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    Metromix: Fresh From the Grill

  • Formaggio grill presents dinning in the dark

    9 Feb 2010 | 4:17 am
    Monday night, Neenz Noe and I had an interesting dinner with fellow tweeps, @CymriChang, @Melissa808, and @Nukat at Formaggio Grill in Kailua. The concept was that in this era of information overload to spend an hour or two "Dinning in the Dark." So, we all put on blindfolds and shared a meal with each other in complete darkness. Going into this, the question going through my mind was, "how the hell am I supposed to take pictures blindfolded?" I tried to just sit and enjoy the meal, but after the second course, I couldn't resit it anymore. So, what did I do, I shot blind! I set my camera to…

  • Seven priceless Valentine's Day gifts

    7 Feb 2010 | 3:13 pm
    In seven days it will be the biggest faux holiday that the commercial industry has ever invented, Valentine's Day.  I am not a proponent of commericial holidays or the commercialization of holidays, rather I'm a hopeless romantic that enjoys showing my appreciation and adoration for the one that I love eternally. These suggestions are not a result of the struggling economy, but gifts that convey the message of submission, sincerity, and security. Listen:  We live in an information overload society where multi-tasking is an extreme sport.  How often do we ask someone how they…

  • The LOST Locations Tour

    5 Feb 2010 | 6:45 pm
    Oahu is home to many places: Sydney, London, Iraq, Germany, the Australian Outback, and much more; all in the universe of LOST, of course. Ryan and Jenn Ozawa hosted an island-wide tour of Oahu following the premiere of LOST: The Final Season. Zen and I went along for the ride. Zen and I were invited by Bruce and Yaling Fisher of Hawaii-Aloha.com to tag along on the tour. Sauteed with caramelized onions (mmmmmm) by Kaeo Kepani.

  • Flashmob: Frozen people in Downtown Honolulu

    5 Feb 2010 | 5:06 pm
    A flash mob (or flashmob) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse. -- Wikipedia There was a man with long hair carrying a surfboard; a Hawaiian looking lady in a short mu'umu'u; a man with broad shoulders who, according to his attire, appeared to be a constuction worker; a twentysomething with baggy jeans and a backpack; a gentleman dressed in an Aloha shirt and slacks.  These are all the normal folks you'd see walking through Downtown Honolulu at lunch time on a weekday or a weekend…

  • Hypersquad Fundraiser at McKinley High School

    5 Feb 2010 | 11:41 am
    This Saturday, Hypersquad Dance Company will hold its annual fundraiser at McKinley High School.  The fundraiser will also serve as a happy bid farewell to its founder, Jason Ulep, as he will be leaving to start a new adventure with a hip-hop clothing company in Los Angeles.Fortunately this does not mark the end of a dance company Jason established back in 1996.  Jason's younger brother Josh will serve as the next wheelman of a dance studio which has become synonymous with hip-hop dance in Hawai'i.As bittersweet as Jason's departure may be, Saturday also marks a time of celebration…
 
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    From the Mind of NEENZ

  • A Challenge to my Facebook friends and Twitter followers #HART

    NEENZ
    17 Jan 2010 | 3:16 pm
    Today at 4:00 p.m. Hawaii time, 6:00 p.m. PST, my friend, Jim Turner, Founder of One by One Media, will be hosting the Haitian Assistance Relief Telethon (#HART) for 24-hours courtesy of WSRadio.com. I am asking that each of my 1,553 friends on Facebook and 10,411 followers on Twitter donate whatever amount you can afford, but [...]

  • Tis the Season of Ohana

    NEENZ
    23 Dec 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Over on the Outrigger Hawaii blog, I did a guest post about how Christmas is celebrated in Hawaii.   I share about the changes of seasons that occur on the islands, yes we have them you just need to know how to recognize them.   Head on over and read the Season of Ohana.

  • Ala Moana Beach Park Memories

    NEENZ
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:45 am
    What are some of your favorite childhood memories that you continue with your own children today? Over on the So Much More Hawaii blog, I shared mine about Ala Moana Beach Park.  Take a look at one of the most beautiful views on Oahu.

  • Hawaiian Culture: Hula

    NEENZ
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am
    If you know me, you know that I was raised around the art of hula.  I am only now, through the interest of my children, returning to the art that I love so dearly.  I shared from my heart, over on the So Much More Hawaii blog a brief history of the origins of hula [...]

  • GEW Hawaii: Young and Hip Entrepreneurs

    NEENZ
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:30 am
    Global Entrepeneurship Week: November 16 – 22, 2009 For one week, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people, to generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Countries across six continents are coming together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to [...]
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    Building Communities, Forming Partnerships

  • The Art of Self Branding

    NEENZ
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:31 pm
    The kind folks at Ad2Honolulu have invited me to speak to their organization about the Art of Self Branding.  As someone whom over the years first accidentally created a self-brand and then... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • 10 reasons why you should attend SOBCon2010

    NEENZ
    16 Jan 2010 | 1:37 pm
    Last year, I attended SOBCon: Biz School for Bloggers in the beautiful City of Chicago and was literally blown away by my experience, knowledge gained, and most importantly engagement with others. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Media companies come together for #HART

    NEENZ
    16 Jan 2010 | 12:54 am
    Haitian Assistance Relief Telethon #HART My friend, Founder of One by One Media and the Social Media and Conference Director for BlogWorld, Jim Turner emailed me earlier today asking for help.  I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Pono Media partners with MotherApp to develop mobile applications in Hawaii

    admin
    12 Jan 2010 | 4:00 am
    Industry-leading provider of cross platform mobile applications, Motherapp Limited has partnered with local media marketing startup, Pono Media to develop and market mobile applications in Hawaii,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • McDonald’s Hawaii Tweetup

    NEENZ
    5 Jan 2010 | 2:26 pm
    Pono Media has partnered once again with CommPac and their client, McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii for the launch of the new Mocha and Caramel Frappés and Mac Snack... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
 
 
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  • State Ethics Commission director faces possible termination

    Ian Lind
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:29 am
    The State Ethics Commission is considering terminating or requesting the resignation of its longtime director and general counsel, Daniel J. Mollway. The discussion of resignation/termination is on the agenda for the commission’s meeting tomorrow morning. Mollway was not present at a public hearing before the Senate Ways & Means Committee yesterday where the Ethics Commission budget was discussed. The commission was instead represented by its deputy director. In response to a question from Senator Donna Kim, commission staff responded that Mollway was absent from the hearing due to…

  • Misleading rail headline, Murdock interview, bills of concern

    Ian Lind
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:37 am
    Here’s one I noticed yesterday while taking a stack of newspapers for recycling. It was a front page, above the fold story in the February 3 Honolulu Advertiser. The headline: “City receives first FTA rail payment” But, according to the story, the payment has not been received. It will only come following the expected future signing of an agreement sometime before October 2011. That’s 2011, not 2010. So far, they have only the verbal assurance of FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff that it’s been included in the proposed federal budget. That’s a very, very long…

  • The morning dogs are overdue

    Ian Lind
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:37 am
    Yes, our Kaaawa morning dogs are definitely overdue! I was surprised to see that it’s been almost a month since the last gallery of dogs was posted. So here’s the solution to that problem–More dogs! This is Ms. Hina. She’s one of those sentinels along the route of our morning walks. She can somehow see us coming from down the street and around the corner, and starts barking right away, apparently worried that a day might come where we would walk right past her house without offering her a dog biscuit. It hasn’t happened yet, but just in case, she keeps barking.
 
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    Disappeared News

  • Superferry Makeover

    Larry
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:59 pm
    by Larry Geller The news is all over the place: Superferries could be back in Hawaii, either as military transport or as the state’s subsidized interisland ferry system. The first was expected, the two ferries should be great as military transports, as long as they don’t encounter combat. The speculation all along was that Hawaii Superferry was a trial for military use of similar vessels. Here’

  • Hope was alive (and dashed) in 1974

    Larry
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:36 pm
    by Larry Geller Obama may have scaled the hope thing up quite a bit, but ‘way back in 1974, when many readers of this blog may not yet have been born, the Democratic party line was pretty similar to today (sigh). Check out this audio clip from the Disappeared News audio archives. It’s a 5-minute speech by labor leader George Meany that aired on November 4, 1974, radio station WOR in New York

  • Gambling bills will move through Legislature unless people oppose them

    Larry
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:59 pm
    by Larry Geller HB2759 before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in room 325 at 2:30 p.m. This bill would allow gambling on Hawaiian home lands. It has already passed the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs last week. HB146, which would add a new section to the state constitution to permit gambling in Hawaii, is also on the same agenda. If these bills are not stopped, they will

  • Obama: Compromise for the people for a change

    Larry
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:39 pm
    by Larry Geller In an interview today with Katie Couric, Barack Obama announced that he will be meeting with Republican and Democratic leadership in a summit conference on the stalled healthcare reform (will he serve beer?). This is, first and foremost, about defusing the lines of attack that have scared the hell out of Democratic legislators. If you talk to people on the Hill, there's

  • How credit cards or food stamps might be used at the Farmers Markets

    Larry
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:41 pm
    by Larry Geller Let me send you to my other blog. Need to get it started again. It’s just a click away. How credit cards or food stamps might be used at the Farmers Markets Technorati Tags: Hawaii, Farmers market, sustainable agriculture, credit cards, Square, food stamps del.icio.us Tags: Hawaii, Farmers market, sustainable agriculture, credit cards, Square, food stamps
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    Hawaii Blog

  • Bookmarks for February 8th

    Ryan
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:31 am
    When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on February 8th: $700K Mobile Command Sits For Years: A high-tech, state-of-the-art emergency mobile command unit that cost $700,000 has sat idle for 2 1/2 years after it arrived in Hawaii. KITV found out that most of the vehicle was paid for with federal Homeland Security money. Trouble on Albatross Island: The environmental group Center for Biological Diversity that it intends to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA, and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources over the failure to…

  • Big Weekend, Big Night for ‘LOST’ Fans

    Ryan
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:32 am
    I’m exhausted. My body is aching. My mind is spinning. But with “LOST,” these are good things. Tonight brings the Season 6 premiere, but I’m still thinking about the last few days. The “LOST” beach premiere on Saturday was fantastic, but I most cherished spending time with the fans and friends who joined my wife and I for our “LOST” travel package and tour, which spanned the weekend. Over 100 people, coming from as far away as Norway, Turkey, Afghanistan and Germany were willing to spend several hours of their limited time in the islands with…

  • Bookmarks for February 2nd

    Ryan
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:29 am
    When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on February 1st: Report on the Task Force on Reinventing Government [PDF]: House Concurrent Resolution No. 76 established a Task Force on Reinventing Government to examine the existingoperations and organizations of Hawaii’s state government and recommend ways to makeHawaii’s government more efficient. Ocean Power Technologies Deploys Hawaii Powerbuoy and Wins Further Funding: Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announces the successful deployment of one of its PowerBuoys at the Marine Corps…

  • Bookmarks for January 27th

    Ryan
    27 Jan 2010 | 11:10 am
    When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on January 28th: NASA’s WISE Eye Spies Near-Earth Asteroid: NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has spotted its first never-before-seen near-Earth asteroid, the first of hundreds it is expected to find during its mission to map the whole sky in infrared light. Military in Hawaii has big plans for solar power at base: The military is seeking contractors to install more solar power systems at most of its major installations in the state in what ultimately would be a leap in…

  • Peer News Outlines Local Focus

    Ryan
    21 Jan 2010 | 12:51 pm
    This morning, Pierre Omidyar’s local news startup Peer News hosted a conference call with journalists to provide an update on their venture, which was first announced in November. Among the key announcements made was that John Temple was coming aboard as editor, and that they were planning to launch by April or May. The company will be posting the audio from the call later today, but as TechCrunch noted, details were scarce as to their business model, with Omidyar and Temple “playing their cards incredibly close to the vest.” Omidyar and Temple also conducted a Hawaii-only…
 
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    The Hawaii Independent

  • Bill threatens pay-to-play restrictions in Hawaii politics | The Hawaii Independent

    staff@thehawaiiindependent.com
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:35 am
    The Honolulu Advertiser's David Shapiro blogs about a bill that would "ease restrictions on campaign donations to candidates and political parties by government contractors — opening the door anew to the pay-to-play ethic that has fed charges of bribery and corruption in local government contracting."

  • Youth Award goes to Hilo student activist | The Hawaii Independent

    staff@thehawaiiindependent.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:21 pm
    The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii’s (“ACLU”) Guardians of Liberty and Justice Youth Award will be presented to Micah Inoue, a Hilo-based student activist working for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) persons.

  • UH President addresses state Legislature | The Hawaii Independent

    staff@thehawaiiindependent.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:41 pm
    University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood announced three new initiatives on Saturday to improve the university’s role as the state’s “sole provider of public higher education” at a joint session of the Hawai‘i’s State Legislature. It was the first time a UH President has ever addressed a joint session. Ka Leo O Hawaii's Mary Reuter reports.

  • Hawaii Senate paperless savings add up | The Hawaii Independent

    staff@thehawaiiindependent.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:23 pm
    Two years since the paperless project began, the Senate recently reported its first savings estimate: more than $1.2 million, nearly 8 million pages and the equivalent of more than 800 trees. Associated Press' Mark Niesse looks back at the ol' paper full days.

  • Hawaii will delay state tax refunds | The Hawaii Independent

    staff@thehawaiiindependent.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:20 pm
    Hawaii residents will have to wait until July 1 to receive individual and corporate tax refunds. The Hawaii Department of Taxation said the delay is due to the state’s $721 million budget shortfall, Pacific Business News reports.
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  • Army to use ferrylike vessels as transports

    The Army said yesterday it is considering basing at Pearl Harbor one or more high-speed vessels similar to the one used by the troubled and now-defunct Hawaii Superferry that ran aground on state environmental law.

  • Award to boost heiau's restoration

    For years, all neighbors saw was a hillside covered with kiawe trees and weeds at the end of their Makahuena Place cul-de-sac in Hawaii Kai. Little did they suspect that beneath the brush was a heiau, a Hawaiian place of worship.

  • Memorial tribute to Fasi March 3 at City Hall

    A public memorial celebration honoring the late Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi will be held March 3 at the Honolulu Hale courtyard.

  • Ex-soldier gets 40 months

    A federal judge sentenced former Schofield Barracks Master Sgt. Ronald Joseph Radcliffe yesterday to 40 months in prison for accepting thousands of dollars in kickbacks from civilian contractors in Iraq.

  • Advocates favor changes in medical marijuana plan

    In 2000, Hawaii became the first state to legalize medical marijuana through the legislative process. But advocates for the program say Hawaii has failed to adapt to evolving patient needs.
 
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    East Oahu Sun

  • Sony Open Volunteer Rudy Krause Retires After 27 Years

    Hawkins Biggins
    21 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm
    Rudy Krause, Jimmy Ahloy (Volunteer Division Chair – Events), MaryAnne Long (Volunteer Office Assistant) review the course map where Shotlink volunteers are stationed on-course - photo by DERREK MIYAHARA

  • Buyers Up, Rates Down as Median Home Prices Continue to Descend

    Chelsey Kobatake Flanagan
    21 Jan 2010 | 12:30 pm
    The median price for island homes continues its descent, finding its way towards trough stability and hopefully inelasticity in the wake of government-injected life into the housing market. The month of December brought the median price for single-family homes to $550,000 and condominiums to $300,000. A low from previous months, respectively, however, relative when considering the island-wide sales data. The Ewa Plain-Kapolei area had the most sales this month and year-to-date. It also had the lowest median sales price for the month of December and the second lowest year-to-date, behind the…

  • Giving Blood Gives Back to the Community

    Hawkins Biggins
    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 pm
    Blood donor, Lianne Kang and daughters Melissa and Natalie stand proudly outside the mobile Blood Bank of Hawaii bus - photo by HAWKINS BIGGINS

  • Hawaii Kai Chamber of Commerce Ushers in New Officers

    L. Kae Graniel
    21 Jan 2010 | 11:30 am
    Newly Elected Board Looks Forward to New Challenges in 2010 The Hawaii Kai Chamber of Commerce (HIKAICOC) believes that “Together we achieve so much more.” With that in mind, their mission statement expands to:  “The Hawaii Kai Chamber of Commerce exists for the purpose of stimulating and growing our businesses, and networking with each other through website presence for each business, monthly meetings, social events, business luncheons and dinners.”

  • Hawaii’s Premier Golf Event Returns to Waialae

    Hawkins Biggins
    7 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm
    Hometown favorite Parker McLachlin, signs autographs at last year’s Sony Open.Sony Open Raises Money for Charity and Offers Volunteer Opportunities
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    Hawaii Free Press

  • VIDEO: Charles Djou on Fox ‘Red Eye’

    Selected News Articles
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:24 pm
    Gutfeld told Djou at one point: "Dude, I think you're going to win."

  • Yes, Hawaii Does Need an Initiative Right (Citizens in Charge answers Burris)

    Selected News Articles
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:54 pm
    Because Hawaiians have no statewide initiative or referendum rights, the Aloha State earned a “D” on our recently released state-by-state report card on initiative and referendum rights. We like to think that the state’s poor performance will prompt action to give the people more of a voice in government by creating an open and accessible initiative process. Unfortunately, at least one talking head in the state doesn’t want the people to have a greater say in their state government.

  • Senate bill would force Governor to spend money State does not have

    News Release
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:45 pm
    Budget Director Georgina Kawamura, who submitted testimony stated that limiting the authority of the Governor and Executive Branch could adversely impact the State’s bond rating. The Governor’s authority to reduce expenditures has been cited by all three bond rating agencies as one of the State’s credit strengths and a determining factor in maintaining Hawai‘i’s favorable bond ratings. 

  • Military version of Superferry may come to Hawaii

    News Release
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:54 pm
    Your beloved editor urges all Hawaii residents to send comments to the Army asking that they give due consideration to the possibility of stationing three JHSVs at Nawiliwili Harbor instead of Pearl—or better yet, put all 12 there.  Kahului could also be considered as a back up. 

  • Child Molester’s friend, Rep. Cabanilla blocks flagpole bill

    News Release
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pm
    State Representative, Rida Cabanilla, 42nd (Ewa, Waipahu), deferred a bill that would have allowed veterans and community members to commemorate loved ones by displaying  American or state flags on  their homes.  House Bill 2311 was introduced by State Rep. Kymberly Pine, 43rd (Ewa Beach, Pu`uloa, Iroquois Point), in response to concerns from Iraq veteran and Retired MSgt, Harold Alejandro.  He faced barriers in the homeowner's association rules when he tried to install a flagpole for an American flag display on his home.  “We are deeply saddened that this bill did…
 
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  • FIND THE PEA

    Andy Parx
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:26 pm
    FIND THE PEA: A slew of emails over the past two days have come in from activists on Maui, the Big Island and Kaua`i with a subject line of “Bad Bill Alert” regarding a hearing for HB2433, scheduled for tomorrow at 9 a.m..Simply put, according to it’s purpose the bill, if passed, “(e)xempts from county approval state department of transportation development and construction of highways and airports”.But while some of the emails were partially accurate, overall they were confusing and incomplete.According to the bill itself:Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all structures and…

  • LYIN’ DOG AND SLEEPIN’ BABY

    Andy Parx
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:28 pm
    LYIN’ DOG AND SLEEPIN’ BABY: Our Monday ridicule of the county’s explanation for why they paid $7.5 million in the Ka Loko Dam tragedy lawsuit while the state only paid $1.5 million elicited two quite opposite responses from readers.While one close to the story said we pretty much got it right another challenged our interpretation asking for specific references.In attempting to debunk County Attorney Al Castillo’s contention that “the difference between the state’s portion of the settlement and the county’s had little to do with culpability, and instead reflected financial…

  • POND SCUM VS. TOXIC SLIME

    Andy Parx
    4 Feb 2010 | 6:23 pm
    POND SCUM VS. TOXIC SLIME: The state house’s disgraceful action in denying civil unions was made more unpalatable by the repugnant voice vote that tried to hide their positions.But while most just accepted the bamboozle of many of the assorted scumbags, one reporter, Adrienne LaFrance of Honolulu Weekly (thanks to Larry Geller for the heads-up) took it upon herself to find out who voted which way by a simple method – she asked them.Of course North Shore Representative Mina Morita had the strongest statement of all as to why she opposed the vote to indefinitely postpone action saying:“I…

  • ON MONKEYS AND WEASELS

    Andy Parx
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:19 pm
    ON MONKEYS AND WEASELS: The music is playing and to no one’s surprise one of the oldest if not the goodest of boys Ron Kouchi has publicly announced he is circling the state senate seat being vacated by Gary Hooser, who is running for lieutenant governor.Despite what many might think long time Councilmember and sometimes Chair Kouchi is anything but a shoo-in after his recent identity crisis blew up in his face when he lost his first council election after one term that followed a hiatus when he lost his first race ever to Bryan Baptiste in 2002 when the “developer’s best friend”…

  • ASKIN’ FOR IT

    Andy Parx
    2 Feb 2010 | 5:57 pm
    ASKIN’ FOR IT: It hasn’t just been a kick we’re on lately- that of examining laughably lame and confusingly contentions, slanted statements from bumbling bureaucrats designed to amply appeal to our guileless gullibility.But it certainly isn’t just here on little Kaua`i where a post plantation populous is too busy beachcombing and bathing to understand unctuous utterances from corrupt capos and cronies.Behold the corporate actions in the case of the runaway Toyotas whose corporate overlords have apparently set up their own demise by just replacing the gas pedals.We’ve spent the past…
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    Leslie Wilcox

  • Even the Folks from Fargo Were Cold

    lwilcox
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:06 pm
    Prairie Public Broadcasting has been covering a lot of territory in shooting a documentary about mercury and ocean fish. Tokyo's huge fish auction was one destination. The other day, CEO John Harris, the Director of Television and two videographers stopped by PBS Hawaii  in Honolulu to say hello. They'd left the freezing North Dakota winter for sunny Hawaii to get interviews with noted researchers and visuals of tons of prime fish coming into this American port on longline boats.  Our team took the Prairie Public crew into our TV studio for a look-see. We warm-weather weenies find…

  • Ever-Ready Cell Phone Photos

    lwilcox
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:59 pm
    "How's your family? Got any photos?"  If you have photos to share, do you: 1) fish around in your wallet and let drop a long series of plastic-encased pictures; or 2) press your cell phone and show a succession of  pictures? It occurred to me today that it's been a couple of years since anyone has shared photos with me by reaching for their wallet. (Come to think about it, it's been years since anyone showed me just ONE photo!) Cell phones have become been the photo stash of choice--and not just among the young. Grandparents , fiddling with their cell phones, delight in showing off the…

  • Collecting Hawaiian History and More, This Week on PBS Hawaii

    lwilcox
    7 Feb 2010 | 1:00 pm
    A great job fit can be hard to find. But not for DeSoto Brown of Bishop Museum. He’s passionate about what he does, and he was doing it in his personal life before it became his profession. DeSoto collects and organizes history. This descendant of historian John Papa I’i shares his LONG STORY SHORT with me on PBS Hawaii on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at 7:30 pm. We’re going to mix religion and politics on INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII (Thurs,, Feb. 11, 2010, 7:30 pm). Join Dan Boylan as he talks with representatives of faith groups, pressing their point about civil unions in the local political…

  • Cec Heftel's Last Years in Elective Office

    lwilcox
    6 Feb 2010 | 6:47 pm
    I never quite understood why Cec Heftel, the bold and successful broadcasting exec who died this week, set a laser focus on landing that seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and much later, the Hawaii State Board of Education. (He was 80 when he was elected to the school board.)  Yes, I know he liked making things happen. But his way of making them happen was as a hard-driving, larger-than-life leader armed with business savvy, money and impatience--and sometimes, all the grace of a bulldozer. I say this with respect. He knew how to assemble talent to do a great job, then get out of the…

  • Calendar Wallpaper: Machu Picchu

    lwilcox
    3 Feb 2010 | 9:52 pm
    Here's something that's not going to interest Kaneohe residents Conor and Meg Overstake. Not by a long shot.  It's a link to a free computer wallpaper of the ruins of the extraordinary Incan city Machu Picchu. www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/wallpaper.php The Overstakes are back in Hawaii following a scary honeymoon at Machu Picchu. Scary, because massive mudslides and flooding killed some people and stranded others.  The couple spent days waiting for rescue. We're glad they're back safe and sound, and we realize they don't need to be reminded of Machu Picchu for a…
 
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Editorial Blog

  • Frank Fasi, fighter

    Stephen Downes
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:47 am
    It was a long time ago, when Frank Fasi was the bad guy. In our household, Fasi was persona non grata because of his ongoing feud with then-Gov. George Ariyoshi, the chosen successor to the sainted Irish Catholic Democratic statesman, John A. Burns. Ariyoshi also employed my father at the Department of Planning and Economic Development, the precursor to today's DBEDT. So when Fasi challenged Ariyoshi for the governor's seat in 1974, the family was drafted to walk the streets, distributing Ariyoshi leaflets and removing the Fasi ones. We all knew the Ariyoshi mantra, "Quiet and Effective" - …

  • Lingle, Liu and the audit

    Stephen Downes
    2 Feb 2010 | 2:09 pm
    It used to be that a critical report from the State Auditor meant something — that the target of the report would at least pay lip service to the call for action. Serious allegations call for a serious response. This has not been the case with the latest audit, which called for the resignation of Ted Liu, the head of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, because of how the department managed federal grant money and private donations for an overseas trade mission. It said that Liu and his staff withheld records and provided misleading information about the trade…

  • A local garbageman's tradition

    Stephen Downes
    8 Jan 2010 | 7:30 pm
    This morning, while sitting in stopped traffic at a long red light, I watched a woman ahead of me get out of her car, open the door to the rear seat and take something out. She proceeded to walk up the middle of the roadway — the light was still red — to the bright yellow city garbage truck a couple vehicles ahead of her. She knocked on the door and held up a case of beer. After a momentary pause, the door opened and she slid the case inside the cab. Then she returned to her car, got in and closed the door just as the light turned green. Now that's a good omen. Happy New Year!

  • We're the big kids now? That can't be right

    Vicki Viotti
    5 Jan 2010 | 6:58 pm
    So I read the headline about Ed Kubo being tapped for the state Circuit Court and was struck by three thoughts. One is that Gov. Linda Lingle may get a few more chances to fill the multiple judicial vacancies before she leaves office, certainly a way to leave a lasting impression. The second is that this appointment probably will be confirmed without much of the drama so often seen in the state Senate. Though it's possible to be speaking too soon on that score. The final, more personal reaction to this bit of news: Boy, am I getting old. The reason I say this about the Kubo story is that I am…

  • Can't we name something new after the president?

    Vicki Viotti
    2 Jan 2010 | 11:19 am
    OK, now things have gone too far for this McKinley High School grad. I'm almost embarrassed on behalf of our visiting president, that he'd have to read about all the silliness over honoring him by sticking his name on something in his home state. But McKinley? You really want to honor the president by having him jump the claim of all those well-known pols who actually are Tiger alums? This would have to be a real stick in the eye for Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, who already voiced his doubts about Barack Obama's local cred. I count myself among the Obama supporters, but I trust many of my…
 
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  • Debi Hartmann

    Debi Hartmann's transformation from a fierce opponent of same-sex marriage to ardent proponent of civil unions did not happen overnight.

  • Fasi's populist streak missing in isle politics

    At the state elections Web site there is a forlorn remembrance of one of Hawaii's great populists, Frank Fasi. The elections office reports that Fasi has set up a campaign committee to run for mayor, although there are no details except that the initial paperwork was filed by Fasi's son, David.

  • Quite wonderful to see GOP working in Waikiki

    Today, the 170 or so members of the Republican National Committee and an unknown number of aides, acolytes and auxiliaries who have enjoyed our scenic shores, hotels, luau venues, mai tai bars and whale-watching excursions, and who have contributed maybe about $800,000—depending on mai tai consumption—to a desperate tourism economy will be doffing "Hawaiian" shirts and deluxe rubber slippers to fly to points East.

  • No ke Kauka William G. Demmert, ‘Opio

    The following is a loving tribute to William G. Demmert, one of the co-founders of the National Indian Education Association and one of the first Native American doctoral graduates of Harvard University.

  • Jim Williams

    Building legislative support for a tax increase on Hawaii's richest residents is the top priority for the Hawaii State Teachers Association's new interim executive director, who long ago helped build the union into a political powerhouse.
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  • Superferry may return, more government jobs may be lost, bar owners want smoking back, more news

    Nancy Cook Lauer
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:13 am
    If you thought the Hawaii Superferry issue was gone, you may be wrong. The House Transportation Committee approved a bill yesterday to study a state-sponsored ferry system that would be able to buy at least one high-speed vessel to carry passengers and vehicles between the islands The Army said it plans to look at the environmental impact of basing up to three "joint high-speed vessels" in Pearl Harbor — speedy craft capable of carrying large loads, similar to the defunct Hawaii Superferry's ships. More than 200 state workers who process applications for government assistance programs could…

  • Lawmakers target taxes, hospitals, restaurants and drunk drivers, Census seeks better representation, Chinatown and cherry blossoms celebrated, more

    Nancy Cook Lauer
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:18 am
    The state Senate is set to discuss a bill Monday to privatize Hawaii Health Systems Corp. as a nonprofit organization. For some legislative observers, the very idea that lawmakers will raise your taxes had become more of a "fait accompli" even before the starting gun had been shot. Impounding a drunk driver's car for a year and furthering the education of bartenders and servers at the core of two new bills being introduced to the state Legislature this year. The ingredients in entrees served at restaurants across the state are the target of new legislation at Hawaii's Capitol. Local census…

  • Drought extreme, Kauai bulldozes Native Hawaiian homes, state credit rating down, Fasi remembered, command center a white elephant, Big Island stores on Target, roll call on civil unions, more state news

    Nancy Cook Lauer
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:06 am
    The rainy season here is falling so far short of normal this year that Hawaii is the only state with a National Weather Service assessment of "extreme drought" status. Several Native Hawaiian families had their dwellings bulldozed Thursday after county officials determined they were illegally erected on county park land along Wainiha Bay and Wainiha River. Tapping into reserves and special funds such as the state's hurricane relief or rainy-day funds to help balance the state budget could contribute to a lowering of Hawai'i's bond rating, Moody's Investors Services said. Moody's Investors…

  • Casinos coming to Hawaii? Frank Fasi dies, education in a muddle, plastic bag ban bagged, biodiesel for the Big island, more news

    Nancy Cook Lauer
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:54 am
    Casino operations could take place on Hawaiian Home Lands under a bill that advanced out of the House Hawaiian Affairs Committee yesterday. Former Honolulu Mayor Frank F. Fasi died last night in his Makiki home at the age of 90. Two bills that advanced in the state House yesterday would let voters decide if the state Board of Education should be appointed by the governor. U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie appears to be the favored son of attorneys, while Mayor Mufi Hannemann is the big winner among engineers and heads of companies. How the University of Hawaii budget fares at the state Capitol is…

  • State seeks to tax cash sales and the bag you take it home in, home sales up a bit, cell phone driving bans ineffective, federal money coming for rail, more news

    Nancy Cook Lauer
    3 Feb 2010 | 9:07 am
    Special state agents are scrutinizing businesses' cash sales in hopes of taxing some of the $2 billion in unreported transactions estimated to occur in Hawaii every year. Hawaii state lawmakers are considering a proposal that would force customers to pay more at the grocery store. Hawaii parents want school furloughs to end right now, but two state Senate committees are looking to the future to make sure Hawaii's public school children are never again robbed of any classroom time. O'ahu's housing market started the year on a positive note, as the median price of previously owned single-family…
 
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  • Wrap up: Legislature 101 (complete video embedded)

    Senator Les Ihara, Jr. noted that normally, workshops on the Legislature don't draw big crowds.  He said that the Kanu / Common Cause event was the largest audience he'd seen gathered for such a workshop in over a decade!More than 100 people crammed into the room at the State Capitol. We also "

  • Windmills on Lanai - The View from Oahu

     Last week, a dozen Kanu Hawai‘i volunteers traveled to Lanai to help the grassroots organization Lanaians for Sensible Growth (LSG) conduct an important community survey.  We went door-to-door gathering feedback on a range of issues, including the proposed wind farm on Lanai.It was

  • Kokua Festival Beach Clean-Ups and Pre-Sale

    February 13th - Kokua Festival and STAR 101.9 Beach Clean-Ups and Pre-SaleSTAR 101.9 and the Kokua Festival are joining forces with BYU-Hawaii SIFE Club, Kanu Hawaii & Rep. Maile Shimabukuro, Surfrider Oahu, and the Maui Times to help clean Hawaii's beaches! All beach clean-up participants will

  • Helpful Links For Citizens

    Capitol's Public Access Room - Information for Citizenshttp://hawaii.gov/lrb/par/Find Your Legislatorhttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/info/vstreet/voterinformation.aspSubmit Testimony Onlinehttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony/Bill Status and Documentshttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session

  • Two new features: Comment/journal links & Comment publishing

    We've just added a couple of new features. We've been asked by several members to allow links in journals and comments and just enabled that feature. Now, all of your journals and comments that have links will automatically be clickable. All previous journals and comments are also enabled so you won
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  • Hawaii’s 10 Most Wanted 2010: To Catch An Identity Thief

    Don Chapman
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Forgery, scams and identity theft seem to be a growing problem, as the crimes of these fugitives show

  • Take A Deep Breath And ... Sing!

    Alana Folen
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    Back home after a long career with Disney Entertainment, Marian Morrison directs The Breathe Concert on Saturday at Hawaii Theatre

  • Why We Dig Raeceen

    Steve Murray
    20 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    Raeceen Woolford, who did a lot of digging of volleyballs as a UH Wahine libero, today wears the crown of Miss Hawaii.

  • a conversation with the cos

    Steve Murray
    13 Jan 2010 | 1:59 am
    He’s known as ‘America’s favorite father,’ and in recent years as a sharp social commentator, but Bill Cosby’s only goal for his two Friday shows is to make you ‘laugh, laugh, laugh’

  • They Call Him Master

    Yu Shing Ting
    6 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    Grand Master Hong uses a variety of disciplines as a healer, including with a long list of celebrity clients. The part-time Windward Oahu resident offers a free workshop Jan. 9
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  • To The Rescue! Woof!

    Yu Shing Ting
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    For the past few weeks, there has been endless news coverage of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12. The video footage includes incredible images of a crumbled city with countless tired volunteers working to rescue survivors or recover bodies of the dead.

  • Pit Boss

    Susan Sunderland
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    There are many ‘delicate’ moving parts in an opera, and everything starts with the man wielding a baton down in the orchestra pit. For HOT’s Figaro, that’s Ivan Torzs

  • Taking The Fall - 315 Feet Down For Special Olympics

    Jessica Goolsby
    25 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    Ever have that dream, the one where you’re plummeting to the earth, reaching out for anything to stop your fall?  But the greatest reward, above all the hype, is the joy of knowing that they risked their lives so others could enjoy theirs.

  • A Charm School And So Much More

    Kerry Miller
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    The idea behind ClubCharm is to give girls age 7 to 12 a foundation of both manners and personal responsibility before they hit those teen years. Violet Shimoko was thrust into the “kids’ club” business years ago when her brother asked her to teach his three sons dinner conversation skills. Today, Shimoko has moved to the other end of the spectrum and has opened ClubCharm, a private after-school club for young girls.

  • A Kikaida Halloween

    Melissa Moniz
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am
    The Kikaida brothers take on the dark forces of Professor Gill and Hakaida as Shirokiya celebrates 50 years in Hawaii
 
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  • Tying Up the Ox

    CT
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:46 pm
    Is it February already?  Lately I've been keeping busy making a feather lei po'o (for my head); reading (of course) The Devil and Mr Casement which at first glance is a kind of Leopold's Ghost take two; doing some home repair ("home depot, maybe bed bath and beyond if we have time"); and finishing out the year of the ox by putting my head down and working on all my projects. Also on my radar: trying to find out more information about what's going to be forthcoming from Amazon's new publishing house other than Perfect on Paper, hoping someone assigns me to review The Ask by Sam Lipsyte,…

  • Interview: John Hara, architect

    CT
    22 Jan 2010 | 6:00 am
    In the thirty-eight years since opening his Honolulu-based practice, architect John Hara has designed a series of private homes and more than twenty-five public, academic and cultural facilities throughout the state, his work always reflecting a distinct place and environment, never his personality or particular look. One notable and recent project was returning the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel to a state of elegant simplicity, but all of his work (Punahou School buildings like Case Middle School, Honolulu Academy of Arts pavilion etc.) reveals a longstanding architectural influence responsible for…

  • In the Rafters

    CT
    20 Jan 2010 | 5:46 pm
    Though Jackie Ward’s diverse, jazz-loving friends—and she has lots of them—have long gathered in the soundproofed top floor of her 77-year-old Kaimuki home, her social jam sessions at Ward's Rafters are perpetually fresh and eclectic. On lazy Sunday afternoons—just right for a bring-your-own picnic supper—or during Friday and Saturday evenings’ dynamic Global Caravan, you might hear chamber music, jazz, bluegrass, Latin, or a new visiting artist. “I never know what’s going to happen until someone calls and then we’re off in a different direction,” says Ward. “Every…
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    The Kona Blog

  • Mamalahoa (Hokulia) Bypass Condemnation Appeal Update

    Aaron Stene
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:17 pm
    The Coupes will be filing their reply briefs in response to 1250 Oceanside Partners and Hawaii County opening answering briefs by February 14th 2010. Hawaii County has also filed a motion to expedite the Coupes latest Mamalahoa (Hokulia) bypass appeal. Deceased John Kobayashi’s appeal of Judge Stance’s Lako Street extension ruling to the Hawaii Intermediate Court [...]

  • Update On Keoki Kai’s Lawsuit Against Hawaii County

    Aaron Stene
    6 Feb 2010 | 2:26 pm
    The court has served some of the defendants in Mr. Kai’s lawsuit against Hawaii County. I hope his lawsuit is successful. It may help start the process of eliminating the rampant corruption, and waste of taxpayer money that is alive and well in county government. It boggles my mind why the DLNR excluded the public [...]

  • Discovery Harbour Golf Course Update

    Aaron Stene
    6 Feb 2010 | 11:02 am
    I’m curious if anyone knows what is the status of South Point Investment Group LLC’s proposal to renovate the Discovery Harbour Golf Course. It is my understanding that the four principals behind SPIG are being sued by the previous owner of the of the golf course. However, the lawsuit has been held up due to the [...]

  • Grace Church & Malulani Gardens Traffic Signal Updates

    Aaron Stene
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:31 pm
    I made an inquiry with the HDOT regarding the activation of the Malulani Gardens traffic signal yesterday. It appears there will be a delay in energizing this signal according to this response I received today. “The Malulani signal will not be activated by 2/7. In planning for activation of the signal, it was discovered that [...]

  • Hawaii County DPW Not Likely To Open The Remainder of Hale Kapili Street Soon

    Aaron Stene
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:49 pm
    The Hawaii County DPW will likely not open the rest of Hale Kapili Street (below Lowe’s) after the Malulani Gardens traffic signal is activated on (or before) February 7th, 2010. There seems to be some issues with the roadway segment of Hale Kapili Street owned by Brian Cook. Thus, the Hawaii County DPW may ask [...]
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  • Akaka Bill debate

    charley foster
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:46 pm
    This sounds pretty good. According to the Advertiser - Ilya Shapiro, editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, and University of Hawaii-Manoa law professor Jon Van Dyke will debate the Akaka bill Wednesday at the UH law school.

  • State senate confirms new appellate judge

    charley foster
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm
    Star Bulletin - The Hawaii Senate has unanimously confirmed Lawrence Reifurth as a judge on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.

  • Lessons from the bar: don't make masturbatory gestures while making eye contact with the court

    charley foster
    4 Feb 2010 | 1:34 pm
    Actually, the Austin, Texas, criminal defense attorney sentenced to 90 days in jail for making "a simulated masturbatory gesture with his hand while making eye contact with the Court," committed his offense a couple of years ago. It's back on the radar because, notes the Law of Criminal Defense blog, his sentence for contempt was recently reduced to 10 days. Still, he must participate in a work-release program and wear an electronic monitor.To recap: when you find yourself standing before the court exchanging glares with the judge, and things are clearly not going to go your way on this one,…

  • I'm a happily, unapologetically consumerist lawyer today

    charley foster
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am
    ...having just ordered Professor Bowman's Hawaii Rules of Evidence Manual (with great commentary on caselaw on each rule; oft' cited by the Hawaii Supreme Court) and Professor Imwinkelried's Evidentiary Foundations. But apparently nobody offers an annotated Hawaii court rules unbundled from the entire set of statutes?

