by Miscellaneous | Dec 21, 2009 | Legislature & Politics
by Cliff Slater We take the secret ballot as so essential to our form of government that many think it is required by the Constitution. Thus it comes as a surprise to most people to find that the secret ballot was not adopted in the U.S. until 1892 — more than a...
by Miscellaneous | Dec 21, 2009 | Native Hawaiian Issues, Transportation & Traffic
by Malia Zimmerman Just over a decade ago, Tad Hara, 84, lived in his dream home, which was a simple two-story wooden house built over a vibrant ancient Hawaiian fishpond, just steps from the stunning beach in East Oahu’s Niu community. The home was special in that...