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Neal Milner: Four Vignettes That Illuminate The Meaning Of The Holidays Getty Images/iStockphoto

Neal Milner: Four Vignettes That Illuminate The Meaning Of The Holidays

From a Willie Nelson song to a luau in Oregon, the spirit that animates the holidays can be found in unexpected places.

Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Matthew Leonard: SBA Disaster Loans For Maui Fire Survivors Are About To Dry Up

Update: The SBA will accept disaster loan applications up to Jan. 25 without requiring additional documentation.

Beth Fukumoto: Possible Scenarios For Hawaii’s Republican Presidential Caucus Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2016

Beth Fukumoto: Possible Scenarios For Hawaii’s Republican Presidential Caucus

They range from the mundane — Trump dominates amid low turnout — to the much more intriguing.

Naka Nathaniel: What If The Navy Gave Much Of Pearl Harbor Back To Hawaii? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Naka Nathaniel: What If The Navy Gave Much Of Pearl Harbor Back To Hawaii?

The expiration of leases on several military bases is an opportunity to shape a different future for the state.

Denby Fawcett: The TV Show ‘Yellowstone’ Is Pertinent To Hawaii In Unexpected Ways Alamy Stock Photo

Denby Fawcett: The TV Show ‘Yellowstone’ Is Pertinent To Hawaii In Unexpected Ways

The Western saga tells a universal story about the struggle to retain a way of life that is fast disappearing.

Russell Ruderman: Our Insurance Crisis Is About To Get Much Worse Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Russell Ruderman: Our Insurance Crisis Is About To Get Much Worse

It’s not just the risk of volcanic eruption that is driving insurers from the market and costs up for the rest of us.

Danny De Gracia: The Feds Must Honor The Pottery Barn Rule David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Danny De Gracia: The Feds Must Honor The Pottery Barn Rule

The military broke Oahu’s water supply, so now it’s got to pay to fix it.

Danny De Gracia: We Can All Learn Something From Henry Kissinger’s Life And Public Service Wikimedia Commons/Hudson Institute

Danny De Gracia: We Can All Learn Something From Henry Kissinger’s Life And Public Service

The late secretary of state was hated by many. But he made tough decisions in moments when few were willing to serve.

Jonathan Okamura: UH Needs To Bar Race-Based Hate Speech Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Jonathan Okamura: UH Needs To Bar Race-Based Hate Speech

The university’s focus on discrimination fails to address the question of members of the community expressing racist statements.

Catherine Toth Fox: Keep At Least Some Free Parking At Ala Wai Harbor Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Catherine Toth Fox: Keep At Least Some Free Parking At Ala Wai Harbor

It’s one of the last places to draw locals into Waikiki, and it just seems fair.