  • Justice Thomas on "electioneering communications"

    charley foster
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:06 am
    The NY Times reported yesterday on remarks Justice Thomas made about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. “I found it fascinating that the people who were editorializing against it were The New York Times Company and The Washington Post Company,” Justice Thomas said. “These are corporations.”The part of the McCain-Feingold law struck down in Citizens United contained an exemption for news reports, commentaries and editorials. But Justice Thomas said that reflected a legislative choice rather than a constitutional principle.He added that the history of Congressional…
 
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  • Musings: Monday Mix

    Joan Conrow
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:50 am
    The stars were thickly sprinkled across a clear sky they shared with a sliver of white moon when Koko and I went walking this morning. We didn’t know that within 45 minutes the clouds would stage a take-over and a light rain would fall just as the sun was rising, creating shafts of rosy light and a double vertical rainbow at the base of Waialeale.We walked hugging the guardrail to give wide berth to those motorists, who are also usually speeding, that refuse to share the road by moving even an inch toward the center.A slow-moving truck, the kind all walkers appreciate, slowed even more, and…

  • Musings: Dichotomies

    Joan Conrow
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:10 pm
    A wisp of fleece floated lazily past a waning golden moon, while in a thicket of trees, the birds stirred into wakefulness, singing, when Koko and I went walking this morning. Mist curled and steamed in the crevices of the pasture, and Waialeale was clearly visible through a fine, almost smoky, haze that muted the intensity of the pink that warmed the sky behind the Giant.I was all agog with the beauty of the dawn when we ran into my neighbor Andy, who mentioned, after several stops and starts in the conversation caused by interactions between the dogs, that he’d gone again to see John…

  • Money Talks, Supreme Court Listens

    Joan Conrow
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:47 am

  • Musings: Money Talks, County Listens

    Joan Conrow
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am
    The sky was several shades of gray, save for one spot, which was inhabited by a half-moon, and it was variously white, silver and gold when Koko and I went walking beneath it this morning. A streak of guava pink appeared on the eastern horizon, but was quickly devoured by dark clouds that brought rain to a yellow sky shortly after we returned home.It was cold, but not so cold as it has been the past few days, when it was easy to tell the residents, in their hoodies, flannel shirts and even Ugh boots, from the tourists in shorts and sleeveless shirts.And not nearly so cold as the county, which…

  • Musings: Trapped in the Ice

    Joan Conrow
    3 Feb 2010 | 11:19 am
    The skies were cloudy and the north wind was gusting, delivering sharp needles of rain, when Koko and I went walking — quickly, to build heat — this gray morning.“It’s cold,” I reported to my neighbor Andy, who agreed, but then when on to tell me he’d been communicating via email with someone in Nova Scotia, where it was truly cold — an unfathomable minus 26 degrees. At least the winter ice melts in the spring. The other kind of “ice” is present all year-round, dominating the lives of way too many people, including that whole miserable group of unfortunate souls involved in…
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    The Maui News

  • Super full at Takamiya

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:37 am
    Blossom Miguel of Waiehu picks up a fresh seafood combo platter for her Super Bowl party while joining a crowd of shoppers at Takamiya Market in Happy Valley on Sunday morning. The Central Maui store was bustling with customers as residents prepared to watch the Indianapolis Colts take on the New Orleans Saints (See Sports for report on the game).

  • Man gets 1 year in jail for ramming woman's rental vehicle

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:32 am
    WAILUKU - A man was sentenced last week to a one-year jail term for ramming a woman's rental vehicle in what a deputy prosecutor called an act of a "vigilante." William Barrios Jr., 43, could be released after he serves six months of the term to enter a residential treatment program approved by his probation officer, said 2nd Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza.

  • Record numbers in youth-led Relay For Life

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:27 am
    KAHULUI - The American Cancer Society Relay For Life organized by Maui's youth drew an event-record 1,016 participants in grades 7 through 12 this weekend at the War Memorial Stadium. The students and their supporting adults walked, ran and danced around the quarter-mile track inside the stadium from 6 p.m. Saturday until closing at 6 a.m. Sunday. For Ryan MacLeod, a St.

  • Residents hope county wades in, reopens Lanai's only public pool

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:56 am
    LANAI CITY - In another sign of hard times, residents have been without a place to swim in Lanai City since landowner Castle & Cooke Resorts closed the island's only public pool nine months ago. Lanai residents said senior citizens used the pool to swim laps, and that it was an important summer gathering place for children who couldn't drive down the mountain to the beach.

  • Boat sinks; men swim ashore

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:50 am
    OLOWALU - Five men were forced to jump off their sinking boat Sunday afternoon and all swam safely about 100 yards to the Olowalu shore. Meanwhile, the Seawren III, a 27-foot recreational boat, sank into the ocean as the men collected what they had salvaged from the vessel. "Everybody's good. We're all all right," said Ron Callaway of Makawao, one of the men on Seawren III.
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  • In Brief - Big Island

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:37 am
    Kealakehe Project Grad Night A graduation party designed to keep celebratory students safe and off the streets is the objective of Sunday's Car Show at the Kealakehe High School football field. Proceeds from the event, the largest car show on the Big Island, will go to funding this party, which needs to raise at least $25,000. Students attending the Grad Night party are charged $40-$50. The car show is not the sole fund raising planned for Project Grad Night, but it is the major event.

  • Century of Scouting

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:37 am
    A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. Boys have repeated this same law for a century, with the idea that these words would mean something and last a lifetime.
 
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    Big Island Chronicle

  • Puna News — Motown Revue Dinner Show And Dance Is At The Akebono Saturday

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:14 pm

  • Letters — Plan Now To Attend The Fifth Annual Hilo Inter-Tribal PowWow May 29-31

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:49 pm
    Judi Babcock art We are happy to announce www.hilopowwow.com is updated with all the information you need to make your plans to attend the Fifth Annual Hilo Inter-Tribal PowWow which takes place May 29-3, 2010 at Wailoa Park in Hilo. Be sure to check out the great room rates provided by Naniloa Volcanoes Resort and Dollar Car Rental discounts. Troy and Liz De Roche

  • Island Art — Ancient Canoe In Doldrums

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:10 am
    By Herb Kawainui Kane Sails hang slack in the Doldrums as Polynesian explorers take to their paddles, moving through a calm and hoping to find a breeze.

My 1969 painting is a conjectural reconstruction of an “Eastern Polynesian” canoe during eras of exploration outward from islands regarded as culturally “Tahitian” as well as the Marquesas Islands. The “age-distribution” theory assumes that features of a culture found to be most widely distributed are likely to be the oldest, changes being more rapid in the center from which diffusion originated than in the outer fringes. For…

  • ***Commentary*** Kudos For Sig Zane And Jeff Hunt In WestJet In-Flight Magazine Write-Up

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:10 am
    up! Magazine photo by Jared Sych Both local fabric designer Sig Zane and surfboard shaper Jeff Hunt are featured in the February 2010 issue of up!, the in-flight magazine for WestJet, a Canadian airline that flies direct to Kona from Vancouver. Sig Zane is listed as one of Hawaii’s surf icons for the fact that, a few years ago, he started having Jeff put his legendary textiles on the decks of longboards. In one of the published photos of Sig, a longboard Jeff has created for Sig leans against a wall in the background. It’s the 9′6″ bearing the ulu, or breadfruit, of…

  • Proud Parent — Quality Reading Time

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    7 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am
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    MELISSA CHANG: URBAN MIX PLATE

  • Eating Local with Alan Wong

    Melissa
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:11 pm
    Last week, I had the opportunity to dine at Alan Wong's King Street restaurant to experience their special Farmer Series Dinner, "You Like Beef?"--featuring meat from Kuahiwi Ranch on the Big Island. What a treat! In this time of social consciousness, when we are trying to do more to buy local and achieve greater sustainability, it's important to get to know the people behind the business. Kuahiwi's Al Galimba and daughter Michelle are also trying to get to know their customers, as well. Their cattle are grass-fed up until the last three months, at which point they are given the option to eat…

  • Sis Kitchen is back!

    Melissa
    2 Feb 2010 | 8:41 am
    Remember Sis Kitchen, the nice Korean restaurant in the Waialae complex in Kaimuki? They closed several years ago, much to the surprise of patrons who enjoyed their food and warm hospitality. So I went there recently with my nieces (and Metromix writer Mari Taketa, but she's not pictured) and did a Metromix review. I remember how I had learned to eat nan myeung (the cold, chewy buckwheat noodles) there, but at the moment it's not on the menu. Actually, the menu is a little different, but it's all good. Sis Kitchen owner Sara Sung It is in the atrium in the back under Himalayan Kitchen. If you…

  • A Day on the USS Santa Fe (Part 3)

    Melissa
    1 Feb 2010 | 7:40 am
    This is my final blog entry about embarking on the USS Santa Fe. Hopefully I'll have video for you soon! I know a lot of you asked about what we ate. We got to see the kitchen, which is tiny but usually has seven people assigned to cooking for the crew. I'm not sure how they fit into such tight quarters, but somehow they do. All the food aboard the submarine must be made from scratch daily, since there is no storage space for stuff from a Costco run. They pump out meals every six hours. I should add that the mess hall was so small, it was difficult for me to get a shot to share with you. Yet,…

  • A Day on the USS Santa Fe (Part 2)

    Melissa
    31 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am
    People don't normally think about life on a submarine...at least, I didn't until I boarded the USS Santa Fe. We just kind of take it for granted that these huge machines work, but have no idea what keeps it working. COB (Chief of the Boat) John Davis tells us about how most attack subs will go for 60 to 70 days without resupplying; his longest time underwater was 97 days. The military will provide special home comforts to keep the crew happy; for example, if they are out to sea during a Super Bowl game, it gets transmitted to the sub and they can watch it live. Since subs run on nuclear…

  • Embarking on the USS Santa Fe (Part 1)

    Melissa
    30 Jan 2010 | 10:16 am
    I've been so fortunate to have the opportunity to experience things that few people can, and my latest embarkation on the USS Santa Fe--a Navy attack submarine--was quite a unique one. My blog today is a little general, but next week be watching for a story by Military reporter William Cole and photographer Richard Ambo (who got some great shots). I'll share some photos with you over the next few days to give you a glimpse of my day yesterday. Honolulu Advertiser President & Publisher Lee Webber goes down the hatch. Have you ever boarded a Navy submarine? Many people say that it's cramped…
 
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    Island Views - Views from the Islands of Hawaii

  • Chinatown Festival - Mauna Kea Street

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:02 am
    Yesterday, we headed to Mauna Kea Street in Chinatown to check out the annual Chinese New Year block party. Chinese New Year is not until February 14th. For this event, they close Mauna Kea Street to traffic so that the party-goers can roam the streets freely. For me, the best part of the festival is the jin dui - there is one vendor that makes them really good - they offer coconut or black sugar filling. These bbq sticks were also really good. There are many vendors that make these sticks - so you should look around first and then decide which vendor to buy from. In addition to food, you can…

  • Cafe Haleiwa

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    There's not too many breakfast spots in our neighborhood, so we decided to venture out to Haleiwa and eat at Cafe Haleiwa after finding a couple of good reviews of their breakfasts.It's a hole-in-the-wall spot, and fortunately when we arrived there were a few tables open because just a few minutes later it was completely packed.They offer the usual breakfast items, along with Mexican specialty breakfasts, but our family stuck to our favorites.I ordered an "Off-the Wall" Omelette--a build-your-own omelette that comes with toast and your choice of starch. I ordered my omelette with bacon and…

  • Charley's Grilled Subs Giveaway

    6 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    I've been to Charley’s Grilled Subs a couple of times before, and not only do they have great subs, but they have great fries too! Like so many great things, it all started by a wrong turn made right. Charley was taking a family vacation when a missed exit brought him to the City of Brotherly Love. His first encounter with a local delicacy, a Philly CheeseSteak was love at first bite. When he returned, he perfected the recipe. Then, Charley’s fortune took another turn. His Mom let him borrow from her life’s savings, and the first Charley’s was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1986…From…

  • Outback Steakhouse...Again

    5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    When DH's sister was in town a few months ago we took her to Outback Steakhouse. Even though there's an Outback in her neighborhood she hardly ever goes there, and since it was nearby where she was staying here on Oahu, we met her at the Outback Steakhouse in Waipahu.And I'm really glad we went, because of a very funny moment (thanks to DS1), and I discovered a reasonably-priced dish that I'll order from now on whenever we go to Outback! Of course we had to start off with the Bloomin' Onion.I ordered the Alice Springs Chicken. Bacon, mushrooms, cheese on chicken...YUM!DH's sister got the…

  • Morton's The Steakhouse

    4 Feb 2010 | 11:00 am
    My husband received a gift certificate for Morton's The Steakhouse for his birthday, so we decided to treat ourselves to a fine-dining experience last night. Morton's is located on the makai/ewa end of Ala Moana Center. One of the unique features of this restaurant is the menu presentation. They'll actually show you samples of the menu in it's raw state. It's quite helpful when deciding on which cut of steak you want. They even show the raw seafood (salmon, alaskan king crab legs, ahi, and opah)and the veggiesThe complimentary bread was ono. It came out hot and I believe it's topped with…
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  • #116 How To Not Beat Up On Yourself

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:32 pm
    So are those New Year's Resolutions going?  How To Not Beat Up On Yourself is the topic this episode.   Join us for a pep talk, or two, or three.  We share what we've noticed works for us.   Also in this ep: Nalu Ukulele Pumana - full band sounds of contemporary Hawaiian and island music   We've ordered from iHerb.com for years because of their consistent quick and accurate deliveries.  Get $5 OFF your first order with iHerb by entering code GIR278.   If you like the podcast, please vote for GMG on Podcast Alley, or write a comment at GMG's page on iTunes.

  • #115 What Do We Need? pt. 3 of 3

    21 Jan 2010 | 5:32 pm
    "Knowing what you want" is a terrible way to begin setting your Life's Goals.  Whether we want them or not, we need three things.  Here's the third thing.  (For the first thing, listen to episode #113.  For the second, check out #114.)Links In This EpThe Territory of Hawaii Company - T-shirts and note cards recalling the culture of plantation camps, sugar cane fields, and turn of 19th century Hawaii.  Please tell them Toast & Siena sent you, okay?Two Efforts That Help HaitiPartners in Health - partnering with poor communities to combat disease and…

  • #114 What Do We Need? pt. 2 of 3

    12 Jan 2010 | 8:07 am
    "Knowing what you want" is a terrible way to begin setting your Life's Goals.  Whether we want them or not, we need three things.  Here's the second thing.  (For the first thing, listen to episode #113.  And for the third, listen to #115.)  Also: get your noggin in shape!  More brain health tips and tricks.Supplements we mentioned + discount codeRaw Daily for WomenFlax Seed OilWe've ordered from iHerb.com for years because of their consistent quick and accurate deliveries.  Get $5 OFF your first order with iHerb by entering code GIR278.More…

  • #113 Biggest Gotcha of Goal-Setting, pt. 1 of 3

    5 Jan 2010 | 7:01 pm
    "Knowing what you want" is a terrible way to begin setting your Life's Goals.  We'll tell you why.  Also: best health foods for the brain, immunity booster for your pets (at a discount!) and great Hawaiian music.Featured Song "I Kona" from Ho'omaka by Steven EspaniolaLinks"Buying For Equality 2010" buyers guide - PDF, iPhone app"Healthy Helper" for pets from Spirit Essences -- enter code GMG to receive a discount at checkout, and to help the podcast.If you enjoy the podcast, please vote for GMG on Podcast Alley, or write a quick comment at…

  • #112 Earth-centric IS Human-centric

    29 Dec 2009 | 6:04 am
    Super-easy ways and super-simple thoughts on "saving the planet" amid holiday festivities.    Featured Song"If It Weren't For That" from Change Your Mind by Julie Clark is on iTunesLinks- New York Senator Diane Savino speaks in favor of that state's Marriage Equality bill on Dec. 2, 2009.  The bill did not pass.- Holistic remedies for pets from Spirit Essences -- enter code GMG to receive a discount at checkout, and to help the podcast.We appreciate it, and your fellow listeners do, too!Thanks!- Siena & Toastimage courtesy of the tahoe guy
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    808Talk Hawaii

  • Hawaiian Telcom Think Yellow Go Green

    Vernon Brown
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:30 pm
    Its that time of year again to think about what to do with last years telephone directories and how to do it the GREEN way! With just a week left in the Think Yellow Go Green program, we wanted to remind you that those outdated telephone directories can still be recycled up until Feb. 14, 2010. Drop off locations and times are detailed below. If you lined up last year’s total recycled directories, end to end, it would stretch the total distance from Honolulu to Maui! Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages wants to exceed last year’s total of 90 tons to ensure all outdated directories are…

  • Honolulu Joins In Twestival Global 2010

    Vernon Brown
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:25 pm
    Once again Honolulu joins in the global charity event called Twestival which uses social media to bring together people in support of global good. Last year we took place in the first ever global Twestival and in continuing with the annual event we have jumped onboard again to bring our love and aloha to those less fortunate. This year’s charity is Concern Worldwide who not only helps those in extreme poverty in Africa and Asia but is also helping those in need in Haiti who were hit hard by a recent devastating earthquake. What is Twestival? “On Thursday 25 March 2010, people in…

  • Photo: It May Look Like Mars But Its Hawaii

    Vernon Brown
    6 Feb 2010 | 2:05 pm
    Summit of Mauna Kea Photo Credit: (micronova) / CC BY 2.0 “Mauna Kea is an inactive volcano in the U.S. state of Hawaii, one of five volcanoes which together form the island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea, according to some etymologists is a contraction of Mauna-o-Wakea, meaning in English, “Mountain of the deity Wakea.” The modern form, “Mauna Kea,” means “white mountain” in the Hawaiian language, a reference to its summit being regularly covered by snow in winter.“ Source: Wikipedia

  • Photo: Lost In Kauai

    Vernon Brown
    23 Jan 2010 | 7:50 pm
    Lost In Kauai Photo Credit: (Alaskan Dude) / CC BY 2.0

  • Hawaii For Haiti Relief

    Vernon Brown
    18 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am
    As most of you already know, last Tuesday an earthquake measuring 7.0 in magnitude struck just six miles southwest of the crowded and largely poor capital city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. This comes to a country already succumb to extreme poverty and a recent devastation in the 2008 hurricane season that brought four storms – Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike – which dumped heavy rains on the impoverished nation. The substandard housing and lack of infrastructure has only made things worse and to date the Red Cross is estimating 45,000 to 50,000 people have been killed with an estimated…
 
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    Capsun's Corner

  • 3 More Weekends to Recycle Phone Books

    Capsun
    29 Jan 2010 | 9:45 am
    I know, I know, your blogger (that would be me) has been negligent in blogging. Oh how the mighty have fallen! From posting daily, to posting weekly of late, I haven’t posted in two weeks. I may be too busy to blog, but we can never be too busy to recycle. I received this in an email from a Hawaiian Telcom PR person and really believe in this program and doing what we can to help the environment: The neat thing about this project is that Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages has partnered with to make the result a lasting impression on Oahu. All recycled directories will be processed at Island…

  • Colleen Hanabusa and Congressional Residency

    Capsun
    14 Jan 2010 | 10:19 am
    With the 1st Congressional District (urban Honolulu) race heating up to replace Congressman Neil Abercrombie who will step down on February 28, I’ve been having more and more discussions with friends and acquaintances. Just recently, a friend asked me on Facebook: How is it that [State Senate President Colleen] Hanabusa can hold a seat in Waianae on the State Senate… but run for a seat in urban Oahu for Congress? It’s a good question and here was my answer: The US Constitution only requires that Representatives live in their state, but no particular area therein. Article I,…

  • Time For a (go! Away) Party

    Capsun
    5 Jan 2010 | 9:45 am
    It’s funny sometimes how fate (or inspiration) just surprises you sometimes. Just this morning, I found myself up way too early. Then I noted that I renewed the registration for capsun.org for another year. I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to blog as often as I’d like. But then my friend Blaine sent me an email saying “Tro pahtay!” He had my attention, but at first I thought he meant TRO party. Instead, it was a link to the Star-Bulletin article, Mesa Air Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I can barely communicate the elation that I felt…

  • GOOD-bye 2009!

    Capsun
    31 Dec 2009 | 9:45 am
    On this the last day of 2009, I find myself reflecting on the year that was, as I’m sure many of you have. Travel, work, and other commitments have really kept me busy, so I haven’t had time to write up end-of-year wrap-up posts like I did in 2008 (like this, or this, and this). As news of Aunty Margaret Machado’s death was shared with me recently, I remarked, “2009 really needs to come to an end!” 2009 has proven to be a challenging year: We mourned the deaths of several fixtures of my extended family. My wife (the teacher) has lost income due to Furlough…

  • Answers for A Christmas Game

    Capsun
    24 Dec 2009 | 9:45 am
    Mahalo to all of you for stopping by and playing my Christmas Game for 2009. In case you still need some of the answers, they are listed here below. So, how did everyone do? Maybe more importantly, how long did it take? We usually give about 30 minutes for people to play the game, but that results in most people having only half the answers. I hope by giving all of you a few days resulted in more of you getting more of the answers. If you think I look smart because I have all the answers in my hand, you’ll enjoy this tidbit: I actually lost the answer key, so I had to wake up early this…
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  • Unconferenz 2010

    admin
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:19 pm
    Mark your calendars, the 3rd Annual Unconferenz is happening on Saturday,  Feb. 27, 2010, starting at 8:00am. This year’s event will take place at the beautiful Diamond Head campus of Kapiolani Community College. The Unconferenz is a grassroots gathering of tech enthusiasts interested in exploring, collaborating and interacting. The nature of the Unconferenz is organic. Session topics are determined by what is timely and of interest to the participants. There’s a discussion going on at unconferenz.ning.com about potential session topics. At the event we will post these…

  • USS Santa Fe (part 2)

    admin
    1 Feb 2010 | 11:58 pm
    Approach to the USS Santa Fe from our transport vessel, a torpedo weapons retriever. Riding the sail of the USS Santa Fe

  • USS Santa Fe

    admin
    31 Jan 2010 | 12:29 am
    A friend of mine in college was studying to be a nuclear engineer and after graduating headed off to the Navy to do his tour of duty on a submarine. At the time I could not comprehend what 6 months on the sub really meant. I probably still don’t fully understand although having the opportunity to tour the USS Santa Fe (SSN 763), I have a much better appreciation. Leading up to the tour, the identity of the submarine was not revealed to us until we got to the docks where a torpedo weapons retriever would shuttle us to the waiting sub out in Pearl Harbor. We boarded in the protected…

  • Hawaii’s First Charging Station

    admin
    24 Jan 2010 | 10:07 am
    It’s the classic “chicken or the egg” problem. Which came first? Is it the electric car or the charging stations? As Mike Leone of HIEV explains, customers are weary of buying an electric car because of the lack of charging stations and businesses are hesitant to install charging stations because there are so few electric cars. Enter into the picture, Frank Rogers of Green Energy Outlet (GEO). Together with Leone, they install solar panels on the roof of GEO, tie it into the electric grid and install the first ChargePoint smart plug-in for recharging. It’s the first in…

  • Mobilizing Tech in Hawaii

    admin
    17 Jan 2010 | 9:32 am
    As the legislature gears up for the 2010 session, the tech community is mobilizing to make the most out of what is to be one of the more difficult law-making years. In order to make up for the $1.2B deficit Gov Lingle is already looking at deferring tax returns, restricting spending and refinancing debt. It is highly unlikely lawmakers will support any tax-credits for the tech industry. Even back in October at the Rebuilding Tech workshop, Senators Fukunaga, Hanabusa and Representative McKelvey predict “programs are being cut, nobody will be giving away money in the form of…
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    Bytemarks Cafe

  • Episode 77: PISCES and Space Exploration (Feb. 3, 2010)

    Ryan
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:36 am
    After the headlines, Keiki-Pua Dancil joins us to give us an update on her role at the Hawaii Science and Technology Council. Then, Frank Schowengerdt from the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems and Jim Crisafulli from DBEDT will talk about lunar simulation experiments taking place on Mauna Kea. MP3 File

  • Episode 76: Technology in Education (Jan. 27, 2010)

    Ryan
    28 Jan 2010 | 11:02 am
    After the headlines, Nikki Love from Common Cause Hawaii joins us to give us an update on the legislative process and a workshop called Legislature 101.Then, Jeff Piontek from the Hawaii Technology Academy and Mark Loughridge from Avatar Reality talk about using new learning technologies in the classroom. MP3 File

  • Episode 75: Honotua Cable (Jan. 20, 2010)

    Ryan
    22 Jan 2010 | 9:34 pm
    After the headlines, Roz Savage give us an update on her trip to Copenhagen and her upcoming solo row to Australia. Then, we’ll take a trip on a new fiber optic cable connecting Hawaii to Tahiti. Joining us are Maui Sanford from Honotua Cable and Jeremy Amen from Wavecom Solutions. MP3 File

  • Episode 74: School Robotics Programs (Jan. 13, 2010)

    Ryan
    15 Jan 2010 | 9:10 pm
    After the headlines, Jay Fidell tells us about an upcoming tech policy conference dubbed “Crucible 2010.” Then, we’ll hack into the thriving robotics programs in Hawaii schools. Joining us will be Bobby Widhalm from Moanalua High School and Joan Okai from Pearl City Highlands Intermediate. Download MP3 File

  • Episode 73: IPv6 (Jan. 6, 2010)

    Ryan
    10 Jan 2010 | 1:43 pm
    After we cover the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond, Mark Hukill from the Pacific Telecommunication Council will give us an update on an upcoming conference on “Embracing the Cloud.” Finally, Alan Whinery from the University of Hawaii and Tony Querubin from LavaNet will join us to talk about the next generation Internet Protocol, and what it means to us. MP3 File
 
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  • Featured Techie: Keiki-Pua Dancil, CEO of HiSciTech, the State's Largest Tech Advocacy Organization

    Alex Salkever
    Our Featured Techie post is usually a love fest, a testament to amazing things that some
geek in Honolulu has accomplished, often against serious odds. This month's
 belated Featured Techie is different. This is not to say that Keiki-Pua Dancil
 doesn't have technology chops. Coming off a gig at one of a handful of biotech
 startups in Hawai`i , Keiki-Pua (she prefers to be called that) is a rare combo
 of bio smarts and business savvy. She sports a Harvard MBA and PhD in 
biochemistry from the University of California - San Diego, one of the top
 biochem schools in the country,…

  • Maui WiFi Network Breakdown

    Josh Sommers
    GPS+ WiFi + Maui = Painfully Insecure I thought you guys may find this interesting. Maui WiFi Security Break Down OPEN = 1168 of 3056 of Maui networks have NO SECURITYWEP = 777 of 3056 of Maui networks have INCREDIBLY WEAK SECURITYWPAPSK = 952 of 3056 of Maui networks are REASONABLY SECUREWPA2 = 93 of 3056 of Maui networks are VERY SECUREOther = 66 of 3056 of Maui networks are HIGHLY SECURE Please note that the above numbers are estimates. Networks not broadcasting their SSID’s were not logged. So How Secure Is Maui Overall? 63.6% of Maui Networks are Insecure. (WEP encryption is NOT secure…

  • Project Management and Documentation Tools

    Daniel Leuck
    The tools we use for managing software and design projects have evolved over the years. Last year Scott added Basecamp to our toolset. We've found its email based workflow easy to use, especially for customers. For small projects Basecamp is often all we need, but for larger projects we bring in Jira for issue tracking and Confluence for documentation. I was first introduced to Jira and Confluence while running R&D at ValueCommerce in Tokyo. The systems group pitched it as, "Like Bugzilla but secure and with a good UI." That turned out to be a very accurate description. We liked the…

  • Haiti Relief - 4X Your Donation

    Mika Leuck
    Posted on behalf of Leigh-Ann Miyasato of Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawai`i: As you know, the devastation from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti and multiple aftershocks of up to 6.0 in magnitude have left an already impoverished country reeling and in chaos. Last week, the Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation launched a $600,000 Haiti Relief Fund to match donations from the EF network worldwide. Hawai`i technology company Referentia Systems Incorporated and its CEO, Nelson Kanemoto, were inspired to generate Hawai`i donations for the people of Haiti. Referentia has challenged the Hawai`i…

  • AppEngine Datastore Overview (based on Java SDK)

    Konstantin A Lukin
    In this post, I'd like to share some of my development experience with AppEngine's data storage facility called BigTable. As you might already know, BigTable is different from a widely known relational persistence (RDBMS) in a way that it deals with Entities and Keys as opposed to tables and rows. It might not seem too obvious at first, but object-oriented persistence is radically different from its relational counterpart. Here I would like to point out some of more notable features that I encountered during my 6 months development exercise. High-level API (provided by DataNucleus) AppEngine…
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    Raising Islands

  • They may be charismatic, but megafauna often get wrongly blamed for poor fishing

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:37 am
    Hawai'i's humpback whales are being blamed for the low herring count in Prince William Sound, just as the depleted Atlantic bluefin tuna are being blamed for low sardine counts off Europe. Even Hawaiian monk seals are blamed for declines in human nearshore fishing success. It's a bizarre phenomenon. Among the folks pointing fingers are anglers, chafing under fishing restrictions, are finding culprits to blame, and doing it largely on purely anecdotal evidence. In the case of the Alaskan herring, researchers concede that the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which dumped 11 million gallons into the…

  • Energy Security: Way more than just changing lightbulbs

    29 Jan 2010 | 9:57 am
    Changing lightbulbs is a step, but a mini-step, toward meeting energy security. Far bigger steps are needed. Below, reasons why, and some ideas from Blue Planet Foundation on how.Switching to fluorescent or LED lights can save a few bucks, and reduce the amount of oil-burning for which you're responsible.But the state spends $6 to $7 BILLION on oil each year. That's roughly $5,000 for every human on the archipelago. Figure $10 grand for a couple—and for a larger family, you can do the math.How are you using that?About a third is electricity, of which 90 percent or so is produced from oil.

  • Odd connection: Hawaiian suntans and near-Earth asteroids

    27 Jan 2010 | 8:13 am
    Like a Hawaii visitor to Alaska, near earth asteroids approach our planet with a tan, and depart looking pale. (Image: The asteroid Itokawa, viewed from the Japan spacecraft Hayabusa. Credit & Copyright: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.) For the human tourist, it's about the sun, or the lack thereof. For the asteroid, it appears to be the Earth's gravity, according to a team of astronomers that inclkudes two from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Schelte Bus and Alan Tokunaga, of the university's Institute for Astronomy, are part of an…

  • Urban green ain't so green

    23 Jan 2010 | 10:25 am
    That little patch of grass in an urban Honolulu or Wailuku or Hilo setting, breathing out a little oxygen, it's a good thing, right? Sure, for any number of reasons, but not because it helps improve air quality. Actually the opposite is true. It may cool the area, may be nice to sit on, and might even make you feel better, but a new piece of research suggests that it ain't doing anything for the atmosphere. Indeed, it's a big negative—largely because of the amount of effort trimming and mowing with gas-powered appliances that pump greenhouse gas into the air, plus the use of fertilizer,…

  • More CO2 means noisier deep oceans: UH researchers

    16 Jan 2010 | 11:24 am
    Among the weird effects of our continued dumping of carbon-dioxide into the environment is that oceans are getting noisier.(Image: Waves are among the sources of low-frequency ocean noise. Credit: SOEST.)Here's how that works:Researchers are finding that as carbon-dioxide is absorbed into the ocean, the ocean is getting more acidic. A more acidic ocean absorbs less sound at certain wavelengths—essentially low-frequency sound. That may mean noise is louder, farther.Oceanographers Tatiana Ilyina and Richard Zeebe of the University of Hawai'i's School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology,…
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Hawaii Hacks

  • Tax hacks and sad sacks

    sandee
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:52 am
    It's an annual rite. San Juan Capistrano has its sparrows and the rest of us suffer tax forms. They flutter into our mailboxes around this time of the year: W-2s, bank interest documents, 401(k) statements. So it bears repeating: to keep them all in one place, take a large manila envelope, mark it with the words "2009 TAXES" and plop it wherever the mail is dropped in your house. Train everyone to insert all tax-related hard copies into that envelope, otherwise no soup for them. If you have a simple federal tax return, you might check out TurboTax, which is offering free Web-based…

  • Requiem for a Kindle

    sandee
    28 Jan 2010 | 3:30 pm
    Poor Kindle. I knew you well. Actually, let's admit it: we really weren't that close. Even when I hauled you with 10 tons of techno junk to L.A., I knew in my heart that we wouldn't bond. I didn't spend any significant time with you. So, really, it's not you, it's me. Well, okay, it is about you. The truth is your monochromatic screen and lack of pictures really bothered me. I remained silent about these glaring flaws because I could magically buy books out of thin air, and who wouldn't be smittened by that. I know appearances aren't everything, but the world is changing; black on white just…

  • Apple's latest: Is it for you?

    sandee
    27 Jan 2010 | 9:33 am
    Apple unveils what most analysts and loose lips say is a digital tablet. Among the sites worth following: http://www.engadget.com http://mashable.com http://technologizer.com Drop in here with your own observances and tech lust.

  • Apple tablet: it better be good

    sandee
    24 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am
    Wednesday's the day when the anticipation built up around Apple's next new thing gets unleashed on the stage of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The Apple tablet — iSlate, iPad, iThing — can't come soon enough because all this media hyperventilating is making me light-headed. I'm a self-confessed Apple fangirl, but I'm having major brow-wrinkling over how this tablet fits into the space between iPhones and MacBooks. If the hype is to be believed, the Apple device will be about 10 inches wide, bigger than the Kindle, smaller than a magazine. It will have an LCD screen,…

  • Back from Los Angeles

    sandee
    22 Jan 2010 | 8:18 pm
    We're wrapped up our stay in the city of stage lights and I'm breaking a tradition. I don't usually write entries about food, only because other bloggers are much better at describing high-caloric desserts than I. But we spent one of our last dinners in California at King's Hawaiian Bakery & Restaurant in Torrance and it's worth veering away from tech for one moment to wax about this L.A. landmark. King's a haven for anyone from Hawaii hankering for the ono, heart-clogging food that we know and love. There is a certain satisfaction downing chicken katsu smothered in sauce that nothing can…
 
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    Hawaii Business: Features

  • The Business of Love

    Shara Enay
    28 Jan 2010 | 12:29 am
    Relationship experts say it's important to choose a spouse that supports your goals and allows you to grow and develop. Learn how four couples are making their life and love work.

  • $200 Million of Your Money Wasted

    Dennis Hollier
    27 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am
    Three case studies on how the state procurement process squanders cash and delays service

  • Steering Growth - Edited Version

    PacificBasin Communications, LLC
    30 Dec 2009 | 4:59 am
    Six leaders - including two former mayors, executives at private development companies and a Kamehameha Schools trustee - discuss development in Hawaii

  • Early Education

    Beverly Creamer<br>Photos by David Croxford
    29 Dec 2009 | 3:40 am
    High-quality and convenient childcare makes for more productive workers.

  • State Special Funds Mystery

    Jerry Burris
    29 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am
    No one's sure how many there are - or how much is in them
 
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  • Airline odds and ends

    Rick
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:27 pm
    Looks like my forecast of additional flights from South Korea last week is bearing fruit. Pacific Business News reported today that Korean Airlines will add three weekly flights between Inchon and Honolulu on Sept. 3. (See:) PBN said the flights will add between 700-800 additional seats per week here. Last week, Biz Bites reported that Hawaii Visitors & Conventions Bureau and Hawaii Tourism Authority officials have been talking to Korean Airlines for months about adding a second daily flight from South Korea. (See:) The expanded visa waiver program is making it easier for South Korean…

  • CPB stock down despite takeover talk

    Rick
    3 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Central Pacific Financial Corp.'s stock has declined 20 percent despite ongoing takeover talks. CPB's stock closed at $1.29 per share today on the New York Stock Exchange, down from Friday's close of $1.62. In its earnings release Friday, the company disclosed that it is in discussions with "potential outside investors." The company declined to identify the buyers. Typically, takeover talk will boost a stock. But the company's finances are in such dire straits. In its earnings statement, the company reported a record loss of $292.8 million for 2009, which is probably the largest ever…

  • Isle tour execs look for Korea expansion

    Rick
    2 Feb 2010 | 5:20 pm
    Local tourism officials are hoping for increased visitor arrivals from Korea this year. Hawaii Visitors & Conventions Bureau and Hawaii Tourism Authority officials have been talking to Korean Airlines for months about adding a second daily flight between Honolulu to Seoul. Visitors from South Korea accounted for 54,000 visitors last year,  which is up 28.5 percent from 2007. Part of the optimism has to do with the expanded visa waiver program which makes it easier for South Korean travelers to vacation here HTA officials thought they were close to getting a commitment from Korean Air for…

  • Judge could toss symphony bankruptcy

    Rick
    27 Jan 2010 | 7:50 pm
    The Honolulu Symphony has until Friday to file its complete financial schedules. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Faris said earlier this month would dismiss the bankruptcy if the symphony does not file its full list of debtors, creditors, assets and business records by Friday. "Failure to file these documents by the extended deadline will result in dismissal of the case without further notice," Faris ruled. If the case is dismissed, the symphony would be barred from filing a new bankruptcy reorganization for 180 day, the order said. Orchestra musicians, who stand to lose jobs and benefits in the…

  • Bank loans down in Hawaii

    Rick
    26 Jan 2010 | 3:45 am
    Bank of Hawaii Corp. did well enough during the fourth quarter to beat Wall Streets expectations by a healthy margin. In its earnings report yesterday, the bank said it earned 84 cents per share during the quarter, compared to 74 cents forecasted by analysts, thanks to a $25.7 million, or 53 cents per share, one-time gain from the sale of mortgage-backed securities. But the narrative portion of bank's earnings press release makes a significant omission about the bank's balance sheets. While the bank noted that its assets and deposits were up, there's no mention in the written portion of the…
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Say Alaka'i

  • The Great Reveal of Undercover Boss: Now what?

    Rosa Say
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:20 am
    I won’t bury the lead on this. The great reveal of Undercover Boss, which premiered on CBS after SuperBowl XLIV is this: Whatever the size of your company, there are layers between you and the truth you need to know about, layers which are smothering untapped energy in getting your best possible work done. I doubt the premise of the show was much of a surprise to any manager anywhere. I could easily imagine all the heads nodding at their television screens, saying, “Welcome to my world.” So what will the Alaka‘i manager do about that? You can have an Aloha approach to dealing with…

  • Choose the Company you Keep

    Rosa Say
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:15 am
    And “keep them” or not, choose company you love with Aloha. We have all heard the sentiment of my post title in some form. Perhaps our parents said it to us first, as they protectively watched us choose our earliest budding friendships, fully knowing how little they could truly change or minds; usually they’d make us more stubborn about it. You may have proved them wrong back then. Or, you may have had to admit they were right, as they smiled that “I told you so” look parents can have without having to say a single word. Did you learn the wisdom of the admonition as you got older?

  • At Root Cause of our Public Education Woes

    Rosa Say
    1 Feb 2010 | 10:30 pm
    “When you have a problem, solve it by getting to its root cause” is a management concept as old as the hills; TQM and Six Sigma simply became its poster children in the 1940’s. The question of whether or not we have dared to reveal root cause in Hawaii’s public education woes, is FINALLY getting better exposed as a consequence of all the political posturing and finger pointing gone chronic since our first Furlough Friday. I’ll probably have several readers rolling their eyes when I say this, but at this point of all the continued drama, we should be thanking Governor Lingle for…

  • They like you. Cool. Do they perform for you?

    Rosa Say
    28 Jan 2010 | 2:10 am
    I asked the young man taking me on a workplace tour about his company’s management team, admitting that I had not met all of them yet; “What are they like?” We’d been walking and talking for a good amount of time, and so my question was not entirely out of context or noticeably surprising to him. His response was one I hear relatively often, careful and safe, but not usually offered unless it is mostly true. He said, “They are very well liked.” It’s an answer which doesn’t tell me much at all, for as I see it, a well-liked manager isn’t necessarily an effective one. Better…

  • Values are the Bedrock of Hard Reality

    Rosa Say
    26 Jan 2010 | 8:04 am
    “Soft and fuzzy” has taken a severe hit with our recent economic tumbles. You know what I mean; those workplace humanity concepts which fall beyond the bottom line. We were doing fairly well working on them for a while, and our very rational, genuine selves will speak up and say, “Oh, don’t worry, we haven’t given up on that stuff. But you do understand we have to get the basics back first…” Just great. A “yeah, but” from our emotional intelligence. As a Say “Alaka‘i” reader, you are aware of my answer. In the financial literacy which is as real as it gets, hard, soft,…
 
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    Hawaii House Blog

  • Bills of interest for Tuesday, February 9, 2010

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:03 pm
    COMMITTEE ON HEALTH9:30 A.M. – ROOM 329HB2394 RELATING TO TAXATIONProvides a refundable tax credit for purchase of respiratory equipment to protect against the effects of vog to persons whose primary care physician recommends that they create a "safe room" in their homes with the assistance of that respiratory equipment. Amends provisions of the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund. (EVANS)

  • Education Chair to appear at Shiro Amioka Lecture series

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:47 am
    WHAT: Representative Roy Takumi, Chairman of the House Education Committee, will appear on a panel on Hawaii's public school system, sponsored by the UH College of Education's annual Shiro Amioka lecture series.Specifically, law professor Randall Roth will start with a presentation critiquing the Hawaii school system. Chair Takumi will then join Joan Husted and Gail Awakuni to respond to his

  • Bills of Interest for Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

    5 Feb 2010 | 7:18 pm
    COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION9:00 A.M. – ROOM 309HB2215 RELATING TO PUBLIC HIGHWAYSProhibits vending on any scenic lookout, pull-off, or turnaround area of a public highway. (McKelvey)HB2296 RELATING TO CRIMEAmends drivers license revocation provision to require a lifetime revocation when a driver is convicted of manslaughter involving the operation of a vehicle. Requires license revocation of

  • Paws off my foie gras

    4 Feb 2010 | 7:09 pm
    A Senate bill that proposes to ban the sale of foie gras produced using inhumane methods ticked off some people yesterday stirring up angry comments from foodies after the news of SB2170 hit the popular micro-blogging website Twitter.Some of the comments/tweets included:@NctrnlBst: Call your Hawaii state senator and tell the Food Nazis to stop wasting time on frivolous bills! http://ow.ly/16uQND@

  • Bills of Interest for Friday, February 5, 2010

    4 Feb 2010 | 7:02 pm
    COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND & OCEAN RESOURCES9:00 A.M. – ROOM 325HB2019 RELATING TO PARKSAllows the governor to transfer the Mauna Kea and Hapuna Beach state recreational areas from the State to the county of Hawaii. (SAY BR)HB2582 RELATING TO VESSELS AT ALA WAI AND KEEHI BOAT HARBORSAuthorizes moorage for commercial vessels and commercial vessel activities in the Ala Wai and Keehi Boat Harbors and
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    State Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu (41st - D)

  • The passing of the leaders of the greatest generation

    Jon Riki Karamatsu
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pm
    I am thinking of all the great leaders of Hawaii who passed away in the last month in a half and are two generations above mine, my mentor & friend Senator Nadao “Najo” Yoshinaga, Senator Stanley Hara and Representative Jack Suwa. They were all friends of my late grandpa Maurice Karamatsu. Although, I did not know them, my well wishes for Mayor Frank Fasi and Congressman Cecil Heftel.

