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A minor earthquake occurred at 4:53:17 PM (HST) on Saturday, December 6, 2008 . The magnitude 3.5 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) WNW of Ka`ena Point. The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
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It was such a nice day with the parade and the ho’olaulea in Pahoa that I hate to post the following from the Advertiser:
Two men drowned on the Big Island today after being swept into the ocean by a large wave, the Hawaii County Fire Department reported.
Rescue crews found the men floating face down in the water off the shoreline about 250 yards off Kapoho Lighthouse at about noon. A helicopter was used to recover the bodies of the two men, who were not identified.
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I got the opportunity to get a quick look at the new Pahoa “Community” Museum that is scheduled to open during Pahoa’s Centennial Anniversary.
The building is located across from Luquins Restaurant:
Outside of New Pahoa Museum
Owner Pete Lebold thanked his crew of volunteers that were putting endless hours into getting the place opened for a “Soft Opening” today, emphasizing it wouldn’t be open for customers until the centennial.
Opening Soon
Pete Lebold holds up an old map
The entrance opens up to this nice table:
Beautiful Table at Front Entrance
In some of the corners, you will find coffee trees that have been carved to make intricate holders for different pieces.
Vases on Coffee Tree Sculptures
These Vases are about 3 feet tall
Owner Lebold mentioned that although he has spent more then $8,000 of his own dollars on getting this museum open, that it is for the community and that he is still looking for more contributions.
Peter Lebold hard at work
Lebold mentions that he is hoping the Museum will have a website soon, but in the meantime, people can reach him at peterlebold@yahoo.com
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2008 Pahoa Parade: Results, Pictures and Video:
I was lucky enough to have one of the best seats in the “house” for today’s Pahoa Parade as I was a judge:
Here are the official final results:
Best Float
1st : Jungle Love
2nd: Puna Canoe Club
Honorable Mention: Pauls Auto Repair Shop
Best Design
1st: Pahoa Boys and Girls Club
2nd: HELCO/Toys for Tots
Honorable Mention: Malamalama Waldorf School
Best Keiki Unit
1st: Pahoa Elementary School
2nd: Montessori Country School
Honorable Mention: Malamalama Waldorf School
Most Enthusiastic:
1st: Paradisimo Tropical Spa
2nd Hui Habibi Production Co.
Honorable Mention: Puna Weiners
The following are some of the pictures I was able to capture (CLICK ON PICTURE FOR LARGER VIEW) (P.S. Sorry for any typos or mistakes… feel free to email me if you see any)
Video of the parade can be found here
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President Lyndon Johnson urged Hubert Humphrey to consider picking U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye as his vice-presidential running mate in 1968, newly released tapes from the Johnson library reveal.
The Hawaii Democrat, then 43, was a serious enough prospect that Johnson had the FBI run a background check on him. Humphrey was serving as Johnson’s vice president at the time…
…The president told Humphrey that Inouye’s World War II injuries — he lost his right arm fighting in Italy — would silence Humphrey’s critics on the Vietnam War…
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