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Many people move to the Big Island with this big idea that they are moving to Hawaii and getting away from all the mainland BS. Of course living in “Paradise” is everyones dream. People save up their life savings just to retire here. Is Hawaii the dream place that many people make it out to [...]
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From a bulletin Anthony Marzi posted on his Myspace Page Michael Anthony Marzi 39, of Pahoa, died Oct. 3 at home. Born in Kailua, Oahu, he tended bar at Luquin’s Cantina. Viewing 9-10 a.m. Wednesday conducted by St. Peter Channel Catholic Church in Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home Chapel. Mass at 10 a.m.; burial at Alae [...]
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I’ll attempt to confirm things with Leslie Wilcox, about this upcoming PBS Debate between Kenoi and Pilago that was posted on Punaweb: …The next debate is scheduled for 10/30 on Island Insights on PBS, this debate will be broadcasted live…. I hope there will be a way to ask questions… will get back to this [...]
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This is to all those hard workers up on top of Mauna Kea reading my blog and playing cribbage. ;) I was messing around with the Google 10 year Anniversary Searches and I came across this site where you can order your own mini version of the Keck Telescopes and build them yourself. I don’t [...]
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Here’s an interesting story I’ll just put in a few quotes here so you can get a gist of it: DeWayne McKinney, who spent nearly two decades in prison for a an Orange County murder he insisted he did not commit and went on to start a multi-million dollar business has died in a scooter [...]
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I just noticed that AirAsia is looking at Hawaii as one of their destinations for future flights: …Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes told reporters he was particularly interested in Hawaii as another of the carrier’s long-haul destinations… More Here I gotta say, I do like the picture on the front of the [...]
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Wow, I can’t believe this start-up company, Manu Kai LLC, that was just started in 2006 and according to this report only has one employee, is receiving a $52,983, 851 contract that could rise to $737,932,436 over 10 years. “Manu Kai, LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii, is being awarded a $52,983,851 fixed price, indefinite quantity cost plus [...]
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We have an excellent resource right here on this island and Geothermal is finally getting noticed nationally: An unusual combination of economic and environmental forces have created a “perfect storm” that could help geothermal shed its back-seat status to its renewable cousins wind and solar energy, experts said at an international conference. One after another, [...]
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After 10 months of bickering MESA pilots have finally reached a tentative agreement: Regional carrier Mesa Air Group Inc. says it has a tentative contract with its pilots union after 10 months of negotiations. The Phoenix-based airline announced the deal Tuesday. Union members will vote to ratify the new contract in November. The new contract [...]
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Cruise lines have been hit hard, and it looks like another one might not come to Hawaii because of the economic crisis we are in. …The crisis in capital funding markets and the U.S. economy has led American Safari Cruises to defer its entry into the Hawaii inter-island cruise market. “It’s the wise and prudent [...]
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I’m a firm believer in free speech. Even if I don’t agree with an authors content, I do believe people should be able to write freely without fear of persecution. This almost sounds like the Salman Rushdie case at least the author doesn’t have a price on his head as Rushdie did. The American author [...]
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Anna Webb of Hilo is featured in today’s NY Times blog section for her views on “The Debate, The Economy and Healthcare” Anna Webb, 51, is the mother of three grown children who lives in Hilo, Hawaii. She works as a property manager and is a Democrat who is supporting Senator Obama. …Anyone who is [...]
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