ROAD PASSABLE, BUT MOTORISTS ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION A large mudslide was cleared from the Hana Highway near East Wailua Iki Bridge, approximately 2 miles on the Keanae side of Pua'a Ka'a State Wayside Park. Photo credit: Steve Rogers. County crews returned to the site early Friday morning to clear the mud...

For the longest time, I was convinced that Linda Lingle was a slam dunk to eventually make a successful run for the US Senate whenever one of the two aging Dans – Inouye and Akaka — retired. Although Hawaii is definitely a Democratic state, Lingle has repeatedly shown she could attract votes although she...