Shark Victim/Surfer Bethany Hamilton Designs a Slippah for Crocs

18 year old Bethany Hamilton from Kauai, who became famous when she lost her arm to a shark surfing, and made a spectacular comeback surfing with only one arm, has recently designed a pair of Slippahs for Crocs. I myself think they are kind of ugly and just look like any other type of slippahs: [...]

Hilo Boy Shane Nelson Next TV Celebrity on “The Ultimate Fighter”

24 year old “Sugar”  Shane Nelson from Hilo, has been selected to be part of the cast of Eighth Season of “The Ultimate Fighter” The season premiers on September 17th on SPIKE TV. Nelson had been training at BJ Penn’s Academy. Maybe this is the big break to make him a superstar.

Clear Channel to Enter Honolulu Market

Clear Channel announced today that its Total Traffic Network (TTN) expanded to include 15 additional coverage areas….. …The new coverage areas include Charleston, South Carolina; El Paso, Texas; Honolulu, Hawaii; Modesto and Stockton, California; Spokane, Washington; and Tallahassee, Florida. I’ve got a satellite radio in my car, but it won’t work here on the Big [...]

Rocketplane Update

I wrote about the Rocketplane the other day, the Advertiser has more on this upcoming conference in today’s paper.

Man Sentenced in Puna Man’s Death In Thailand

A man who shot and killed a Hawaii tourist in Thailand is on trial tomorrow. In March, William Douglas confessed to shooting Gary Poretsky 3 times at a restaurant in Chiang Mai. Investigators say the two men had just met and got into an argument. Poretsky, who is from Puna, was in Thailand to get [...]

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