Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
You 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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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Posted on September 30, 2008 by Damon
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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