AMEC, TMT and the Military on the Mountain

I found this 2005 article on Wired Magazine about the building of the TMT Project: …The TMT project will be the first realization of a new breed of super-scopes, known as Giant Segmented Mirror Telescopes. The National Academy of Sciences, in a report called “Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium,” said these scopes are [...]

Ironman Cologne… The Smell of Sweat: “Eau De Toilette Spray”

Avon is coming out with a cologne that is named after the Kona Ironman Triathlon. Avon Products, Inc. announced today that it has joined forces with the Ironman brand to launch a signature men’s fragrance collection named after the legendary triathlon. The Ironman Fragrance Collection, featuring an eau de toilette spray, after shave conditioner and [...]

Santana to Open a Church on Maui in Near Future?

I just saw this Rolling Stone Article and it states: …That’s when he (Carlos Santana) plans to hang up his guitar for good, start a church in Maui and become its resident preacher. “I’m going to stop playing when I’m 67 and work on what I really want to do, which is to be a [...]

Big Island Football Playoff Scramble

Hat tip to ESPNHawaiiBlogspot Division 1: Kealakehe 3-0, Kea’au 2-1, Honoka’a 2-1 – If Kealakehe wins over Keaau – Kealakehe is first half D1 Champion – If Keaau wins over Kealakehe, and Honokaa beats Waiakea – First half champion would be determined by a point differential tiebreaker between Kealakehe, Keaau, and Honokaa – If Keaau [...]

Atmospheric Blur SHOULD NOT Be Considered in Weighing In on the TMT Project

I’m not gonna lie and pretend I know anything about what I’m blogging about here on this TMT project, just putting out some things that I see every now and then. …Berkley University has found an “improved technique to remove atmospheric blur has produced the sharpest whole-planet picture ever taken from the ground… …The multiple-star [...]

Hawaii Newspaper Actually Attributes an Article to a Blogger

It’s very rare that you see newspapers attributing their articles to a person’s personal blog entry. I’ve got to give props to the Tribune Herald and John Burnett, for at least giving some credit to Aussie John Lefvre for his recent reporting on the Poretsky case. Interesting that the Hawaii Tribune gave credit in there [...]

Ukes for Obama

Gotta love these guys on the Mainland!

Big Island Film Festival Seeking Entries

Big Island Film Festival is now accepting films for it’s 2009 festival, May 14-17.  Both feature and short narrative films are being accepted.  We do not accept documentary films.  We try hard to showcase films shot in Hawaii or by filmmakers in Hawaii.  We also give Golden Honu Awards to the Best Hawaiian Feature Film [...]

Today’s KO

Some people just never learn:  (Warning….it’s a gross one)

More on Kona’s New Fish Farms… The Video

I blogged about Kona’s new fish farms here. Big Island Video News has a great new video on the site that explains a bit more on the project here.

Na Ono o Ka Aina

Those that know me… know why this is special to me. National Geographic will be doing some further stuff on this project soon:

I Guess We Don’t Like Porn?

Just saw this interesting post that mentions: …The states with users least likely to visit adult sites are the newest states in the union, Hawaii and Alaska… More Here While I don’t know the statistics, I can tell you that I used to live a few blocks from Diamond Head Video across the street from [...]

RIP Michael Marzi

I’m saddened to hear that former House Candidate Anthony Marzi’s brother Michael has passed away despite our prayers Heaven just got a bit better. “Last night, my brother Michael Anthony Marzi passed away.  He was suffering from Lymphoma. I just wanted to thank everyone for the support, not only in my candidacy, but in this [...]

Don’t Shoot the Messenger… “Few Women In Abuse Shelters Are True Victims Of Violence”

I can’t help but to think the following is untrue: “Few Women In Abuse Shelters Are True Victims Of Violence” Post Chronicle writer Carey Roberts writes: Lachrymose tales of battered women abound when representatives of abuse shelters come calling, hat in hand, for taxpayer money. But what is the truth of the matter — are [...]

More on Poretsky Murder in Thailand and a Direct Link to the Aussie that Covered the Story

In today’s West Hawaii Today, there is more on the Poretsky murder that I blogged about earlier. The Tribunes article quotes Australian photojournalist John LeFevre who covered the trial. Interestingly enough, LeFevre left the following comment on my blog today here Lefevre is asking me to point my readers to his actual articles on the [...]

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