  • Negativity is taking over the real issue of equality

    Jon Riki Karamatsu
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am
    For those of you fighting for equal rights, keep your message positive. Negativity placed on your opponents will only hurt your efforts. Especially attacks on your friends and allies who came so close to making it into law. ..

  • Farewell Representative Jack Suwa

    Jon Riki Karamatsu
    28 Jan 2010 | 1:21 pm
    I heard that Representative Jack Suwa passed away last Friday, January 22, 2010 at 85 years old.  I met Rep. Suwa after I got elected in the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2002.  At that time, he was working for the House Sergeant-at-Arms.  I heard how he was a good House Finance Chair and was known for his straightforward style of leadership and how he would mumble when he spoke.  Rep. Suwa told me he was friends with my late grandpa Maurice Karamatsu, former Vice President of Duty Free Shoppers.  I thanked him for his friendship with my grandpa.  He donated to my campaign to…

  • Farewell Jon Kobayashi

    Jon Riki Karamatsu
    21 Jan 2010 | 2:34 am
    On Tuesday, February 19, 2010 in the early afternoon, I stepped outside my office.  When I walked out I saw paramedics pushing someone in a stretcher.  Immediately I felt worried.  Later that evening I found out Jon Kobayashi was the one in the stretcher.  He had suffered aneurism.  I was shocked and saddened.  I met Jon through Rep. Bob Nakasone in 2003.  He was such a nice person.  I always enjoyed talking to him.  In 2006, when my grandma Bessie Karamatsu was in Queen’s hospital, every evening I would walk to the hospital and then return to the capitol visiting Rep.

  • Opening of the 2010 Legislative Session

    Jon Riki Karamatsu
    21 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am
    Opening of the 2010 Legislative Session was on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 from 10:00 A.M.  After, from 11:30 A.M. Rep. Roland Sagum, Jerry Chang, Ken Ito, and I had a small luncheon for our family, staff, and friends at Iolani Palace administration building.  I met with the president and executive director of the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation at my office from 1:00 P.M.  Baron Gushiken of Rep. Cindy Evans discussed a couple of his boss’ bills with me from 1:30 P.M. at my office.  I met with two businessmen that are involved with pest control and health products that are not…
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    State Rep. Mike Hu (21st - R)

  • The Sad State of Hawaii

    Mike Hu
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:56 am
    What the education people fail to realize, is that the ultimate objective of education is to serve some greater purpose -- and not just be learning for learning's sake. And that's why they produce all these students, teachers, educational administrators and politicians who have no idea what they are doing, and think that everything is unconnected and disconnected to everything else, and arbitrary according to what they would like everyone else to believe.And so they believe all they need to achieve for a successful and prosperous society in the Pacific, is to create more high paying jobs for…

  • The New World Emerging (That Works!)

    Mike Hu
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:26 am
    Hawaii needs rich, successful, entrepreneurial people more than they need these countless welfare queens and kings demanding MORE for doing less -- or nothing at all as educational adminstrators and union officials.That is Hawaii's problem -- and getting rid of the successful in order to finance the job security of "professionals" who have become redundant in a learning culture and society -- except for the indoctrination of the education establishment that demands that the people cannot learn anything except to first pay them all their "extra" money, and that they should always be paid MORE…

  • What's Going On Elsewhere (Oregon)

    Mike Hu
    29 Jan 2010 | 11:01 am
    You people are starting to believe your own lies, deceptions, manipulations and propaganda. It was the public employee unions that were well-financed and used the fears of gutting education, public safety, and the human services safety net to instill the fears in the public, while the largest contributor to the resistance of the taxes against the "rich," were logically the grocers who have a high volume business but earn less than 5 cents on the dollar -- but now are taxed on the gross receipts. The only other state that taxes all business activity at the gross instead of just at the retail…

  • Terminator 2010: Revolt Against the Machine

    Mike Hu
    20 Jan 2010 | 9:25 am
    You might not read about it in your newspapers, or hear about it on the broadcasts, but a funny thing happened on the way to the Senate, for a candidate that in any other time and circumstances, would have been coronated by the mainstream mass media, weeks before the election -- as they did in last year's presidential election.What has happened since then that the lock the status quo politicians, technocrats and bureaucrats had thought they had consolidated, dissipated into Napolean's army retreating out of Russia?It was a revolt against the party machine -- and that socioeconomic hierarchy…

  • The Problem of the Unions and Their Domination of Hawaii

    Mike Hu
    12 Jan 2010 | 10:48 am
    As one of the first labor organizers of caregivers, I developed some rare insight into the present labor arguments -- and that is that the unions are almost wholly responsible for these injustices, and not management and business.A writer points out the injustice of her teaching many classes and working hard, while her own mother does virtually nothing, at a high pay. That's not what any business wants -- but what union rules produce.Many people will be surprised to know, the great inequalities produced in rewarding seniority over merit, is not at the insistence of business -- which would…
 
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    MIKE HU, DISTRICT 21 WAIKIKI - KAPAHULU

  • The Meaning of "Education" in Hawaii

    Mike Hu
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:33 am
    There are many more people who have quit the departments of education than remain in the teachers' unions -- because it is obvious to them that this whole money-sucking bureaucracy is about providing permanet job security and entitled status to the friends and relatives of the so-called leaders in government.People don't need schools and universities to learn -- but a culture and society that doesn't get in their way and doesn't brainwash them into thinkiing that "liberal" authoritarianism is "democracy," and so they better learn to go along with the crowd or terrible fates will befall them…

  • Improving "Paradise"

    Mike Hu
    23 Jan 2010 | 11:31 am
    What Hawaii needs most and could create the greatest value, are shade corridors -- which then make it possible for most people to walk or bike anywhere comfortably, because the lack of shade, is what makes most people dismiss such an idea for even short trips.One of the chief appeals of rail, are the stations, because they provide this shelter of shade, which the present bus stops, most often don't -- which is the reason, many will not wait in such hostile conditions to use that system.The advantage of the industrialized communities and nations of the temperate areas, is greatly due to their…

  • The Problem with "Liberals," "Progressives," and Other Enlightened People

    Mike Hu
    16 Jan 2010 | 10:23 am
    The greatest crime in this day and age, are those who presume to speak for everyone else -- as demagogues and tyrants have always done.MLK Day makes YOU feel uncomfortable -- but not those NOT demagoguing the war between the rich and the poor, liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, black and white, incessantly and relentlessly, while claiming just to be an innocent observer and being the "devil's advocate," which surely you are. That's why those prejudices and hatreds are kept alive and given fresh fuel daily -- instead of simply living the new greater consciousness without…

  • It's Not Perfect, But It is A Good Beginning

    Mike Hu
    6 Jan 2010 | 1:40 pm
    Of course the strong unions, lobbyists, more ruthless don't want across the board cuts: they want to eliminate the weak to their increased benefit, and that is why the money that should go to education goes to educators and bureaucrats, and not the students -- because after paying their salaries and benefits as a priority, there is no money left, to actually hold classes.It's the same with all the other pretexts for creating high paying permanent jobs for all their relatives.Professors who can't get jobs at Harvard, teach at the University of Hawaii, so why are they demanding to get paid as…

  • What Is This World Coming To?

    Mike Hu
    29 Dec 2009 | 11:34 am
    If we had all the money in the world, this is what we'd do -- but we don't have all the money in the world, and so we have to make choices, which difficult in the beginning, becomes easier with practice and discipline.I doubt many will miss not going into the state library building and actually seeing the archives of great documents of the past, so that closure impacts few lives, but there will undoubtedly be the few, and especially those whose jobs it is presently, to maintain that their continuance is essential for civilization itself to exist.Far more difficult but even more necessary are…
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  • Mayor Kenoi statement on the passing of former Mayor Frank Fasi

    County of Hawaii
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:59 pm
    County of Hawai’i Mayor Billy Kenoi issued the following statement in response to the news of the passing of former Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi: “Mayor Frank Fasi was one of the great personalities in Hawai’i politics, a political giant, and he will be missed. His will and determination to advance his agenda made him a force to be reckoned with during each and every year of his long political career, whether he was serving in the Territorial Legislature, on the City Council, or governing as Honolulu’s mayor. “To walk through downtown Honolulu is to walk past many…

  • LA Times features Hawaii's energy plans

    County of Hawaii
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:21 am
    Hawaii County Energy Coordinator Will Roston is quoted in this article on Hawaii's energy intiatives published today in the Business Section of the Los Angeles Times.

  • Mayor hosts "Live Aloha Live Drug-Free" month

    County of Hawaii
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:13 pm
    Drug-Free Hawaii Awareness Month (DFHAM) 2010 will kick off with an officialproclamation ceremony, “Live Aloha, Live Drug-Free.”hosted byMayor Billy Kenoi on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 9:30 am at the Hawai`i County Building located at 25 Aupuni street in Hilo.

  • County hiring and salary data released

    County of Hawaii
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:03 pm
    County of Hawai’i Mayor Billy Kenoi today released data to the Hawai’i County Council detailing the cost of County hiring during the Mayor’s first year in office.

  • NFL players and cheerleaders return to the Big Island for youth clinics

    County of Hawaii
    31 Jan 2010 | 2:25 pm
    NFL Football Players and NFL Cheerleaders will be holding Youth Clinics for Hawai'i Island students on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10 as part of the eighth annual NFL Pro Bowl Youth Clinics. Players and cheerleaders will also be visiting local schools for assemblies before the clinics as part of the program focused on motivating our youth to realize their dreams and to maximize their potential. 
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    Honolulu Advertiser: The Notebook

  • Contender

    Derrick DePledge
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:29 pm
    After initially being passed over, Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou has made the cut and has been bumped up from “on the radar” to “contender” status by the National Republican Congressional Committee. Djou, who is running for Congress in urban Honolulu’s 1st Congressional District, has been getting some national buzz as he goes for an upset against former congressman Ed Case and state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa. Both parties are watching the special election closely for signs of what it might mean for the November election. “Given how closely Charles Djou’s…

  • Red Eye

    Derrick DePledge
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:17 am
    Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou got some national face time on Fox News' "Red Eye," an irreverent chat show aimed at younger viewers. Djou -- a Republican running in the special election to fill out the remainder of U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie's term in Congress -- did his best to stay on point while host Greg Gutfeld hit him with wacky questions based on Hawaii stereotypes. (Our favorite, in homage to the famous "Brady Bunch" episodes in Hawaii: "Do tiki dolls give curses?") Not sure "Red Eye" will be giving equal time to former congressman Ed Case and state Senate President Colleen…

  • Leading

    Derrick DePledge
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am
    The state Department of Human Services, under court order, is conducting rulemaking for Basic Health Hawaii, a health-care program for low-income migrants from the Pacific Islands. After complaints last year that the state was going to cut dialysis and chemotherapy, the department opted to cover dialysis as an emergency service under Medicaid -- the health insurance program for the poor -- and chemotherapy drugs through Basic Health Hawaii. But state Rep. John Mizuno, D-30th (Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, Fort Shafter), the chairman of the House Human Services Committee, is not satisfied…

  • 33

    Derrick DePledge
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:18 pm
    One important footnote to the drama over civil unions is the fact that the state House never actually got to the magical 34 votes necessary to override a potential veto. Last year, the House voted 33-17 for a civil-unions bill, with one lawmaker -- Rep. K. Mark Takai, D-34th (Newtown, Waiau, Pearl City) -- excused. Takai, who was deployed with the Hawaii Army National Guard to Kuwait at the time, was one of the bill's co-sponsors, so naturally people counted him as a supporter. But Takai said he changed his mind after giving the issue some more thought after he returned home. He would have…

  • Exploratory

    Derrick DePledge
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am
    U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie's campaign advisers are getting more pointed in their criticism over Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann's decision not to officially announce that he is running in the Democratic primary for governor. Hannemann has been able to raise more money than Abercrombie while not formally committing to a campaign. In a message to supporters on Wednesday, Bill Kaneko, Abercrombie's campaign manager, framed it this way: Politics in Hawaii is not working for the people.  We have a leadership vacuum that is tearing our communities apart and powerful interests that seek to preserve…
 
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    Hawaii Legal News

  • HSC Limits Scope of Subpoena Duces Tecum in Criminal Cases

    5 Feb 2010 | 6:14 pm
    Honolulu Police Dept. v. Town (HSC February 4, 2010) Background. Odeb Kay was charged with various felonies. Kay obtained discoverable material from the prosecution regarding the complaining witness's criminal history. Kay issued and served a subpoena duces tecum on the Honolulu Police Department pursuant to Hawai'i Rules of Penal Procedure (HRPP) Rule 17(b). Kay wanted five police reports made in connection with an arrest of the complaining witness. HPD moved to quash on the grounds that it was impermissible discovery and an attempt to circumvent discovery requests from the prosecutor. The…

  • ICA: Circuit Court Cannot Ignore the Inevitable Discovery Doctrine, Remands in Absence of Findings

    28 Jan 2010 | 5:15 pm
    State v. Rodrigues (HSC January 25, 2010) Background. Officer Williamson discovered that Rodrigues had outstanding bench warrants and placed him under arrest. Officer Williamson conducted a search incident to the arrest, but instead of doing a pat-down, he pulled out items from Rodrigues' pockets, including clear plastic baggies containing crystal methamphetamine. Rodrigues was put in the Kauai Police Dept. cell block. Officer Williamson admitted that he did not believe Rodrigues concealed weapons, drugs, needles, or any other contraband. Rodrigues was charged with promoting a dangerous drug…

  • Pesky Plain Error Problems

    26 Jan 2010 | 5:34 pm
    State v. Miller (HSC January 25, 2010) Background. Miller was charged with abuse of family/household member. The parties came to a plea agreement and entered it on the record. Miller would plead no contest to an amended charge of assault in the 3d degree (HRS § 707-712), write a letter of apology, serve 1 year probation with 48 hours jail, undergo a substance abuse treatment, pay restitution, and attend domestic violence classes. Miller would also move for a deferred acceptance of no contest plea (DANC) pursuant to HRS § 853-1. The State agreed that it would "take no position" on the DANC…

  • Procedure and Instrument Used in BAC Tests Must be Approved by DUI Coordinator

    16 Jan 2010 | 4:15 pm
    State v. Werle (HSC November 3, 2009) Background. Werle was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant. (HRS § 291E-61(a)). At trial, the State's witnesses established that Werle was arrested and submitted to a blood test. The blood sample was drawn and taken to a lab. Jon Tsuchida, a lab technician, testified that he ran the blood through a machine at the lab known as the Abbot AxSYM. Tsuchida also testified about the "enzymatic method" which was used to test Werle's blood. Tsuchida testified that Werle's BAC was 0.370. Dr. Clifford Wong testified. The prosecutor…

  • When Plain Language Becomes Ambiguous

    5 Jan 2010 | 1:13 pm
    Stop Rail Now v. De Costa (ICA December 30, 2009) Background. A group of concerned citizens submitted to the Clerk of the City and County of Honolulu a petition purportedly signed by over 49,000 registered voters. The petition proposed an ordinance by initiative stating that Honolulu mass transit "shall not include trains or rail transit." The Clerk rejected the petition for a special initiative election because the City and County Charter did not allow initiative special elections within 180 days of a general election. The petition was withdrawn. Stop Rail Now brought a lawsuit and a motion…
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Hot Seat

  • On the Hot Seat: Interim DOE Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi

    Jeanne Mariani-Belding
    20 Jan 2010 | 1:41 pm
    The sobering tone of the opening of the state Legislature today underscores the steep fiscal challenges ahead. Our public schools — still grappling with furlough Fridays arising from budget cuts — have felt the impact of the budget shortfall, as education leaders now work to win a share of much-needed federal funds tied to the Race to the Top initiative. With the retirement of former school’s chief Pat Hamamoto, interim superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi has stepped up to the plate to navigate the DOE through these tumultuous fiscal waters. Indeed, she has a big job ahead. Matayoshi joins…

  • Coming Wednesday: Interim DOE Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi

    Jeanne Mariani-Belding
    17 Jan 2010 | 10:45 am
    As our public schools continue to grapple with the impact of the state’s financial crisis and work toward securing much-needed federal Race to the Top funds, interim superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi has stepped up to the plate to navigate the DOE through these tumultuous fiscal waters. Superintendent Matayoshi’s interim appointment  — and she has already said she intends to seek the permanent position — sets her on course to continue some of the reforms started under former schools chief Pat Hamamoto. Matayoshi will join us live Wednesday on The Hot Seat. She’ll answer your…

  • On the Hot Seat: Cancer Research Center Director Dr. Michele Carbone

    Jeanne Mariani-Belding
    13 Jan 2010 | 1:37 pm
    In this economy, innovative partnerships that make the most of precious resources is the way to go. The University of Hawaii’s Cancer Research Center did just that in creating a partnership with three of Oahu’s major hospital systems. Check out our editorial: http://tinyurl.com/cancercenter The arrangement allows the cancer center to share resources and facilities, and receive a total of $2.2 million for expenses. More to the point, it also moves the center closer to its goal of securing the designation as a National Cancer Institute center. Joining us live today from noon to 1 p.m. will…

  • Coming Wednesday: Cancer Research Center Director Dr. Michele Carbone

    Jeanne Mariani-Belding
    12 Jan 2010 | 9:33 am
    In this economy, innovative partnerships that allow entities to use precious resources more efficiently and achieve their goals is the way to go. The University of Hawaii’s Cancer Research Center did just that in creating a partnership with three of Oahu’s major hospital systems. The arrangement allows the cancer center to share resources and facilities, and receive a total of $2.2 million for expenses. More to the point, it also moves the center closer to its goal of securing the designation as a National Cancer Institute center. Joining us live Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. will be the…

  • Coming Wednesday: State House Speaker Calvin Say on live video-streamed Hot Seat

    Jeanne Mariani-Belding
    4 Jan 2010 | 1:49 pm
    The pressure is on. From education to social services to public health and safety, state lawmakers will be forced to set clear priorities this session as the demand for shrinking revenue continues. Lawmakers will also be feeling the heat to come up with new revenue sources, including possibly raising the GET or other tax hikes as the economy continues to struggle. Get your questions ready: Joining us for our monthly live video-streamed version of the Hot Seat will be House Speaker Calvin Say. Speaker Say will be with us live Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. answering your questions. You’ll be…
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Volcanic Ash

  • Out of his league

    David Shapiro
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Board of Education Chairman Garrett Toguchi is living proof of the argument by former Govs. George Ariyoshi, John Waihee and Ben Cayetano that the elected BOE needs to be replaced by an appointed one because it's mired in politics and hopelessly ineffective. Toguchi has spent several weeks stoking a pointless war of words with Gov. Linda Lingle over his dead-in-the-water plan to end a few furlough Fridays, while making zero progress in coming up with a real solution to resolve this state embarrassment he helped engineer. He's pushing the Legislature to fund a scheme he cooked up with the…

  • Super Sunday blues

    David Shapiro
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    I did my patriotic duty and joined most of my countrymen in watching the Super Bowl, but for much of the first half all it did was make me feel old. I barely watched a down of NFL football this year after age and distance forced us to disband the Big Island football club that kept me interested for more than 30 years with our 25 cents-a-game bets. I didn't recognize the celebrities in the high-priced commercials. In one, two current basketball superstars played a game of H-O-R-S-E while Hall of Famer Larry Bird stole their lunch; they didn't know who Bird was and I didn't know who they were.

  • flASHback: Beware the chocolate chips

    David Shapiro
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Cookies served without milk left a taste of frustration as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused: Students protesting school furloughs delivered cookies to the Capitol to remind the governor and lawmakers that they're future voters. If half of their parents voted, they'd be spending Fridays with Mr. Kotter instead of Mrs. Fields. The state ordered a student art exhibit on "furlough Fridays" removed from Capitol corridors as too political, then relented and let it stay. As if the kids needed more reason to doubt the sanity of the adults who locked them out of school.

  • Former govs offer Rx for schools

    David Shapiro
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    Three former Democratic governors have issued a welcome call to turn outrage over "furlough Fridays" into a positive commitment to finally mend our failing public schools and put "Hawai'i's Children First." Now we'll see if public officials who hold the keys to reform have more respect for their kupuna than they've shown for the keiki they locked out of classrooms two Fridays a month. George Ariyoshi, John Waihee and Ben Cayetano  offered a three-point fix for the schools  that includes replacing the dysfunctional elected Board of Education with one appointed by the governor, giving…

  • No righteousness in discrimination

    David Shapiro
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    The aspect of the Hawai'i civil unions fight that disappointed me most was the defense of discrimination issued by Honolulu Catholic Bishop Larry Silva. Silva conceded that it's discriminatory to allow opposite-sex couples to marry while disallowing the same for same-sex couples, but added,  "not all discrimination is unjust. Some is quite justified because it is based on reality and truth." The problem, of course, is that we hold to many different faiths in our community with different views of reality and truth. The best public policy in our diverse society doesn't hew  to one faith as…
 
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  • One Last Post

    Trisha Kehaulani Watson
    3 Feb 2010 | 11:06 pm
    This will be my last blog post. I have decided to support certain candidates running for election this year, and this poses a conflict of interest here on the blog. This is fair. And it's time for me to take a break from this... Although before my "break" begins, you may want to watch "Insights" on PBS tomorrow night (February 4th): A diverse panel including State Attorney General Mark Bennett, The Honorable Walter Heen - OHA Trustee, and Jonathan Osorio, Ph.D - Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at UH gathers to discuss the Akaka Bill. Panel members represent opinions from those who…

  • A Quiet Opening Day

    Trisha Kehaulani Watson
    21 Jan 2010 | 11:16 am
    It was a quiet opening day. The halls were empty. Few lei. Little food. It effectively reflected the reality: there is no money. Senate President Colleen Hanabusa said in her opening remarks: "Now is the time to prove that we have our priorities in order, that we reflect the values that have made Hawaii special, and that we possess the political will and leadership skills to work past the bad facts to good solutions." I think we are in universal agreement that the facts are bad. In fact, I'm pretty sure we leapt over the "bad" threshold about six months ago. The question now: what are the…

  • Why I'm Supporting Rail

    Trisha Kehaulani Watson
    18 Jan 2010 | 1:50 pm
    My mom had a light blue station wagon when we were growing up. My parents lived in Mililani and we went to school in town (my mother also worked in town), so every morning, before dawn, we were loaded up like sacks of rice and placed in the back of the light blue station wagon for the ride to town. We slept as much as two kids can sleep in the back of a station wagon with its 1980s shock system. We would get to Manoa, only to be carried up the stairs of my grandparents' house by my grandpa, where we would sleep a little more. So breakfast and getting ready for school was always done with my…

  • A Code of Conduct

    Trisha Kehaulani Watson
    17 Jan 2010 | 11:50 am
    Politics is a fascinating beast. I'm not that interesting a human being; I'm certainly not one deserving of much attention. I love farmers' markets, acai bowls and bookstores. I was blessed with a great family, strong community and big brain. I believe firmly in community. I love Hawai`i. I love the fact that everywhere I go, I know somebody or am related to somebody. We are an island community. We are always so much smaller than we realize. You just never know who you'll get seated next to at the sushi bar. This "island living" demands a certain code of conduct - that we treat each other we…

  • "Nani na Pua" This Weekend

    Trisha Kehaulani Watson
    12 Jan 2010 | 3:22 pm
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  • Winter v. NRDC Part 2? - Navy Training Area off Florida Challenged

    Mark Murakami
    31 Jan 2010 | 6:48 pm
    Winter... Part Two.  A Florida newspaper is reporting an environmental challenge to the Navy's training area off the east coast of Florida.  Per the article, A dozen environmental groups filed suit today to stop a U.S. Navy plan to build its $100 million Undersea Warfare Training Range about 50 miles east of Jacksonville, near known calving grounds for the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The legal challenge alleges that the Navy and the National Marine Fisheries Service failed to study the impacts that building and operating the range would have on right whales. They fear the…

  • Who Owns Submerged Logs in a Riverbed? That Question Goes to a Jury

    Mark Murakami
    31 Jan 2010 | 6:43 pm
    Who owns submerged logs in a riverbed?  A new opinion from Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals says ask the jury.    These submerged logs are also called deadheads.  When I was stationed in California on a Coast Guard patrol boat, we hit one near the Golden Gate bridge (mighta been a railroad tie).  Significant emotional event.

  • New Federal Court Lawsuit Challenging Non-Authorization of Incidental Taking of Humpback Whales

    Mark Murakami
    27 Jan 2010 | 1:16 am
    An association long line fishermen has filed suit in federal court in Hawaii against the National Marine Fisheries Service, alleging the agency has not authorized the incidental taking of humpback whales in Hawaiian waters. The Complaint (filed Jan. 22, 2010) is posted here.here. The Complaint summarizes the lawsuit: 1. This civil action is brought by Plaintiff Hawaii Longline Association because Defendant National Marine Fisheries Service ("NMFS") has failed to issue required determinations and authorizations pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(E) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act…

  • New 9th Circuit Admiralty Case - Requirements to Withstand Motion to Vacate Rule B Attachment

    Mark Murakami
    13 Jan 2010 | 10:43 am
    The Ninth Circuit just published a decision on Rule B attachment and plaintiff's burden to establish prima facie evidence of its contract claims to withstand a motion to vacate the attachment.  Non-admiralty wonks can stop reading here. In Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services Pte Ltd. v. MISC Berhad, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the district court's decision to vacate a Rule B maritime attachment.  Under the federal admiralty rules, plaintiffs can obtain pre-judgment attachment of a defendant's property under certain conditions.  First, the plaintiff…

  • 9 Jan 2010 | 3:24 pm

    Mark Murakami
    9 Jan 2010 | 3:24 pm
    Headed to the American Socty of Int'l Law luncheon on Friday to hear from Lt. Col. Dan Mori, USMC, on his experiences with Guantanamo military commissions.
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  • Tucson ABA Insurance Conference Scheduled for Early March

    Tred Eyerly
    9 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
       The ABA, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's annual insurance seminar will be held again this year in Tucson from March 4-6, 2010.  As always, this year's conference will offer a number of informative, cutting edge sessions on a variety of insurance-related topics.  Participants from across the country with varying perspectives on insurance coverage will attend.  The conference agenda is here.     I am on a panel for a session entitled, "Who Pulled the Trigger? Applying Manifestation or Injury-in Fact Trigger to First Party Property…

  • Absence of Property Damage Negates Defense of Suit Alleging Illegal Landfill

    Tred Eyerly
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
       The insureds' property was rented from the State of Hawai`i .  See State Farm Fire and Cas. Ins. Co. v. Ramirez, No. 08-00557, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5045 (D. Haw. Jan. 22, 2010).  The insureds and the State were sued by neighbors for a dumpsite/landfill maintained on the property.  The underlying complaint alleged the State had cited the insureds for dumping construction debris, coral debris, dredge material and black-top pieces without a permit.  The underlying complaint requested orders declaring that the insureds violated City and County grading ordinances and the site was…

  • Underlying Case Stayed for Development of Facts

    Tred Eyerly
    3 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
       This cases touches on both maritime law and insurance coverage.  Therefore, the initial question was which office blog should do the post: our blog or hawaiioceanlaw.com, authored by  Damon Key blogging colleague, Mark Murakami?  Easily resolved: Mark found the case, but passed it on to us.    In Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Sneed's Shipbuilding, Inc., No. 08-4882, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4835 (E.D. La. Jan. 4, 2010), Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc. contracted with the insured, Sneed, to build a dry dock.  When defects were discovered in the dry dock, Superior…

  • Knowing Wrongful Act Exclusion Held Ambiguous

    Tred Eyerly
    1 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
       A psychologist was entitled to coverage after the court determined the professional liability policy's Knowing Wrongful Act Exclusion was ambiguous.  See Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Pope, No. 08-2848, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 516 (8th Cir. Jan. 11, 2010).    Sparing you of the tortuous procedural history (running on three tracks: arbitration; up and down the Missouri state courts; three appeals to the Eighth Circuit), we cut right to the chase.  The insured psychologist's patient was a minor victim of sexual abuse by a foster parent. The psychologist never notified state…

  • Damon Key Lawyers Co-Author New ABA Construction Publication

    Tred Eyerly
    27 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am
       Damon Key construction lawyers Ken Kupchak, Anna Oshiro, Michael Yoshida, Christi-Anne Kudo Chock,  and yours trulyteamed together to draft the Hawai'i chapter of the ABA's recently published, "A State-by-State Guide to Construction & Design Law" (2nd ed.).  The treatise, first published in 1998, serves as a practical guide for the construction industry, enabling users to easily locate design and construction law and contracting practices in all 50 states, in addition to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  The second edition fully updates relevant…
 
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  • ALI-ABA Annual Eminent Domain Conference Wrap-Up

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:19 pm
    We just wrapped up the annual three-day Festival of Eminent Domain Law, otherwise known as the American Law Institute | American Bar Association's two CLE conferences, "Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation," and "Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case." Dana Berliner, Matt Fellerhoff and I spoke about about "Winning Arguments in Challenging the Right to Take and Public Use" in the Land Valuation course, and in the 101 course, I presented a session on "Voir Dire: Selecting a Jury in a Post-Kelo Era in a Down…

  • Getting The "Goodies" And Honolulu's $100 Million Golf Course Exaction

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am
    On Wednesday, Honolulu lost its iconic former Mayor, Frank Fasi. Mayor Fasi will be remembered for a lot of things, but we here at inversecondemnation.com will fondly recall his cheek when it came to exactions and in lieu payments. Two of the more well known examples: During the second wave of investment in Hawaii from Japan, he announced that any golf course developer who wished to obtain permits from the City and County of Honolulu would have to pay a $100 million impact fee. We're not sure whether anyone ever paid the fee, and we're pretty sure that even in the days before Nollan…

  • Off To The ALI-ABA Eminent Domain Conferences

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:18 pm
    There is still time to register for the two ALI-ABA eminent domain conferences, "Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation," and "Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case," being held concurrently at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.The first course is designed for attorneys with some condemnation experience, while the second is an introduction or refresher to the basic concepts and techniques in a condemnation case. These are great programs, and registration discounts are available. More information about "Eminent Domain…

  • Nebraska Court Of Appeals: Taking Did Not Violate Post-Kelo Ban On Economic Development Condemnations

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    28 Jan 2010 | 2:00 pm
    In City of Omaha v. Tract No. 1, No. A-09-323 (Jan. 26, 2010), the Nebraska Court of Appeals held that a post-Kelo "no takings for economic development" statute did not prohibit the city from taking property for a decleration lane on a public road simply because the lane leads to a "well-known national retailer of consumer goods." (Can we say Wal-Mart?) The statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-710.04, provides:    (1)  A condemner may not take property through the use of eminent domain... if the taking is primarily for an economic development…

  • Before Choosing Paper Or Plastic, You Need Environmental Review

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    27 Jan 2010 | 11:45 pm
    Environmental review, as one California municipality discovered, is a double-edged sword, even if the action the city undertakes is supposedly to protect the environment. The opinion of the California Court of Appeal (Second District) in Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City of Manahattan Beach, No. B215788 (Jan. 27, 2010) isn't all that earth-shattering in its holding: a city must undertake environmental review under CEQA when it passes an ordinance when there is substantial evidence supporting a fair argument that a project may have significant effect on the environment. The facts of…
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  • Oahu Home Sales and Prices – Year End Update for 2009

    Hawaii Real Estate reporter
    20 Jan 2010 | 6:49 pm
    Hawaii Single family Home and Condo Price Trends 2009 While the number of home sales steadily increased through 2009, the year still ended with single-family home sales down slightly, 1.7% compared to 2008. Condominium sales were down further, 9.5%. Median price for both single-family and condominiums bottomed out during the first half of 2009 but closed the year at $580,000 for single-family homes and $320,000 for condominiums, down 7.2% and 6.2% respectively from 2008. Click to Download the Oahu Real Estate Report – 2009 Year End Oahu 10 Year Graph of Condo Prices December 2009 Oahu…

  • August 2009 Hawaii Housing Stats – Looking Good!

    Hawaii Real Estate reporter
    2 Sep 2009 | 7:36 pm
    The Honolulu Board of Realtors released its statistics wrap-up regarding Hawaii Housing in August 2009. These stats continue to show upward price pressure. Click here to Download August 2009 HBR Stats Number of Sales. Sales for SFH dropped for the first time this year from 265 in July to 247 in August. However, Condo sales jumped again, from 327 in July to 351 in August. This is the highest number of Condo sales this year, and higher than August 2008. Median prices down. This has been expected for the last few months. Remember, median prices don’t mean very much. They are measuring what has…

  • July 2009 Video Discussion: Has Real Estate Hit The bottom Yet?

    Hawaii Real Estate reporter
    29 Jul 2009 | 5:21 pm
    Bill Chee and Howard Dicus discuss current Hawaii real estate market conditions for July 2009. Have we hit the bottom? Click on the video to listen to the discussion: Post from: Hawaii Real Estate Reporter July 2009 Video Discussion: Has Real Estate Hit The bottom Yet?

  • Hawaii Ranked 15th for Highest Number of Foreclosure Filings

    melissav
    15 Jun 2009 | 11:30 pm
    Due to a steady rise in Hawaiian foreclosure filings as stated by a June 11th honoluluadvertiser.com posting, Hawaii ranked 15th among the 50 states for the highest number of foreclosure filings per household last month. These numbers come from a recent RealtyTrac report, ranking the states based upon foreclosure filings. There were 816 foreclosure filings within Hawaii. This marks the second time that Hawaii has been among the 20 top states for foreclosure filings since RealtyTrac’s creation in January of 2005. The reason for Hawaii’s ranking in recent months is believed to be that the…

  • Mortgage rates have risen above 5%, Probably Won’t Go That Low Again

    melissav
    5 Jun 2009 | 7:45 pm
    According to a May 29th, 2009 article posted by CNNMoney.com, Both mortgage and interest rates have risen above 5% and will remain there for sometime. This past week mortgage rates peaked at 5.45%, which is the highest recorded rate for this year. The reason for the increase in rates has been linked to the great deal of debt that the United States government has been issuing in the form of treasuries or bonds. Recently the supply of treasury bills has begun to increase with little response from buyers. This has led to a direct hit on mortgage rates, pushing them well above the 5% mark. The…
 
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  • Dance Nation As Seen on TV?

    Gee Why
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:37 am
    I haven’t seen the music compilation Dance Nation on TV but it is a new release on iTunes and Amazon.  Over one hour of continuous dance mixes!Similar Posts: Amazon Music Versus iTunes Feeding the Passion Differences Between iTunes and Amazon Music Stores The Dance DJ Trifecta Just Dance 2

  • Dancing with the Stars Goes Swimsuit

    Gee Why
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:52 am
    Are the Dancing with the Stars pros wearing more or less than their usually bare dancing attire in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. This DWTS special features Cheryl Burke, Edyta Sliwinska, Chelsie Hightower, and Anna Trebunskaya. The online edition is online.Similar Posts: New Dancers Struggling on Dancing with the Stars? DWTS is Certified Sexy New Dancing Stars Announced Will the Appeal of Julianne Hough Make Her a DWTS Champion? Dancing with the Stars Sexy Outfits

  • Superbowl 44 Party for the Non-Fans

    Gee Why
    9 Feb 2010 | 12:46 am
    What does a Superbowl party look like for non-football fans?  It kinda looks like this… Eat, keep the kids entertained, eat, watch the commercials, eat, talk about Pink’s Grammy performance, cheer on the underdog. Geaux Saints!Similar Posts: Superbowl 44 Music Mix: Geaux Saints! Banned from the Bowl Apple’s Special Announcement During the SuperBowl Songs for SuperBowl XLI Update Meaty Bacon for Dessert, Yum!

  • Superbowl 44 Music Mix: Geaux Saints!

    Gee Why
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:17 pm
    Congrats to the New Orleans Saints for winning their franchise first Superbowl and congrats to the Indianapolis Colts for a tough challenge. To commemorate Superbowl XLIV in Miami, here are a few songs that stuck in my head. In the Air Tonight. When I hear Miami, I think the classic Miami Vice but this one is remixed. Run This Town. Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West. Grammy winning. Part of the pregame festivities. The Saints Are Coming. Need I say more? Who Dat. Because KT Cat said so. Wild Horses. This one is for the Colts. Halo. Still can’t forget about Haiti. Glitter in the Air.

  • Limited Time: Free iPhone Game

    Gee Why
    6 Feb 2010 | 6:09 pm
    Remember that hand-held football game from back in the day? Little red lights represented the players and you were the bright red one?  For Superbowl weekend, an iPhone app recreating this classic is available for free.  Of course you must download!Similar Posts: Is That an iPod Case, Colt Brennan? Played Apples to Apples UH Sports Double Dip Tag That Song. SHAZAM! Holiday Gift Guide: Battleship
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  • Dessert!!

    lanai
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:09 pm
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  • Hot bitches at Apt 3

    lanai
    7 Feb 2010 | 12:26 am
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    1 Feb 2010 | 8:14 pm
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  • Foodland golf tourney

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    29 Jan 2010 | 12:48 pm
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  • State of the Blala Address: Change, Fix, Progress

    2009 to me was a year of change for me. It was a year for me to start getting things together in my life and to start doing things right. I met some great people. I’m doing a web show that I love to do (twobeerqueers). Most importantly, I am very much grateful to have [...]

  • Ants In My Pants, Ants In My Mouth, Rip In My Pants! Gah!

    If it’s one thing I do not like, it’s ants! They are small little devils sent to the world by Satan to bite me, make me itch, and drive me bonkers! So it was of no surprise that when I started unpacking my bags in my new room, the site of ants crawling over my [...]

  • 2010 Goals For iBlala

    Yes it is that time of the year. Well, it is a little late, but I am finally putting together my new years resolutions / goals. You know, the things you say you are going to do, then don’t do them. As I say every year, I will try hard to keep up with them. [...]

  • Why The Nexus One Is The Wolfpack Leader.

    It’s all the talk. Google has released the Nexus One which runs on Android 2.1 [Eclair]. It’s smaller, stronger, faster than any android phone on the market. It is [dun..dun..duuun] the iPhone Killer! Well not exactly. But it is close. Very close. Apple iPhone took the world by storm. Innovative and revolutionary by U.S. standards. But [...]

  • Life Lessons From Rocky Balboa…

    Sometimes the best inspirations for me is through movies… Rocky Balboa, the final chapter in the Rocky series, is the most inspirational and touching to me. 2 scenes stick out the most to me. The first scene is of Rocky talking about the pursuit of happiness. . Rocky Balboa: I appreciate that, but maybe you’re looking out [...]
 
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  • Kubo Confirmed to First Circuit

    mel
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    Former U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo was confirmed as Hawaii's newest First Circuit Court Judge yesterday in the State Senate. The vote was 24 to 1 in favor of Kubo, with 8 of the 24 Senators voting with "reservations". Senator Les Ihara was the lone "no" vote.Links:Near Unanimous Vote Gives Kubo Judgeship, StarBulletin.comKubo confirmed as judge with 24-1 vote, Honolulu AdvertiserEd Kubo Confirmed as State Judge, HawaiiReporter.comGM109 Status Sheet Nomination of Ed Kubo, Hawaii State LegislaturePhoto above: Ed Kubo meets with the media shortly after his confirmation vote. Below: Ed Kubo supporters…

  • Ed Kubo Confirmation Vote Today

    mel
    3 Feb 2010 | 8:10 am
    Last Friday, Third Circuit Court nominee Ed Kubo (left) engaged in a short conversation with Senator Brian Taniguchi, chair of the Judiciary committee during a break in that day's floor session, which saw the postponement of the vote until today. Early news reports indicate that Taniguchi who was opposed to Kubo's confirmation has now changed his mind and will vote in favor of the nominee.Kubo's nomination is headed for a floor vote today at 9:30 a.m. in the State Senate chambers, State Capitol.Supporters of former U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo sign waved outside the State Capitol yesterday.

