Among many things, our 15-year-old daughter is a hula dancer. As her dad this will come across as biased, but she is a gifted dancer. She started when she was only 5, and has been dancing and entertaining ever since. One thing that certainly distinguishes her besides her dancing talent is that she has “hula” [...]
Seems like everything these days is focused on sanitation. That’s a good thing, as far as I’m concerned, and it’s nice to see that technology has kept up with the demand for public sanitation. Fifteen years ago, when I first started writing this column, Ala Moana Center had just installed hands-free toilet and sink fixtures. [...]
I’ve been told that I’m a pretty fashionable dresser. It might be because my mom was a seamstress/tailor and my dad used to dress like the guys on Mad Men. Or that I used to work at McInerney, the predecessor to all the high-fashion stores at Ala Moana. I don’t try to do that, it’s [...]
Last year I wrote a column about my experiences in renewing my driver’s license. It was not pretty, and I seemed to have struck a familiar chord for all drivers faced with the same dilemma. It was a stressful situation, and I don’t think things have improved too much – in fact, they may have [...]
The other week our 15-year-old daughter was on spring break. My wife, who works at a school, also was on break. That being the case, I decided to take a week of vacation. Of course, when you’re in the newspaper business, you’re really on-call 24/7. And with the technology we have today, your smartphone is [...]
Ron Nagasawa is on vacation. This column originally was published Oct. 5, 2005. I think that I’m like most red-blooded males in that I like to have cool gadgets and cool wheels. Of course, since my wife and I are sending our two kids to private schools, and with college on the horizon for one [...]
As the publisher of a major newspaper, I get invited to some pretty prestigious affairs. They range from political gatherings to charitable galas and celebrity-laden balls. I’m pretty humbled to be able to participate in those, but in all honesty, some of my favorite events are a bit more “close to home.” Recently, I was [...]
Did you ever watch old movies or family sitcoms, and when there’s a scene in the bathroom, you’ll see towels marked “HIS” and “HERS”? Whatever happened to that? In my house, there is no towel protocol or hierarchy. It’s a literal free-for-all. My mom, who lives with us, has her own bathroom, and for some [...]
I realize that for the most part, a husband’s role is to make his wife’s life as easy as possible. Certainly my wife does that for me, as I can’t count the number of ways she makes my life great. Believe me, I do my best to reciprocate, but sometimes feel like I get the [...]
I am privileged to have eaten at some of the best restaurants on the island. I don’t profess to be a food connoisseur, but I know what tastes good and certainly am not a food snob. I don’t know if I fall into a category, but if I eat something I like, that’s all I’ll [...]
