Richard Ha on KHON News Tonight

Anyone catch Big Island farmer Richard Ha on KHON’s news tonight? He was on Oahu along with other farmers across the State talking about how the economy has really messed with local farmers. You can view it here. Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This

Puna Community Medical Center Opening in January… Sunday Benefit

I bumped into Dan Domizio at the County inauguration, and he mentioned that the Puna Community Medical Center (PCMC)  is well on it’s way to its “planned” opening in January.  The electricity is running and the equipment is starting to get moved in. I noticed in the Big Island Weekly the following: There will be [...]

Today’s KO

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Hawaii Proposal Calls For 100 Wave-Energy Conversion Platforms to Be Built 15 to 25 Miles Off Honolulu

A Seattle company is hoping to convert the motion of the ocean into electricity. Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permits to harness energy from waves off the coastline of six states. In all, the company would build seven harnessing sites — in federal waters off California, Hawaii, [...]

PBS Hawaii Buys KHNL Property

PBS Hawaii is buying the soon-to-be-former studios of television station KHNL and will move its broadcasting operations to the new site over the next several years… More Here Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This

The Ride for the Parade

I’m sure my wife is gonna change everything on this creation.  I decided to take a picture before she does the whole thing over again. Needless to say… I’m not as creative as most parents. Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This

PAR Coming to Big Island

*BUMP* TODAY in Pahoa When I worked at the State Capitol, the Public Access Room (PAR) was the place that anybody and anyone could enter the state capitol and gain access to many things.  They had typewriters for people afraid of computers, they had computers to write testimony, it had xerox machines, phones, and tables [...]

Pimping My Son’s Ride

Well I’m getting my sons ride ready for tomorrows parade. My wife is going to kill me when she get’s home. If this isn’t the most Loud and Obnoxious kids toy I have ever seen… then I don’t know what is. I’ll post a picture eventually.  It reminds of something you might see in a [...]

Puna District Down 28% From 2007 in Residential Property Sales

The sales statistics from Hawaii Information Service for the Big Island in November 2008 show a continued downward trend, with the aggregate (all property types combined) year-to-date total sales volume (number of sales) falling 35% compared to 2007. The last time the volume was this low was in 1998. The Puna District is leading the [...]

President Bush Signs the President Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. I am going to sign two documents — one a Pearl Harbor Day proclamation, and the other creating the World War II Valor in Pacific National Monument. The National Monument will include nine sites — five in Hawaii, three in Alaska, and one in California at the Tule [...]