawaii Department of Taxation (Hawaii DOT) stated that it was already redeemed with the following message: Refund Status Our records indicate that your…