  • Hawaii Political Platter

    mel
    31 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm
    It was a standing ovation at the end of the House session last week after HB 444 was "postponed indefinitely". Funny how the news media only focused on the loss by the civil rights supporters... i.e. no photos in the paper of these people.Former U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo's confirmation as the state's newest First Circuit Court judge is being held up to Wednesday, February 3.POLITICAL STUFF AT YOUR STATE CAPITOL & ELSEWHEREThe Civil Unions bill died in the House on Friday, January 29 after that body voted to "postpone indefinitely" further action on HB 444. Opponents declared a "temporary…

  • How Senators Voted on HB 444

    mel
    25 Jan 2010 | 7:15 am
    As most people know by now the State Senate passed HB 444 out on Friday, January 22. The bill if it becomes law, will allow for "civil unions". The version passed out of the Senate was amended late last year and is subject to further House action.Representatives at the State House can either agree to the changes made in the Senate, or opt to disagree to those changes. If there is agreement, the bill goes to the Governor for her signature or a veto. If there is disagreement between both houses, the bill will go to conference committee.The following 18 Senators voted in favor of HB 444 to allow…

  • HMS Corp Superferry Photos

    mel
    25 Jan 2010 | 12:30 am
    The Hawaii Superferries are in good hands with the HMS Corporations as shown in this Flickr.com slide show series. The two ships, Alakai and Huakai are on assignment to Haiti for earthquake relief work.Take a look at the slides. The Huakai has its own vehicle ramp. Otherwise it looks remarkably similar to its sister ship the Alakai. Only the Alakai saw service in Hawaii before being withdrawn after months of protests and court actions. The firm that ran the ferry went out of business.HMS-Corp Photostream on Flickr
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  • Preservation and Lots of Aloha Create an Interesting Carnival

    Evelyn
    1 Feb 2010 | 7:54 am
    Welcome to the February 1st Chapter of the Carnival of Aloha! This Chapter we’ll just take a leisurely cruise down stream and visit these stories of interest! As everyone knows, as we trickle downstream, we’ve got to have something to eat.  That’s usually my first stop and this time will be no exception as we welcome our newest Carnival participant! Trailblazer Hawaii assures the Pineapple Princess, Maui still loves you posted at Trailblazer Hawaii.com asking that we follow their tracks to Kauai, Maui, Oahu and Hawaii the Big Island, saying, “Maui Gold, wishing you…

  • No Cars or Hearts Racing Anytime Soon

    Evelyn
    28 Jan 2010 | 7:38 am
    The parcel of land once known to all of us as Hawaii Raceway Park is scheduled to go on the auction block on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.  Once upon a time, (in years before 2006) hearts raced to the sounds of revving motors .  There will be no more of that kind of excitement near Campbell Industrial. Some time ago I mentioned that it was a hard thing to lose Hawaii Raceway Park and that it affected a lot of people.  As dangerous as car racing is, Hawaii Raceway Park kept a lot of our youth in a legal racing environment, it kept them busy, and it kept them off the streets!  It was a passion…

  • It’s Carnival Time and We’re Looking to Gather More than Vog!

    Evelyn
    23 Jan 2010 | 11:54 pm
    It’s baaaack!  Again the view of the mountains is blurred by the vog carried over from the Big Island of Hawaii.  Kauai is probably the only island that is free and clear of the air smog vog floating over the rest of the smaller islands.  The Big Island’s Kilauea volcano is obviously very busy! Here’s hoping that the tradewinds will return soon and carry all of that bad air away, quickly.  In the mean time, I’m hoping that the Big Island and ALL the other islands will send in their posts for the upcoming Carnival of Aloha scheduled to go live on Monday, February 1,…

  • Cable to Maintain Community Programming

    Evelyn
    20 Jan 2010 | 7:32 pm
    As I was sitting listening to Haunani Apoliona talk about OHA’s role in the community, and as I watched the keiki at one of the ‘Aha Punana Leo schools talk about ethnic food dishes (using the Hawaiian language of course) I can’t help but feel a need to share some gratitude with Oceanic Time Warner Cable and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) for their continued support of community programming! We almost lost it, or at least a big chunk of it, or so we thought! The franchise contract was up for renewal and one of the articles I…

  • Literary Aspirations

    Evelyn
    17 Jan 2010 | 12:02 pm
    I started this article back in December of 2008.  That shows how long I’ve been aspiring/contemplating the sharpening of my literary pencil.  In reality, it has been a lot longer than that but only relatively recently has the plot actually decided to come alive. The best part of all of this is that blogs that managed to make an impact on me are still around!  So, I’m going to share some of my literary darlings with you guys.  As I was putting this together, I couldn’t help but be reminded about my eclectic taste.  Don’t be too surprised, I’m afraid that…
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  • VIDEO: On the Sail of the Navy’s USS Santa Fe

    Nathan
    31 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am
    I had the incredible opportunity of embarking on the USS Santa Fe Naval submarine as a distinguished guest this past Friday with social media friends Melissa Chang and Burt Lum. I’ll be posting more about the experience over the next week. However, thought I’d post some video (taken with my Canon Rebel EOS T1i) of us spending some time on the “Sail” as we cruised in waters off Oahu’s south shore. This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip for me. After crawling up the hatch, we stood on an area that seemed no bigger than 4′ x 5′…not…

  • Dream of opening for Bon Jovi will become reality for two Hawaii bands

    Nathan
    18 Jan 2010 | 9:01 pm
    Photo courtesy of AEG Live I received a press release from my PR friend Tracy Larrua last week announcing the “Opening Act Contest” for Bon Jovi’s concerts in Honolulu next month and immediately though what a freaking amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this is going to be for two local bands. Then I thought about my intermediate and early high school days and how I would have died for an opportunity like this. Why? Well…the photo below will give you a hint. Yes, it’s true. I was a punk/metal headbanger in my younger years (only my closest friends and family…

  • Mele Kalikimaka and Happy Holidays!

    Nathan
    24 Dec 2009 | 7:00 pm
    From our family to yours, Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)! May the holiday season be filled with family, friends, fun, and great food (and beer)! Please click this link or the photo above to enjoy our holiday greeting to you! Warmest Aloha, Nathan, Kelly, Ensen, Jabbey, and Tikki Posted in Ensen (aka Little E), Family Fun

  • Cool dude or cool chef?

    Nathan
    16 Dec 2009 | 12:40 am
    Random photos of Little E taken with the Canon EOS Rebel T1i. Think he looks better as a cool dude or a cool chef? I might be biased, but I love both! -NGK Posted in Ensen (aka Little E) Tagged: Canon EOS Rebel T1i

  • Got holiday sushi/sashimi platters?

    Nathan
    14 Dec 2009 | 1:12 pm
    If you follow this blog, you know the Kam family is a big fan of Therapy Sportsgrill in Koko Marina. My pal Regan sent me an email the other day alerting me the restaurant is doing sushi/sashimi platters this holiday season. Based on the photo above, anyone sporting this platter at their party would be nothing short of a rock star. Look at the variety! Platters range from $50 (for a small that feeds 10-15) to $100 (for a large that feeds 20-25). You can customize the platter any way you want…more hamachi, less salmon, add oysters…whatever you like! Why stress out in the kitchen…
 
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  • make a wish

    leigh
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:38 pm
    . . . leather bracelet : flower ring : heart hoops . . . my lingering winter cold seems to have finally been kicked with just enough time to squeeze in a tardy show & tell of sweet valentine's finds from wishing bridge (coined after h-1's double crossing bridge under which designer lauryn chun believed was the one spot on the island where childhood wishes would come true). wishing bridge's poetic back story definitely references the modern romantic designs composed of handmade hearts and stars which have become a signature motif of the collection. sparkling stones and…

  • letarte sale at hautelook!

    leigh
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:12 am
    swooned for letarte's 2009 resort collection when it was featured on h|h? hele over to hautelook which just kicked off a huge sale this morning. a quick peek revealed over 100 styles from saucy swimwear to letarte's lovely tunics for 55% off! if you are not a member, simply register at hautelook to access the sale. alas, no returns are allowed so click over to letarte's size chart to help you select the best fit while shopping. sale dates: now to sat, feb 6th @ 8:59a pst

  • candy land

    leigh
    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    our friends from toast have just added sweet little lollipops to their repertoire just in time for valentine's day! while many of us may have outgrown bestowing paper valentines upon our childhood chums, the charming fabric wraps are sure to brighten the day of your favorite sidekicks. each lovely lollie is filled with a mix of fruit flavored jelly candies (strawberry, raspberry and cherry) and are priced at $4 a pop. if you really want to delight someone, be sure to take a peek at the super adorable lollie bouquet ($25) which features six candy treats wrapped in a handkerchief that…

  • lilly pulitzer home

    leigh
    19 Jan 2010 | 9:30 am
    . . . treasure chest quilt . . . just popping in to post a quick peek of garnet hill's newly debuted lilly pulitzer home collection for all the readers who share my fondness for lovely linens. lilly's fabulous shifts may be inspired by life in luxe palm beach but the happy splashes of color and whimsical patterns will certainly appeal to islanders who swoon for that vintage modern beach cottage look. the seashore-inspired palette is filled with warm corals, vibrant turquoises and leafy greens with cameos by ocean friends like fish and seashells popping up throughout the collection.

  • toast-y deal

    leigh
    14 Jan 2010 | 10:09 am
    the facebook and twitter peeps already got word of the original deal a few days ago, however jeremy from toast kindly extended their fabulous after-christmas sale so more oahu readers could scoop up half-price cheers! and woodland warriors holiday gift sets plus knock $2 off mini pop bar bottles (while supplies last, natch). coupon may be redeemed in-store only and you must mention h|h when you flash your coupon at the register so the toast peeps know you are on the up and up and not a shady rule breaker who disregards the fine print. click on the image to download and print coupon expires:…
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  • EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: The Paskowitz Family Interview

    bberusch
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:20 pm
    Once in a great while you'll catch wind of a truly fascinating story. As a journalist, I often hope it's one that's both true, and one I can track down the characters of. The story you're about to read came to us through a screening of the film Surfwise, at the Maui Film Festival a few years back. read more

  • Double Trouble: Restaurateur Announces New Outpost & Launches Blindfolded Dinner Experience

    bberusch
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:07 pm
    Restaurateur Wes Zane is at it again. The Hawaii-based restaurateur is expanding his culinary empire, this time with an "Asian-style Formaggio" on Kapahulu Avenue, set to open later this month. Sake Street will occupy the space left by Wasabi Bistro (which has relocated to Beachwalk Avenue in Waikiki), Zane is currently retrofitting the space and packing the shelves with sake. read more

  • Nobu Matsuhisa Cooks for You, Is Inspired by MA`O

    bberusch
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:59 pm
    Nobu enthusiasts rejoice: The man himself will be on O`ahu from February 9 – 12, 2010, to eat, drink and prepare his signature fare just for you. The global restaurateur will also work closely with MA`O Organic Farms to design an omakase menu inspired by the harvest of produce from the Waianae-based outfit. read more

  • Big Board Classic at Makaha: Where the Buffalo Play

    bberusch
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:52 pm
    How many times have you said in conversation: "Man, I totally need to get out to Makaha." Well, here's the perfect opportunity. The Buffalo Big Board Surfing Classic will be held this coming weekend, February 13 – 15, on Makaha Beach. read more

  • C&K to Perform at Benefit for Haiti this Friday

    bberusch
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:47 pm
    A last-minute "Island to Island for Haiti" benefit concert and food event has been organized for his Friday, February 12, to raise money for the victims of the earthquake there. Cecilio & Kapono will headline the concert, to be held on the lagoon-fronting Great Lawn at O`ahu's Hilton Hawaiian Village. read more
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    An Island Life

  • February’s Photo Contest – Now Open For Voting

    Kailani
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    Thank you to everyone who participated in this month’s photo contest – “Love Is . . .” There are a lot of great entries out there so take some time to visit each site and get the background on what “Love Is . . .” means to them. I couldn’t find a poll that would incorporate each site’s url so please use the Mr.Linky when bloghopping. Then come back and cast your vote in the poll below. You can only vote once so make sure it counts! The poll will close on midnight, Feb 13th (HST). Good luck to everyone! 0(survey)

  • Chocolate Cheerios Giveaway

    Kailani
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    One of America’s favorite cereals has just added another flavor . . . chocolate! My kids have always loved Cheerios. So when we found out about this brand new flavor we were very excited. I feel that Cheerios make the perfect breakfast on school mornings because it’s quick and healthy. We can also put some in a baggie and take it along for the ride. They’re also great for little kids when they start eating solids because it’s easy for tiny fingers to pick-up and they are easily digestible. And of course it’s healthy for you, too. One serving contains only 100…

  • Neil Patrick Harris Takes on The Penguins of Madagascar

    Kailani
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:01 pm
    Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private face off against the malevolent dolphin, Dr. Blowhole, in The Penguins of Madagascar’s first Nickelodeon special, “Dr. Blowhole’s Revenge,” premiering Monday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) guest stars in the half-hour special as the penguins’ long-time nemesis out for revenge and to finally conquer the world. The DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) series, which regularly airs Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT), is currently TV’s number-two animated show with kids 2-11 and with total viewers on…

  • Personalized Items by Oopsy

    Kailani
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:01 pm
    One of the things I love is personalized clothing for my kids. I think it’s a great way to stand out from the crowd and show a little more personality. So when I found out about Oopsy, I had to check out their products. I decided on a personalized onesie for Kaila and sent them a logo I sometimes use for An Island Life. Beth, designer and owner, quickly responded to my order to make sure everything was exactly the way I wanted it. And within a couple of days, my onesie was on it’s way to Hawaii. When it arrived, I couldn’t wait to try it on Kaila. The first thing I noticed…

  • Project 365: Day 38

    Kailani
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:21 pm
    Spent the day like most people . . . watching the Super Bowl.
 
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    LOST Podcast: The Transmission

  • Trans 2010-02-07: “LA X” (Episode 6-01/02)

    Ryan
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:47 am
    This special, super-sized two-hour edition of "The Transmission" covers the two-part season premiere episode, "LA X." We share our thoughts, then turn it over to "You All Everybody," our brilliant listeners. Finally, in the "Forward Cabin," exclusive reports on the last two weeks of "LOST" filming here on "The Island."

  • Next: “LA X” (Episode 6-01/02)

    Ryan
    2 Feb 2010 | 10:24 am
    “LA X” was a fitting opener to the final season of “LOST.” It had a reassuring focus on character with a generous topping of mythology. It had moments of strong emotional resonance, and a few gasp-worthy reveals. And it sets the stage for the epic battle between Jacob and the Man In Black that has [...]

  • Trans 2010-01-24: Unanswered Questions

    Ryan
    24 Jan 2010 | 3:37 am
    This special episode of "The Transmission" takes a look at several of the unanswered questions fans have as we head into the sixth and final season of "LOST." Then, we give away several great prizes to listeners who followed along with our Season 3 review last year. We share a song from "Barenaked Hurley," who's about to start a new "LOST" podcast. Finally, in the "Forward Cabin," extensive reports on the first two weeks of "LOST" filming for 2010.

  • Trans 2009-12-27: Season Three Finale

    Ryan
    28 Dec 2009 | 1:49 am
    This episode of "The Transmission" looks back at "Through the Looking Glass," the two-part Season 3 finale of "LOST." We recap the episode in under eight minutes, then share our take. Next, listener feedback in "You All Everybody." We outline our plan for our last hiatus podcast in mid-January, then share another song by The Others LOST Band. Finally, we report on the last week of production for 2009.

  • Trans 2009-12-13: Season Three – Episodes 19-21

    Ryan
    12 Dec 2009 | 12:31 pm
    This episode of "The Transmission" looks back at the next three episodes of Season 3 of "LOST": "The Brig," "The Man Behind the Curtain," and "Greatest Hits." We recap the episodes in eight minutes, then share our take. Next, listener feedback in "You All Everybody." We share another song by The Others LOST Band. Finally, we report on the last two weeks of production here on The Island.
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Lost in Hawaii

  • Season 6 Premiere: LA X

    Caryn
    2 Feb 2010 | 8:58 pm
    Hi everyone! Hope you're all excited for tonight's premiere. It's FINALLY here! Please feel free to share your reactions in the comments section. Lost: The Final Chapter I've never been much of one for the one hour recaps they play beore each season premiere, but I'm kinda liking the focus: character by character rather than just a chronological timeline of what happened. -Am I the only one slightly creeped out by Michael Emerson's voice describing his own character's life? -Sawyer is SO perfect in the 70's. Just sayin'. -Classic Hurley: "You might want to fasten your seat belt" -I look at…

  • Sunset on the Beach

    Caryn
    1 Feb 2010 | 12:41 pm
    People, it was Ridiculous. Yes, with a capital 'R.' So many people from so many places converged upon a single section of Waikiki's beachfront Saturday that I could barely move, see, or breathe. But it was awesome. I was only feet away from all of our favorite characters, looking exactly the way they do on TV. Evangeline Lilly is drop-dead gorgeous. So is Yunjin Kim. Josh Holloway's smile literally dazzled me--the man is smokin' HOT. And speaking of smoking, Naveen Andrews does. He's also a lot smaller IRL than they make him look on the show. All I had was my poor little overworked…

  • Tomorrow's the big day!

    Caryn
    29 Jan 2010 | 12:04 pm
    Can't wait to go to Sunset on the Beach tomorrow night. Who is planning to be there? If you see me walking around with my little point and shoot camera, don't be shy to stop me and introduce yourself--I'd love to meet you and put faces to blog handles. Details: The premiere will start around 6:30-7 p.m., but I'd get there well before that to secure parking and a decent place to watch--it's going to be PACKED! You'll also want to be early to catch a glimpse of all the stars walking the 'red carpet.' Reminder, it's only going to be the first hour of the 2-hour premiere, so we're all going to…

  • Will you be at Sunset on the Beach?

    Caryn
    14 Jan 2010 | 12:03 pm
    Then you will not want to miss out on getting an exclusive Hawaii Lost Fan Club t-shirt, which will debut that evening. The shirts are being made by local Lost guru Ryan Ozawa, who says that the 'safe' deadline for ordering is Jan. 18th (Monday). Visit the Hawaii Lost Fan Club web site to get yours. Speaking of Ryan, I love visiting his many web sites because he is THE go-to guy on the island when it comes to filming locations, spoilers, and photos. He's set up a site of Lost filming locations, takes lots of cool photos, and puts out weekly Lost podcasts with his wife, Jen. Just yesterday, he…

  • Want an exclusive sneak peek?

    Caryn
    12 Jan 2010 | 4:23 pm
    ABC is giving away 815 'messages in a bottle' containing the opening scene of season 6. Sign up if you haven't already: http://abc.go.com/shows/lost/final-season-sweepstakes In other news, ABC has officially announced that there will be no sequels or spinoffs of Lost after the show ends later this year. Awww... Team Darlton did, however, reveal that Libby (played by actor Cynthia Watros) will be back this season. Looking forward to learning more about her backstory!
 
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    FLUX Hawaii » Blog

  • Enter to Win!

    Lisa Yamada
    9 Feb 2010 | 1:32 am
    Enter to win bottle service at FLUX Hawaii’s official BLOWOUT LAUNCH PARTY! All you have to do is fill in the blank: “I love FLUX because _________,” then post it to Twitter or Facebook. Each time you mention FLUX, your name will be entered in our drawing. The more you shout us out, the more chances you have of winning! At the conclusion of the entry period, we will select the winner randomly. Show up February 20th at the FLUX launch party at Ka Restaurant & Lounge, and two bottles of Korbel and Chambord will be waiting for you. Along with a prize pack full of FLUX…

  • FLUX Blowout Launch Party

    Lisa Yamada
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:47 pm
    FLUX HAWAII MAGAZINE OFFICIAL BLOWOUT LAUNCH PARTY! FLUX Hawaii is at it again! Join FLUX Hawaii magazine for our ‘BLOWOUT LAUNCH PARTY,’ celebrating the official launch of our premiere issue. We’ll be serving yummy Ka pupus and champagne royales for the first hour! Entertainment by FLUX featured artist, Yoza! Be there at 9 p.m. for our ‘balloon pop!’ 21+ after 10 p.m. Dress code enforced after 10 p.m. When: February 20, 2010 Time: 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Where: Ka Restaurant & Lounge, Ward Center, 2nd Flr. (Formerly E & O Trading Co.) Thanks to our…

  • Merced, CA: Ink, Paper, and Cows

    Lisa Yamada
    10 Dec 2009 | 3:55 pm
    The folks in Merced, CA held it down this weekend when art director Ara Laylo and I flew into the sleepy, middle-of-nowhere town. So thorough and possessing an extremely critical eye for color, even Ara couldn’t complain. These are the guys that print Rolling Stone, US Weekly and even the O‘ahu yellow and white pages, but despite the large runs of these publications (in the millions) we were made to feel just as important. So legit, I die. Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing…

  • Spanning the Gamut

    Lisa Yamada
    9 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Erica Miguel, shown here, experienced the entire gamut of season change all in one day! From a chilly winter freeze to a warm spring glow, she graciously sat through hours of hair, makeup and glitter. See her full transformation in our premiere issue, which hit stands in January 2010. (Props to Ryan Camacho, Dulce Felipe and Harold Julian for their creative vision.)

  • FLUX Found

    Lisa Yamada
    16 Oct 2009 | 7:52 pm
    Stumbled upon a great quote about the world influx or of a massive influx? In books, magazines, movies or newspapers, we want to know what the world is saying about flux. Send your quotes to us: online@FLUXhawaii.com
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    HNLNOW: ALL EVENTS HONOLULU

  • Sat, Feb. 13 - Dana Lyons - Cows with Guns at McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Beach Park

    12 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Musician, storyteller, and comedian Dana Lyons presents an evening of environmental and vegetarian songs & entertainment for the whole family.  Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7p.m. at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park.  Free Admission & Refreshments.  Sponsored by: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii.  Learn more at: VSH.ORG 

  • Sat, Feb. 13 - The King Pins at Hawaiian Brian's Billiards

    12 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    The King Pins make their rounds townside at Hawaiian Brian's Billiards 'HB Lounge', which is located at 1680 Kapiolani Boulevard (up the ramp and behind 24 Hour Fitness), Saturday February 13 7:00pm-10:00pm.  FREE Karaoke to follow ~10:30-2am  The King Pins bring you Classic Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Surf, Oldies and Blues from the 50's, 60's & 70's!  Find out more about their band by visiting their website; http://www.kingpinshawaii.com/  Unlike other places where there is a bar, and they have a pool table here or there...Hawaiian Brian's has 32 regulation size pool…

  • Sat, Feb. 13 - 2nd Annual Ukulele Picnic at Kakaako Waterfront Park

    12 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm

  • Sat, Feb. 13 - The Beach Boys at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena

    12 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    BLAISDELL ARENA FEBRUARY 13th 8PM Honolulu – As The Beach Boys mark more than 45 years of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America’s musical history.  The Beach Boys have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and have become an American icon to a worldwide audience.  Since lead-singer and rock’s quintessential front man Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ first hit, “Surfin’” (1961), the band has had a string of chart-topping songs that spans nearly 30 years and includes eternal…

  • Sat, Feb. 13 - Merrie Monarch 2010 Fundraiser at Don Ho's Island Grill

    12 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Halau Hula 'o Pukaikapuaokalani, under the direction of Kumu Hula Ellen Castillo announces its 3rd Annual Merrie Monarch Fundraiser.  The event is set for Saturday, February 13th from 5:00-10:00pm at Don Ho's Island Grill at the Aloha Tower Marketplace.  It will feature great live Hawaiian music, hula performances, exclusive bidding opportunities and free pupus from 6:00-7:30pm.All funds raised at the event will help to support the ladies of Pukaikapuaokalani as they make their journey to compete in the Merrie Monarch Hula Competition in Hilo, Hawai'i.Tickets are $$20 and are…
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  • Daniel Dae Kim staying in Hawaii after “Lost” for new “Hawaii Five-O” series

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:59 am
    Daniel Dae Kim staying in Hawaii after &ldquo;Lost&rdquo; for new &ldquo;Hawaii Five-O&rdquo; series Lost's Daniel Dae Kim has long mentioned his desire to remain in the Islands after the Hawaii-filmed series ends its run in May. Now he's got another potentially plum job in Hawaii to look forward to as well.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kim is the first actor confirmed for the cast of CBS's upcoming reboot of the classic Hawaii crime drama Hawaii Five-O. Kim, who has played J...

  • Got a great Hawaii photo? You could win a pound of 100% Kona coffee.

    5 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am
    Got a great Hawaii photo? You could win a pound of 100% Kona coffee. Have you seen our HawaiiMagazine.com Reader Photo of the Week winners page lately?If you want to see how much our reader ohana (family) loves Hawaii—and we mean really loves Hawaii—check out our extraordinary collection of winning photos right now, by clicking here. Go ahead, we’ll wait. We’re pretty proud of our reader photos.Two years after first asking our readers to send us their favorite photos of the places, people, sce...

  • Chinese New Year celebrations fill Honolulu's Chinatown district this weekend

    3 Feb 2010 | 11:04 pm
    Chinese New Year celebrations fill Honolulu's Chinatown district this weekend Hawaii’s second New Year—also known as the Chinese New Year—officially starts on Feb. 14, but Downtown Honolulu's Chinatown arts district kicks off its celebratory events this weekend. The Year of the Tiger celebrations begin Friday with a choy cheng (traditional Chinese lion dance blessing) and continue with these events throughout Chinatown: Friday, Feb. 5:•   Chinese lion dance...

  • Hawaiian music, food and fireworks at Waikiki benefit concert for Haiti, Feb. 12

    3 Feb 2010 | 2:28 am
    Hawaiian music, food and fireworks at Waikiki benefit concert for Haiti, Feb. 12 If you are in Waikiki on the evening of Feb. 12, you may want to find yourself a spot under the stars on the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Great Lawn, alongside the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon.  The hotel is spearheading an “Island to Island for Haiti” benefit concert.What’s in it for you? Great music and food.  The event kicks off at 5 p.m., just in time for the sunset. The concert headliners include Cecilio & Kapono, Amy Hanaialii, Jimmy Borges. Ledward Kaapana, Raiatea Helm…

  • Hawaii goes to Los Angeles in February. Win free trips to Kauai, Maui.

    2 Feb 2010 | 5:37 am
    Hawaii goes to Los Angeles in February. Win free trips to Kauai, Maui. If you’re in Los Angeles this month and love Hawaii, you’re in luck. The Islands are coming to you. Get a taste of Hawaii’s hula, music, culture and products every Saturday in February at Los Angeles’s The Grove shopping center. The center’s “Hawaii at the Grove” Saturdays will feature Hawaiian music, hula lessons and performances, flower lei demonstrations and other cultural activities. The center aims to spotlight a different Hawaiian Island each Saturday this month. A…
 
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    Honolulu Metromix: play. eat. repeat.

  • Chef Roy's genius Haiti fundraiser

    20 Jan 2010 | 7:13 pm
    Chef Roy Yamaguchi is preparing a special four-course Haitian-inspired meal for diners at his Hawaii Kai restaurant. The meal is a fundraising effort, but instead of charging patrons for the dinner, Yamaguchi is asking that diners donate money to the Red Cross Haiti relief fund. Here's the official statement from the restaurant: On Friday, January 22 and Sunday, Januray 24 at 7:00 p.m., Roy’s Hawaii Kai will present a 4 coursedinner featuring Chef Roy Yamaguchi’s humble interpretation of traditionally prepared Haitian Cuisine. Allproceeds from the dinner will go directly towards…

  • Today in pop: Man dies after watching 'Avatar'

    20 Jan 2010 | 3:33 pm
    They say there's no such thing as bad publicity but sometimes bad is just bad. News.com.au reports that a man suffered a stroke and died after getting too excited while watching "Avatar." From news.com.auA 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely triggered by over-excitement from watching the blockbuster Avatar in 3D, a doctor says The man, identified only by his surname Kuo, started to feel unwell during the screening earlier this month in the northern city of Hsinchu and was taken to hospital. >>MORE

  • Starting the new year: better late than never

    8 Jan 2010 | 4:05 pm
    Let's just forget for now that it's already one week into the new year, and allow me to pretend that I got off on the right foot in 2010. Because actually, I'm a week behind. No matter though. I have my list of resolutions, and I'm sticking to them. Not because I'm more disciplined or determined than I was at this time last year, but  because I made sure to only make resolutions that I want to keep. Fun stuff. Books to read. Movies to watch. Music to listen to. And all the get healthy, save money, blah blah blah? Yeah, that's in the back of my mind too, but not because it's a new year,…

  • Beaujolais Nouveau + Chef Mavro = Wine Dinner to Die For

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:37 pm
    On the heels of Chef Mavro's wildly successful Julia Child- inspired three-course menu that was offered earlier this summer, Chef George Mavrothalassitis and his crew of chefs have once again created a special, limited-time three-course menu, this one to accompany the release of the 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau. The three courses, created by Chef Mavro and Chef de Cuisine Kevin Chong, are specifically designed to be paired with the wine, which is a low-alcohol "new wine" produced in France's Beaujolais region by Georges Duboeuf. Beaujolais Nouveau is a young, bright and fizzy red wine made from…

  • Wanted: pizza lovers!

    25 Sep 2009 | 8:24 pm
    I'm looking for a few good pizza lovers to join me on a pizza crawl in an effort to find this city's best pizza. Here are the requirements, the guidelines and the low down on the Honolulu Advertiser's pizza crawl: • You must LOVE pizza — all kinds of pizza. Picky pizza eaters need not apply.  • We appreciate and otherwise tolerate all kinds of eating preferences, but this isn't a challenge for vegetarians, vegans or people with an abundance of food allergies. Sorry! • You will need some sort of transportation because we plan on hitting at least five pizza spots.
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Show and Tell

  • Island Sounds: Reviews of CDs by Bill Tapia, Alvin Okami, Go Jimmy Go and Various Artists

    Wayne Harada
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:56 pm
    Island Sounds reviews of recent CD releases by Bill Tapia, Alvin Okami, Go Jimmy Go and Various Artists .... Bill Tapia “Livin’ It Live” Red Spider Producitons World music At 102, Bill Tapia reigns as the world’s senior ‘ukulele sensation, strumming with a joyous jazz stance. He’s definitely at the head of the class. Overview: Tapia does it all, from hapa-haole (“I Want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian”) to jazz (“Satin Doll”), from Tin Pan Alley classics (“Honeysuckle Rose”) to local faves (“E Ku’u Morning Dew”), all with a deliberate, assured pace. The tracks derive…

  • The 7 Blunders of the Movie-Watching World...

    Wayne Harada
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:25 am
    Incessant chattering. Feet up on the seats. A chirping cell phone followed by an answering voice. As you wait for the film to start, you may have experienced these typical annoyances at your favorite movie theater. The culprits are not teens, who often forget manners; they are adults, who should know better. Welcome to the Seven Blunders of Movie-Going. Don’t’cha just hate it when your movie-watching pleasure is disrupted with these shameful offenses: 1 — Loud talking. During the commercials, during the previews, during the films. Shut it, already. If you you need to talk, whisper.

  • Eats: Nobu’s prepping organics, sushi-sake, happy hour

    Wayne Harada
    4 Feb 2010 | 6:30 pm
    Chef Nobu Matsuhisa returns to his namesake Nobu’s restaurant at the Waikiki Parc hotel Feb. 9 through 12, with special events to whet the appetite and taste buds. Consider: • MA’O-Inspired Omakase Menu daily, Feb. 9 through 12, with Chef Nobu working with emerging Wai’anae farmers of MA’O Organic Farms to design an omakase menu inspired by the riches of organic produce from the farm in Lualualei Valley in Wai’anae. The $125 menu will benefit the farm’s sustainable internship programs, land expansion, scholarships and more. • Art of Sushi & Sake Tasting Class, a midday…

  • Show bits: Valentine’s, jazz and stage musical on horizon

    Wayne Harada
    2 Feb 2010 | 1:29 pm
    Na Leo goes romantic for Valentine’s; Hawai’i Theatre will mount “Snow Queen;” Smooth Jazz continues at Royal Hawaiian Center; and Hot Club of Hulaville will kokua the ‘Iolani Stage Band. Mark your calendars... Clubs: Na Leo at Monarch Room for Valentine’s The Royal Hawaiian hotel continues its Curators of Hawaiian Music series in the Monarch Room with a performance by Na Leo at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14. The evening show, themed “Romantic Waikiki,” coincides with Valentine’s Day. This evening performance was designed and produced by World Sound and is being presented by Kaiser…

  • ‘Lost’ can be found at Wolfgang’s after beach screening

    Wayne Harada
    29 Jan 2010 | 9:23 pm
    ABC previews “Lost,” the drama filmed on O’ahu, at tomorrow night’s (Saturday Jan. 30) Sunset on the Beach event in Waikiki. The opening show of the final season will premiere at about 6:30 p.m. at the makeshift beachfront cinema — with the series formally debuting Feb. 2. on TV. But the place to be, or not, is Wolfgang’s Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener, the popular steakery at the Royal Hawaiian Center, where a post-screening party is expected to attract 400 invitees, including cast members. But that’s closed to the public — though the eager and persistent may still get…
 
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    Kenneth Makuakane

  • Taropatch.net comments

    admin
    31 Jan 2010 | 4:12 am
    I was talking to Wanda Certo who lives in Northern Virginia via email about my new CD and she began to asks some questions, which I answered in progressive emails. The wonderful woman took the bits and pieces of our chats and made a wonderful blog comment about it on Taropatch.net forum to my surprise. Let me paste her commentary below. WANDA: “Our friend Kennth has been relatively quiet, but working hard behind the scenes. He has a brand new CD entitled “The Dash” which has recently been released. Kenneth intrigues me because of his word craft. He is a consummate poet and…

  • Free Song confusion

    admin
    26 Jan 2010 | 11:25 am
    Folks are having an unsuccessful time downloading my song. The information to download my song was a bit confusing, so I changed the site information. Go to: http://public.me.com/kmakuakane password: thedash Click on the mp3 and it will direct you to the download button. Remember to download all three files. If you like this song, please go to KINE Hawaiian105.com to request this song. Again, the song is called Kuu Pua Lei Melia. I thank you so much for your support. Kenneth

  • The Dash CD is here.

    admin
    19 Jan 2010 | 7:15 pm
    “> My brand new CD entitled THE DASH is out and Iʻm very excited about it. I will be giving away a free download of one of the cuts.

  • ‘Ukulele Club at Windward Mall

    admin
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:34 pm
    I will be teaching a couple of songs to the ‘Ukulele Club of Hawai‘i at the Windward Mall Center Stage on Thursday, November 19th. Check out the poster and come on down with your instrument. Youʻll be glad you did.

  • The Dash

    admin
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:19 pm
    I am finally figuring out what I want to do with my next CD. I am calling the new creation “THE DASH”, which is the line in between a personʻs birth and death dates. We are all living our dashes, so what are we going to do to make sure future generations will remember our lives. What do we stand for? What are our beliefs? Anyway, I collected a bunch of new songs I wrote for this project and started to arrange them, before hitting the recording studio. In the meantime, I began to take solo gigs around town in order to get my chops and vocals back in shape. Well, in the last two…
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    UKULELE UNDERGROUND

  • Member video of the week 2/9/10

    aldrine
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm
    Happy February UU’ers! It’s the start of a new month but I’m sure we’ll be up to the same antics as last month (if not more) This week on MVOW we have a cover of “Colorful” from the movie ROCKSTAR. AbeSchmidt rocks out this song with complete ukulele intensity and crazy vocals. Nice blend of both. Check out more of his stuff on his YouTube channel. A really talented fella that one, and he knows that he can be colorful. Short month this month but we have a lot in store for you folks! Keep it locked in to UU for all things ukulele. We’re comin’ at…

  • Uke Minutes 77 – Strum Picking (with Harmony)!

    anaka
    6 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    Got a question about this episode? Join the discussion HERE! Hello UUers! It’s Saturday – do you know where your children are? (Probably watching another awesome episode of Uke Minutes!). This week on Uke Minutes, we bring you an alternative to the thumb-intensive Strum-Picking Technique. In the original Strum-Picking episode (Uke Minutes 26), Aldrine showed you a method for picking individual strings, while muting the rest. Here, you can bypass the whole thumb factor altogether and replace it with a single ring finger mute. PLUS – add harmony! Try it out for yourself, let…

  • Uke Got Mail ep49: Solid body ukuleles

    aldrine
    6 Feb 2010 | 1:25 am

  • Live Ukulele Lesson Wednesday – 2pm HST

    anaka
    3 Feb 2010 | 12:53 pm
    Tune in for another live Ukulele Lesson at 2pm Hawaii Time! >————- Live Ukulele Lessons with Aldrine Guerrero ————–<<

  • Uke Lesson 26 – Europa

    anaka
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:52 am
    Got a question about this lesson? Post it here. Watch the Ukulele Play-Along HERE! Hey all you awesome people of the Underground! It’s the first of the month (Happy February to you), and that means a brand new episode of Uke Lessons! We’re breaking it down with an ukulele instrumental version of Carlos Santana’s, Europa. It’s quick, it’s dirty, it’s even got a space for you to improv your very own solo in D minor. Scha-weet! It’s been awhile since the last time we did an instrumental piece, so try it out and let us know what you think. February is…
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    Live 'Ukulele

  • Jake Shimabukuro on TED

    TED is a highly acclaimed program that features the insights and experiences of well known people such as Al Gore, JJ Abrams (Lost director), Bill Gates, David Macaulay, Bono, and many more. Jake is going to be speaking for TED, Wednesday, February 10th somewhere in between 11am and 12:45pm in “Session 1: Mindshift”. Most of [...]

  • Jake Shimabukuro at Jack Johnson’s Kokua Fest – April 23rd and 24th at the Waikiki Shell

  • Intervals PDF

    I just put together a PDF of all the practical intervals that can be played on an ‘ukulele. Only some of them with make sense by themselves, but even the weird ones helped me see the relationships between intervals and chords better. High-g users: stick to the shapes on the bottom three strings and keep [...]

  • How to Make Songs Easier!

    It’s great to have pretty chords that add to a song, but if you are learning, a lot of times they only lead to confusion. Here are some pointers for simplifying the chords of a song. Remove extensions. Extensions are extra notes that add a more jazzy feel to certain chords. These include (but are not [...]

  • My Favorite Guitar Books

    …that can be used for learning ‘ukulele. I have yet to find an ‘ukulele book that comes close to imparting the amount of knowledge a guitar book can – hence this list. Keep in mind that these books are written for guitar. Some level of transposing or backwards thinking will be necessary to convert the [...]
 
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    Honolulu Metromix: Weekend Warrior

  • Al Green comes to Honolulu

    20 Jan 2010 | 6:31 pm
    Here's the deal.  Maybe you're not a soul fan, gospel fan or even an R&B fan.  Maybe you only like indie electro pop, or glam punk or go go.  Maybe you hate everything that isn't the same songs that the top 40 stations play over and over again.  Maybe your tastes are horribly atrocious, whatever, it doesn't matter.  You WILL like this. Al Green is a legend. He was a great innovator for soul and R&B music.  He's number 65 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest artists of all time, where's Lady GaGa on that list? That's what I thought.  Which is why you…

  • ScRUMptious

    14 Aug 2009 | 4:08 pm
    When I think rum I think Bacardi.  So, as a result I don't think about sipping rum because, let's face it, sipping Bacardi would be about as fun as sipping nail polish remover.  So when I recieved a bottle of Kilo Kai to take for a test ride I was excited to try something a little different for once.  In the interest of full disclosure in general I'm not much of a rum drinker.  Rum is mostly a last resort liquor for me, and by that I mean it's reserved for occasions like the open bar running out of everything else but rum, or I'm stranded on a deserted island with…

  • Tickets for Slava's Snow Show up for grabs!

    5 Aug 2009 | 3:43 pm
    I've never been much of a clown fan. While I'm not necessarily scared of them, I do find them somewhat creepy.  I actually once had a friend who was a professional clown, and while she was surprisingly normal, for having such a creepy occupation, it still didn't make my feelings towards clowns any friendlier.  So, when Tim Bostock came by my office and announced that he was bringing a clown show, I couldn't help but feel like, "and why am I supposed to be excited about this?"  It turns out that Slava's Snow Show is not a clown show.  Despite the fact that the people on…

  • Wanna play foodie for a day?

    29 Jul 2009 | 5:47 pm
    If you've ever wanted to be a food critic, now is your chance.  Shokudo is coming out with a totally new "After Dark" menu that will only be available late nights.  They've asked a few of us from Metromix, and some of our loyal readers to come out and taste the menu before they kick it off with a big event on August 18th.  So, if you want to come with us to this very exclusive tasting here's what you need to do: post in the comments section what your favorite dish is and why you think you're qualified to help Shokudo out with their menu.  We'll pick 5 of the best entries…

  • We have a winner!

    20 Jul 2009 | 6:45 pm
    We have a winner! Through a very scientific process (I asked my 5 coworkers to read all the entries and give me their first, second, and third place stories) we have our ultimate bad date story!  The contest was very close- out of 25 possible points our winner had a score of 19 while the runner up was only two points behind.  Thanks to everyone who entered, my colleagues and I had a great time reading through the submissions.  All of you who sent us stories will get Metromix t-shirts!  But, in the end there could only be one winner and that winner was Christy, whose date…
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    Honolulu Advertiser: Island Theater Scene

  • Where’s Johnny?

