For "Private Practice," second-season alteration is more an elective procedure than major surgery.

The journey back to paradise took most of his adult life, but John Wythe White persevered. It was an obsession that wouldn't leave him alone.

Beer drinkers, get ready to hoist your mugs: The Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl Octobeerfest, from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Ballroom.

Style advice expert Charla Krupp wants to make a point — actually, many points.

My computer screen has a minty scent. With a white tissue dampened with Spring Mint private-label mouthwash from Walgreens, I've removed smudges and dust from the screen of my laptop.

A new ki ho'alu (slack-key guitar) category will be launched when the 2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards are held next spring. The board of governors of the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts voted earlier this year to establish a Best Slack Key Album for the 2009 ballot.

Imagine a party where only your very best friends gather in pristine natural conditions beyond the chaos of the city.

In 1892, a man diagnosed with Hansen's disease - called leprosy at the time - fled to the remote mountains of Kaua'i rather than be forcibly exiled to the disease colony in Kalaupapa.

Manoa Valley Theatre has added three more performances of "Always ... Patsy Cline," its season-opening musical.

Los Angeles County prosecutors say they will not file felony charges against mega-star Kanye West, who was arrested Sept. 11 at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of criminal vandalism.