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Chad Blair: What Do Hawaii Lieutenant Governors Do? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Chad Blair: What Do Hawaii Lieutenant Governors Do?

Not very much at all. But it pays in the six figures and nine people are running for the office in Saturday’s primary.

Asia Matters: The Region Is Transforming Some of Hollywood’s Blockbuster Films Flickr.com: dcmaster

Asia Matters: The Region Is Transforming Some of Hollywood’s Blockbuster Films

In Hawaii, we woo tourism from China with Mandarin speakers, signs in Chinese and banquet facilities, but maybe the dream factory would be more effective.

Denby Fawcett: Pesky Drones Snap Photos on Private Property Flickr: Lima Pix

Denby Fawcett: Pesky Drones Snap Photos on Private Property

Should a small model airplane with a camera on it be allowed to fly into your space and take pictures of you?

Health Beat: Innoculations Don’t Cause Autism so Let’s Move On Steven Depolo/Flickr.com

Health Beat: Innoculations Don’t Cause Autism so Let’s Move On

As kids prepare to return to school, its time to get up to date on vaccinations, which means getting over dangerously misguided fears.

Civil Bytes: Concerns Remain About the Future of Hawaii’s Tech Industry YouTube.com

Civil Bytes: Concerns Remain About the Future of Hawaii’s Tech Industry

Hawaii’s tech community has been buzzing for weeks about the questionable funneling of public money into two tech startups.

Neal Milner: Independents’ Day Brian Tseng/Civil Beat

Neal Milner: Independents’ Day

Research shows most independents are really partisans who don’t want to admit it.

Hawaii Monitor: Fallen Apple Has Immediate Practical Consequences PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Monitor: Fallen Apple Has Immediate Practical Consequences

Classes are about to start, a hiring freeze was recently imposed and now there’s a possible shakeup at the top of UH Manoa administration.

Denby Fawcett: Could Duke Aiona Really Be Our Next Governor? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Denby Fawcett: Could Duke Aiona Really Be Our Next Governor?

Republicans are hopeful that politics will play out in their favor but some say that’s unlikely.

Health Beat: Carefully Consider a Gluten-Free Diet Wikimedia/ChildofMidnight

Health Beat: Carefully Consider a Gluten-Free Diet

For some people, the latest diet fad may prove to be just a waste of money.

Asia Matters: RIMPAC and Chinese Spies U.S. Navy/RIMPAC

Asia Matters: RIMPAC and Chinese Spies

Are we surprised that a Chinese ship is dogging U.S. forces during a major military exercise?