    Richard MacPherson
    27 Jan 2010 | 3:32 pm
    The latest brouhaha at NBC over the Tonight Show host reminded me of the movie “The Lion in Winter.” In the film, Peter O’Toole, as the king, must decide which son should inherit the crown. In the network version, the three sons are Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Conan O’Brien. If I was casting, Leno would play the middle son eager to please, Letterman would be the cynical, calculating older brother, and finally, Conan would play the dim-witted doofus of the clan. We now know that O’Brien has accepted the 30 million buy-out to vacate the Tonight Show. Hopefully he’ll use the money…

  • My Friend Bill Cosby

    Richard MacPherson
    14 Jan 2010 | 7:12 am
    I finally had the opportunity to see Bill perform on stage at the Tennessee Theater in Knoxville. When I lived in Las Vegas in the 1970’s, I met Cosby at the airport and quickly extended my hand as if we’d been friends for life. Hearing and memorizing the comic’s routines from the age of 10 convinced me we must be on speaking terms. The man who created Noah’s Ark and Lights Out is simply a comedic genius.  Those routines made me a legend in altar boy circles at Holy Rosary School. Now, finally I was watching the act I had so painstakingly perfected 30 years earlier. What startled me…

  • Twas the night before Watergate

    Richard MacPherson
    24 Dec 2009 | 5:21 pm
    It was the night before Watergate And all through the White House Not a congressman was stirring Not even Milhouse The microphones were hidden Under the tree with care In hopes that St. Kissinger Soon would appear The operatives were nestled Likes bugs in a rug With vision of hippies Dressed in their duds And Agnew with his kickbacks And I in my scotch Had just settled in It was 10 by my watch When out in the parking lot There arose such a clatter I sprang from my armchair To see what’s the matter. Away to the mall Like OJ I dashed Gunning my Oldsmobile Foot on the gas The moon on the…

  • Michael Jackson: Simmer and Sizzle

    Richard MacPherson
    29 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am
    The Michael Jackson film is a masterpiece.  Starting with an opening sequence of dancer testimonials, we’re reminded of how effectively Warren Beatty used the personal narrative in his film Reds to bring the viewer into the story. Soon we are witnessing the This Is It audition sequence and again another legendary film, Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz, seems to be the inspiration. When Michael arrives, the high energy of each musical number is carefully crafted under the watchful eyes of the director Anthony Ortega. Jackson seems completely at ease and in control as each of his musical hits is…

  • Flu Season

    Richard MacPherson
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:55 am
    In the Clarence Brown Lab production of “Flu Season,” a man enters from the house, sets up his props, and the play begins.  His name is Prologue and, like the Stage Manager in “Our Town,” he sets the scene. Even as the lights go out, he speaks reassuringly that “we have nothing to fear from the dark.” But wait! Another gentleman rises from his theater chair and claims stage right.  He’s the Epilogue, cynic and no-nonsense interpreter of the action.  Like bookends these two narrators guide us into the play “Flu Season.” The action takes place in a mental hospital with a…
 
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  • TURTLE BAY RESORT STARTS NEW YEAR AS OAHU’S PRODUCTION HUB

    Tim Ryan
    25 Jan 2010 | 8:37 pm
    ABC FINISHES FILMING A “SCRIPTED REALITY ” PRESENTATION ON OAHU It was a busy week at Oahu’s Turtle Bay Resort not only with a nearly full house of guests but several productions including the feature film Soul Surfer, two television commercials by Capital 1, and a photo shoot by REI for its summer catalogue…Actually, [...]

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD SIGNED FOR “SOUL SURFER”

    Tim Ryan
    22 Jan 2010 | 8:31 pm
    BIB BIO PIC ABOUT KAUAI SURFER  BETHANY HAMILTON BEGINS FILMING TUESDAY FEB. 2 As recently reported on Reel Hawaii, singer/actor Carrie Underwood will have a co starring role in Soul Surfer which begins filming Monday on Oahu’s North Shore, production sources confirmed…Underwood will only be filming here three days because she goes on tour March 11…Underwood plays [...]

  • MAUI NO KA OE FOR ADAM SANDLER FEATURE & OAHU

    Tim Ryan
    19 Jan 2010 | 3:36 pm
    BULLETIN! BULLETIN! BULLETIN! BULLETIN! BULLETIN! BULLETIN! On the heels of hosting the Clint Eastwood protected feature Hereafter for three days in and around Lahaina, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions appears committed to film Columbia studio’s romantic comedy Pretend Wife on Maui for for six weeks beginning in mid April… Producers are still looking for a Maui hotel as [...]

  • DISNEY TO FILM “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES” IN HAWAII!

    Tim Ryan
    18 Jan 2010 | 10:21 am
    THE DISNEY PICTURES’ PRODUCTION MAY GENERATE $85 MILLION HERE State agencies/county film offices had two-week deadline from Disney/Bruckheimer to assist in making it happen or lose to an international location Largest production for Kauai since the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder BULLETIN As mentioned in Reel Hawaii for weeks, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the [...]

  • ADAM SANDLER FEATURE FOR MAUI OR OAHU

    Tim Ryan
    17 Jan 2010 | 9:43 am
    ABC REPORTEDLY COMING TO OAHU THIS WEEK TO FILM PILOT Hawaii, one of Adam Sandler’s favorite locations, looks to be the setting for part of Columbia studio’s romantic comedy Pretend Wife. Jennifer Anniston (below) is in talks to play opposite Sandler… Production executives slipped into Maui recently to scout locations with the Valley Isle’s Glenn Beadles helping…The [...]
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  • Leonard Maltin and Hef Interview

    Kanani Souza
    7 Feb 2010 | 1:22 am
    Oftentimes as I channel surf, I tend to stumble upon Leonard Maltin’s Secrets Out on Reelz. Watching a few minutes of the episode airing has become second-nature to me. For those of you who are not familiar with Leonard Maltin, he is a movie critic and reviews films on his show. I know Leonard Maltin in a different capacity, as he was my professor at USC and taught CTCS 466: Theatrical Film Symposium. This particular class was exclusive and enrollment was limited. The once-a-week, 4-hour course was located in Norris Cinema Theatre where the lobby area housed Frank Sinatra memorabilia,…

  • Raucous Sherlock Explains the Unexplainable

    Sean Bodnar
    28 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Just a couple of days ago around 2 a.m., I was flipping through the cable channels and came across one of the vintage Detective Sherlock Holmes movies, circa 1940, starring Basel Rathbone.   I was never much a fan of the movie series.  However I always liked the famous Sherlock catch phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson."   Sherlock Holmes would often say this before he would identify the murderer, or reveal how a crime was done. In other words, for super sleuth Sherlock Holmes, the solution was simple. But for the viewing audience (and his sidekick Dr. Watson) we would be in the dark…

  • Indashio Fashion Show & Upcoming Film

    Kanani Souza
    4 Dec 2009 | 5:26 pm
    Seasons Greetings to all of my Fo’ Reel readers!! I hope that everyone is enjoying an amazing holiday season filled with warmth, love, and laughter. There are many films at the box office at the moment that I have on my “To Watch” list, so be looking out for new blog postings related to releases at the box office. The fall term for school is coming to a close, and that means that the endless number of final thesis papers that I am writing is taking up the majority of my time. But the end is in sight, and a much needed winter break is in order. Out and About… I attended the Real Word.

  • Film Marketing via Social Media Sites

    Kanani Souza
    13 Nov 2009 | 2:56 am
    So it’s Friday the 13th, and somehow I always feel inclined to watch a film from the horror series titled as such on a day like today. At this very hour in the islands, the looming thunder clouds and lightning flashes only add to the ambiance of the impending doom that is associated with the number “13” and Fridays. Just heed my warning that Camp Crystal Lake is probably not the best place to be at the moment (if such a place even exists outside of movieland). But fo’ reel… how did a day of the week and a number become so unlucky? Check out this article that I read in the Ball State…

  • "Goats" Kick Up Goofy Laughs

    Sean Bodnar
    11 Nov 2009 | 12:55 am
    "Men Who Stare at Goats" is an absurdly funny picture starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey.  McGregor is a small-time journalist trying to do something big in his life after a failed marriage. He goes to Kuwait looking for a story and meets Clooney who relays what seem to be extraordinary military operations that began during the Vietnam War and lead up to the year 2003 in Iraq. It all centers on an intelligence operation called the "New Earth Army”, a top-secret division of the military that develops the psychic abilities of soldiers who could then use…
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  • ABC Lost Star to appear in Hawaii Five-0 remake

    Bruce Fisher
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:17 pm
    It looks like Daniel Dae Kim of ABC LOST fame will be gainfully employed in television at least for a little while longer as CBS has confirmed that they are signing him to star in the remake of Hawaii Five -0.  Lost has officially wrapped so now Kim is free to look for other roles. There was speculation a few weeks ago that the series wouldn’t even be filmed in Hawaii but all of that has been put to rest as location scouts arrived yesterday and filming is apparently going to begin in mid-March. Kim will be playing the role of Chin Ho Kelly which was originally played by Kam…

  • Get more out of your flight between the Hawaiian Islands

    Bruce Fisher
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:12 pm
    If you’re planning a multi-island vacation chances are you’ve discovered that the only way to get around is by airplane. Unfortunately, we do not have a ferry or small ships that will take you from island to island. While you may want to get to your destination quickly, you may want to consider taking one of the smaller commuter airlines so you can see amazing views. There are a couple of commuter airlines that fly smaller planes which allow you to see Hawaii in ways that you can only do from the air. You can actually save some money because if you’re planning to do a…

  • Maui Whale Festival Begins

    Bruce Fisher
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:58 pm
      The Maui whale Festival began over the weekend on Feburary 6th with the Run for the Whales event; a 5 km run/walk and half Marathons on the southern coast of the island. The month-long festival is a series of whale themed events produced on Maui by the Pacific Whale Foundation every February. A lot of the events are free and open to the  public which is a great thing to participate in if you’re visiting Maui on your Hawaii vacation. You can learn about these magnificent creatures and also enjoy opportunities to appreciate the music and culture of Hawaii. The Maui Whale…

  • The numbers are in; Hawaii tourism is on the rebound

    Bruce Fisher
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:48 pm
      Well, the totals are in and last year 6.5 million visitors arrived into via air and cruises to Hawaii which was actually off 4.5% over 2008. When you break it down to dollars the Hawaii Tourism Authority said the total spending by air visitors was $9.9 billion last year which was a drop of 11.7% as compared with 2008.  The total visitor days for folks arriving to the islands decreased 4.3% from last year but interestingly the length of stay 9.4 days is the pretty much the same as it was in 2008. From the perspective of our agency (HAWAII-ALOHA.COM) we didn’t see as much of a…

  • Hawaii March Event and Festival Ideas

    Bruce Fisher
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:59 pm
      One of the great things about visiting Hawaii is all of the free events and festivals that take place throughout the year. While we can’t list all of them here in this post these are some that we think are really worth checking out. Please keep coming back for more geat ideas for your Hawaii Vacation On Maui March 13: 13th Lima Wela. Guests can enjoy the sounds of Lima Wela, or “Hot Hands,” a musical trio of Willie K, Joe Cano and Avi Ronen. Arguably Maui’s fastest guitar trio, they bring together a confluence of sounds such as Latin, Hawaiian, jazz, rock and…
 
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    Hawaii Vacation Q and A

  • Choosing which Island to Visit

    14 Jan 2010 | 9:30 pm
    Hawaii is not a single travel destination, but really six different destinations. The six main Hawaiian islands are Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island.

  • Tips for the best time to visit Hawaii

    13 Jan 2010 | 9:50 pm
    Tips for when is the best time to visit Hawaii and

  • Things to do in Upcountry Maui

    5 Jan 2010 | 11:50 pm
    Small, charming towns are peppered throughout Upcountry's winding roads. Begin near the coast in Paia town, full off unique shops, galleries, and restaurants.

  • Making Chocolate from Cacao Beans

    2 Jan 2010 | 1:36 am
    The cacao fruits are opened and the pulp and seeds are transferred to larger containers. This is either performed by farmers, plantation workers, or in large cocoa factories where it can be done by machines.

  • Hawaii Cruises for 2010 - cruising the Hawaiian Islands

    31 Dec 2009 | 10:20 pm
    Cruising to the Hawaiian Islands is as adventure and it's a great opportunity to see more of Hawaii in a short period of time. With the cruise you don't have to worry about flying between the islands so you avoid all of the travel time that's associated with air travel between the islands.
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  • Kauai’s Wonderful Waimea Canyon & Kokee State Parks in Photos

    sheila
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:35 am
    When you visit Kauai, I know you’ll be tempted to relax on a beautiful beach, but please don’t miss the opportunity to see the natural wonders of Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Parks. These two parks are adjacent to each other and located in the rugged hills of southwest Kauai. To help you plan your visit, see my tips on visiting Waimea Canyon and Kokee State Parks. Over the years, Andy and I have had the opportunity to explore these two parks at the many view points, by hikes, and by helicopter. Please enjoy this slideshow our photos that we have taken during our visits to Waimea…

  • A Sunny Thought for a Snowed-In Day

    sheila
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:33 am
    Hali'i Kai Pool in Waikoloa Beach Resort on Hawaii's Big Island In case you are one of the millions of snowed-in Americans, this sunny pool photo is for you. © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com.

  • How to Pack a Surfboard for Traveling

    sheila
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:08 am
    If you live to surf and are aiming to test your skills on Hawaii’s wicked waves, you may want to bring your trusty surfboard with you. But, how do you pack your surfboard so that it arrives in Hawaii in all one piece?  Neal from Surfboard Shack has written an excellent step by step guide to packing and shipping surfboards that will keep your board safe and secure for traveling. Neal not only describes all the steps for securely packing your surfboard, he also documents the steps with excellent photos. He  starts with describing all the necessary packing supplies: Surfboard box…

  • A Hawaiian Valentine’s Day Gift Idea

    sheila
    6 Feb 2010 | 6:02 am
    If you and your valentine love Hawaii, maybe you’ll enjoy this Happy Cake valentine’s gift idea. You may recall that I’m a fan of Happy Cakes. I just got an email for this special deal from Happy Cakes. The special valentines offer includes one 16 oz heart shaped cake and a 7 oz bag of 100% Kona coffee for $39.95 including priority mail shipping delivered anywhere in the US. It’s a $47.85 value. Visit their site directly for details and ordering. © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words…

  • Aloha Friday Photo: Hanging Out For A Waikiki Sunset

    sheila
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am
    Today’s photo was provided by loyal Go Visit Hawaii reader and friend, Dave from Oahu. Dave snapped this photo near the Hilton Hawaiian Village at sunset just a week ago. You may also find it interesting that Dave took this photo with his iphone. I love the dreamy composition. Gorgeous, isn’t it?! Do you have a Hawaii photo you’d like to share? Please let me know. Happy Aloha Friday! © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to…
 
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    Ka'anapali Dreamin' Blog

  • Sunday Photo: Honolua Bay Pano

    Kris
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:44 am
    Taken by Kris Nelson on Septmember 19th, 2009 Location: Honolua Bay near Kapalua, Maui For this week’s Sunday Photo I wanted to share the latest panoramic image I’ve worked with from our trip last September. This one is from down by the water of Honolua Bay, and if haven’t seen the bay from this level, you really should make the trip down there. For those you that might have seen Honolua Bay from the lookout point above, that boat there out on the water is the one you usually see from the top.  If you haven’t seen Honolua Bay at all, here’s a different view, too. View Larger I…

  • Sunday Photo: D.T. Fleming Beach

    Kris
    31 Jan 2010 | 10:21 am
    Taken by Kris Nelson on September 18th, 2009. Location: High Above D.T. Fleming Beach Park via helicopter Right up the coast from last week’s photo, this one is of nearby D.T. Fleming Beach. As I go back through more of my photos from this aerial shoot during the Maui Photo Festival last year, I continue to countdown to this year’s workshops in August. Maybe we’ll see you there this time? More Photos on Facebook Over the summer, I shared a list of my favorite Maui themed Facebook pages, including the one I created for my other site, Maui by Photo. Well, as my addiction to intrigue…

  • Sunday Photo: Kapalua Beach

    Kris
    24 Jan 2010 | 12:32 pm
    Taken by Kris Nelson on September 18th, 2009. Location: High Above Kapalua Beach via helicopter Looking down at Kapalua Beach and the Ritz Carlton Kapalua Bay Residences to the left. For a closer look of Kapalua Beach from the ground, check out this previous entry in the Sunday Photo series.

  • Sunday Photo: Waves and Clouds

    Kris
    17 Jan 2010 | 11:24 am
    Taken by Kris Nelson on Friday, September 17, 2007 Location: D.T. Fleming Beach, Kapalua, Maui A warm beach scene for those of us living in the deep freeze of winter on the mainland, dreaming of our next visit to Maui.

  • Maui Christmas

    Kris
    24 Dec 2009 | 10:24 am
    Maui Christmas Everyone! It’s hard to believe there’s only a week left in ‘09 already. Cindy and I would like to wish everyone a very happy holiday and a happy and healthy new year ahead. Island Christmas Posts While we have yet to celebrate Christmas and New Years on the Valley Isle, it is still near the top of our list. Until then, I wanted to share some holiday posts from a few of my favorite Hawaii bloggers. A Maui Blog – A Merry Maui Christmas to All A Maui Blog – The Night Before Christmas Pidgin Kind Go Visit Hawaii – Twelve Days of Christmas (Hawaii-Style) Hawaii…
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  • The Little Travelers

    Leslie Lang
    1 Feb 2010 | 10:35 pm
    I was thrilled when I stumbled upon The Little Travelers, a series of DVDs by a southern California woman talented in video production who homeschools her two little girls and travels extensively with them.

  • Princesses, Frogs, Etc.

    Leslie Lang
    28 Dec 2009 | 1:15 pm
    I am not generally a big fan of animated movies, but Disney's new movie "Princess and the Frog," in which they return to their traditional, classic style of animating, was surprisingly enjoyable.

  • Our Chickens Came First. And Then The Eggs.

    Leslie Lang
    22 Dec 2009 | 12:21 am
    In which we get chickens, and start gathering eggs.

  • Caldecott Books

    Leslie Lang
    7 Dec 2009 | 2:31 am
    I am a reader. According to my grandmother, when I was young I would set my alarm clock for 30 minutes earlier than I needed to get up for school, just so I could read. I don’t remember that, and as I am also a sleeper I can hardly believe it (though I do). I do remember that I would stand on my bed at night and rest my book on the windowsill, where I could read by the light of the moon. Recently, through Facebook, I heard from a person I ...

  • 100 x 100

    Leslie Lang
    29 Nov 2009 | 2:57 pm
    I sometimes do what people call “spring cleaning” at the end of a year, when I get a hankering to straighten up the place — to get rid of some of the clutter that inevitably creeps into our house over the months, clean, and make room for a fresh, clean new year and its possibilities. It was in the middle of my current purging of no-longer-needed papers from file cabinets and taking no-longer-worn clothes to Goodwill that I stumbled across a project by the photographer Michael Wolf. Wolf is a German photographer who ...
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    A Darker View

  • Postcard from the Universe - Seagull Nebula

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    IC2177 is part of a large, faint nebula complex in Monoceros, just north of Sirius and the head of the Big Dog, Canis Major. A wonderful area to explore in good binoculars or low power telescope. The whole region abounds with faint wisps of nebula interspersed with multiple open clusters. Best appreciated with truly dark skies where even a small telescope will show the nebulosity. IC2177, the Seagull Nebula in CMa, 22x4min with Canon 20Da and TV-76mm telescope

  • West Hawai'i Astronomy Club Meeting

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm
    A reminder that the February WHAC Meeting is tomorrow evening, Feb 9th. We will have Sandra Dawson, from the TMT here to give us an update on the status of the project. This month's meeting will be taking place at the CFHT Headquarters conference room at 7pm in Waimea.

  • Postcard from the Reef - Gold Lace

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Another Nudi! And one of the prettiest to be found in local waters at that. Upon going through I cave I will always carefully check the rubble to be found along the floor. This is one of the best places to find nudibranchs, and a close look will often reward the observant diver. This time it was a species of nudibranch I knew was present on the Kona and Kohala Coast but had yet to find. The instant I saw it I knew what it was and yelled "Yes!", even with a regulator in my mouth. Photography ensues, as the other divers wait for me and wonder just what is worth all those camera flashes on the…

  • Impact

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    I really need to keep track of the Photomixers YouTube channel. Yes, these are the folks who brought us Hotel Mauna Kea and Getting Lucky at the Cassegrain. Ted, Tim, Kelly, and Ramsey, astronomers and sometimes observers on the IRTF telescope give us a musical version of astronomy. They have a few new ones posted since I last checked, always worth a listen...

  • Driveway Astrophotography

    7 Feb 2010 | 6:32 pm
    The astrophotography rig awaiting full dark in the drivewayIn the driveway again. Unexpectedly the skies are dark and clear over Waikoloa. Shooting some targets I have shot a few times before, this time attempting to go deeper, with more exposures and autoguiding. Right now the camera is shooting M42 again, but I plan on several hours of exposure. My old ST-4 autoguider seems to be running perfectly, we shall see what I get.
 
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    KOHALA BLOG

  • State Should Usurp HTA's Portion of the TAT, Not the Counties' TAT

    margaretwille
    7 Feb 2010 | 4:25 pm
    The HTA (Hawaii Tourism Authority) wants more secrecy with respect to how it spends it money... to start with it probably would rather not advertise it spends one quarter of its 70 million dollar budget on administration, and it spends $95,000 for legislative lobbying. (Consider that these lobbying funds are likely used to ensure that that State takes from the Counties' portion of the TAT (Transient Accommodation Tax) revenues, rather than reducing any of its 34% take of these TAT revenues. (Pacific Business News December 25, 2009, page 1 article about the HTA)Anyway here we have a fatboy of…

  • State Makes Crafty Move to Usurp Counties' TAT Revenues; Counties Punished For Better Fiscal Management

    margaretwille
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:28 pm
    Where was Governor Lingle in the fall of 2008 when the economy fell off the cliff, thanks to Bush and cronies? Recall she was off on the mainland campaigning for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Then on March 27, 2009 when her Finance Director faced the Senate Ways and Means Committee and was asked how the State would fund its budget shortfall other than by furloughing and cutting employees, there was a pregnant pause.  Then when asked by Senator Chun about new revenue streams again there was no answer – just possibilities of moving designated state funds to the general fund.  What I…

  • Waimea Community Association Hosts Parker School & Parker Ranch Presentations

    margaretwille
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:56 pm
    Re: Parker School Expansion: At the November 2009 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission postponed voting on the Parker School School Expansion and asked Parker School to work on consensus with the Community concerning the various issues raised by community members. (The school is located in an area that already is plagued by traffic congestion, so any increase in the student body is of concern. The Kapiolani Road campus is on a narrow road winding road in a rural neighborhood. The Parker School is proposing a 70% increase in students at the Kapiolani Road campus.)In an effort to address…

  • Low Service Rating for the Hele-on Bus; Police Absorbed in Filling in Police Report: Too Busy to Catch Assailant

    margaretwille
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:37 am
    The Schedule: If the Hele-On Bus to and from the South Kohala Resorts is going to run on a schedule that exclusively caters to the hotels' labor needs, with little to no service at other times, then you know what, the hotels should be charged a fee. That way maybe we can afford better bus service with a bus schedule that doesn't solely provide for the hotel staff schedule.   read more

  • More about Defeat of Plastic Bag Reduction Bill

    margaretwille
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:43 pm
    Two years ago when it appeared the plastic bag ban was going to go into effect (prior to veto by the Kim administration) I spoke with a manager of one of the large grocery chains about his take on putting the ban into effect.  He said he did not see a problem from the point of view of the store -- and in fact it would be more profitable -- BUT he said I can't do this without having the law to stand behind: Sort of like we got to all take the plunge together. Share the burden of caring for our island environment and critters.     So sad that majority of our Council…
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    Guava Bee

  • Waimea HIHS Shelter Bark Park Yard Sale- February 20

    Barbara Uechi
    4 Feb 2010 | 9:56 am
    Got stuff? Want stuff? Either way, mark your calendar for Saturday, February 20 from 8:00 a.m. to noon for the Hawaii Island Humane Society's Yard Sale to be held in Waimea at the shelter's Bark Park.Donations are being accepted so it's an excellent time for some early spring cleaning. And for bargain hunters, we can guarantee some excellent finds on February 20.All proceeds will benefit the many programs operated by the Hawaii Island Humane Society including community education and low-cost spay and neuter programs. Funds raised will also help offset rising costs associated…

  • HPA Hosts Financial Aid Information Sessions for Big Island Families

    Barbara Uechi
    2 Feb 2010 | 8:06 pm
    Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA) will host four financial aid information sessions around the Big Island for prospective students entering grades K-12.  Families are invited to attend the free sessions in Hilo, Waikoloa, Kona, and Waimea: HILO: Tuesday, February 9, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Hawaii Community College, Manono Campus, 1175 Manono Street, Bldg. 379. WAIKOLOA: Thursday, February 11, 6 to 8 p.m., Waikoloa Park Center, Puu Nui Street, Waikoloa Village. KONA: Tuesday, February 16, 6 to 8 p.m., Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, Hualalai Ballroom, 78-128 Ehukai Street.  Free parking.

  • "Raga Unveiled" Opening on the Big Island

    Barbara Uechi
    28 Jan 2010 | 11:25 am
      INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC CIRCLE OF HAWAII  is pleased to Co-Sponsor  "RAGA UNVEILED" - A NEW FILM by GITA DESAI India's Voice:  The History and Essence of North Indian Classical Music   Wednesday, February 3 at 7pm, Honoka'a  People's Theatre Friday, February 5 at 7pm, Aloha Theatre, KonaSunday, February 7at 2:30pm, Palace Theatre, Hilo   "Divine and transporting....  a rare treat"  See the trailer at www.ragaunveiled.com

  • Kailua Village Business Improvement District Issues Website Upgrades RFP

    Barbara Uechi
    28 Jan 2010 | 10:53 am
    Historic Kailua Village, Hawaii's Big Island ~ The Kailua Village Business Improvement District is seeking responses to their Request for Proposal (RFP) for improvements to its website, www.KVBID.org. The upgraded Kailua Village Business Improvement District website should create a user-friendly and informative interface that is easily updated and managed. Design elements should consider branding standards developed for the District. The winning proposal will address graphic re-design, options for revenue opportunities through advertising, online sales, interactive event calendar, site…

  • Book Sale - February 6

    Barbara Uechi
    26 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm
      The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold its next Book Sale on Saturday, February 6th from 9 AM to 1 PM on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library.Funds from sales help support the needs of Kona libraries, with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CD’s, DVD’s and new book purchases. Come and take advantage of great prices and as always volunteers are welcome.If you find yourself willing and able, please email FOLK@folkhawaii.com or call 328-1666. Photo: Roanoke.com 
 
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  • Update on Punahou Class' 'Project Citizen'

    leslielang
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am
    Do you remember the 8th grade class at Punahou School in Honolulu, which wrote to Richard about its class project?From the email Richard received back in November:My name is L.T. [name removed]. I'm a 14 year old. I'm a 8th grade Punahou School student. Wanda Adams from the Honolulu Advertiser, recommended you to me to answer some questions on a project my class is doing. The project is called project citizen, we choose a problem in our community, research the problem, and then as a class act on the problem. The problem my class chose is that many local farms are struggling because…

  • Honolulu Magazine Article Singles Out Hamakua Springs Tomato

    leslielang
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am
    For your reading pleasure, an article about Alan Wong's Restaurant in Honolulu that opens with "one perfect red tomato from Richard Ha’s Hamakua Springs Farm on the Big Island."Read the Honolulu magazine article here.Learn more about Alan Wong's Restaurant here. (Hey, Richard's picture with Chef Alan is on the home page now! That's new since last I looked.)Review how Richard got named "Uncle Tomato." (Call him that at your own risk if you are more than 2 years old. Well, 5-1/2 now; that's an old post.)- posted by Leslie Lang

  • Link to Richard Ha on 'Energy Futures' Radio Program

    leslielang
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am
    On Monday, Richard was on Hawaii Public Radio and Doug Carlson's "Energy Futures" radio program, along with Jerome Renick.They talked about food security for Hawai‘i, and it was interesting. I listened. You can listen here:http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hpr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=116&Itemid=118.- posted by Leslie Lang

  • Listen To Richard on KIPO-FM Monday 2/1/10

    leslielang
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am
    Next Monday’s Energy Futures program on Hawaii Public Radio will focus on sustainable agriculture and its relationship to energy efficiency. Guests will be Richard Ha, president of Hamakua Springs Country Farms located on the slopes of Mauna Kea on the Big Island, and Jerome Renick of the Integrated Agriculture Network, also on the Big Island’s Hamakua Coast. Energy Futures is broadcast live on Mondays 5-6 pm HST on KIPO-FM (89.3 in Hawaii) and is streamed on the Internet. An archive file of each week’s show is usually posted sometime on Tuesday at the Hawaii Public Radio website.To…

  • Kahua Ahupua‘a

    leslielang
    29 Jan 2010 | 2:05 am
    Richard Ha writes: The last few days, I’ve been focusing on Kahua Ahupua‘a. Of the three ahupua‘a that comprise Hamakua Springs Country Farms, I find this one the most interesting. Within 600 feet there are two streams: Makea on the north boundary, and Ali‘a on the south. Between the streams is a ridgeline, maybe 75 to 100 feet from stream level, and running on the ridgeline from mauka to makai is a cane haul road. It has a clear view of both Mauna Kea and the ocean, as well as of the greenhouses in the valley facing north, toward Honoka’a, and the banana fields facing south, toward…
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  • Deja Vu all over again. . .Vol 1

    7 Feb 2010 | 7:43 pm
    I haven't posted a proper diatribe in a while.Well, let's see. It was about a decade ago(actually a little more than that) that the Oar Club was founded, such as it was. I was sick and tired of being the only person I knew who sailed(that means, of course, not motoring around all the time and sometimes using a sail, ahem. . .) a sailboat (which means, of course, the boat I "sailed" had sails but not engines) and the internet was just firing up to be accessible to most people. Many don't know this but the Oar Club publications first started as print, which I printed off and distributed at my…

  • Biochar again:

    1 Feb 2010 | 5:59 pm
    Be sure those of you interested in biochar(and if you're not, shame on you!) take a look at Ben and Debs result on their first biochar experiment. The data speaks for itself.Again, anyone interested in biochar is welcome to get a hold of me and I'm more than willing to share what I've found to be the most effective and practical manner to produce it for a small farmstead. I'm more than willing to put together a demonstration if any would desire it.Here's the link. Check it out.http://washedashore.com/eggsntea/2010/01/farm-update-4/

  • Suraj's Journal

    1 Feb 2010 | 11:17 am
    Just added a link to the worthy reads section. I'd recommend this blog highly, as there's a lot of practical insightful information there. I hope you take the time to check in out.

  • Sensible Simplicity Book Club:

    26 Jan 2010 | 10:11 am
    Over at the forum we're putting together a book club and I'm offering a open invitation to any and all who'd enjoy participating. I believe we'll start the "book club" as a virtual sort of get together utilizing the chat room. I've suggested that as we've a lot of members and friends who are scattered all over the world and it would be a kick to draw on such a wide range of perspectives. Anyway, if you're interested, please get in touch.Cooking Club Night will follow as it's simmering on the back burner. . .stay tuned.

  • Catching Up. . .

    10 Jan 2010 | 1:12 pm
    Ah, with dead computers, tons of planting, work and all the rest I'm getting very behind on this blog business--hope to correct that soon--obviously there's a lot going on over at the forum.Besides, it's been a source of unending amusement to see the responses to the last photo. I've received a lot of those from people thinking my "toast" to nature was demeaning and off topic, and thought it shows that at the core I'm really not in touch with nature at all, but rather full of myself. Not one of these keen observers of nature saw the "big honking preying mantis" which, of course, is the core…
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  • Superbowl Sunrise

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:06 am
    This post is mostly pictures because I am busy cooking up a storm for our Super Bowl party. The game starts at 1:30 here. This morning as I was stirring the red chile sauce that is going with the mini tamales I could not resist taking some shots of the spectacular sunrise with a cruise ship coming in. The whales were playing too, but I could not catch them in a good shot today. I will post tomorrow with the recipes and pictures for the mini tamales. I am making two kinds, green chile w/queso blanco and a chicken w/caramelized onions and cheddar. I am also serving a maple smoked pork but in…

  • Coconut Boy!

    4 Feb 2010 | 7:30 pm
    We have several very large coconut trees on our property, as well as some king palms and royal palms. As beautiful as palms are, they need to be trimmed to maintain their attractiveness. And of course... there is a harvest of many big coconuts just lustily hanging from the tops of the trees. While I see this as a culinary opportunity, Wes sees them as a liability. He is worried that they may fall and knock out our gardener some day. So, along comes Coconut Boy! He has been trimming these very trees for several years. He knocked on the door today just when I was about to call someone to come…

  • Wordless Wednesday Roasted Eggplant-Parmesan Custard Timbale

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:57 am
    Best thing I ate all week!

  • Oven Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

    31 Jan 2010 | 2:30 pm
    Sometimes it is the simplest of things that are the most delicious. Not every meal at our house is gourmet style. This morning's brunch is a perfect example. My husband loves eggs and breakfast... I am not a fan of breakfast, mostly because I do not like eggs, even though I buy really wonderful fresh eggs from my friends Liz and Janet. Janet calls her chickens, the Six Sassy Sisters. And so this morning I made Wes his Six Sassy Sister eggs along with some roasted fingerling potatoes with garlic, onions, rosemary and olive oil. I made some bacon which he ate on the side and I used for a bacon,…

  • Wordless Wednesday Voggy Sunrise

    27 Jan 2010 | 11:41 am
 
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  • Kona Winds Return: Drought Continues on Big Island East Side

    Anna
    22 Jan 2010 | 1:09 am
    I’ve been keeping score. Here on the lower Puna coast, it’s rained two times in three weeks. The last time could hardly be counted but I did hear the sound of rain briefly running into the catchment tank. Why the drought? El Niño is to blame. Recent storms in the SoCal area and southwest mainland U.S [...]

  • 2010: Hawaii Hurricane Season

    Anna
    20 Jan 2010 | 7:53 am
    Bear in mind that predictions for the level of expected severity of Hawaii’s hurricane season will not be announced until May. At that time, NOAA will post an article based upon a variety of factors to decide if it will be a below normal, normal or above normal season. Hang in there, we’ll find out soon [...]

  • Big Island Seismic Activity at a Low Point

    Anna
    18 Jan 2010 | 1:25 pm
    The seismic activity on Hawaii’s Big Island is at a low point. There are now 21 earthquakes showing on the USGS two-week earthquake map. The majority of the 21 earthquakes on the map are concentrated in the Kilauea area, one on Mauna Kea, four on the north/northeast side and two on the west side, [...]

  • A Call for Prayer for the People of Haiti

    Anna
    13 Jan 2010 | 4:26 pm
    I just wrote a blog about earthquakes last week. The piece was more focused on Hawaii but the information applied on a global level. Earthquakes are nearly impossible to predict and the results can be devastating. I’m calling for my readers to join me in sending Love and Light via your favorite means; prayer, meditation, etc. [...]

  • Let It Rain!

    Anna
    12 Jan 2010 | 1:18 pm
    A welcome rain returned to the east side overnight and continues this morning. According to the synoptic discussion posted on the UH Meteorology website, winward Big Island locations including the Puna district will experience a bit of a cold front which will move through tomorrow and bring light trades through the weekend with more possible [...]
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  • What we really get up to at the summit

    9 Feb 2010 | 1:40 am
    I mentioned it in my last post, but there are so many inaccuracies it's hard to know where to begin. The most fundamental one is that I know no astronomer or astrophysicist who drinks Bud Light. We are a strange community but I can tell you that most astronomers know their beer!As for the rest of the shenanigans, I have no comment...PS. We also know how to spell asteroid!

  • Super Bowl sunset

    8 Feb 2010 | 9:48 pm
    I managed to watch the first quarter of the Super Bowl before leaving for the summit and with the Colts up 10-0 thought I was going to miss a bit of a blow-out, so wasn't too concerned. By the time I was at the summit the news was the Saints had won in a very entertaining game! Oh well, we all have to make sacrifices although I did manage to see the Bud Light astronomer advert which reminded me I have to buy a white lab coat one day and wear it at the summit!Lots of tourists also missed the Super Bowl but by choice; they were at the summit on Sunday evening watching yet another magnificent…

  • A gentle evening stroll at 14,000 feet

    5 Feb 2010 | 10:12 pm
    One of my duties as an astronomer working at an observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawai`i, is to give support to visiting astronomers from around the world who use the telescope. In the last three or four years we've moved into a survey mode which has changed this role quite significantly. In the old days, astronomers would prepare their observations a few weeks before visiting, perhaps even a couple of days beforehand when they arrived on the island, and we'd help with the preparations using our knowledge and experience of the instrumentation and telescope. We'd then accompany them to the summit,…

  • What did you do to my office?

    3 Feb 2010 | 7:23 pm
    I came into work today and found I had a little surprise waiting for me! This was due to the news about Pam which she explains in "The Big C vs. My Surgeon". I have to say that I work in a wonderful place with wonderful people.

  • Where's that bloody laser beam then?

    2 Feb 2010 | 11:48 pm
    On Sunday evening at around 9:30 we called the Keck observatory to see if they were using their new laser on the Keck 1 telescope. I'll admit it wasn't a purely professional call, I wanted to go outside and take a picture! The answer was promising, the laser was in action (for PC reasons, I'm supposed to steer clear of using the term "firing off the laser"!).It was a beautiful moonlit evening so I set the camera up on a tripod and took a couple of 60-sec exposures to create a panorama. I couldn't see the laser beam with my naked eye but that's not unusual, the lasers that Subaru, Gemini and…
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  • Sharing Aloha: Hawaii in the spotlight

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am
    by B. N. SullivanOur blogger friend Evelyn over at Homespun Honolulu regularly hosts the Carnival of Aloha -- a blog carnival celebrating all things Hawaiian.  The theme of the current edition is Preservation and a lot of Aloha, and it is well worth reading.Topics in the current Carnival of Aloha are diverse, ranging from a thoughtful (and thought-provoking) piece about a visit to an ancient Hawaiian heiau on the Big Island, to reminiscences about a romantic visit to the island of Lanai, to an item about the pineapple fields on Maui.  There are several articles about Hawaiian real…

  • Same or different?

    1 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    by B. N. SullivanThis image reminds me of those puzzles: Which one is not like the others?At first glance, all the fishes in the photo look alike.  They're similarly shaped, their bodies are white with lines, and they all have yellow fins and black trim, including a black bar over the eye.  But if you look more carefully you will notice that there actually are two species of Butterflyfishes swimming together.The two fishes in the foreground of the photo -- the ones with the black spots near the trailing edge of their dorsal fins and the diagonal lines on their bodies -- are…

  • Hawaii's Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris)

    30 Jan 2010 | 6:40 pm
    by B. N. SullivanHere's another Butterflyfish from Hawaii. This one is called the Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris), although you also may see it identified in some picture books as the Lemon Butterflyfish. Which common name you prefer may depend on whether you focus on its lemony background color, or its vertical rows of black spots.  The scientist who named the species focused on the spots, which he thought resembled milletseeds, hence  the species name miliaris.Like the Multiband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus that we presented in the previous post, C. miliaris…

  • The Multiband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus), a Hawaiian endemic fish

    28 Jan 2010 | 5:40 pm
    by B. N. SullivanWe'd like to introduce our readers to the Multiband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus). This species is endemic to Hawaii and Johnston Atoll, i.e., it isn't found naturally anywhere else in the world.These fishies are rather small -- about 10 cm (4 in) in length -- and their natural diet consists solely of coral polyps, especially those corals in the Poritidae family. The fish in the photo on this page is about to feed on a head of Porites lobata, a common stony coral on Hawaiian reefs that seems to be a favorite food of C. multicinctus. They feed by pecking on the coral…

  • Watching and being watched underwater

    23 Jan 2010 | 10:40 pm
    by B. N. SullivanRecreational divers are essentially underwater sightseers. Just like sightseers on land, they take in the scenery and observe 'the locals' going about their business. In this case, of course, the locals are the critters that inhabit the reef.But make no mistake, this isn't a one-way activity. The critters watch us just as we watch them. We've mentioned this a few times in the past. Longtime readers of The Right Blue may recall the story of Brutus, the Great Barracuda, who seemed to be attracted to Jerry's black and yellow wetsuit.  Brutus took to following…
 
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  • Weekly Tweet Digest for 2010-02-08

    Brad
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    HELLO TWITTER STOP HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT OVER # Glad I won't have to deal with U-Haul again for a very long time. # Holy shit Google Maps on the iPhone is awesome. I know, I know,welcome to 2008, Brad. # Elizabeth all decked out for Ikea shopping. http://yfrog.com/4fxdjsj # And another two boxes of crap bite the dust. Someone remind me why I kept all this? # The remainder of the aforementioned boxes of crap. http://yfrog.com/33z7mcj # Powered by Twitter Tools

  • Weekly Tweet Digest for 2010-01-25

    Brad
    25 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    It feels so much later than 4:30. # I wonder what the percentage is of emails containing the text "the document is attached" with no document attached. # Have you seen Bat Boy? # Why is it I can think up all kinds of things I need to get done at 4am but not at 4pm? # Guess who just pulled the trigger on two (count 'em two!) iPhone 3GSs? This guy! # Today is my last day of work at the Joint Astronomy Centre. :-( # Goodbye JAC! # Powered by Twitter Tools

  • YAPC 10 Notes

    Brad
    22 Jan 2010 | 4:01 pm
    Back in June I went to Yet Another Perl Conference 10 in Pittsburgh. I took notes at the time but never put them up here. Well, it turns out that I have to give back my work laptop and since I don’t want to lose the notes, here they are in one giant lump. *** YAPC 10: Opening Address protip: when going to a different country, take your passport some story about flying for the first time (turboprop) *** YAPC 10: Richard Dice, president of the perl foundation A Year In Perl: Update since last YAPC::Chicago tpf's mission is to support the perl technology and community tricky to know how to…

  • Bad Baby Names: Out With A Bang!

