Is there such a thing as over-tourism? If so, what does it look like? Well, for most of us, it looks like the North Shore these days. Beach parking lots fill up earlier than ever, traffic jams are more frequent and intense at the usual spots and spreading to more areas, and formerly quiet places are overrun by throngs of people following social media instructions. For about $15, visitors can buy self-guided tours with exciting names like “Legendary North Shore Loop,” a full d

It may finally happen. Resurfacing of the roadway from the end of the H2 Freeway to Weed Junction in Haleiwa is set to begin in July. The horrendous potholes on Wilikina Drive near Schofield Barracks will finally become just a bad memory rather than a bone jarring experience. This long overdue project was scheduled to be completed last year, but it got tied up in contract bid challenges. Hawaii procurement laws are complicated, particularly when three competing bidders challe