Beloved Polihale State Park was reopened this week. It had been closed for much needed road and plumbing repairs. The infamous potholes have been (at least temporarily) filled with rocks. Roadwork and other renovation and beautication by the state in concert with local groups will be ongoing for several more weeks. Polihale is the not-to-be-missed [...]

Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts Sunday but not here in Hawaii. According to Hawaii Answers, we tried it in 1933 for three short weeks. No one knows why. With our tropical location, DST is not necessary. We’re closer to the equator than the mainland so there’s less of a difference in the amount of daylight [...]