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World Wide Ed Pulpconnection Jerome’s ThoughtsYou won’t ever see a negative article about the Superferry in the Honolulu Advertiser because the Honolulu Advertiser get’s big money for placing ads in its paper for the Superferry. Point in case, earlier today, blogger Larry Geller linked the connection to the military with the Superferry, yet in the Advertisers breaking news they made [...]
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Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old girl reported missing from her Pahoa home since May 18. Cheyanne Ziegler is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-5, 105 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain [...]
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Keahi Pelayo made a recent comment on my blog about Traffic Fatalities Decreasing here on the Big Island and I didn’t even think about how true the statement really is: “Maybe it is the cost of fuel, higher prices, less driving, fewer fatalities.” I’ve read other statistics nationwide that did mention something similar, I can’t [...]
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MAP 2.6 2008/10/01 01:09:09 19.329 -155.139 6.4 16 km ( 10 mi) S of Fern Forest, HI MAP 2.7 2008/09/30 23:55:07 19.408 -155.273 0.0 6 km ( 4 mi) SW of Volcano, HI MAP 1.7 2008/09/30 15:50:16 19.414 -155.218 8.9 4 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Volcano, HI MAP 2.4 2008/09/30 13:30:26 19.416 -155.333 [...]
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I’ve gotten to know Paul Ogata through the internet fairly well over the last few years. He is freaking hilarious and is doing quite well with his comedy schtick on the mainland… And I learned something funny about him in this clip about how he likes “Southern Food”… Gotcha Paul… Betcha didn’t think I’d have [...]
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Honolulu Advertiser has a breaking story of a man that dove into the water to protect his swimming dog from a shark. Here is the Youtube clip:
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RICHMOND, Va. – The federal government is chipping in nearly $30 million for 15 passenger rail projects across the country as Americans continue to drive less and take the train more, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Tuesday. Peters announced the funding Tuesday at the downtown Richmond Amtrak station, one of the sites that will [...]
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I blogged on August 16th about the new superferry being built in Alabama and casually joked that it would be easier for the Strikers to board and un-board. I also blogged about how Saddle Road was getting a new road just so that the Strykers could get to the Superferry here. Well the confirmation has [...]
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The Hawaii Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying whoever was responsible for a theft at Wong Stadium on September 13. The theft took place during a varsity football game between Hilo High School and Keaau High School. Investigation by officers from the South Hilo district revealed that one or more unknown [...]
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There have been 1,303 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,566 during the same period last year, a decrease of 17 percent. So far this year, there have been 19 traffic fatalities on the Big Island compared with 29 during the same period last year, a decrease of 34 percent. While there was [...]
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Just noticed that they are already planning larger telescopes then the Thirty Meter Telescope planned here in Hawaii. The European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) is thinking even bigger. It is expecting to start building a 40-m telescope called the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) in three years’ time, and has [...]
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I just noticed this Press Release and in it states: …Allerair is now offering Hawaii residents a line of air purifiers designed specifically for vog, that are equipped with 27 pounds of activated carbon… You can visit there website here. I’m not guaranteeing anything.
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Just noticed that Hawaii received a few grants to study Wave Energy Topic area 1, technology development. (Award size: up to $600,000 for up to two years.) Concepts ETI Inc. — Development and demonstration of an OWC power system. Concepts ETI will design, manufacture and install a second-generation wave converter system for long-term operation in [...]
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I just noticed that a worldwide survey was conducted… unbeknown to many of us here on the islands I would assume because I never heard about the survey before today: A worldwide survey to select the best locations for astronomy research has narrowed the number of potential sites to two: Cerro Armazones in Chile’s Atacama [...]
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I know some people that had to do some pretty harsh things when they were trying to pledge to KEO… (no I was not a member). But this one is pretty sick: I’m actually amazed these guys take their shoes off at the door!
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BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety, announced today that its Law Enforcement group has been awarded $700,000 in software and related services orders in the third quarter of 2008 to date. More than 40% of the order value in the third quarter is comprised [...]
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The Hawaii Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a 39-year-old Hilo man who has been missing since September 26. Troy Douglas Toussaint is described as Caucasian, about 5-foot-10, approximately 210 pounds with short brown hair, hazel eyes and a fair complexion. He was last seen at his home in the upper [...]
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They really need to fix the entrance to the Luquins/Akebono Driveway. I was fortunate enough to enter using a high lifted truck… but while I waited outside for my food, I kept hearing car after car scraping the concrete as they came in and out of Luquins.
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A unique opportunity for people in and outside government to take their understanding of community building to new levels. Family and Community Leadership (FCL) “Training of Leaders” Jean Young and the FCL Team An educational program of empowerment designed to help individuals improve the quality of life in Hawai’i. The “Training of Leaders” series of [...]
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