    Brad
    18 Jan 2010 | 8:59 am
    This is, sadly, my last Bad Baby Names post. I’ve been doing this for nearly five years now, starting with Dicetin and Alextacy. The second week brought one of the more controversial Bad Baby Names of all time: Abcde! Five years later and Abcde’s post is the second-highest viewed page on this website. It’s amazing how popular it is! But let’s get to this week’s Bad Baby Names. There’s the usual assortment of Cayden, Harlee, Kayden, and Khloe. One set of parents decided to one-up all of those parents who smoosh together two names to form one, as they…

  • Weekly Tweet Digest for 2010-01-18

    Brad
    18 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    Cheesecake from Safeway is neither cheese nor cake. Discuss. # Bah, ING dropped their interest rate again. # Fuck Pat Robertson. # Single quotes, double quotes, escaped quotes, they can all go to hell. # Why am I not surprised that the province in the headline is Alberta? http://bit.ly/6EeOCR # "From: Registrar of Canadian Citizenship. You will find enclosed your Canadian citizenship certificate." Woohoo! # "We'll call back within a minute." Ten minutes later… *crickets* # HDTV + 7mbit internet for $37.90 for the first six months? Yes please! # Powered by Twitter…
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  • A YEAR OF OBAMANOMICS

    25 Jan 2010 | 7:08 pm
    We were fans of the promises made by Obama to spend Federal dollars to rebuild our Nation’s roads, bridges, power grids, and fund an alternative fuel and energy program to end our dependence on imported oil. Sadly, those projects have yet to be funded by Congress while a lot of other very expensive and bizarre programs have been funded. Instead of rebuilding our country’s infrastructure and getting people back to work, Congress funded a $787 billion economic stimulus plan to entice Americans to increase their consumer debt, punish them for saving, and provide gigantic bonuses for the…

  • A NEW VIEW OF WAIKIKI

    19 Jan 2010 | 11:47 am
    We just returned from a wonderful week in Waikiki. We tagged along with our kid starting college in Oahu and celebrated by taking some time to enjoy Waikiki beach and take advantage of the Outrigger hotel chain’s Kama’aina (Hawaii resident) rates. We like staying at the Outrigger Regency on Beachwalk because they have family size units with kitchens and it is close to the beaches in front of Fort DeRussy and an easy walk to central Waikiki for shopping.This trip we stayed at the Outrigger Waikiki for the first time to enjoy its incredible beach front and take advantage of the amazing…

  • OPPORTUNITY COSTS

    6 Jan 2010 | 1:52 pm
    People often tell us about opportunies they missed like not joining Microsoft when it was small or not finishing a degree or not buying a piece of beachfront property. The challenge with life’s opportunities is that you can’t take them all; you have to pick them and pick well or live a life of regrets.We know that taking one opportunity can cost the pursuit of another opportunity so our question is always which of the opportunities available to us are the best ones. During times of great economic expansion there may seem to be countless choices for the profitable uses of one’s time and…

  • LEARNING TO LOVE HAWAII’S VOG

    17 Dec 2009 | 12:58 pm
    One of the phenomenon’s of the ancient world was the Oracle at Delphi. Delphi is located in central Greece along the slope of Mount Parnassus where three tectonic plates meet and numerous faults intersect venting fumes from deep within the earth. The Oracle, an older woman chosen from the local villages, sat over a crack in the earth where the gaseous emissions from the rock put her into a trance that allowed her to foretell the future and answer questions. Visitors from around the Mediterranean region and even Egypt came to consult with the Oracle about their future, families, aspirations,…

  • YEAR OF THE WHITE TIGER

    14 Dec 2009 | 5:18 pm
    Every year we enjoy reading the yearly predictions for the upcoming Chinese year and about the animal associated with the year. After plodding along, tightening our belts, and keeping our collective noses to the grindstone, the current year of the Ox will be coming to a close in February. Chinese astrologers claimed that last year’s hard labor would restore our losses from the previous year. We’re not sure how much the hard work helped, but the recent stock market rally helped.Now we are prepared for the roar of the arriving Metal Tiger year starting on Valentine’s Day (February 14,…
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  • Not again…sigh

    REID
    25 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm
    from bulli to date Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 4:48 AM subject RE: Reservations Request The demand has again surpassed our limited possibilities of reservations for one season and we regret not to be able to fulfill more requests. You can revise the situation during the season, [...]

  • Ono Hawaiian Foods

    REID
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Pork Lau Lau, Ono Hawaiian Foods, Honolulu Although I enjoy Hawaiian food, I don’t often eat it.  It’s been many, many years since I was last at Ono Hawaiian Foods.  Most of the times that I have passed by, I have seen a line outside the restaurant’s door and that has proven to be a deterrent.  [...]

  • Ichiriki Japanese Nabe Restaurant

    REID
    17 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Nabe ingredients, Ichiriki Japanese Nabe Restaurant, Honolulu It has been a while since I last posted, and it is due to laziness and boredom. I am also not eating out as much these days since I am trying to be a little more health conscious in the foods that I eat. This meal was [...]

  • Tomato Tartlets

    REID
    13 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Ho Farms tomatoes, Surfing Goat Dairy chevre. These tartlets made at home one Saturday afternoon with some Ho Farms tomatoes that I picked up at Costco. The tomatoes were first tossed with `alaea salt, cracked black pepper and extra virgin olive oil before being roasted. The crust is a simple pâte brisée.  To tie [...]

  • Bon Bon Maquillage

    REID
    6 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Les 17 Parfums. pâtisserie Sadaharu AOKI, Paris, France. Citron (Jaune Claire) YUZU (Citron Japonais, Jaune) Rose (Rose) Fraise (Rouge) Framboise (Rouge foncé) Coco (Blanc) Earl Grey (Argent) WASSABI (Vert clair) Mâcha (Thé vert, Vert) D’Or (Chocolat noir, Or) Passion (Orange clair) Sésame noir (Beige) Café (Brun) Caramel (Brun foncé) pâtisserie Sadaharu AOKI 35 rue de Vaugirard Paris, France Telephone: 01.45.44.48.90 website
 
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  • Is it a yellow orange or a Meyer Lemon?

    Sonia
    30 Jan 2010 | 1:17 pm
    About 6 years ago we bought two little citrus trees in one gallon pots. One was supposed to be a Mexican lime and the other a Meyer lemon. We planted them close together due to space limitations and my son wanted to have more or less “one tree trunk” producing two kinds of citrus.They grew, but nothing happened at all until year before last when one of them flowered. We had no idea which one. Although it had quite a bit of blooms, it produced only one fruit by Christmas of ‘08, but it was enough to determine it was the Meyer lemon. The Mexican lime has never bloomed at all.Last year,…

  • E hele mai 'ai (Come eat!)

    Sonia
    1 Jan 2010 | 4:39 pm
    I have always been a proponent of eating local, but in this New Year, I decided to go a step further and am challenging myself to eat in a healthier and more conscientious way choosing more locally grown and produced foods as propounded by one of the Hawai’i chefs I most admire.   Chef Olelo pa’a Faith Ogawa is one of the brightest stars in Hawai`i’s culinary firmament. I have always been very impressed by her approach to food.  The love and respect for the food she prepares shows in her handling of it and also in how she uses it… simple ways but with delicious and…

  • Our Christmas 2009

    Sonia
    26 Dec 2009 | 2:25 pm
    It's the morning of Christmas and all through the Moo (Honomu) Not a leaf is stirring, not even the yew... The sun is shining, the clouds disappeared All in hopes that the day will stay clear The gifts have been opened with many an ooh and an ahhhh From family and friends who live so afar Let's hope that next Christmas we can all be... Together, as family, celebrating with glee!   The above is just a little something I came up with yesterday morning...We had a glorious looking day! I don't know why all of a sudden every pic I took the last couple of days has a blueish…

  • RECIPE- Purple Sweet Potato Ali'i

    Sonia
    22 Dec 2009 | 4:25 pm
    This past Saturday I was asked to do a cooking demonstration at the Kino'ole Farmer's Market.  I decided to use the beautiful local purple sweet potatoes.  One of the vendors at the market, Cyrus Wagatsuma, grows 4 different varieties of sweet potatoes and he offered me as much of the sweet potatoes as I needed.    In the Hawaiian language the word ali'i means royal or high born.  To me the Okinawan aka Hawaiian purple sweet potatoes are definitely royal! Having lived in several southern states in the mainland, I was quite familiar with…

  • Hilo Coffee Mill's Farmers Market @ the Mill

    Sonia
    16 Dec 2009 | 9:51 pm
    The latest venture for the Hilo Coffee Mill in Mountain View is their new Farmer's Market.  The Mill owners, Cathy Patton and Jeanette Baysa, are entrepreneurs with a very innovative spirit. Located at 17-0995 Volcano Road, the beautifully landscaped Mill property consists of several acres planted in coffee and tea plants, gardens, drying shed, chicken coops and a beautiful central building housing their roasting facility and the cafe and gift shop. Off the main building, in an easily accessible open area, they are now hosting a Farmer's Market, where several farmers,…
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  • Coach Mack is today's chat guest

    Stephen Tsai
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am
    We've heard your comments and suggestions. Now it's time to tell them to someone who counts — head coach Greg McMackin. As today's guest on the Warrior Beat Show, which begins at about 11 a.m., Coach Mack will answer questions posed on this blog and the show's Cover It Live section. To make it easier on Princess Leila, please make the questions short. We're also limiting it to one question per post. Thanks.

  • Mark your calendars

    Stephen Tsai
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:05 am
    OK, it's time to plan your baby luaus, weddings and funerals around these dates: Wednesday, Feb. 10 — Super Games, 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 — Super Games, 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 — Super Games, 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 3 — Super Games, 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 10 — Super Games, 7 a.m Wednesday, March 31 — Spring practice No. 1 Thursday, April 1 — Pro Day in Carson, Calif. Friday, April 2 — Spring practice No. 2 Saturday, April 3 — Spring practice No. 3 (first day in pads) Monday, April 5 — Spring practice No. 4 Wednesday, April 7 —Spring practice No. 5 Saturday, April…

  • DeLaura, Jones reunited

    Stephen Tsai
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:53 am
    The SMU football program starts its offseason conditioning program tomorrow — under former UH strength/conditioning coach Mel deLaura. June Jones told the Warrior Beat that deLaura will be in charge of SMU's overall strength and conditioning program with an emphasis on football. The offer came after 1) Vic Viloria left SMU, 2) it was learned that deLaura had been reassigned from leading UH football's conditioning program. Delaura will earn "close to six figures" annually, Jones said. "He's been the best I've been around," Jones said. "He gets players ready, and he gets results on the…

  • Gray shirt fading in the wash

    Stephen Tsai
    6 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am
    I'm told there is a rule going into effect that will limit the number of scholarships a school may extend each academic year. But wait. Isn't there already a rule limiting schools to 25 initials each year and no more than 85 on a roster? The big deal is the rule would impact gray shirts — recruits who sign in February, but do not join a team until January of the following year. UH has favored this process because: 1) gives non-qualifiers extra time to become eligible, 2) it allows a player an extra year to develop physically as well as earn extra credits toward a degree. UH still would be…

  • Warriors sign kicker

    Stephen Tsai
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    Placekicker Tyler Hadden of California High in Whittier, Calif, has signed a letter of intent with the Warriors. Hadden is 5 feet 11 and 175 pounds. He has his own Web site: http://tylerhadden.com/profile.html The Warriors had scheduled a recruiting trip for a kicker from Texas this weekend. But yesterday morning, UH learned Hadden had mad a verbal commitment with New Mexico State. The Warriors then made a scholarship offer to Hadden, who accepted. Earlier, Hadden was given a letter of intent, just in case. He signed it last night, then faxed a copy to UH. Hadden and UH are working on…
 
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  • First and 10, Spring Schedule

    Tombo Ahi
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am
    UH AD Jim Donovan is answering fans' questions on SportsHawaii.com starting at around 10AM HST today (in about 5 minutes!) So if you have a question for the athletic director... be there!And Stephen Tsai has a spring UH football calendar up on the Warrior Beat. It includes the dates for the Super Games, Pro Day in Carson, coaches clinic, camps, as well spring practice, which starts March 31st.

  • WitP: Mat McBriar

    Tombo Ahi
    7 Feb 2010 | 1:09 pm
    The Australian Sportscenter profiles Mat McBriar. It's mostly about his time in Dallas, but there's some UH stuff starting at around 1:15 into it.

  • 2010 Recruits: Info, Quotes, Etc.

    Tombo Ahi
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    Na Koa has a report from Coach McMackin's 2010 Recruit Review up on their website.UPDATE (2/8/10): They now have video highlights of the players on that page.Warrior Head Coach, Greg McMackin declared this year’s football recruiting class a success as the recruits who signed on the first letter of intent day “met our needs to complement our returning starters.“We have 17 returning starters who are very young, so there are several who could start right away.” McMackin said this was the best recruiting class since he has been here. “Every player we recruited was recruited by BCS…

  • Looking Ahead

    Tombo Ahi
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:47 am
    Now that recruiting season is pretty much over, Jason Kaneshiro talks to recruiting coordinator Tony Tuioti about what comes next."It brings this season to a close, and come Monday we'll start turning our attention to 2011 recruiting and spring ball," Tuioti said.Tuioti said the coaches have already identified some of next year's top local prospects, and the next major push will come in mid-April with the program's annual junior day.As for the mainland, Tuioti said the coaches, "want to look at Washington, California, Las Vegas, Utah, and be able to keep that pipeline we have to Texas and…

  • Tyler Hadden Signs with UH (w/UPDATE)

    Tombo Ahi
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:23 am
    Stephen Tsai writes that kicker Tyler Hadden will become a Warrior.The Warriors had scheduled a recruiting trip for a kicker from Texas this weekend. But yesterday morning, UH learned Hadden had mad a verbal commitment with New Mexico State. The Warriors then made a scholarship offer to Hadden, who accepted. Earlier, Hadden was given a letter of intent, just in case. He signed it last night, then faxed a copy to UH. Hadden and UH are working on arrangements for a Hawaii visit.His website is TylerHadden.com. Here are some video highlights:UPDATE: Jason Kaneshiro has a quote from Chris…
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  • Paddling state championships a unique local treasure

    Wes
    6 Feb 2010 | 4:10 am
    The First Hawaiian Bank Paddling State Championships have been around since 2002, but — usually because of basketball, soccer or wrestling — I never covered it until yesterday (Friday). I finally saw what I've been missing. Of course, we were blessed with great weather: lots of sunshine but not unbearably hot. And there's always shave ice or cold Hawaiian Sun drinks nearby to keep you cool, along with shade under the tree. But I can see how the event itself is a positive one. The competition is great — those canoes were really moving, especially when Ke‘ehi Lagoon was windless and…

  • A look back at 2005 recruiting class

    Wes
    2 Feb 2010 | 7:29 pm
    Almost everybody loves to talk about college football prospects and analyze certain schools' recruiting classes, but as they say, hindsight is 20/20 and really the only true accurate way to evaluate a recruiting class is to look back after their careers are over to see how they turned out. So, out of curiosity, I went into our archives to see who were the big names of 2005. Here is UH's list of recruits from that year: Kirk Alexander, Davone Bess, Mario Cox, Ulysses Dalton, Sol Elimimian, John Estes, John Fonoti, BJ Fruean, Inoke Funaki, Tomi Halai, Raphael Ieru, Marquez Jackson, Daniel…

  • For one day, we were all 'One Team'

    Wes
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:34 am
    It's a bit strange — Eddie Hamada passed away four weeks ago, yet it's only really hitting me right now. I think yesterday's (Sunday's) memorial service finally did it, seeing all the different people from so many different places and backgrounds show up at St. Alban's Chapel to pay their respects. There was former UH sports information director Eddie Inouye (Class of '56?). Ken Low (Derrick's father, McKinley Class of '74?). OIA basketball official Thomas Yoshida (Leilehua '81?). Former Nanakuli athletic director Hugh Ta‘aufasau (Saint Louis '61?). University High principal Peter…

  • Mahalo, Hawai‘i, for Saving Our Sports

    Wes
    31 Jan 2010 | 1:58 am
    If you are one of the hundreds — thousands? — of people who have contributed to the HHSAA's "SOS" campaign, you can feel good about yourself when reading all the public school game reports in today's newspaper. Your generosity helped make those games happen. The state's 45 public schools received their first SOS checks this past week, averaging out to about $13,000 per school (give or take a couple grand, depending on the size of the program). Most of that money will be used for transportation bills, after the fall invoices for bus service pretty much drained each school's state…

  • OIA needs to review forfeit policy

    Wes
    25 Jan 2010 | 4:07 am
    The Farrington girls basketball forfeit is now a done deal and the focus may have shifted to the upcoming playoffs, which start Tuesday. But as evidenced by the 77 comments (as of Sunday night) about the decision, there is reason to perhaps think about how such a scenario might be prevented in the future. OIA executive director Dwight Toyama said the issue will be brought up at today's (Monday) ADs/principal meeting, and I am glad about that. On the one hand, it appears on the surface that — agree or disagree with the decision to forfeit — proper procedure was followed after the incident…
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  • Punahou defeates Mililani after double overtimes and penalty kicks

    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    HHSAA DIVISON I GIRLS SOCCER Punahou defeates Mililani after double overtimes and penalty kicks Posted (Sat) February 6, 2010 In the division I girls soccer championship match at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park main stadium on Saturday evening, Punahou defeated Mililani with score of 2-1 after double overtimes that ended with shootout... more

  • Pac-Five defeats Kailua for the division II championship crown

    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    HHSAA DIVISION II GIRLS SOCCER Pac-Five defeats Kailua for the division II championship crown Posted (Sat) February 6, 2010 In the division II girls soccer championship match at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park on Saturday evening, Pac-Five defeated Kailua, 1-0 with two overtimes and penalty kicks... more

  • Kalani defeats Baldwin for 3rd place

    5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    HHSAA DIVISION I GIRLS SOCCER Kalani defeats Baldwin for 3rd place Posted (Sat) February 6, 2010 In the division I girls soccer third place match on Saturday afternoon, Kalani defeated Baldwin, 2-1 for third place title... more

  • Kamehameha-Hawaii defeats Honoka‘a, 4-1

    4 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    HHSAA DIVISION II GIRLS SOCCER Kamehameha-Hawaii defeats Honoka‘a, 4-1 Posted (Fri) February 5, 2010 In a division II girls soccer 5th place semifinal match on Friday afternoon, Kamehameha-Hawaii defeated Honoka‘a, 4-1... more

  • Punahou defeats Kalani, 5-0

    4 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    HHSAA DIVISON I GIRLS SOCCER Punahou defeats Kalani, 5-0 Posted (Fri) February 5, 2010 In a division I girls soccer semifinal match on Friday afternoon, Punahou defeated Kalani, 5-0... more
 
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  • Man Up Stand Up Rocked the Filcom

    6 Feb 2010 | 5:12 am
    Story By: King Eddie- MMA Hawaii Staff Reporter Without wasting any time, I will jump right into the action. There were 24 fights on the card at Man Up Stand Up Friday night, and almost all delivered absolute war. As I look at the fight card I hold in my hand, I notice that it is stained with blood. That is because as I sat ringside with my fight card in hand, I was sprayed with some blood from the face of Xavier Bell. Ricky Plunkett absolutely took the fight to Xavier, however, Xavier was more than game. He showed so much heart and chin that it was truly amazing. He never quit. Not even as…

  • Weigh-In with Man Up Stand Up

    5 Feb 2010 | 3:56 am
    Story By: King Eddie- MMA Hawaii Staff Reporter The sun hung low over Kapolei as the young warriors of Man Up Stand Up weighed in for the ensuing battle. The energy was high and the fighters were on point. This promotion is the place where the future stars make their first appearances and there is never a show they put on that doesn't showcase that. From the newcomers to the seasoned vets, everybody was clearly ready to scrap. The ages of the fighters range much like the experience, but that only adds fuel to the flame of this awesome kickboxing event. The Filcom center is always packed when…

  • Destiny Takes It To A New Level

    31 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am
    Story By: King Eddie- MMA Hawaii Staff Reporter Saturday night at Level 4 night club, Destiny Entertainment set off the Fireworks to a capacity crowd. The matches were so evenly matched that most went to decision but in the end the night of fights more than delivered the action. With a production that definitely sets the bar high, Destiny is taking the local MMA scene to a whole new level. Level 4. There were too many stars shining brightly to name them all, but everyone who participated should be more than proud of themselves. Everyone left it all in the cage just as expected. Many…

  • Destiny Fireworks Weigh Ins

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:36 pm
    Story By: King Eddie- MMA Hawaii Staff Reporter GNC was packed with fighters and the sidewalk was packed with fans as the weigh ins took place last night. It was the biggest Weigh In event I have ever seen here in Hawaii. All of it just added to the excitement of the whole event. As the fighters weighed in one by one, everyone realized exactly how stacked the card is. I spoke with promoter Jay Bolos to see just what he thought of the fight card. " This event is huge. And from bottom to top, they are all great match ups. Most of these fights are main event worthy. The last ten fights are all…

  • Fireworks On Display: Part 1

    29 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    Story By: King Eddie- MMA Hawaii Staff Writer With a card of this magnitude, it is hard not to be chomping at the bits just to see what will befall us all on January 30th. From top to bottom this card is STACKED. It seems as if Destiny outdoes themselves again with the so many clashes that are inches away from fight of the year. I cannot see any reason why an MMA fan would not be salivating over the fights that are looming this weekend. Just in case you don't understand why these match ups are so perfect, then I will give you but a glimpse of what is coming. I wish there were enough time and…
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    STAND UP PADDLE SURFING IN HAWAII

  • Hulakai Trials and the first Round of the Sunset Beach Pro, presented by Red Nose

    davi
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am
    The kick off of the Waterman League’s Stand Up Paddle World Tour had an anxious build-up, as athletes from around the world would come together to mingle, compete, and inevitably judge and be judged by their respected peers, and the North Shore would be host to yet another event close to others by date, yet [...]

  • Joe Bark 14′ SUP Stand Up Paddle Racing Board

    evan
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    On my recent visit to Joe Bark’s HQ, he showed me their latest racing stand up paddle board, the 14′ “Dominator”. According to Joe, it is the fastest and most stable 14′ that they have ever put out. They tested over 20 prototypes to get this exact board. The “Dominator” is shaped similar to one [...]

  • C4 Waterman iSup Inflatable SUP Stand Up Paddle Board

    evan
    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    During my recent visit to the C4 Waterman HQ, I had the chance to take some pictures of their new inflatable SUP stand up paddle board, the iSUP. I haven’t been able to demo the iSUP yet but it looks like a fun, family board, especially for the kids. This one may be perfect for [...]

  • Starboard “Free Race” 12′6″ SUP Stand Up Paddle Racing Board

    evan
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm
    Here’s another one from Starboard’s 2010 SUP racing line, the 12′6″ “Free Race” stand up paddle racing board. This board comes in two widths: 29″ for lighter riders and flat water conditions, and 31″ for heavier riders and rougher conditions. Tail view of the 12′6″ “Free Race”  Gaute Kristiansen with the 12′6″ “Free Race”  Another [...]

  • Todd Bradley Paddling Tips – Top Arm and Grip

    evan
    1 Feb 2010 | 4:30 pm
    There’s been some confusion regarding how Todd Bradley uses his top arm to push forward during his paddle stroke. I was at his office and started asking him to clarify the technique and then thought it would be better to just film his explanation.I also noticed that he uses a different paddle grip technique [...]
 
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  • 5 Reasons Why You Should NOT Be Afraid of Sharks When Learning to Surf

    me-shell
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:39 am
    Surfing is one of the most enjoyable water sports. There is nothing more exhilarating for a surfer than to ride the biggest waves for the longest time. However, people who want to learn how to surf, draw back from the sports even before trying a session because of fear of sharks. Indeed, sharks are seen as hostile predators of the sea. They are large, strong, have saw-like teeth; or to put it – fierce looking. In fact, of all the world’s sea predators, sharks are the most feared. But sharks are perhaps also one of the most misunderstood predators. Although it is true that there had been…

  • Top 10 Places To Get In Shape:: MSN.Com

    me-shell
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:39 pm
    Thanks MSN.COM for featuring SwellWomen! In other great news today… Wouldn’t it be nice if that’s how the news started each and every newscast? Well, kudos to msn.com for featuring and article on the Top 10 Places to Get in Shape to promote physical vacations that include wellness too! We are happy to have been voted #4 on their list. Bookmark or Share Hide Sites

  • SURFice Dog:: A must watch

    me-shell
    28 Jan 2010 | 4:27 am
    This got me pretty choked up! Amazing what happens when we stop controlling others and let them do/be what truly makes them happy. Enjoy! Bookmark or Share Hide Sites

  • Your BEST Year Yet!

    me-shell
    25 Jan 2010 | 5:55 am
    I’m not super big on New Year’s Resolutions although I do enjoy the mark of the end of the old year and beginning of a new year. This brings me to a book that I’m currently reading called YOUR BEST YEAR YET. This book has me very inspired to not only set some serious goals for 2010 but to FOLLOW through with them. It asked some interesting reflective questions as well as guidance to accomplish what it is that you have been holding off from doing in your life. This book makes me think of our women’s surf camps and all of our guests that have passed through in the last…

  • Vision Board Party

    me-shell
    21 Jan 2010 | 6:08 am
    I just did something inspiring that I had to share with all our swellblog readers. Last week I attended a Vision Board Party with 12 incredible ‘Swell Women’ at Jennifer Lynn’s (amazing yoga instructor) home in Kula, Maui. With tag boards, scissors, glue sticks and magazines in hand the 12 of us began creating and sharing our visions for 2010. The reason I want to share this with you? Don’t stop dreaming of the things you would like to see manifest in your life or life on earth or better yet glue those dreams on a poster board that you see everyday. I’m looking…
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  • Mr. Pipeline

    Lane
    6 Feb 2010 | 2:56 pm
    There is not just one Mr. Pipeline, but a variety. They march up and down the path everday in a variety of ages, shapes and gender and they all have claim to their names for the wave, they are slaves to. Jamie O'Brien however has certainly defined his own genre to the name Mr. Pipeline and recently added another victory to the title. JOB took the title at last weeks Volcom Pipe Trails, a WQS held in some pretty hurrenduous surf. Anthony Walsh of Austrailia placed 2nd. The waves were solid 10 ft for the first two days and nutz. Close interval swell with slight onshore winds and a more…

  • Volcom Victory @ Sea Pipe Pro

    Lane
    28 Jan 2010 | 10:51 am
    When I first turned up at Pipe this morning before sunup there was a solid 15 foot plus set, but after that it was pretty much 10-12 ft. The waves were an absolute mess, no barrels, not even anything that looked like a wave. The hardcore handful of boogies went out with Anthony Walsh and then one other surfer paddled out, but it was bad. Even Anthony who makes the impossible waves, possible was having a hard time finding a ride, maybe he was trying to fake out the contest. The boogies weren't getting much either, it was bad, doesn't get much worse, but its been like that for most of the last…

  • When Small is Good.

    Lane
    23 Jan 2010 | 10:21 pm
    Sorry about the delay in blogs. For most of the week I was so frustrated with the surf, I could barely think about it, much less write about it. I kind of gave up surfing other spots a few years back, trading it all in for the Pipeline, but this exceptional year has been anything but exceptional for Pipe. We have waited for two years for one swell large enough to just pull all the sand out in front of the break and we finally got that, but swell after close interval swell has proved to be a bad pattern for the Pipeline. Some mornings its more like the wave formerly known as Pipe. The sandbar…

  • Hail to Waimea, the Great

    Lane
    11 Jan 2010 | 8:53 am
    Everyone is excited about the huge surf, but if you don't surf Waimea, its kindof like you don't surf. Props to the Bay crew who have waited years for this kind of consistency. Last year the the Bay broke only once for a couple hours and once onshore, the year before I remember it breaking one afternoon in April. This year we have had 4 days, each which would have been a pinnacle of any season and January is not even pau yet. Today's swell and the day before the Eddie were the biggest with sets up to 25 ft but conditions for both were unfavorable with a slight northerly onshore wind chopping…

  • WILD WILD WEST

    Lane
    6 Jan 2010 | 9:25 am
    West swell with west wind. It looks wild washy and warbly, but since its the first swell in a couple months that is just one straight west there is something really apealing about it. There is a nice big channel by Pipe instead of the relentless sandbar thst has been there lately. I think this swell finally pushed the sand over to Ehukai. Good thing because I was starting to forget what its suppose to look like. Thats right, Pipe is a reef break not a shore break. Last night had a couple bombers breaking all the way across from third reef Pipe pass outside Poops but besides that it was mostly…
 
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  • Big Dog’s Revised BIIF Wrestling Top Seeds

    waynejoseph
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:57 pm
    Kamehameha's Megan Aina is the top seed at the 98 weight class BIG DOG’S REVISED BIIF WRESTLING RANKINGS: BOYS: 108 – Sage Aoki, Konawaena                  114 – Justin Hirae, Kamehameha 120 – Nalu Souza, Kamehameha           125 – Cheyden Quiocho, Keaau 130 – Dillon Cortes, Kealakehe              135 – Jimmy Romualdo, Kona 140 – Tyler Yonemori, Waiakea              145 – Bronson Kobayashi, HPA 152 – Keoni Colson, HPA                          160 – Geo Chavez-Pardini, Honokaa 171 – Kalai…

  • Kunishiges Staying fit together

    waynejoseph
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:12 am
    Reid and Nancy Kunishige With Valentine’s Day fast approaching it is a great time to start thinking of the many reasons to be grateful for your partner.    If you’re fortunate enough to have found someone in your life that compliments you, is compatible to you, and shares common values, you are indeed a lucky person.    Did you ever wonder why some couples are happy together for a lifetime, while others are in some sort of conflict almost from the beginning?    Part of the secret may be in sharing some quality exercise time together. I’m always impressed when I see the many…

  • Five Simple Ways to Reduce Your Chances of Getting Cancer

    waynejoseph
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am
    Excess Body Fat Can be a high Risk Factor Simple Ways to Reduce Your Cancer Risk     As of late November 2009, the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program estimated that nearly one in two men and women born in 2009 will be diagnosed with cancer at some time during their lifetime. With those depressing odds in mind, there’s no time like the present for you and your family to pursue natural ways to help ward off cancer. Here are a few to consider  Watch What You Weigh. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR),…

  • HPA & Kamehameha Girls Win HHSAA Soccer Consolation Matches

    waynejoseph
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:11 pm
    Division II BIIF Soccer Playoffs, Consolation Bracket HHSAA JN Automotive/HHSAA Girls Soccer State Championships         Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex Friday Results DIVISION II:                                         Consolation Match: MATCH 1: Makua Lani         Hawaii Prep 4           Hawaii Prep: Kuuipo Nakon 3:00, 40:00, Noelani Enos 35:00, Jah’nae Ayoso-Purdy 46:00 MATCH 2: Honokaa 1                   KS-Hawaii 4           Honokaa: Kimberly Kishmoto           KS-Hawaii: Kera Akiyama…

  • All 4 Division II Big Island Soccer Teams lose in day 2 of HHSAA

    waynejoseph
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:28 pm
    Kamehameha dropped a close 2-1 game to Pac 5 JN Automotive/HHSAA Girls Soccer State Chamionships     Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex Quarterfinals Round Results (Thursday)          DIVISION II:  MATCH 1: Kailua 4           Makua Lani 1 Kailua: Ashley Kanoho 22:00, 39:00, 65:00 Tiana Decosta 78:00 Makua Lani: Malia Kaiwi 40:00  MATCH 2: Hawaii Prep 0              Kauai 2    Kauai: Kyle Tanaguchi 13:00, Alyssa Vegas 31:00 MATCH 3: Kapaa 2            Honokaa 1         Kapaa:Dakota Barnett 26:00, Seri Niimi-Burch 39:00 Honokaa: Monica…
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  • Fashion on the rocks

    Nadine Kam
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:44 pm
    Nadine Kam photos Tourists explore the rocky ledges. Just a few days ago we were talking in the office about the Waianae teacher who had gone hiking and fallen to his death, and I started thinking of all the tourists who come to Hawaii — some saving and looking forward to it all their lives — only to drown or fall in hiking accidents because they don’t know the ocean and terrain. Locals know better, right? So where did I find myself yesterday but hiking down a cliff for a photo shoot, in a dress and rubber slippers because of a last-minute change from flat, easy Kailua Beach! While…

  • Ferragamo event benefits HOT

    Nadine Kam
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:46 pm
    Nadine Kam photos Karen Tiller, executive director of Hawaii Opera Theatre, second from right, with Salvatore Ferragamo’s Vice President of Stores-Western Region Peter Christman, area manager Valerie Sylvester, and general manager Shane Matsuda. Fund-raising is more important than ever to arts organizations, and Salavatore Ferragamo, Ala Moana, opened its doors to fans of Hawaii Opera Theatre, following the Sunday performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro” Jan. 31. I missed the performance but the gushing enthusiasm that greeted production star Leon Williams, plus the “Count…

  • Urban Nomad takes to the road

    Nadine Kam
    3 Feb 2010 | 4:41 pm
    Nadine Kam photos Frieda Hulse, right, with one of her sometime models, Marika Wilson, draped in of her last finds in Frieda’s shop, the jaggedly cut hem of a black skirt. I met Frieda Hulse when she just arrived from New York in fall of 1991. I was just wandering through the Swap Meet and she had some nubby raw silk jackets that caught my eye. I had a vintage/consignment shop called Hippie Chicks, so when she said she had 20 boxes of vintage clothing from New York at her apartment, I was there. When I got there, I was amazed. The tiny apartment, where the Hawai’i Convention…

  • What season is it, anyway?

    Nadine Kam
    28 Jan 2010 | 1:29 pm
    Associated Press photosTwo designs by Jean-Paul Gaultier shown Jan. 27 during the Spring 2010 Haute Couture Shows in Paris. While the 2010 spring French haute couture collections had the spotlight this week, everywhere you look you’ll see a different season in play. Spring 2010 ready-to-wear collections are arriving in stores, and while that’s fine for Hawaii, it may be a couple of months before the weather warms elsewhere in the country to the point the spring collections are deemed wearable. By then, we’ll already be into the summer phase of the collections. Meanwhile, any…

  • Smashbox ‘Heartbreaker’ collection debuts

    Nadine Kam
    28 Jan 2010 | 1:02 pm
    Sephora photo The Smashbox Heartbreaker “Kiss n’ Tell” eye shadow palette is $34. Hank Hoffman is back in town, this time at Sephora to show Smashbox’s new Valentine’s Day-ready limited-edition Heartbreaker spring collection of eye shadows, roller gloss and shimmering Fusion Soft Lights highlighting color. He’ll be at Sephora Ala Moana  from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 29, and appointments for individual consultations are being taken at 944-9797. “Baked Starlight” Fusion Soft Lights from Smashbox’s spring Heartbreaker collection is $30 at…
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  • Pretty at PYNK

    2 Feb 2010 | 11:42 pm
    It’s as easy as ABC or 1-2-3. You’re one PYT who needs some TLC, but who’s gonna take you there? We know just the spot. Just beat it over to PYNK, the new full-service salon opening Friday in Chinatown.

  • What Goes Around Comes Around

    1 Feb 2010 | 1:59 am
    Bin #1: Leisure suit. Scrunchies. Stirrup leggings. Yikes! Bin #2: Mesh crop top. Parachute pants. Gold lamé jumpsuit. Seriously? You’d love to rock a little vintage. But it can be tough to find actual oldies-but-goodies among the blasts better left in the past. Lucky for you, we’ve tracked down a handful of local, online vintage boutiques that have done all the work for you—scouring the globe and hand-picking the best one-of-a-kind finds. here to shop. (http://www.etsy.com/shop/FiregypsyVintage?page=3) Photo: Firegypsy Vintage

  • Eat This, Not That

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:55 am
    Loco moco. Sushi. Teriburger. Repeat. You may live in a melting pot. But lately, it seems like your plate’s always filled with the same old thing. Looks like you need a refresher course on the Islands’ amazing array of cuisines.

  • Weekend Picks - January 28, 2010

    27 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm
    Lei Chic’s guide to the weekend’s best events. Get LOST What: LOST geeks unite! Watch the Season 6 premiere three days before the rest of the world at a special Sunset on the Beach event. Cast members will attend, so you can swoon over Sawyer in person. Get there early to snag a spot on the beach, because thousands of fans are expected. When: Saturday. Red carpet arrivals begin at 5 p.m., screening begins at 6:30 p.m. Where: Waikiki Beach, across from the Honolulu Zoo Details: Free. For more info, call 808.923.1094. Photo credit: lost-media.com

  • Sun Kissed

    26 Jan 2010 | 11:49 pm
    Ah, true love. There’s nothing quite like that pulse-racing, heart-fluttering excitement of finding your perfect match. Yep, when you finally find that flawlessly-fitting bikini that flaunts your best assets, it’s truly love at first sight. (What else did you think we were referring to?) So get ready to start swooning: Honi Honi swimwear (meaning “kiss” in Hawaiian), will leave you love struck.
 
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  • morals fiber.

    aaron
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:18 am
    morals fiber hired me to shoot a quick set of lookbook and linesheet images for their newest season of gear.  the concept was to shoot in “the saw bathroom” a.k.a. a grimy, generally gross looking location. well we found what is arguably the nastiest bathroom in the ala moana area (no i won’t tell you where it is, why do you want to know anyway, gross).  of course there wasn’t any available lighting and of course it smelled like death in there…not even bathroom smell, just that decaying food smell.  in order to preserve the moody, dark, sort of gritty feel…

  • organik.

    aaron
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:33 am
    a brief lookbook photoshoot for organik clothing.  it was shot at diamond head during the worst possible time…noon. i’ve always been old school in the lighting department, and never got used to using reflectors or excessive post-production to make images look properly exposed.  so instead i broke out a few external strobes for fill flash and improvised.  i stopped the image down, dialed the strobe into full, and started winging it.  it was a solid, fun little shoot, and just in time for ASR. -a [ click here to jump off to the full image gallery! ]

  • tiger.

    aaron
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:44 pm
    cool herc. nextdoor. live painting. fun. -a [ click here to jump off to the full image gallery! ]

  • the manifest.

    aaron
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:22 am
    old friend/favorite weekly rag the honolulu weekly hired me to shoot a quick series of portraits for their entrepreneur issue.  i got to snap a few photos of brandon reid, owner of the manifest in chinatown. the concept was fairly simple, the image was to portray young professionals on the move.  the weekly pretty much had its game plan so all i needed to do was show up, snap a few action shots of brandon cruising hotel st. on a bike, while wearing a suit.  while on location i also blasted a few strobist portraitures, using an umbrella and a fill strobe to blow out the background and fill…

  • clones.

    aaron
    23 Jan 2010 | 11:00 am
    i was hired to shoot the clones of the queen.  they are an experimental post-indie rockish type band based out of honolulu, hi.  in keeping to their unique sound and image, the band wanted a set of strong, unique press photos. i proposed a controlled-lighting scenario involving directed spot lighting and night.  the idea was to capture a sort of natural history museum exhibit feel, something organic that still had an element of the artificial integrated into it in some subtle way.  most of the images were shot at an extremely low ISO, a stopped down aperture, and relatively high shutter…
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  • Sin City, here I come!

    Cathy
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:12 am
    I’ll keep this one short and sweet because I’m packing my bags—yeah baby, I’m off to Vegas! No, it’s not what you think! I’m not there to roll the dice or bet on the Super Bowl. Even better, I’m going to World Market Center for the Home Furnishings Las Vegas Market. What’s that? It is an industry convention and trade show for designers, buyers and retailers, but mainly it’s an opportunity to buy furniture. It can be overwhelming because the show occupies floor upon floor in building after building. There are thousands upon thousands of people, and the displays of furniture…

  • What's Hot: A one-of-a-kind fashion show!

    Cathy
    31 Jan 2010 | 12:52 am
    I’m getting hot just thinking about it! What, you ask? Our What’s Hot in 2010 Home and Business Trend Fashion Show that we had at our business mixer last week. We had our first Mix It Up! event of the year at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii last Thursday, and it was smoking! Almost 300 people showed up to mix business with fun. There were delicious pupus, and as always, fun networking games to get the crowd mingling and getting people to meet our online experts. We even had booths where companies could display their products and services—the biggest and the best belonging to…

  • Happy (belated) 2010!

    Cathy
    19 Jan 2010 | 11:35 pm
    Where has the time gone? It almost seems too late to say happy new year—but Happy New Year! 2010 is already going by way too fast. My apologies for not posting sooner. To give you an idea of why, it’s almost 10:00 at night, and we’re still here at the office preparing for Thursday night’s event. It’s our first big one of the year, a new feature for us, our Mix It Up! business-to-business event. It’s to get businesspeople together to network and do some business in this tough economy. There’s going to be pupus, cocktails—and you know me and games, love ‘em!—and networking…

  • Merry, merry Christmas!

