Yes, I watched the game. But I almost turned off the television early in the second quarter.  There’s just no benefit to sitting through four hours of unexpected visual pain. Yet, pain was the primary visual aspect of the first quarter of the University of Hawaii’s football Warriors game against Washington’s Huskies. Early on, the … Read More »

Americans believe that a business should be allowed to require employees to speak English on the job. Or, so says survey results which seem to echo common sense. Let’s say you’re in a warehouse and a stack of something big and heavy is about to fall on your head. Do you want to be warned … Read More »

Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann signed five bills into law yesterday. Do you know what they were? How many bills signed by the Mayor into law this year can you name? The new laws were numbered Bill 63, Bill 69, Bill 71, Bill 72, and Bill 73. The nearly sequential nature of those bills indicates that … Read More »

Hawaii households make a lot of money. In fact, the Census Bureau says Hawaii was #4 in Median Household Income last year. Is that good or bad? As it is with most general statistics, it’s both. Maryland comes in at #1 with over $65,000 in median household income. Median is different than average. But why … Read More »

The University of Hawaii’s football Warriors just won the WAC Championship by defeating nemesis Boise State in what is sure to be Hawaii’s biggest game ever. Until next week. This week, Hawaii’s football fans have me to thank for pulling the Warriors through a tough game against the Broncos. Why me? Call it the obvious … Read More »

Check out the web sites of Honolulu’s two daily newspapers, then compare them to the sites of Honolulu’s television stations. What’s the difference? Not much. Newspaper web sites vs. television station web sites. Both contain local and national news. Both have streaming audio and video. Both feature company “personalities” as columnists. Both have plenty of … Read More »