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Reminder: ——— I’ve received notice that 5th District Candidate Wayne Joseph will be on the Radio TODAY, Wednesday, Sept. 3, during the Mynah Bird Show, KHBC AM 1060 or FM 92.7 at 8:05 am. Candidate Joseph will have 15 minutes to say anything and will use his time to tell listeners why he thinks he [...]
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Is EBT accepted by vendors at the Maku’u Farmers Market? I’ve never seen them being used. I just noticed that Foodstamps are being accepted as a form of tender at this Bellingham, Washington farmers market. They had to fight the government for a long time to finally be allowed to accept them at the farmers [...]
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I’ll post any candidates youtube message on my blog. I noticed that many candidates in the mainland have begun to use youtube as a simple means to get out their ideas. I challenge local politicians to make a simple clip and upload it to youtube. Send me the link… and I’ll go from there. I’ll [...]
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From the Molokai Times: First Wind, a wind energy company that has pledged $50 million to help buy Molokai Ranch lands, is under investigation on the mainland for allegations of improper dealings with public officials and anti-competitive practices…. More Here
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I feel sorry for kids that are orphans and I’m glad that my mother was a strong mother and was able to raise me as a single-parent. Thirty “Orphaned Kids” from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, will have the trip of their lifetime for the next couple weeks. …Funded by the online organisation Email Foster Parents International [...]
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Wrong Place, Wrong Time
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The civil defense sirens startle me every time! I know we need them… but my feeling is that when we really do need them… Everyone is just gonna say there they go again.. Remember the Fable of the “Little boy who called wolf”…. Well it did have a lesson to be learned. Effing sirens… they [...]
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There is a bill that voters will have to decide upon come November: Senate SB No. 966 A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 1, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE AGE QUALIFICATION FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FROM THE AGE OF THIRTY YEARS TO THE [...]
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Technology just keeps getting better and better: Globe Telecom Inc. has joined the overseas remittance business with a tie-up with global money transfer firm Western Union that will allow users to send and receive money from abroad through their mobile phones… …“This is a very efficient and convenient way of sending money back to the [...]
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Aaron Stene wrote a piece yesterday on his blog about the Thirty Meter Telescope project. This morning, he asked if I would run a poll on my blog. I don’t have as much vested interest in this as he does. I pretty much am divided on a few issues. So here is the Poll and [...]
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As Hawaii moves towards looking into alternative energy and renewable energy solutions, we need to learn my other places mistakes: The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. has canceled efforts to obtain renewable energy sources for the CNMI… …The administration has touted the alternative energy project as a step toward reducing CUC’s dependence on fossil fuel and helping [...]
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The state Department of Agriculture says it found more varroa mite bee parasites near Hilo Bay. State officials said yesterday 24 mites were found on bees in a trap Friday. It is the third detection of the mites on the Big Island. The trap was within a half-mile of the other traps where mites were [...]
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I mentioned last week that Uncle Ledward’s Guitar was stolen. I’m very happy to read in the Starbulletin this morning that it has been returned. …The thief apparently contacted a friend of singer Robi Kahakalau to sell the guitar, said Sharon Kaapana. The friend bought it for $150 but realized it was Kaapana’s guitar. She [...]
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