    Cathy
    24 Dec 2009 | 2:41 am
    Hope you are enjoying the holidays and all the festivities that go along with it. I know it can be a stressful time for many, and yes, it has been for the Lee family as well. Holiday traditions are great, from baking and delivering Christmas cookies to decorating the tree (Nicki is still waiting to put the star on the very top, but Daddy says she’s getting too heavy to lift that far up). If you’re like our family, those traditions include a family Christmas photo. Since Nicki was born 10 years ago, Darrell and I decided that every Christmas, we’d take a family photo so Nicki and family…

  • A special kind of shopping

    Cathy
    15 Dec 2009 | 8:10 pm
    A few days ago, Lissa, Kara and I took our girls, Megan, Keri and Nicki, to the mall—not just for ordinary Christmas shopping, but for a very special shopping trip. The three girls are Christmas angels for the Children’s Alliance, a non-profit that helps sexually abused children who are taken out of their homes. The Children’s Alliance runs programs to help the kids regain their self-esteem and create stable home environments for them. They post info to alert and educate people about signs of possible sexual abuse in kids. And during the holidays they find a Christmas angel for each…
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  • Amos Kotomori's insights

    Paula Rath
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:06 pm
    Last week my friend, artist and professor Marcia Morse invited me to a luncheon of professional university women leaders at Oahu Country Club. The audience was a fascinating group of bright, ambitious women with lots to say around the luncheon table. The speaker was Amos Kotomori, who is a fashion and jewelry designer as well as a lecturer at Honolulu Community College, where he teaches the fashion show production class. Amos is also a stylist extraordinaire and has worked on many TV programs and movies here and on the Mainland. He has a great eye! So it was fun to get his take on what a…

  • Zandra Rhodes still rocks

    Paula Rath
    7 Feb 2010 | 7:25 pm
    I don't watch a lot of TV, so it's exciting when I discover a new channel (at least new to me) that's worth watching. Yesterday I was on the treadmill and while channel surfing I came upon a show about Zandra Rhodes, an iconic English designer I have loved since the '60s. The show is "Drop Dead Design" and it's on Ovation TV, which is #608 on my TV. I watched a bit of it again today (while on the treadmill, of course) and it was on the architect I.M. Pei. Great programming with lots of insight into the designers and their design process. I first discovered Zandra Rhodes when I was living in…

  • Sales & Bargains: Romance Edition

    Elizabeth Kieszkowski
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:14 pm
    • Celebrating Valentine’s Day at home because you’re on a tight budget? Papa John’s heart–shaped pizza special gets you a large pizza, Cinnapie and a long-stemmed rose for $20.99 from Friday, Feb. 12 to Sunday, Feb. 14. Pop in a romantic DVD and you’re all set. Order online at papajohns.com or call 979-7272. Tea at the Veranda: fancy! • If you skip the chocolates and jewelry on Valentine’s Day, you might be able to afford to treat each other to a day of pampering and afternoon tea at the Moana Surfrider. Say “I love you!” with a gift for two at the Moana Lani Spa: a buy…

  • 10 worst drugstore makeup products from a trusted source:

    Paula Rath
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm
    Paula Begoun, who is also referred to as "The Cosmetics Cop," is a trusted source for information on makeup and skin care. She has spent decades researching the field and has written the definitive books "Don't go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me," which get updated year after year. I receive her beauty bulletins, www.cosmeticscop.com, and also subscribe to her online reference guide, www.beautypedia.com. I learn a great deal from her about what to try and what to avoid in makeup and skin care. Here's her latest report. - Paula Rath We have done several special reports and lists of the…

  • Don Marco deals

    Paula Rath
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:36 pm
    Don Marco Salon & Spa is celebrating its second anniversary, with specials all day Friday, Feb. 5. Here's the invite: You're Invited. BRING A GUEST Amazing prize giveaways will commence every half hour on the hour. Join us for some tasty food and CHAMPAGNE. This Friday February 5, 2010 All Day....... Our entire team would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who has supported us. It is an honor for us to reach two years. We are committed to continually providing each of our guests with quality treatments and products for your mind, body and beauty. CLIENT APPRECIATION DAY Prepare for…
 
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  • Bragging Rights

    Kathy Goo
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:38 pm
    There's nothing I like better than bragging about my friends and their crafting success stories.  Most especially my "sister" Tracy...I like to think that I was helpful in lighting her passion for crafting by showing her that crafting is not only fun, but very fulfilling when you give a gift that you made from the heart.  As I recall, she was one of my bestest students!  I saw Tracy a week or so ago, and she told me that she has 3 nieces that are having babies and that she wanted to handcraft something for them.  She just sent me some pics of what she made for one of them and I wanted…

  • I "felt" the love...

    Kathy Goo
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:41 am
     It's almost Valentine's Day! Here's a really simple and cute craft  item that you can make for a little girl.  It's a little handbag made out of felt.  Here's what you'll need: 2 pieces of felt, needle, thread, scissors, embellishment (optional) Cut felt to shape/size that you want your bag to be.  (2 pieces - This particular bag is 6"x8". )  Pin pieces together.  When you get to the top of the bag, fold the top flaps forward so that you see the inside of the felt and pin.  Then sew together with a blanket or straight stitch.  Cut strips of different lengths and tie together…

  • Patchwork Quilt

    Kathy Goo
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:55 pm
    Sorry folks, I was MIA last week tending to family matters on the Big Island.  Before I left, I did manage to get started on my "first ever" patchwork quilt.  I was able to cut the fabric in preparation for sewing.    Recycling a bunch of  old aloha shirts.  My "tools".  Cutting, cutting, cutting...  One square down, many, many more to go. Okay, I've watched the tutorials, cut my fabric, have my batting ready, and now...I'm ready to sew!  YIKES...I'm running out of time, my gift needs to be ready before the end of this month!

  • Busy, Busy

    Kathy Goo
    15 Jan 2010 | 10:30 am
    OMG, it's already the middle of January!  I took a little break from my holiday crafting madness, and am ready to get going again.  Here's a couple of ideas that I've been throwing around -- for those that don't know me well, what that means is that it's in the "thought" process, it doesn't necessarily mean that I've actually worked on it  . You know, everyone is going green -- save the planet for the next generation and all that wonderfulness.  So, I'm going to be featuring several projects using recycled items.  I plan to make some projects that you can do with the keiki as…

  • Happy New Year Everyone!

    Kathy Goo
    31 Dec 2009 | 4:39 pm
    Wishing all of you a safe and Happy New Year full of crafty creativeness!  Over the next couple of days, take time to reflect on the past year..."the good, the bad and the ugly".  Learn from any mistakes that you might have made, forgive those that need forgiveness, set aside differences and start anew.  Life is a gift that is presented to us ~ make the best of it!  Live each day as if it might be your last.  Are you making a New Year's Resolution?  Why not make one of them be to take time to tap into your creative side.   You know, many people look at crafting as a relaxing…
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  • Cardboard Coffee Cup

    birdz
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:04 pm
    This sculpture is at least 3 feet tall and hangs from the ceiling at CoffeeTalk in Kaimuki.

  • Chinatown Celebration

    birdz
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:55 pm

  • Chinatown New Years Celebration

    birdz
    6 Feb 2010 | 9:45 pm

  • Kung He Fat Choy

    birdz
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:35 pm
    The launch of celebrating Chinese New Year has begun! Welcome to the Year of the Tiger.

  • Windward Islands

    birdz
    4 Feb 2010 | 4:39 pm
    It’s not always sunny in Hawaii but it’s always beautiful. This is part of the view from hiking up the hill Makapuu lighthouse is on. It’s not a photo with great composition but the ocean was prettier than the photos that were.
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  • The Haunted Arcade

    KD
    24 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pm
    Informant: Male/40’s/European AncestryLocation: Kapa’a, KauaiA friend of mine worked at Fun Factory in Waipouli for a few years. In the time that she worked there, she had experienced some pretty strange things. A new game had come in one day, but it was too big to get through the doors without having to unhinge them. They couldn’t leave the game sitting outside, so a small group of them camped out in the store to make sure the game wasn’t stolen. My friend had set up a tent inside the store, and within view she could see her other friend asleep. In the middle of the night, she heard…

  • A Sister's Guiding Hand

    KD
    10 Jan 2010 | 7:19 pm
    Informant: Female/25/Korean ancestryLocation: Apia, SamoaI work at one of the local schools, and one of the people I work with had recently lost his daughter in the tragic tsunami in Samoa. He came to the classroom to raise awareness about the relief fund in Samoa. But he also came to share the story about his granddaughter, which he read to us from an email sent by his son.She was only nine years old when she died. Her body was found in her parent’s truck washed out onto the reef. Her younger sister, who was only three or four, was also washed away with the waves, but managed to survive…

  • Happy Holidays

    KD
    27 Dec 2009 | 3:07 pm
    I missed Christmas, but happy New Year to everyone! New stories will be posted after the new year. Have a safe and wonderful time ringing in 2010!

  • Choking in the Tunnel of Trees

    KD
    20 Dec 2009 | 2:30 pm
    Informant: Female/24/Mexican-Filipino ancestryLocation: Tunnel of Trees, KauaiThere’s a well-known story among our circle of friends that involves someone we know that has a penchant for seeing and experiencing spirits. One of the most memorable stories goes like this. While driving through the tunnel of trees one night with her boyfriend, our friend, who was in the driver’s seat, experienced something unexplainable. The tunnel filled with fog, and then suddenly, something started choking her. With her hands still on the wheel, and her boyfriend watching the whole episode from the…

  • Serenity

    KD
    13 Dec 2009 | 3:02 pm
    Informant: Female/24/Mexican-Filipino ancestryLocation: Lihue, KauaiI had another strange dream when I slept over at my boyfriend’s house. In my dream, I was with the family in the living room but I had to use the bathroom. For some reason nobody told me where the other bathroom was, so I had to find it myself. When I came back, I plopped down on the couch and stretched out. Then a little boy approached me. He had the most peaceful, serene look on his face. I had never seen anyone so peaceful looking in my whole life. And he opened his arms and hugged me, with his head in my lap. Then my…
 
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  • Recommendations for a (house) painter?

    shaveice
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:46 pm
    i'd much rather not randomly choose someone from the phone book so if anyone knows of a reputable and professional painter, i'm all ears. by the way, the job is in the mililani area. thanks!

  • American Savings Bank & The IRS

    Konaguy
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:26 pm
    I'm curious if anyone else has had a problem with the IRS depositing their refund into an American Savings Bank account. The IRS was unable to deposit my girlfriend's refund into her ASB account despite the fact that the routing and account numbers were correct. Thus, she has to wait an additional three weeks for the IRS to issue her a paper check.

  • Karaoke fun and killings

    Ron Whitfield
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:23 pm
    WARNING: MAKE SURE NOBODY IS SINGING IF YOU READ THIS! GENERAL SANTOS, the Philippines — After a day of barbering, Rodolfo Gregorio went to his neighborhood karaoke bar still smelling of talcum powder. Putting aside his glass of Red Horse Extra Strong beer, he grasped a microphone with a habitué’s self-assuredness and briefly stilled the room with the Platters’ “My Prayer.” Next, he belted out crowd-pleasers by Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck. But Mr. Gregorio, 63, a witness to countless fistfights and occasional stabbings erupting from disputes over karaoke singing, did not…

  • SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABOS - Apr9 @ Maui

    eyoung45
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:00 pm
    BAMP Project proudly presents.... SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABOS April 9, 7pm Maui Arts & Cultural Center Kahului, HI On Sale Jan23 $65, $55, and $45 Rocking since the '60's, Sammy Hagar has built and maintained an extremely successful music career performing alongside notable rock stars as well as establishing a solid solo profession. Hagar adopted the name "The Red Rocker" during his early 10-year solo career where he sold millions of albums world-wide quickly landing him the lead singer of mega rock band Van Halen replacing David Lee Roth. Together the group created some of Rock…

  • Matisyahu on Maui, Feb28

    eyoung45
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pm
    BAMP Project proudly presents.... Matisyahu February 28, 5pm Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI On sale NOW! GA $25 When Matisyahu emerged in 2004 with his debut album, Shake Off the Dust...Arise, his musical persona seemed to some a novelty. Here was a Hasidic Jew -- dressed in a black suit with a broad-brimmed black hat worn over a yarmulke, and sporting a full, untrimmed beard -- who nevertheless performed toasting raps about the glories of traditional Judaism over reggae beats in a dancehall style directly from Jamaica. Moreover, he punctuated his performances with stage diving. It may have…
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  • Run For The Whales 2010

    admin
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:27 am
    The Run For The Whales 2010 was a success!  It was well organized and well attended.  The photo above shows many of the people there but there are more!  My friend Ron said he read that there are about 700+ people who registered to run and or walk. It was a fun day for me.  For me, it was challenging but good. About a month Ron asked me if I wanted to join the pod they are forming for Run For The Whales 2010.  It’s the first time this year that the Pacific Whale Foundation included such category in the 5K Run.  For those of you who have not heard about it, a POD is when 3 to 5…

  • Wailuku First Friday Today Feb 5, 2010

    admin
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:55 am
    Wailuku First Friday kicks off the 2010 new decade with music, food, fun and dancing in the streets.  Friday February 5, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Market Street, from Main to Vineyard will be closed for the monthly First Friday festivities in Wailuku Town.  There is no admission and the community is welcomed to a street party! Participating merchants will show their support to men and women in uniform with hearts in their retail windows.  Show your uniform or identification to receive special discounts or surprises! At the corner of Main and Market, the event presents the Air Force Band…

  • On My Way To Hotel Hana Maui

    admin
    30 Jan 2010 | 10:41 pm
    These are some of the photos I took on my way to Hotel Hana Maui. I would be sharing more later but for now, please enjoy these “weekly winners”.  For more Weekly Winner photos, please to to Lotus’s blog and visit some participants.  I will be uploading more photos of Hotel Hana Maui later … in the meantime, please enjoy your Sunday.  Aloha!

  • Aloha Friday: Mobile Connection

    admin
    21 Jan 2010 | 11:50 pm
    As I shared on an earlier post here, I attended the launching of the 4G technology Road Runner Mobile on (in) Maui.  Now I am curious what percentage of bloggers uses a mobile device like this.  So for Aloha Friday, my question is “Do you own an internet mobile device? If yes, who is the provider? If  not, would you like to?” OK, I promise this is not a catch.  I will not be calling you to sell. I am just curious, so please leave a comment and let me know.   And don’t forget to visit An Island Life for more “aloha Friday: interaction!

  • RoadRunner Mobile 4G Works For Me

    admin
    20 Jan 2010 | 7:15 am
    I have been blogging since 2006 and most of the time I do my blogging at home.  This past year, I had felt the need to be more mobile and to be able to blog in other places aside from my house where I can hook my laptop with our wireless connection.  I thought if trying out some of the Hot Spots – coffee shops and restaurants that give out free Wifi.  Problem is there is a catch to that.  It’s just polite to buy something from them when I use their Wifi and it’s polite to not use up the table for hours and hours if I only bought a cup of coffee.  So I still did not get…
 
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  • Did I just get shot?

    lavagal
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am
    If I could explain what a burst Achilles tendon feels like, it would be this: A loud pop and a shot of pain on your heel. You fall to the ground and you look to see what stone or bullet just hit you. Nothing. No blood, no red mark, just an immediate swelling around the ankle. Oh, and you can’t walk. You’re down. It often happens at the first step, the first lunge off a start, and that’s what happened to me this past Saturday. It was after Sophie’s science fair and I was feeling jubilant. We were going to celebrate her win. Instead we spent a few hours at the emergency…

  • Bye-bye, January, and good riddance!

    lavagal
    29 Jan 2010 | 9:51 am
    Despite the fresh new year, its first month knocked me around a lot and I’m glad to shelve it. This morning a friend on Facebook posted a link to a speech Steven Jobs gave in 2005. Now talk about getting kicked around. Steven Jobs tells three stories in his speech about how failures germinated future successes. How it’s very hard to see when we’re being dumped on that the event will set into motion actions, possibly years into the future, that result in realizing a dream that one never expected to come true. Yesterday I tripped. I now know why. I wore fat pants and they…

  • Fallen

    lavagal
    28 Jan 2010 | 8:53 am
    Heaven bent to take my hand Nowhere left to turn I’m lost to those I thought were friends To everyone I know Oh they turned their heads embarassed Pretend that they don’t see But it’s one missed step You’ll slip before you know it And there doesn’t seem a way to be redeemed  –Fallen, Sarah McLachlan I was walking from TheBus stop on Beretania Street along Keeaumoku. Once I crossed Young Street, I smelled something foul. There he was scanning the side of that green building that has weird stuff in it: massage parlor, nail salon, bar, sushi place? I could…

  • Legislating love

    lavagal
    15 Jan 2010 | 9:50 am
    Disasters get in the way of the best-laid plans, don’t they? Darn that Haiti earthquake, the constant media coverage, the anguish of millions, the photos of broken children, the thousands of dead.   Really steals the thunder of, say, a “Traditional Family Values, Social Justice and Voting” rally at the State Capitol this Sunday, January 17, 2010, from 2-330pm. The holier than thou are instructed by iVote Hawaii, the Hawaii Family Forum and the Hawaii Catholic Conference to wear white. I guess that’s to show how much closer to heaven they are compared to the rest of…

  • Children

    lavagal
    14 Jan 2010 | 10:56 am
    While on theBus earlier today, I had to wipe my tears while reading The Advertiser. First there’s the coverage of the devastation in Haiti. On the front page is a photo of two women who just saw a little girl being lifted from the rubble. The cutline doesn’t say if she were dead or not, but the anguish of those women stabbed me so deeply in my heart. Children are important. They are an investment in the future. They deserve every chance in life possible. It is very hard for me to understand how one can give birth and be indifferent to their offspring. Before we started a family, I…
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  • Photography at the Right Angle – Caption Contest (6 of 23)

    World Wide Ed
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    One day I’ve gotsta mix in some randoms for these Monday posts to keep y’all guessin’ … But not today! We’ve got yet another caption contest for y’all to feast your eyes on… But first, big ups to JJ and M for being last week’s winners! Your “Turbo powers….ACTIVATE!” and “Just blowing smoke out of my butt.” was good stuffs! Hurr’s this week’s photo. And try to keep um rated PG a-ight pervies? I know what you’re thinkin’! LOL! Nah. Gogetum! Photography at the Right Angle – Caption Contest…

  • Name Game

    World Wide Ed
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Ho, planny action on Wednesday’s blog yeah? Much love for playing along y’all! You da bes! We gots another little game to pass your time today. Let’s see far we can get! So the other morning I was listening to Rory Wild, Greg Hammer and Crystal Akana on the radio and they were playing their popular name game. You know the one where the first playa names a famous person and the next playa has to use a part of that name to state a new name of another famous person? For example: * Michael Jackson * Jackson Browne (uses “Jackson” from Michael Jackson) * Brownstone…

  • Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 3, 2010

    World Wide Ed
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    I found out something very interesting last week: post “eye candy” pics and the pervys come out to play. Haha, nah, nah! But 74 comments wuz not bad for this blog yeah? Thanks gang! Congratumalations to snow, rayboyjr, Scott and tita leerz for being last week’s pervs, er winnahz. Hehe! Big ups Informer, beej, Scotty2Hotty and leerz, yo! This week, we going back to the food to tickle your tummies (with the taste of nuts and honey). Hurr’s how we’ll break um down: This Week’s Point Distro: * Name of Restaurant: 1 point * Name of Location: 1/2 point * Name of…

  • Poke Paradise – Experiencing the Best Poke Around Hawaii – Part II

    World Wide Ed
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    Part I |  Part II  | Part III | Part IV | Part V Wow! What an unbelievable month! I guess y’all really love your poke eh? Last month, we struck gold when I introduced a topic that was near and dear to my heart. She went by the name of Poke. Your feedback and comments were amazing and, as a result, I was able to make contact with some of the “giants” of the industry. This month, we’ve got a very special treat for you with a star-studded lineup of exclusive interviews from the likes of Sam Choy (Sam Choy’s Breakfast, Lunch, Crab & Big Island Brewery), Mel and…

  • Photography at the Right Angle – Caption Contest (5 of 23)

    World Wide Ed
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Another Monday… Yep, another photo caption contest. Just 19 more to go gang! LOL! There were a lot that made me crack up last week, like bB’s “stop……….don’t turn around……….give me your wallet” and our lovely Rosette’s “ARGH HE FARTED!” but I went with skycastles’ “Eeeek!!! Spider . . . get it, get it!! Omigod, omigod, omigod!” for the creativity (and acting skills ). Congrats skizzai! I know y’all will have some hilarious (and gross?) ones for this week. Have at it! Photography at the…
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  • Boy Scout's 100th Year Parade

    Caryn
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:43 pm
    Ko'olauloa Boy Scouts celebrated 100 years of Scouting with an early morning parade through La'ie on Saturday. Eighteen Scouting Units from Hau'ula, La'ie, and Kahuku attended an 8 a.m. flag raising at the BYU-Hawaii Little Circle. They then organized into troops and marched to patriotic music down Kulanui Street to La'ie Elementary, up Hale La'a Blvd, and back around Naniloa Loop to BYUH. There were a few people lining the street, but it was pretty early for crowds. Here are a few photos I took at the start of the parade. Recognize anyone you know? A Scout parade isn't complete without…

  • It's Super Bowl weekend...

    Caryn
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:55 am
    ...and we have a locally-grown player in the mix! Even if football isn't your thing, (!!) make sure to tune in on Sunday to support the Colts' Aaron Francisco (KHS '01). Other things happening in our corner of paradise include: TODAY -Furlough Friday! -BYUH Farmer's Market, 10 a.m. in the Seasider snackbar on campus -BYUH student art exhibit, 5 p.m. in the school Auditorium. Free admission, public welcomed to view works created by the ART 312 Intermediate Photography class. Exhibit runs daily through Feb. 12. -OIA girl's basketball White Tournament Semifinal, Kahuku at Kaimukī, 6 p.m. Go…

  • Kahuku athletes out in the big, wide world

    Caryn
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:38 pm
    Yesterday was the official letter-of-intent day at Kahuku. As usual, we had some awesome (i.e. best in the state) athletes who committed to great teams throughout the country. I've always thought that it might be fun for the players to join the rest of the state's top prospects at the big group signing in Honolulu, but I'm thinking that waking up and starting the long journey into town while it's still dark isn't too appealing. Kahuku senior Kona Schwenke at the Kahuku signing day held in the gym. Advertiser library photo Anyway, the two big signings were Kona Schwenke, who heads to Notre…

  • Weaving traditions, vog, and more basketball

    Caryn
    28 Jan 2010 | 12:53 pm
    Hope you didn't have too many coughing spasms or allergy attacks with all of the vog we had earlier this week. Any thoughts on the recent controversy over the city's aquisition of Hau'ula property (across from Masa's) to relocate the Hau'ula Fire Station? Here's the weekly roundup of events happening this weekend. Please shoot me an email or leave a comment anytime if you have an event you'd like listed! TODAY -“Hawaiian and Fijian Weaving Traditions” workshop/presentation by Selina Aina of the Polynesian Cultural Center, 6 p.m. at the Bishop Museum; cost $5. It's a little bit late…

  • A great Kahuku athletics wrap-up and things to do this weekend

    Caryn
    21 Jan 2010 | 12:35 pm
    For the most in-depth update on Kahuku sports you will find online or in print, make sure you check out Mike Foley's 2009 wrap up, which he has posted on the Kaleo: Koolauloa News web site. And speaking of sports, there are tons of local events scheduled over the weekend, beginning with the Kahuku girl's basketball Homecoming game tonight: TONIGHT -Kahuku girls basketball Homecoming vs Nanakuli at the Kahuku Gym, Varsity game to follow 5 p.m. JV game. -Now playing at Laie Palms Cinemas: The Princess and the Frog (5:30, 7:30, and 9:30 p.m.), and Invictus (6:45 and 9:15 p.m.) TOMORROW…
 
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  • Ready... Set... Jog!

    Kristen
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:46 pm
    If you happen to pass by Noelani Elementary on the morning of Thursday, February 11, you'll see all of our children joyfully running around the campus! It's our annual Jogathon! The purpose of this much anticipated event is to "educate our children of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, while raising funds to support supplemental programs for our students." We have a fantastic Physical Education teacher (a position that is funded with help of the monies raised by Jogathon), Mrs. Veronica Lum, and she has been training our students on the course of the run. She also teaches them the…

  • Mama meets Baby

    Kristen
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:55 pm
    Back in August, I blogged about my favorite baby place in Manoa, Baby aWEARness. Baby aWEARness features eco-friendly baby toys, clothes, cleaners, and cloth diapers and offers a variety of classes and workshops (on topics such as pregnancy and birth, early childhood health and development, fun for mamas and keiki, and eco-friendly food). Now comes the Mama meets Baby part...Baby aWEARness now shares a space with Hot Mama Maternity, which offers "essential resources and excellent products that are better for baby, better for the environment, and best for mom!" At Hot Mama Maternity, expecting…

  • Makiki's Evening Farmer's Market (Updated with Photos!)

    Kristen
    27 Jan 2010 | 10:11 pm
    First things first... I apologize for my looooooong absence from the blog world- I hope you'll forgive me and will keep reading and commenting! I really value my space here and all of you who take the time to read and share your thoughts with me. Several friends have generously offered me great blog ideas, which I definitely plan on using. First up... Makiki's Evening Farmer's Market! A couple of Thursdays ago, my friend Ai excitedly called me and told me about the farmer's market at St. Clement's in Makiki, which she had just been to and loved. I had been meaning to check out the market for…

  • Diamond Head Classic!

    Kristen
    23 Dec 2009 | 1:18 am
    For me, the holidays wouldn't be complete without a good dose of UH basketball thrown in. The games are Christmas presents to myself- time to catch up with fellow fans and friends (because when you've been a faithful fan for 15+ years, you start knowing other faithful fans as friends) and join together to cheer on and support the 'Bows. This year is the first for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, and the tournament is an ESPN Regional TV (ERT) owned and operated event. It's a great opportunity for national exposure, as ten of the twelve games will be televised on the ESPN family of…

  • TGI Time to Eat (and Party!)- Treetops Restaurant

    Kristen
    15 Dec 2009 | 10:38 pm
    On December 12, family and friends gathered to celebrate my nephew Raiden's 1st birthday (and his mommy Christina's birthday, too!) at Treetops Restaurant. Treetops has been a favorite of mine for years- I've celebrated birthdays, graduations, family reunions, and more there. Treetops is situated next to Manoa Falls, in the rainforest, so it's quiet, cool, and beautiful. There's tons of free parking In this walkway to the restaurant, you're literally among the tops of trees! The classic entrance of the restaurant The inside of the restaurant is huge, and includes three large party areas. Our…
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  • Japan Jan 2010 Day 1 part 1

    Alan Okami
    31 Jan 2010 | 8:48 pm
    Whew! That one word about sums up our recent trip to the motherland. Our schedule was brutal, but we were able to accomplish much of what we set out to do. First order of business, check into our hotel. This image struck me as Japan is trying to be more regulatory about smoking in public. Hence, a smoking room. I'm not a smoker (only when I'm Hot! Ha ha) but my brother and Brian are. So they made frequent trips to this little box. Then on to the good stuff. Luckily for me, there's a plaza named, "Caretta" nearby our hotel. In it, there's a terrific ramen shop that we try to go to all the…

  • Seiwajuku!

    Alan Okami
    26 Jan 2010 | 1:54 am
    Some of you may have heard of Japan Airlines filing for re-organization. Apparently, times are hard not only for American flyers alone. There is high hope though, Dr. Kazuo Inamori, CEO of Kyocera Corporation has accepted the challenge of restructuring the business. Dr. Inamori is known for his ability to turn things around and do it well. He is also gaining noteriety for his formation of Seiwajyuku study groups around the world. This past week, over 300 people gathered to launch the Hawaii Chapter of Seiwajyuku at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. Me and my family were a part of organizing the…

  • And then there was more..

    Alan Okami
    19 Jan 2010 | 12:20 am
    Food, such a beautiful subject. For those of you following me on Twitter, you may wonder, "Is he even Trying to lose weight??" I am. But I do enjoy going out to eat. Me and wifey are quite opposites, but food has always brought us together. I knew from our first date (she wasn't shame fo eat) that I had found a keeper. More like, she keeps me, ha ha. Enter, Julie'Z restaurant in Kapolei. One of my favorite Filipino places to eat. Me and wife started our married life together out in Makakilo, but didn't hang around long enough for them to open up. In the "real" home cookin' style as my boys at…

  • More Eats, Fancy Kine

    Alan Okami
    17 Jan 2010 | 12:25 am
    Back again, with more about eating. No wonder I need to hit the gym so hard. This time, we headed for Hawaii Prince Hotel's Prince Court. My mom threw a surprise birthday party for my dad along with all the guys from work. As always, the staff is friendly and superb. I have Never been disappointed in them. Whenever we all gather in this way, we pule before we eat. My dad did the honors and can tend to be a little lengthy. He's kind of quiet, so when we pule, he tends to share his inner thoughts. Oh let me tell you, he's got a lot of thoughts...My little one asked during the prayer, "You think…

  • Ramen Time - Chimpei

    Alan Okami
    10 Jan 2010 | 6:06 pm
    Back in the day, me and the missus would go to eat weekly ay the old DaiRyu on King Street. According to my friends from Japan, it was close to "Hon mono," or the real thing. I guess having a ramen cook from Japan made that possible. Maybe the major difference being cooked in Hawaii. It was a place of comfort and good food at prices we could afford at the time. After we got married, we moved to Makakilo and our DaiRyu days were over. Sadly, the restaurant closed a few years later. I don't mean to make any disparaging remarks, but the new Dai Ryu in Kapalama is just not the same. So what is a…
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  • Farewell!

    Liz Smith
    27 Jan 2010 | 2:34 pm
    Mahalo to all of my loyal readers, but the time has come for me to stop blogging and get out there and enjoy this beautiful view! Aloha!

  • Fernando's Serves up Delicious Mexican Grinds...

    Liz Smith
    23 Jan 2010 | 3:12 pm
    There's no end of Mexican food places in Central Maui, but they either don't serve cervezas, have bad atmosphere, bad service, or just plain have terrible food.  While on a recent trip to the Queen Kaahumanu Mall, we decided to try out the new Fernando's location (they are also in the Maui Marketplace's Food Court- so I already new they had great food...) and found a Mexican restaurant that served all of our requirements- and then some! It's a clean restaurant (down at the end, near Sears, and has served up everything from Italian to Vietnamese since the Arby's shut down) with festive, if…

  • Fit for an Empress...

    Liz Smith
    6 Jan 2010 | 4:08 pm
    While I was stuck in traffic trying to get in to Paia today (at 10:30am?), I contemplated my next blog posting.  A thought had occurred to me a while back, about the new proliferation of consignment shops on the island, but the vacation mode of the holidays took over and the thought escaped my mind.  Despite having a two-year old in tow, after a quick stop at the post office, I headed up Baldwin Avenue to check out Sassy Seconds, a consignment shop that I had driven by several times, but had never checked out.  It turns out I was too late. The shop was taken over by a new owner, Davida,…

  • Get into the Holiday Spirit with an Assortment of Events this weekend!

    Liz Smith
    2 Dec 2009 | 12:03 pm
    It can sometimes be hard to get into the holiday spirit on Maui, with little chance of a white Christmas, sledding, or snuggling up by a fire, but this weekend there are almost too many events to choose from.  Here is just a small sampling of events that one can partake in- starting with Santa's schedule- Santa is scheduled to make an appearance at First Friday in Wailuku, spend Saturday morning making gingerbread cookies with the kids at the Queen Kaahumanu Mall, then he may even make it up to the Christmas event in Makawao on Saturday evening, although i haven't been able to confirm this…

  • What's New in Makawao Town

    Liz Smith
    15 Nov 2009 | 11:32 am
    While most other parts of Maui are growing and changing, it’s always comforting driving up to Makawao, a place where remarkably little has changed in the fifteen years since I graduated from high school there. The most noticeable change is the absence of Kitada’s Saimin shop, which is now- in typical Maui fashion- a yoga studio.  Another sad departure is the original Maui Hands, with locations now in Paia, Lahaina and Kaanapali. But those seeking a nostalgic tour of Makawao will be thrilled that Komoda’s Bakery still sells the world’s best donuts and cream puffs, Casanova still has…
 
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  • Send some Nick Jonas love on VD

    Treena Shapiro
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:17 pm
    This obviously isn't for grownups, unless you're a grownup who wants to embarrass you children (or thrill them, as the case may be). For the record, I did not send my son a HD Greetings Valentine's Day e-card featuring Nick Jonas & The Administration's video "Who I Am." I did consider it, though, especially when I saw that you can personalize it with your own photos and messages. I'm not suggesting that parents send out the videos. I humored my daughter's fascination with the Nick and his brothers to the point where she refuses to admit she likes them (victory!). That experience leads me…

  • iRead bad words

    Treena Shapiro
    3 Feb 2010 | 12:13 pm
    I bought the AppleTreeBooks iReading — Three Little Pigs app a while ago because it was featured in the Apple Store as a "hot" educational application. It wasn't hot enough to interest my daughter, though, and neither of us looked at it until I was trying to clear up space on my iPod. At first glance, the ebook seems innocent enough and the graphics are cute. Luckily I decided to give it a listen, which was the only reason why I ended up taking a look at the text. It only took a couple sentences for me to decide it was irredeemably awful. I didn't mind so much that the English is accented…

  • Popsicle sticks + glue = instant entertainment

    Treena Shapiro
    2 Feb 2010 | 7:19 am
    When my kids get bored, they often start agitating for something new. My 6-year-old daughter, in particular, thinks the cure for boredom is always available at a local toystore. But every once in a while, I'm reminded that even a 13-year-old boy can be distracted with a creative task — as long as he's in the right mood, at any rate. A couple weeks ago, I discovered a magical formula when I realized I forgot to buy a greeting card and asked the kids to make one instead. My son grabbed some Popsicle sticks that were leftover from another project, my daughter supplied the glue and they happily…

  • The $47K bed? Not on sale

    Treena Shapiro
    1 Feb 2010 | 1:06 pm
    I got an email from Posh Tots announcing that their fantasy beds were on sale. I had to take a look to see what a Posh Tots sale looks like. This is the place that sells playhouses that range from $2,449 for a "Topsy-Turvy Playhouse" to $122,730 for the "Tumble Outpost." I was trying to figure out what beds they had on sale and noticed that they carry a $47,000 hybrid princess bed/playhouse. As far as I could tell, only the "Fish Tales" bed was actually on sale. I'm not really the target market for children's fantasy beds, but I should point out that in addition to the really upscale stuff,…

  • Mommy gets 'Lost'

    Treena Shapiro
    31 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am
    (Don't worry, there won't be any spoilers. After watching the first hour of the "Lost" season six premiere at Sunset on the Beach tonight, I was left puzzling over some of the new developments and had to laugh when I heard executive producer Carlton Cuse say they didn't show the whole episode because the second hour was more chaotic!?! If so, the series will be as mind-blowing at the end as it was from the very start. I love it!) And now the blog entry: I spent my Friday night with the kids watching Jeannette McCurdy (Sam) as a beauty pageant contestant on "iCarly." I love watching "iCarly"…
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  • Don't get any ideas...

    Shauna
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    It’s back-to-work Monday and nothing’s better than starting off the week with a few laughs, at other people’s expense. Here’s your round-up of ODD news from the past week... N.Y. court sniffs at ex-cop’s drugged-dinner claim Associated Press NEW YORK — A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife’s marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back. A state appeals court upheld Anthony Chiofalo’s dismissal Thursday. The 22-year veteran was suspended in 2005 after…

  • Super Bowl Sunday!

    Shauna
    7 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    It's Super Bowl Sunday! Are you watching the big game or going shopping where the stores shouldn't be as crowded? For those who may be anticipating what the best commercials are, here's what people are saying to watch out for: 10 ads to look for during the Super Bowl By EMILY FREDRIX AP Marketing Writer Ten ads to look for during the Super Bowl: ANHEUSER-BUSCH: The brewer has five minutes of ads this year to pitch Bud Light, Budweiser and others. Scientists choose to drink when they realize an asteroid is coming and a man loves Bud Light so much he builds his house out of its cans. Tour de…

  • The sounds from my bed...

    Shauna
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am
    Talking in your sleep. Do you do it? I've always been fascinated by this subject as I've been told I do more than just talk in my sleep. It's amazing how someone who is obviously sleeping can form coherent sentences (though most people probably mumble) and seem to be carrying on a one-sided conversation. If one was really curious on what was being said in his or her sleep and didn't want to depend on someone to tell them what was heard the next day, I wonder if doing a recording would work. Or would you subconsciously not sleep talk that night because you know it is being recorded? Well, I…

  • Did he really say that?

    Shauna
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:00 pm
    No story today, but just passing on another fun e-mail. The stereotype is that athletes are all brawn and no brain though I'm sure there are many exceptions to that rule. As I don't follow sports very much, maybe some of you can tell us if these quotes from these famous sports stars were really said... I especially liked #7. Why Athletes Can't Have Regular Jobs 1. Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: "I wan' all dem kids to do what I do, to  look up to me. I wan' all the kids to copulate me." 2. New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season:…

  • Game over!

    Shauna
    2 Feb 2010 | 2:20 pm
    We all know how addicting video games or computer games can be. Some spend hours playing and others' main mission seems to be getting a higher score than their opponents... If you're one of these gaming addicts, how do you know your limits? Do you give yourself a set playing time or maybe stop when you reach a certain score? Or is it more when your vision gets blurred and your hands tired? Well, as long as you don't go to prison, I suppose you can play to your heart's content... Game over: Inmate can’t play Dungeons & Dragons By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A man…
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  • What's the point in being rude?

    Cat
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:50 am
    I'll be the first to admit when I'm wrong. Sure, it's hard. And yeah, sometimes I get defensive, especially when I'm convinced I'm right. (Which is more often than not. Just ask my boyfriend.) But if I've done something wrong or misunderstood someone, I don't have a problem admitting it — and trying to improve the situation. So when a student employee didn't get paid for two weeks of work last semester — due, mostly, to a misunderstanding on my part — I admitted my failure and tried to fix the situation. He's getting paid, albeit late. But this was part of the response I got from him…

  • Super Bowl commercials: seen better?

    Cat
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:54 am
    Every February I look forward to two things: Super Bowl and the commercials that play during the league's title game. But lately the commercials have been disappointing to say the least. And this year wasn't an improvement. Sure, the game itself was thrilling. The New Orleans Saints rallied to upset the favored Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, to capture the franchise's first Super Bowl title. But the commercials — which, let's face it, are usually the big draw during the game — wasn't that memorable. Sure, there were a few, namely the one for hosting network CBS with David Letterman…

  • FUUD: Milano Freezer in Manoa

    Cat
    5 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am
    Yes, it's been open since last summer — when it made sense. Now — with this chilly weather, variable winds and intermittent rain — eating gelato or frozen yogurt isn't on the top of my to-do list. Except I crave it. And even in last night's sub-zero temperatures — OK, maybe it was about 75 degrees — I convinced the boyfriend to accompany me to Milano Freezer in Manoa Marketplace. Outside Milano Freezer, which opened last summer. I wasn't the only one hungry for gelato. Even an hour before closing, there was a line of customers. Unlike other frozen yogurt places — I'm talking…

  • Hungry Lion closes; what's next?

    Cat
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:58 am
    In my eight years at The Advertiser, I've written a bunch of stories about local stores and restaurant closing, from KC Drive Inn shutting its doors after 70 years in 2004 to the sudden closure of Columbia Inn in Kaimuki in 2007. (The one that hurt the most was when Kimuraya Bakery and Suzuki Japanese Restaurant on Koko Head Avenue both closed in 2008. I still think about those glazed donuts.) Every time I hear about yet another local business closing, I wince. It hurts. I feel like a part of my past — my childhood, my memories — is disappearing. That's how I felt when I heard that Hungry…

  • ASK DR. DISH: Boxers or briefs?

    Cat
    3 Feb 2010 | 3:41 am
    Question: Dear Ms. Dish, I got a question for ya: boxers or briefs? Answer: OK, so I get questions like these every now and again. And while my first instinct was to ignore it, I thought, "Hmm. Maybe there's something there." So I'm going to answer it — or at least try to start a conversation about it. Boxers or briefs. This is one of the most over-asked questions I can think of. The first time I heard it — which was a long, long time ago — it was funny, unexpected, different. Now it's cliche. But it's still a legitimate question. Because, apparently, there's an inherent difference…
 
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  • The Future of Work...Homework!

    Kim
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:34 am
    When was the last time you sent a work-related email from your iPhone or home computer OUTSIDE of work? Did you record the minutes you spent writing it, then send that info to your boss? Did you get paid overtime? The line between work and home is fading, writes former Financial Times columnist Richard Donkin in his new book called The Future of Work. USA Today ran a review of the book yesterday. Donkin's observations about how technology is merging work and home life aren't new. But his book calls attention to questions that concern just about every working professional I know who carries a…

  • Visiting a community library

    Kim
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:36 am
    In addition to setting up schools for migrant children, the New Citizen Schools Development Program also coordinates with and gives support to smaller non-profit organizations which share its goals. Last week, I got to visit one of these NGOs, called the Workers' Children Cultural Development Center (nongminzhizi wenhua fazhan zhongxin). The organization's coordinator, Teacher Zhang, met us close to a bus station in the far north of Beijing. The neighborhood is called Bantu Village and is home to many families who have come to the city to find work. According to Teacher Zhang, more than…

  • Social work gains popularity among China's 'After-80s'

    Kim
    25 Jan 2010 | 11:57 pm
    One of the most interesting parts of my internship has been getting to know the staff of the New Citizen School Development Center. They're mostly women in their twenties, fresh out of college and passionate about working for an NGO. Because NGOs are a relatively new concept in China, these women are exploring a field that their parents and many of their peers know very little about. The staff proudly call themselves "social workers" (shegong) and hold degrees in social work, education and human resources management. They come from places across China, including Sichuan, Liaoning and Qinghai.

  • New Citizen Schools get by with little

    Kim
    21 Jan 2010 | 5:35 am
    Almost an hour from Xinyuan, another New Citizen School is also trying to educate China's future citizens -- although with even fewer resources. Located out towards the Beijing airport, the New Citizen School in Ma Ge Zhuang is a collection of low concrete buildings surrounding two wide courtyards covered in soot-caked snow. The surrounding area is pretty run-down, with a market or two, and stray dogs and cats vying for food. When we visited on Tuesday, school had finished and the students had all gone home for the Spring Festival holiday. Two young co-workers from the New Citizen School…

  • 'WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL!'

