Giraffes Slaughtered… Dragons to Blame

Well in the second game of the season, my Giraffes got slaughtered by a much better team of kids called the dragons. I don’t know what the final score was… nor is it important… I’m just glad the kids are having fun at this age. I was a bit disgruntled that my own baby giraffe [...]

Kamakoa: Affordable Housing Based Upon Priority Categories?

I don’t know much about this project. However, a comment left my on my blog here mentioned something about the Kamakoa Housing Project going up in Waikoloa. Something that struck me as kind of weird… is that they have “Priority Categories” for prospective tenants. The categories of persons eligible to purchase in Kamakoa at Waikoloa [...]

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Is “Project Better Place” Just in it For the Money?

I wrote about “Project Better Place” coming to Hawaii the other day. I just read this comment out of Israel that has me wondering about the project: …Better Place’s share in the project still remains unclear but there can be no doubting that the model’s implementation will be followed worldwide. The Department of Energy, the [...]

Video of Navy Ship Being Torpedoed During Rimpac This Summer

What the Navy doesn’t always release: An Australian submarine tested a new heavyweight torpedo during a joint naval exercise with the United States. The MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Sonar System torpedo was fired from HMAS Waller during the Rim of Pacific 2008 naval exercise off the coast of Hawaii between June and July, [...]

The Mystery Behind this Weeks Big Island Weekly

Someone named “Jeff Clarks” posted a message on Punaweb that read: Hello all, I work for **** ***** today newspaper, and got word this AM that Big Island Weekly needs to remove their vending machines from most locations throughout our the island Dr. James Weatherford reports on Punaweb: Today, right now, I am sitting at [...]

Superferry to get Direct Access to Striker Brigade w/ New 27 Mile Road From PTA

I’ve made it apparent long before I had a blog, that I believe this second Superferry is being brought over here primarily for Military transport, with a belief that it will be used more so for people. Now it looks like the Stryker Brigade is going to have direct access to it with a 27 [...]

Tiffany Edwards on Skatepark… “children are not suppose to be using the area.”

I just noticed that on the front page of the Puna News, Vol. 8, No. 2,  that Emily Naeole’s Legislative Aide Tiffany Edwards has a small article on the skate park in Pahoa. “As can be seen by these photos, the Pahoa Skate Park is not finished, yet children are already skating there and the [...]

eWaste Disposal Days

University of Hawai’i is offering free electronic waste recycling during “Education & Government eWaste Disposal Days 2008” October 20 until October 25. The program is open to Hawai’i residents, all public and private schools and universities, all City, County, State or Federal/Military branches in Hawai’i, small to medium sized businesses and non-profits. Drop off locations [...]

RIP Shark Fisherman Frank Mundus: JAWS

Frank Mundus, the legendary Montauk shark fisherman on whom the crusty Captain Quint character from the movie “Jaws” was said to be based, died in Honolulu after returning there a week ago from a shark fishing trip off Long Island, his wife said Saturday. He was 82… More Here

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