West Hawaii Today, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Editorial: Revising the terms of war must be done

Editorial Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

The Obama administration’s political and legal authority to wage war against al-Qaida has steadily eroded. Both liberal and conservative members of Congress have challenged the administration’s...

Sources: Leak compromised informant

Nation & World News Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust...

E.J. Dionne: The false god of ‘narrative’

Columns Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

WASHINGTON — “What if the government starts enforcing the espionage statute whenever there’s a leak?” Steve Roberts, a former New York Times journalist who teaches at George Washington University...

<p>Penny Gupton is shown being interviewed about her artwork and Hawaii’s sunsets for a Japanese television station. The travel and culture program, “Chikya Zetsukei Kikou,” typically airs Fridays on Tokyo Broadcasting System. The program featuring Gupton is scheduled to air in June. Special to West Hawaii Today</p>

Gupton to be featured on Japanese television

Local Features Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:06am

Kailua-Kona watercolor artist Penny Gupton will be featured in a Japanese television program, talking about her artwork and Hawaii’s famous sunsets.

Producer Noboru Kinoshita, of the...

Letters 5-17-13

Letters Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 12:05am

Budget

There’s no good reason to raise taxes

West Hawaii Today’s May 14 front page “Council Contingency” by Nancy Cook Lauer was a very good, relevant article that with a few changes...

‘The Iceman’: A frightening family man

Wire Features Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 9:03am

It’s somewhat difficult to judge Michael Shannon’s performance in “The Iceman,” which is based on the true story of Richard Kuklinski, a serial killer and mob assassin. Kuklinski, who died in...