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Hawaii House Minority Caucus to Introduce “Silver Alert System” Bill… The Video
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
Props… Capsun’s Corner! Slops… Myself!
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
A while back I started checking out the blog Capsun’s Corner. He’s a fairly new blogger like myself, but remains active blogging and has blogged everyday since he started his blog. He lives over on Oahu and blogs on a number of things. He’s a former UH Student Regent for the UH System and has [...]
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Pesticides From Mac Nut Farm Believed to be Linked to Two-Headed Fish
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
I’ll file this under the strange and weird. Let’s hope the Mac Nut farms in Hawaii are not using the same pesticides! Toxic chemical contamination was the likely cause of fatal fish mutations in northern Australia in which thousands of bass larvae spawned with two heads, an expert said Wednesday… …Tests had excluded the presence [...]
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Hawaii Cop to Get His Ring Back After 20 Year Old Burglary
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
A few months after he graduated from a California police academy, someone broke into David Reyes’ home and stole his class ring. That was in 1988. Reyes, now 47, long ago gave up on seeing the ring again. But now, thanks to two Hialeah (Florida) detectives, Reyes will soon get back his gold ring inset [...]
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(From the Archive) Keola Beamer on Sesame Street… Oscar the Grouch on Hot Lava
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
Someone is digging out some old Sesame Street Clips from the past. I don’t know who it is, but they are a big fan of Sesame Street. This clip has Keola Beamer playing the nose flute: And this clip has Oscar the Grouch complaining as usual… this time about hot lava:
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Removal of Popular Teacher Prompts Protest at Honoka’a School Complex
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
…The press release also claims that the “recent removal of a popular teacher was the last straw, bringing the parents to the streets to air their anger and frustration… For video of protest and more info see BIVN.
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And This Little Piggy Went Wee Wee Into the Bushes
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
Just got back from feeding the dogs up at the farm. I’m always seeing pigs up there. If this pig wasn’t pregnant… I swear we would be eating it soon enough. It’s such a friendly buggah too!
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Council on Revenues Testimony at Today’s Legislature
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
Here is a link to todays testimony on Council on Revenues. Warning (7MB PDF FILE) Kudos to Dan Seto
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Pahoa Weed & Seed: More on Bike Patrol
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
I blogged previously that Pahoa would be getting a “Bike Patrol” with funds from the Weed and Seed money. I just got back from the weed and seed meeting held at the community center, and it turns out that the Bike Patrol will be used more for special assignments instead of an actual Block Watch. [...]
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Who is the Big Islands First Blogger?
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
This is a question that has puzzled me for a while now. I remember reading Larry O’brien’s blog a few years ago but it kind of didn’t catch my attention to much at the time. Larry is shaking his finger “at the trio of Big Island bloggers who have been spending the past week time [...]
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Kenoi’s Testimony at Todays Legislature
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
Good afternoon Senator Kim, Representative Oshiro and distinguished members of the House Finance Committee and the Senate Ways and Means Committee. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to appear before all of you to share our priorities on issues important to the County of Hawai’i. We look forward to working with all of you throughout the [...]
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Parents Demonstrating Outside Honoka’a School Now
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
I don’t know what’s up right now… but apparently there are some parents holding a demonstration outside of Honoka’a School. BIVN will be having a video of this coming up soon I guess according to a recent twitter.
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Kenoi at Legislature Today Talking About Cost Saving Measures
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
I just read a Twit from Georgette Deemer of the Hawaii House Blog. On her blog, she mentions the following meeting today: “House/Senate Informational Briefing: The Counties provide testimony on their proposed budgets to House Finance and Senate Ways and Means. 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon, State Capitol, Auditorium.“ Her recent twit stated that both [...]
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Hawaii Case Now Linked to National Peanut Butter Salmonella Scare
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
Hawaii now has its first confirmed case of salmonella poisoning linked to the national peanut butter scare. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a breakdown of the number of cases in each of 42 states involved in a nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning that has stricken at least 399 people: California, 55; [...]
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Your Energy Bill: The Poll
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
I’m curious how much people are spending on their electric bills these days.
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Kona to Get Dormitory for Homeless
Posted on January 13, 2009 by Damon
Hawai’i County plans to expand services provided by The Friendly Place in North Kona to include a 31-bed dormitory for homeless people… More here
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