Larry Tool

Larry Tool is a former college instructor and a longtime reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle. He is happily retired in Waipahu.
Vaccinate The Vulnerable Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Vaccinate The Vulnerable

Why are we prioritizing age over illness?

Trump Is Edging Toward The Unthinkable Flickr: Gage Skidmore

Trump Is Edging Toward The Unthinkable

The president is pushing away military advisors who could steer him toward practical policies and warn him against disastrous missteps.

Donald Trump: The Celebrity Sorcerer’s Apprentice DonkeyHotey via Flickr

Donald Trump: The Celebrity Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Trump promises to bring back the good old days in exchange for unlimited power — the very definition of tyranny.

NextEra — Just Say No Cory Lum/Civil Beat

NextEra — Just Say No

Without NextEra we will at least keep the power to find solutions that make sense for us, island by island, district by district, and house by house.

NextEra: An Evening With the Illusionist PF Bentley/Civil Beat

NextEra: An Evening With the Illusionist

Like the movie, we are still seeing the magician on stage but in fact he has already left the building.

Babes Against Civility: Environmentalism Poisons Itself Facebook

Babes Against Civility: Environmentalism Poisons Itself

Babes Against Biotech and other Maui County groups are risking undermining the environmental cause with unfair attacks on opponents.

Maui GMO Initiative: Do-It-Yourself Lawmaking PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Maui GMO Initiative: Do-It-Yourself Lawmaking

Citizens are being asked to become legislators with the Maui ballot initiative.

Is it Manufactured Schatz Vs. Real-Deal Hanabusa?

Is it Manufactured Schatz Vs. Real-Deal Hanabusa?

A retired writer on Molokai argues — like the campaign he supports — that Sen. Schatz is a power-hungry politico and Rep. Hanabusa is a woman of the people. Are you convinced?