    Kim
    19 Jan 2010 | 6:33 am
    Principal Li reminds me a bit of my grandfather. His tough, brown face is creased by deep lines, which almost hide the youthful playfulness and optimism of his eyes. He sits across from me at the enormous conference table drinking tea and talks at length about a subject he knows very well: education. The Narada Foundation has set up three New Citizen Schools in Beijing. One is about to be "relocated" (chaiqian), which often happens to structures in China's hurricane of development. The schools are specifically for rural migrant children, many of whom wouldn't be able to attend public schools…
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  • Wat Do You Want?

    Braddah Lance
    9 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am
    Dis should actually should be a Mumblin' Monday post but uh, let's just say I was in "recovery mode" and far from posting anything coherent.     The past few nights on the news there were so many things locally that just seemed "wrong": State delaying tax refunds:   It still falls under the 90 day refund policy - just barely - but if they can "delay" da refund, can we "delay" our payments? Army "plans" to bring in super-ferry like military vessals:   So wat? Kama'aina can borrow? Or at least can copy da EIS? Kapolei Parkway opens:   Good for traffic, bad for students. Can you…

  • Are You Ready For Supah Sunday?

    Braddah Lance
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:49 am
    I no really kea cause da 49ers aren't in da big game.... sadly haven't been since 1994.     It's been a long 16 years. Wow, it's been really long, I'm even more sad. Super Bowl Sunday is like no oddah and da Monday following should definitely be declared a national holiday! From pah-tay's at home or at a bar, depending wea you at, you could be spending anywea between four hours or more cause it gets pretty nutz wen you're having a good time. For us, Super Bowl Sunday is like a New Year's tradition - all my friends come ovah with choke food and we just grind da day/night away. Wat are…

  • Sizing Problems

    Braddah Lance
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:16 am
    Aftah taking one of da dogs out dis morning, I was putting on my work clothes for da day until Da Wife says, "That shirt looks like a dress on you." Wassap Wit Dat! Ok, well it did.      But you see, da people who make clothes don't make it for Hawai'i people, it's for mainland people. Don't get your panties in a bunch! It's because people in Hawai'i tend to be - on average - on da smaller range of clothes sizings in both males and females with smaller meaning we're shorter of course. Take for instance me. If you saw me you immediately would have "assumed" I wore a medium to a large.

  • Let Da Terrible Two's Begin

    Braddah Lance
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:33 am
    I for one certainly can't believe it but Wassap Wit Dat! turned TWO!      You read right. It's been two years since Wassap Wit Dat! began it's crazy journey and still going... for now. Well actually in true WWD! fashion, I'm a little more than two weeks late as da "official" birthdate was January 15th.          Da past year has been a whirlwind of WWD! moments growing, changing and even adding different categories within WWD! trying to keep it fresh and interesting for those who take da time to drop in and share their mana'o or just to say Wassap! No one really cares or…

  • We All Should Go Once... And It's Free

    Braddah Lance
    29 Jan 2010 | 3:59 am
    You know how we roll at WWD! - wen we can kokua and share any tips, information... anything, we share without hesitation - it's called da Aloha Spirit. Some get more than oddahs, some no more - it's an "attitude" you cannot fake cause it comes from da heart. I get two bits of "Aloha" I like share with you and best yet?....... They F to da R to da double E! FREE FREE FREE! Da first not going happen till March but I'm surah more info will pop up again once it gets closer but I wanted to send out a huge Mahalo Nui Loa to Leslie and Sal Hernandez for bringing back a classic dat today's…
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  • Superbowl Who?

    Rodney Lee
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:07 am
    What was your best memory of this year's Superbowl XLIV? The game?  The commercials?  The halftime show? Yeah, baby!  The Who performing their hits during the halftime show with an awesome laserlight/fireworks show. But in case you missed it, here's the replay: [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Told you it was awesome. Now, Lance from Wassap Wit Dat and Shauna from Odds & Ends are probably wondering who are the Who.  Or they…

  • A Test For Old Kids

    Rodney Lee
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:21 am
    Mahalo for jaydee for sending me this one: A TEST FOR OLD KIDS I was picky who I sent this to.. It had to be those who might actually remember. So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us "old kids" ! 01.After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind? ________________. 02.When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.. 03 "Get your kicks,…

  • Spotlight on... Bobby Vee

    Rodney Lee
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:09 am
    Bobby Vee (born Robert Thomas Velline, April 30, 1943) Vee's career began amid tragedy. On "The Day the Music Died" (3 February 1959), the three headline acts in the line-up of the traveling 'Winter Dance Party', Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were killed in the crash of a 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza v-tailed aircraft(- registration #N3974N) near Clear Lake, Iowa while en route to the next show on the tour itinerary in Moorhead, Minnesota. Velline, then aged 15, and a hastily-assembled band of Fargo, North Dakota schoolboys calling themselves The Shadows volunteered for and were…

  • Panhandling/Begging for Donations

    Rodney Lee
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:07 am
    Last weeks entry about A New Breed of Mall Vermin brought up an interesting topic with an MLC reader.  He states: I enjoy reading your blogs.  This week it was about mall pests, now please do one about all the begging and panhandling for donations in Hawaii.  Its at an all time high, kids out on the street w/fishnets, neighbors going door to door, guys on the street holding signs, foodbank, heart assoc, all asking for $$$.  And the list goes on and on and this is suppose to be the riches country in the world. I replied that he has a good point.  In our day, we earned the donations. …

  • Friday 5 - Hoops

    Rodney Lee
    29 Jan 2010 | 12:50 am
    This weeks Friday 5 questions are courtesy of Friday5.org.  Thanks scrivener!  And if you're on Twitter, be sure to follow scrivener. So feel free to cut and paste the questions and answer them or just answer them by number.  And don't hesitate to leave additional comments after your answers pertaining to this weeks question: Hoops. When did you last feel you were required to jump through meaningless hoops to get something you wanted? What kinds of hula hoop memories do you have? How do you feel about basketball? What do you think of hoop earrings? What’s your favorite Whoopi Goldberg…
 
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  • Caption contest: Into the lion's den

    Andreas
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:12 am
    Yup, we went to the zoo again over the weekend. It's the second week we're using our family pass and we're only $6 short of having the pass pay for itself already. And yup, the photo for the caption contest is from the zoo again. I know it may seem like we're turning this thing into the zoo caption contest but hey, that may not be such a bad idea. There are tons of great photo opportunities there. This weekend, just like the week before, we didn't have time to explore the whole zoo as we had planned. We seem to always kind of get stuck somewhere unexpected on our way to the savanna.

  • Score big with healthier Super Bowl snacks

    Zee
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am
    As you gear up for Super Bowl Sunday, keep in mind that your game-time grinds don't have to be bad for you. "Score a nutritional touchdown and serve some healthy snacks while rooting your team on to victory," registered and licensed dietitian Susan Burke March said in a press release. March is the author of "Making Weight Control Second Nature: Living Thin Naturally." -- Photo courtesy Kern Communications Here are some of March's quick tips for healthy, football-friendly fare:  1. Always choose baked chips instead  of fried. Tortilla chips and  potato chips come in different baked flavors…

  • Figuring out how to operate the bronze elephant

    Andreas
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:07 am
    We were pretty happy that we were able to fit both of our daughters in this week's caption contest, which we've only done three times before. I'm not sure if that makes it easier or harder to come up with a fitting caption. What do you guys think? Here are the Top 3 we settled on this week: "Where's the coin slot for this thing?" — cami68 "We like you better, baby elephant! The bigger ones stink!" — jdk "Oh my gosh, I am taller than Dumbo." — appagom Congratulations cami68! With this win, cami68 extends her lead in the overall medal count. She's in first place with five golds, two…

  • Caption contest: Meeting with bronze elephant

    Andreas
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:11 am
    We went to the Honolulu Zoo yesterday. Just like the other two times we've taken our kids there, we left the place with a promise to ourselves to go more often. This time, though, we became members and got a family pass for $30 that's good for the whole year. I think the idea of being able to go there for free will spur a few more visits. We packed up some lunch for everybody and had a picnic on the grass, surrounded by birds and ants and other families with the same idea. We had a great time, even though we had to cut the visit a bit shorter than we had planned because the girls seemed to…

  • Conquering clutter: free drawer organizers

    Zee
    29 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am
    I'm certain I read this some time ago in a magazine, Good Housekeeping or Real Simple, I think.  I just wanted to share with you -- and show you -- what a great idea this is. Mainly because it's a no-cost solution, and who doesn't love ideas for freebies in this economy? Forget spending anything on fancy organizers for your junk drawer, sock drawer or underwear drawer. All you need are lightweight cardboard boxes used as food packaging, like cereal boxes. I used this idea to organize a drawer filled with kitchen utensils and cooking gadgets. All it took was a Cheerios cereal box and two…
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  • Photography at the Right Angle - Caption Contest (6 of 23)

    World Wide Ed
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    One day I've gotsta mix in some randoms for these Monday posts to keep y'all guessin' ... But not today! We've got yet another caption contest for y'all to feast your eyes on... But first, big ups to JJ and M for being last week's winners! Your "Turbo powers....ACTIVATE!" and "Just blowing smoke out of my butt." was good stuffs! Hurr's this week's photo. And try to keep um rated PG a-ight pervies? I know what you're thinkin'! LOL! Nah. Gogetum! Photography at the Right Angle - Caption Contest (6 of 23) Da "Photography at the Right Angle - Caption Contest" Winnahz Circle! Week 1 - "Look, Ma!

  • Name Game

    World Wide Ed
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Ho, planny action on Wednesday's blog yeah? Much love for playing along y'all! You da bes! We gots another little game to pass your time today. Let's see far we can get! So the other morning I was listening to Rory Wild, Greg Hammer and Crystal Akana on the radio and they were playing their popular name game. You know the one where the first playa names a famous person and the next playa has to use a part of that name to state a new name of another famous person? For example: * Michael Jackson * Jackson Browne (uses "Jackson" from Michael Jackson) * Brownstone (uses "Brown" from Jackson…

  • Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - February 3, 2010

    World Wide Ed
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    I found out something very interesting last week: post "eye candy" pics and the pervys come out to play. Haha, nah, nah! But 74 comments wuz not bad for this blog yeah? Thanks gang! Congratumalations to snow, rayboyjr, Scott and tita leerz for being last week's pervs, er winnahz. Hehe! Big ups Informer, beej, Scotty2Hotty and leerz, yo! This week, we going back to the food to tickle your tummies (with the taste of nuts and honey). Hurr's how we'll break um down: This Week's Point Distro: * Name of Restaurant: 1 point * Name of Location: 1/2 point * Name of Island: 1/2 point Bonus Kine: *…

  • Photography at the Right Angle - Caption Contest (5 of 23)

    World Wide Ed
    1 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am
    Another Monday... Yep, another photo caption contest. Just 19 more to go gang! LOL! There were a lot that made me crack up last week, like bB's "stop..........don't turn around..........give me your wallet" and our lovely Rosette's "ARGH HE FARTED!" but I went with skycastles' "Eeeek!!! Spider . . . get it, get it!! Omigod, omigod, omigod!" for the creativity (and acting skills ). Congrats skizzai! I know y'all will have some hilarious (and gross?) ones for this week. Have at it! Photography at the Right Angle - Caption Contest (5 of 23) Da "Photography at the Right Angle - Caption Contest"…

  • Fave Friday - Hawaii Chefs

    World Wide Ed
    29 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am
    I know, I know, there are not many to choose from, in terms of really well-known chefs from Hawaii. Let's see, off the top of my head, we got the big dogs like Roy Yamaguchi, Alan Wong, Sam Choy, Russell Siu, Chai Chaowasaree, Chef Mavro (George Mavrothalassitis), etc., and some of the lesser known, but equally impressive, like Hideaki "Santa" Miyoshi, Collin Nishida and Onjin Kim (anybody know what happened to her btw?). In the comment area below, list your favorite Hawaii Chef(s) and why. Whether it be their cooking ability, ono-ness of their restaurant, their personality, or all of the…
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  • Maggi got it wrong!

    Leslie
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:56 pm
    Maggi, a chimpanzee at the San Francisco Zoo, looks for treats inside of an Indianapolis Colts jersey, as she picks a Super Bowl winner in San Francisco, Thursday. Chimpanzees at the zoo were enticed by treats to various locations in their pen to help them choose a Super Bowl winner. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Happy Post Super Bowl all!   After all that hype, today is so blah.   Now we have to look forward to the NBA season. I actually love watching professional basketball and cheer for the Denver Nuggets (because of UH alum Anthony Carter).

  • Hawaii girl in Las Vegas, rescues pigs

    Leslie
    8 Feb 2010 | 10:50 am
    Hawaii girl Crystal Kimhan moved from Pearl City to Las Vegas over 11 years ago. Besides being affected by the high cost of living, she also had another reason to move.  "I wanted to have sufficient space for my animals to be happy," she said. She has several animals at home: two elderly dogs, two parrots and two tortoises, all rescued from shelters and one very sociable pig named Pork Chop. Pork Chop was purchased from a breeder in Texas. Crystal Kimhan and Pork Chop. (Photo courtesy Crystal Kimhan) Kimhan is passionate about pig rescue. She has been saving pigs for several…

  • Fun Friday: Ever feel this way?

    Leslie
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am
    A lioness rests inside her cage at Alipore zoo in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Happy Friday all!  Have a good, restful weekend.

  • Cat show - Feb. 6

    Leslie
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:01 am
    Grand Champion Sumiyo Diam0nd in the Rough. (Photo courtesy of Sherlane Dick) See all cat breeds and household pets at the Sepulveda Cat Club cat show this Saturday, Feb. 6  at the Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse from 10 a.m- 3 p.m.   Admission is $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for kids and seniors.  National judges will present awards.  This is a great event to see all types of cats up close and learn more about them. See you there!

  • Bomb dogs go to Super Bowl

    Leslie
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:29 am
    The Super Bowl will be protected by very specialized dogs this weekend.  ATF explosive detection dog Darel sits after discovering a "bomb" and awaits for his prize from Special Agent L.A. Bykowsky during a demonstration for reporters in Miami, Tuesday. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showed how the dogs can detect even minute amounts of bomb compounds. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) ATF Special Agent Kevin Bonikowski and his explosive detection dog Gavin prepare to check a car for explosives during a demonstration . (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Shamefully, I have to admit I…
 
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  • Top Five Favorite Vlogging Moms

    Sarah
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:29 pm
    Here are my Top FIVE Fave Mom Vloggers…I know that are many many many more, so if you are a vlogging mom, leave me a link in the comments so that we can all go check you out! In no particular order… 1. Trisha of MomDot…this vlogging mom not only chats it up on camera but [...]

  • Hanging at the Ritz Carlton Kapalua Pool

    Sarah
    2 Feb 2010 | 7:30 pm
    More Cool FindsDuke...the super growing puppyGrab my button!Aloha Friday! Snow Bunny or Beach Bunny?Aloha Friday! "Cannot Get my Head out of the Bathroom" EditionRandom Sunday Poll: Bathroom Talk...To Hover or Not to HoverPowered by Contextual Related Posts Share this on del.icio.us Share this on Reddit Buzz up! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Share [...]

  • Choosing an Elementary School: Public or Private?

    Sarah
    2 Feb 2010 | 1:40 pm
    I am in a choose your own adventure book. But unfortunately this one I can’t go back and re-read it and take a different route to find out what could have happened.  And I can’t cheat and peek at the chapters ahead so see what will happen if I go with number 1, 2, or 3. Nope, [...]

  • Hula Shake Around the Blogosphere {leave your links!} “Show Mama the Money” Edition

    Sarah
    1 Feb 2010 | 9:39 am
    Happy Monday! It’s time to get our hula shake on! Here’s how it works…I will have a featured site or sites that I think are shakin’.  Then YOU share your upcoming… → Giveaways → Posts from last week → Your latest promotion or blog news → Vlogs → New sites → You name it! This goes for mom businesses too – please share your [...]

  • Nascar Victory Lane from Darda Toys is a Hit with My Boys

    Sarah
    30 Jan 2010 | 12:42 pm
    I received The Darda Victory Lane race track to review before the holidays and I’ll tell you it’s become one of my son’s AND my husband’s favorite toys!  I especially love it because it takes absolutely no batteries and is 100% kid (or Dad) powered.  You simply pull back the car and watch it go! [...]
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  • I Can't Keep Count of Hawaiian Vacations

    Natalie Surowiecki
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:08 pm
    After much discussion over the weekend, it looks like we have a date for our next trip to Hawaii.  It got me thinking about how many times I have traveled to Hawaii, including the times I went there with three suitcases and a green card in hand.  Whenever you travel to Hawaii, you are required to fill out a quick survey from the Hawaii Convention and Visitors Bureau, and it asks how many times you have visited the Islands.  I think on this next trip I will create a box titled: Too Many Times to Count.Here's some of my favorite images from our most recent trip, in November…

  • Sam Choy - Airline Style

    Natalie Surowiecki
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
    Need to get your Hawaiian fix while you travel? First class and business class passengers on American Airlines traveling to and from Hawaii /Tokyo will now be offered a menu designed by Hawaii chef Sam Choy.Choy’s menu is described as Asian-fusion — hibachi miso chicken, wok barbeque shrimp and wasabi-crusted salmon — designed to complement the carrier’s in-flight menu that includes traditional Japanese food fare. YUM!American Airlines is one of the bigger airline carriers to serve Hawaii, with direct Honolulu-Tokyo flights operated via Japan Airlines.  This is great news…

  • All Smiles at the Sheraton Waikiki

    Natalie Surowiecki
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:54 am
    I’ve stayed at a number of hotels in Waikiki, and last year I had the pleasure of staying at the Sheraton Waikiki, located on Kalakaua Ave, next door to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. While we were only there for three nights, we had a fabulous time! Let me share my highlights:1. The View – Wow, from our room on the 17th floor the view of Diamond Head was spectacular, and looking down from our balcony you were able to see Waikiki Beach and beyond, it was simply stunning.2. The Restaurants – In addition to my usual favorites like Alan Wong’s, we also had dinner at Rumfire, which is on the…

  • No Pro Bowl in Hawaii this Weekend

    Natalie Surowiecki
    26 Jan 2010 | 11:31 am
    The 2010 Pro Bowl is being held in Miami this weekend after being hosted at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii for over 30 years. The Pro Bowl hasn't been played on the mainland since the 1979 game in Los Angeles, where Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Ahmad Rashad was the game's MVP. With the exception of the Pro Bowl there are no NFL games played in Hawaii, so for fans in the Islands this is a real blow. There is one group of people unhappy about the move to Miami: the players. Rumor has it that players are disappointed that they won’t get the chance to visit Hawaii and take their well-deserved…

  • Hawaii Entertainment News - Pirates 4 and LOST Premiere!

    Natalie Surowiecki
    25 Jan 2010 | 10:00 am
    While flipping through the TV channels over the weekend looking for something to watch, I came across one of my favorite movies filmed in Hawaii: “50 First Dates”, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. What a great movie, not only for the amazing scenery but the comedy factor as well – I always laugh and smile every time I watch it. Many movies are filmed in Hawaii each year, and rumor has it that the 4th installment of the Pirates series: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” will begin shooting in Oahu and Kauai this summer. In addition to movies, many TV shows…
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  • King’s Village Farmers’ Market

    Lori Downes
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:09 pm
    This is a new event and admission is FREE.  Every Friday from 4 to 9 pm, visitors can browse fresh produce stands and other booths and at 6:15 pm, see the nightly Changing of the Guard Ceremony. The King’s Village Shopping Center, located just behind Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa, is open daily from 10 am to 11 pm and has a variety of shops and restaurants. For more information call 237-6340.

  • AquaSPA’s Valentine’s Day Special

    Lori Downes
    2 Feb 2010 | 11:20 am
    You don’t have to wait until Valentine’s Day to pamper yourself. Our Valentine’s SPA special begins this week! Enjoy a soothing 50 minute couples massage with your sweetheart for only $130.00. Or give someone special a 50 minute single massage for $69.00! (Choice of Swedish, Lomi-lomi, Reflexology or Shiatsu massage). Offer good February 4-17 between 9am-7pm. Not combinable with other promotions. Prices do not include tax and gratuity. Call 924-2782 or visit AquaSPA online.

  • E Kanikapila Kakou Hawaiian Music Program 2010

    Lori Downes
    29 Jan 2010 | 10:44 am
    Enjoy The Stories Behind the Songs at Kauai Beach Resort. All programs listed here are free, donations are welcome. Proceeds benefit the Garden Island Arts Council. Jasmine Ballroom 6-9 pm (Food and beverage will be available for purchase at ballroom events.) Monday, February 1 – Puakea Nogelmeier, Lolena Niau Nicholas, Hauoli Akaka Monday, February 8 – Ileialoha Beniamina, Mama Ane Kanahele, Niihau Ohana Monday, February 15 – Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole, Sean Naauao Monday, February 22 – Cody Pueo Pata, Mark Palakiko, Dennis Keohokalole, Kuulei Alcomindras, Alexandra…

  • Aqua Palms & Spa Voted Most Comfortable Beds

    Lori Downes
    25 Jan 2010 | 5:22 pm
    Check rates and availability for the Aqua Palms and Spa Aqua Palms and Spa is among the winners of FunnelScope’s first annual Reviewers Choice awards! According to reviews from travel and review sites, Aqua Palms and Spa has some of the most comfortable beds, thanks to our AquaBliss pillow tops. This Waikiki Boutique Hotel offers its guests a central location near the Hawaii Convention Center, beaches, restaurants and shopping in addition to the comfy beds and these wonderful amenities: Free coffee & tea service in the lobby Free daily local newspaper Free WiFi Internet access in the…

  • 25th Annual Ala Wai Challenge this Sunday

    Lori Downes
    22 Jan 2010 | 10:36 am
    The Waikiki Community Center’s 25th Annual Ala Wai Challenge is this Sunday, January 24 from 8 am to 1:30 pm at the Ala Wai Playground & Park. The event will begin with a traditional Hawaiian blessing. Enjoy fabulous entertainment, Tahitian show, craft and art booths, traditional Hawaiian lomi lomi massages, canoe races and yummy food vendors throughout the day. A double-hulled canoe will take guests across the Ala Wai canal for free until noon. The Ala Wai Playground & Park is located at the bottom of University Avenue. For more information call 923-1802.
 
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    Outrigger Hotels: Saturday Briefing

  • Year of the Tiger Celebrations

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    By Conchita Malaqui, Ethan Chang, and Gay Shinbara Chinese New Year is celebrated around the world and even more so, here in Hawaii.  Its purpose is to honor Heaven and Earth, family ancestors and gods, and to bring good luck for the coming year. This year, there will be a variety of events happening at the [...] To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Employee of the Quarter Honored Fourth Quarter 2009

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    By The Human Resources Service Center David Carey, Barry Wallace, Ruthann Yamanaka, Dr. Chuck Kelley, and Department Heads gathered Tuesday, February 19, to honor and recognize an Employee of the Quarter for the Fourth Quarter. They extended their congratulations and offered words of praise. Norman Taira Jr. - Bell Norman, who currently works at the OHANA Waikiki East, [...] To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Time for Change in Hawaii’s Public Education; The Governors – All of Them – Are on to Something

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    By David Carey (Dr. Richard Kelley is traveling. His column will return on February 13.) Three former governors of Hawaii – George Ariyoshi, John Waihee, and Ben Cayetano – have jointly issued a manifesto calling for major changes in the way public education is run in our state. Governor Linda Lingle, in her annual State of the [...] To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Employees of the Quarter Honored Fourth Quarter 2009

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    By The Human Resources Service Center The Outrigger ‘ohana gathered at the OHANA Waikiki East on Tuesday, January 19, to honor and recognize Employees of the Quarter for the Fourth Quarter. David Carey, Barry Wallace, and Department Heads extended their congratulations and offered words of praise to all of the distinguished honorees and nominees offered words [...] To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Outrigger Named Top 3 Family Resort in the South Pacific

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    By Peter Hopgood The people have spoken! The world’s largest online travel community, Tripadvisor has released results from its 2010 Travelers’ Choice survey and named the Outrigger on the Lagoon - Fiji in the Top 3 of family resorts in the South Pacific. Up against resorts from around Australia, Fiji, and other South Pacific islands, the [...] To read the entire article please click the article title above.
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  • Da cutest

    thethreeonenine
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:50 pm
    These two are the Shiba Inu puppy cam of Lost podcasts: Geronimo Jack’s Beard!

  • Inconceivable!

    thethreeonenine
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:33 pm
    There’s something about being here that makes me gravitate towards tie dye, hot pink, lavender, flower prints, wearing yoga gear as regular clothes and, on occasion, wearing them all at the same time. These are our very delicious leftovers from BLT Steak.

  • the more you ignore me…

    thethreeonenine
    6 Feb 2010 | 10:15 am
    Ken got me a Canon for Christmas.  I love it.  I don’t know how to use it but I love it.  At night after he falls asleep I read lens reviews and blog posts about exposure.  When my eyes are too tired to read anymore I go to sleep very satisfied that given the opportunity, I’ll be able to take a perfect picture of the Mokes by moonlight.  But it never work out that way.  By the time the shot is in front of me I panic and switch to full auto mode, ending up with lots of blur or sometimes just pitch blackness. Last night in Chinatown was a great chance to take action photos in…

  • Dear Jade…..

    thethreeonenine
    5 Feb 2010 | 3:07 pm
    Around Thanksgiving was the last time I sat down and gathered my thoughts for writing a post.  I’ve found, since coming to Hawaii, that very fundamental things can change over a few weeks time. K and I have grown accustomed to packing up and leaving places we love only to return three months later.   This past season has been the best for me here in Hawaii.  Sometimes it hovers around one of the best times of my life in general.  I think there will always be parts of NY that I can’t negotiate leaving behind.  No matter how ideal the circumstances, I long for how I feel when…

  • Home for the Holidays xoxo

    thethreeonenine
    5 Jan 2010 | 6:39 am
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  • Oahu Home Sales and Prices – Year End Update for 2009

    Hawaii Real Estate reporter
    20 Jan 2010 | 6:49 pm
    Hawaii Single family Home and Condo Price Trends 2009 While the number of home sales steadily increased through 2009, the year still ended with single-family home sales down slightly, 1.7% compared to 2008. Condominium sales were down further, 9.5%. Median price for both single-family and condominiums bottomed out during the first half of 2009 but closed the year at $580,000 for single-family homes and $320,000 for condominiums, down 7.2% and 6.2% respectively from 2008. Click to Download the Oahu Real Estate Report – 2009 Year End Oahu 10 Year Graph of Condo Prices December 2009 Oahu…

  • August 2009 Hawaii Housing Stats – Looking Good!

    Hawaii Real Estate reporter
    2 Sep 2009 | 7:36 pm
    The Honolulu Board of Realtors released its statistics wrap-up regarding Hawaii Housing in August 2009. These stats continue to show upward price pressure. Click here to Download August 2009 HBR Stats Number of Sales. Sales for SFH dropped for the first time this year from 265 in July to 247 in August. However, Condo sales jumped again, from 327 in July to 351 in August. This is the highest number of Condo sales this year, and higher than August 2008. Median prices down. This has been expected for the last few months. Remember, median prices don’t mean very much. They are measuring what has…

  • July 2009 Video Discussion: Has Real Estate Hit The bottom Yet?

    Hawaii Real Estate reporter
    29 Jul 2009 | 5:21 pm
    Bill Chee and Howard Dicus discuss current Hawaii real estate market conditions for July 2009. Have we hit the bottom? Click on the video to listen to the discussion: Post from: Hawaii Real Estate Reporter July 2009 Video Discussion: Has Real Estate Hit The bottom Yet?

  • Hawaii Ranked 15th for Highest Number of Foreclosure Filings

    melissav
    15 Jun 2009 | 11:30 pm
    Due to a steady rise in Hawaiian foreclosure filings as stated by a June 11th honoluluadvertiser.com posting, Hawaii ranked 15th among the 50 states for the highest number of foreclosure filings per household last month. These numbers come from a recent RealtyTrac report, ranking the states based upon foreclosure filings. There were 816 foreclosure filings within Hawaii. This marks the second time that Hawaii has been among the 20 top states for foreclosure filings since RealtyTrac’s creation in January of 2005. The reason for Hawaii’s ranking in recent months is believed to be that the…

  • Mortgage rates have risen above 5%, Probably Won’t Go That Low Again

    melissav
    5 Jun 2009 | 7:45 pm
    According to a May 29th, 2009 article posted by CNNMoney.com, Both mortgage and interest rates have risen above 5% and will remain there for sometime. This past week mortgage rates peaked at 5.45%, which is the highest recorded rate for this year. The reason for the increase in rates has been linked to the great deal of debt that the United States government has been issuing in the form of treasuries or bonds. Recently the supply of treasury bills has begun to increase with little response from buyers. This has led to a direct hit on mortgage rates, pushing them well above the 5% mark. The…
 
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  • Sharing Aloha: Hawaii in the spotlight

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am
    by B. N. SullivanOur blogger friend Evelyn over at Homespun Honolulu regularly hosts the Carnival of Aloha -- a blog carnival celebrating all things Hawaiian.  The theme of the current edition is Preservation and a lot of Aloha, and it is well worth reading.Topics in the current Carnival of Aloha are diverse, ranging from a thoughtful (and thought-provoking) piece about a visit to an ancient Hawaiian heiau on the Big Island, to reminiscences about a romantic visit to the island of Lanai, to an item about the pineapple fields on Maui.  There are several articles about Hawaiian real…

  • Same or different?

    1 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    by B. N. SullivanThis image reminds me of those puzzles: Which one is not like the others?At first glance, all the fishes in the photo look alike.  They're similarly shaped, their bodies are white with lines, and they all have yellow fins and black trim, including a black bar over the eye.  But if you look more carefully you will notice that there actually are two species of Butterflyfishes swimming together.The two fishes in the foreground of the photo -- the ones with the black spots near the trailing edge of their dorsal fins and the diagonal lines on their bodies -- are…

  • Hawaii's Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris)

    30 Jan 2010 | 6:40 pm
    by B. N. SullivanHere's another Butterflyfish from Hawaii. This one is called the Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris), although you also may see it identified in some picture books as the Lemon Butterflyfish. Which common name you prefer may depend on whether you focus on its lemony background color, or its vertical rows of black spots.  The scientist who named the species focused on the spots, which he thought resembled milletseeds, hence  the species name miliaris.Like the Multiband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus that we presented in the previous post, C. miliaris…

  • The Multiband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus), a Hawaiian endemic fish

    28 Jan 2010 | 5:40 pm
    by B. N. SullivanWe'd like to introduce our readers to the Multiband Butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus). This species is endemic to Hawaii and Johnston Atoll, i.e., it isn't found naturally anywhere else in the world.These fishies are rather small -- about 10 cm (4 in) in length -- and their natural diet consists solely of coral polyps, especially those corals in the Poritidae family. The fish in the photo on this page is about to feed on a head of Porites lobata, a common stony coral on Hawaiian reefs that seems to be a favorite food of C. multicinctus. They feed by pecking on the coral…

  • Watching and being watched underwater

    23 Jan 2010 | 10:40 pm
    by B. N. SullivanRecreational divers are essentially underwater sightseers. Just like sightseers on land, they take in the scenery and observe 'the locals' going about their business. In this case, of course, the locals are the critters that inhabit the reef.But make no mistake, this isn't a one-way activity. The critters watch us just as we watch them. We've mentioned this a few times in the past. Longtime readers of The Right Blue may recall the story of Brutus, the Great Barracuda, who seemed to be attracted to Jerry's black and yellow wetsuit.  Brutus took to following…
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  • A Tribute, Frankly Speaking

    Caring for Hawaii's Elders
    5 Feb 2010 | 3:56 pm
    Hawaii has lost one of it's most beloved.   While I was growing up,  Frank Fasi was a permanent fixture in my childhood, he and my mom had three things in common, they worked for the City & County, they spoke their mind and they were both feisty as they come. Frank Fasi became the mayor the year I entered kindergarten, 1968,  and was mayor until the year before I graduated, 1980.  And that was only his first term.   I remember going on a field trip to the State Capital in first or second grade, and standing on the bottom of the rotunda, when our teacher pointed him out.  He was…

  • Caregiver Cleaning Tip

    Caring for Hawaii's Elders
    2 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am
    From Kevin: Most caregivers have wide-ranging responsibilities in addition to providing direct care to a family member or loved one. Those responsibilities may involve financial management, home maintenance, yard and garden care, and so on. And, of course, cooking -- something which may need to be done three or more times a day. Here's a tip from the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services: "Don't be a Pain in Your Drain!" More to the point: Don't pour your cooking oil down the drain after you're done cooking with it. I visited a booth recently where the Department…

  • The Trouble with Aging

    Caring for Hawaii's Elders
    28 Jan 2010 | 11:58 pm
    by Melissa K. Though we may not want to admit it, trying to reckon aging is like a trip to the dentist that you've dreaded for months.  You know you are going to hate it.  I see the white hairs popping out on my head and look in the mirror and wonder what the heck is going on with my face.  Even though I exercise regularly sometimes getting out of bed is painful and I feel my joints stiffening.  I can't read the telephone book anymore and have to ask the wait help to read me the menu.  And so forth.  Those who are over forty know what I am talking about. Aging sucks.  It's like Nora…

  • On Broadway at 81

    Caring for Hawaii's Elders
    28 Jan 2010 | 2:29 pm
    From Kevin: Here's a heartwarming and inspiring story about an actress who is making her Broadway debut at the age of 81. Her name is Alice Duffy, and one of her daughters is a producer at NBC Nightly News. The daughter, Clare Duffy, has this to say about her mother's acting career, which was temporarily halted when she had a family: "[M]y mother did what a lot of women of her era did, she focused her energies on family -- raising three children. But she never lost her love of the theatre. When she got back into the theatre in Boston as a character actress, doing plays, television commercials…

  • Housing Options, Part 1

    Caring for Hawaii's Elders
    22 Jan 2010 | 7:05 am
    From Kevin: As people age, they often begin to realize that their current home may not be suitable for future years. Perhaps the home is too large to manage, has too many tripping hazards, has stairs that are hard to climb up or down, is not conveniently located for public transportation, is not close enough to other family members who can help out as needed, requires too much upkeep, and so on. There are many reasons a home may no longer work out, so older adults begin to consider other options. It's difficult to leave a home you have grown attached to and feel comfortable in. Sometimes…
 
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  • Flowering Cherry, Cool n' Mauka

    7 Feb 2010 | 8:29 pm
    Cherry blossoms fall,Hulihuli smokes our hair,Bees ignore our lunch.How can you tell when spring is arriving in Hawai'i? If you're upcountry in Waimea where the temps are cooler than in most places around the state, you'll get a clue from the bare cherry trees that begin bursting into pink blossoms, contrasting with the bright green lawn in the center of the town's church row. This past weekend, Waimea staged its 16th annual Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrating the cultural heritage and contributions of its long-established Japanese community.There were historical displays......which also…

  • Wondrous Wing Beans

    2 Jan 2010 | 12:34 am
    Last fall I received some wing beans (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) and I became an instant convert. If they’re available, I’ll take wing beans any day over plain old green beans. These were from a bumper crop in the Hawai'i Island Master Gardener demonstration garden at the UH CTAHR Hilo extension service.Slice up the pods French style, lengthwise, and stirfry lightly with garlic, soy sauce, chicken, shrimp, tofu, or whatever protein you like. Fry only until pods are still bright green and firm – don’t overcook.The result is light, crunchy, slightly sweet and very tasty. Wing beans…

  • Sustainable Guava Stick Trellis

    4 Dec 2009 | 6:25 pm
    First, an apology. It has been over a month since my last post – sorry. My absence in blogsville was due to a few personal changes in November. Primarily I’ve been busy with other activities, working with youth in the community and concentrating on writing projects. The first snows are on the peaks of Mauna Kea, which means here at 3,500 feet elevation we’ve started lighting up fireplaces and hunkering down for the cool rainy season. Of course, plants have also slowed their growth, so I have to admit I haven’t been doing much hands-on gardening lately. However, I did have a little…

  • Little Fire Ant ups the Ante

    28 Oct 2009 | 9:32 pm
    Little Fire Ant, an invasive species with a painful sting, is spreading quickly along the coast of East Hawai'i, creating havoc for gardeners, farmers, and pretty much anyone else who has the misfortune of discovering colonies. Little Fire Ants establish colonies usually in potted plants, trees and lawns, but will also enter all kinds of buildings - including homes, schools and businesses. Read about it in my article in the Oct. 28 issue of the Big Island Weekly -- click here.USDA photo

  • Hawai'i School Gardens: Pa'auilo School

    26 Oct 2009 | 9:48 pm
    At the Hamakua Alive! festival held at Pa'auilo School this weekend, I saw many excellent ideas demonstrating sustainability in action, but most impressive was the school's garden itself. Above is one of the school's milk goats. (Would you believe it was love at first sight? Sigh.)Here are the greenhouses and gardens......here's Donna Mitts, garden educator,and the school's ever-expanding vermicomposting facilities ... I couldn't help but admire the efforts of Donna Mitts. She's gearing up to do mid-scale vermicomposting using cafeteria waste, making this the first school on the island to…
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  • Salsa Under the Stars: Rolando Sanchez and Salsa Hawaii

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    On September 19, 2009 RSC Music Hawaii & Hawaii International Latin-Salsa Music Festival proudly presented: SALSA UNDER THE STARS!The event, at the Waterfront at Aloha Tower Marketplace in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.Fantastic performances by:"Rolando Sanchez & Salsa Hawaii""Greg Da SalsaMan & Jo Jo Ocampo""Las Sexy Salseras."Special thanks to Rolando Sanchez for the invitation and I look forward to his next event.

  • Ma'ohi Nui Halloween Fundraiser

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    The Maohi Nui Halloween Fundraiser at Rumors at Ala Moana Hotel on October 18, 2009. Superb Tahitian and Polynesian performances followed by a Halloween costume contest made for a very entertaining evening. Be sure to visit Maohi Nui's website for more information.

  • Venice Street Photography 2010

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm

  • Tango La Boca by IslaTango August 25, 2009

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:00 pm
    Tango performances by Julio y Marabai, George Garcia and Bellydancing by Willow Chang highlighted a spectacular evening at Tango La Boca by IslaTango at the Living Room on August 25, 2009.

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  • Buying Houses on Active Volcanos

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    28 Jan 2010 | 5:20 pm
    My friend wrote me and told me the good news… he’d just bought a house on Big Island, Hawaii! Was I happy for him? I’m not sure. I checked the Google Earth satellite shot and it was just as I suspected… he’s right on the edge of the lava flow. Now, probably every house on Big Island [...]Buying Houses on Active Volcanos is a post from my Hawaii focused site: Aim for Awesome.

  • Things to Do in Maui?

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    13 Jan 2010 | 12:52 am
    Here’s 10 things to do, courtesy of one of my favorite Hawaii blogs – thanks Liza! 10 Things to do on Maui > I can honestly say I’ve indulged in all of these except #4 – paddleboarding. Give me some time… I’ll get there. Best of Life! Vern Things to Do in Maui? is a post from my Hawaii [...]Things to Do in Maui? is a post from my Hawaii focused site: Aim for Awesome.

  • The Most Talented Guy on the Planet?

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    12 Jan 2010 | 5:20 am
    No, not me – this bizarre video I just found on YouTube. Picture a guy that can do anything… this IS that guy. Here, watch the video first and then after it I’ll tell you about him.   His username on YouTube is: AzoAzoTube His profile says… Name: Aung Zaw Oo Age: 27 Resides: Seattle, Washington, USA Occupation: Animator Companies: Uber Entertainment Here is another video he [...]The Most Talented Guy on the Planet? is a post from my Hawaii focused site: Aim for Awesome.

  • Seizing the Day – Traveling the World

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    9 Jan 2010 | 7:53 pm
    I found a great article about a couple from the UK that met in Malaysia and spent the next few years running around Asia, becoming certified dive-instructors and creating a company. Traveling the World and Working Online… It’s still possible to take complete control of your life, whether you life in Hawaii or Cambodia… You’ll make sacrifices. [...]Seizing the Day – Traveling the World is a post from my Hawaii focused site: Aim for Awesome.

  • Los Angeles to Hawaii: $388

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    8 Jan 2010 | 5:55 pm
    Los Angeles to Honolulu airfares are discounted after high season… $388 is pretty decent, here are the essentials: Travel: January 7 – March 11, 2010 Book by: January 19, 2010 If you don’t get these notices in your email you should really join HawaiianMiles notices and want them – join here. Los Angeles to Hawaii: $388 is a post from [...]Los Angeles to Hawaii: $388 is a post from my Hawaii focused site: Aim for Awesome.
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  • Honolulu Car Rental

    Honolulu Car Rental
    The City and County of Honolulu is the capital and the a multitude of populous city of the district of Colorado, in the United States. There are many car rental companies.

  • Getting the best deal for a car rental

    Honolulu Car Rental
    Getting the best deal for a car rentalthere are more to renting a car than usually just reserving it as well as profitable for it to make sure that you get the best deal follow these steps and tipssteps1choose 3 to 4 car rental firms which fit your wants as well as needs do this possibly by a phoneb...

  • Low cost car rental ways in honolulu

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    Low cost car rental ways in honolulu1 you can typically get a much better cost by renting well in advance of your trip especially if you reserve in a low season and travel in a high season2 airfare ones often hold outstandingly wonderful deals on rental cars also places like priceline and hotwire wi...

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    Things should bear in mind before you rent a carthe ubiquity of a internet currently equates to which we can do many things but withdrawal your desk it additionally equates to which when creation a trip we can organize your car rental in allege in roughly any place in a world so which when we arrive...

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    Cheap car rental in honoluluin todays world of competitive selling and cutthroat competition a patron can not in fact predict whether the condition heshe is final might boost her or not several of the long time most consumers just recently go on with the deal simply to forestall all the issue of inq...
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