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Big Island Weekly has published more this week on the Win Hawaiian Home Essay Contest that I don’t think is very legit. They seem to have removed the previous article that was in this edition. Some interesting things that I’m learning more about this webmistress named Shirley Bradbury the BIW reported about. …Smith and webmistress [...]
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I just noticed on the Island Trust blog, that details are emerging about the planned remodel of the KTA in downtown Hilo. …KTA wants to tear down the dilapidated 13,918 sq. ft. 2-story building (built in 1915 on the same L-shaped 26,396 sq. ft. TMK parcel as the existing KTA parking lot) and put in [...]
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…There were 3,346 home foreclosure filings in Hawaii in 2008, up 229 percent over 2007, and the state’s ranking in foreclosures per household jumped from 43rd in 2007 to 34th in 2008… More here
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Here is a promo for the new movie “Seeds of Hope… The Future of Agricuture in Hawai’i“. It was produced by the Hawaii Rural Development Council: More information on the Hawaii Seed Organization here
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Governor Linda Lingle, Senator Kalani English, Rep. Joe Souki and the state Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled five pieces of legislation today all aimed at improving traffic safety on Hawai‘i’s roadways… Distracted Driving Bill for New Drivers Reckless Driving Bill Driving Under the Influence for Commercial Drivers Bill Moped and Motor Scooter Helmet Law Bill [...]
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*update* Governor’s office just confirmed this. Just got the following twit “TWEET” from Advertiser Reporter Derrick Depledge: “Governor to Select Gil Keith-Agaran to Replace Rep. Nakasone on Maui” Mr. Gil Keith-Agaran An attorney practicing in Wailuku, Keith-Agaran spent a decade in public service as Chair of the State Board of Land and Natural Resources, State [...]
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Effing Coqui… I was just about to KO it! I hate it when these frogs are INSIDE the house. Who ever said coqui’s don’t come out in the daytime forgot to tell was where they do go! Audio a must:
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Well I guess it’s time to start something new on my blog. Because of my last name, I was an easy target to be teased by kids when I was younger. You can just imagine all the letters that you can substitute the “T” in Tucker for make rhyming names. “Tucker the Sucker”…”Tucker the Clucker”… [...]
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Media Release Some Hawaii Island PBS Viewers Affected By Shipping Delay: Impacts Over-the-Air Reception of PBS Hawaii Broadcast Signal from Hilo to South Point Today PBS Hawaii learned an error by a shipping company on the mainland will delay construction of the station’s relay site on Hawaii Island. This particular site receives the broadcast signal [...]
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Media Release EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025 (EDH 2025) represents a grassroots visioning process that inspired a community. Citizens in Hilo came together to form collaborative partnerships, and through that process, fostered local capacity that ensures Downtown Hilo will always be the special place that it is today. The result was EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025: A [...]
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Hilo resident and TV fishing show icon Mike Sakamoto passed away Tuesday night on Oahu where he was being treated for cancer… More Here Here is the first Fishing Island episode from 1990 on Fishtales that ever aired: Part 1: Part 2:
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Noticed that the Go Daddy sites that were down… seem to be up again!
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Yesterday I found some old classic episodes of when Sesame Street was filming in Hawaii. I don’t know why I’m so fascinated with these old clips of Sesame Street other then the fact that I probably watched them when I was younger and never thought anything about them. But now watching them as an adult [...]
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Ok… Thanks to Jon, I think I’ve narrowed the internet problem down to just “Go Daddy” sites. Has Go Daddy Gone Down?
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A group of Waiakea High School students are on their way to Washington D.C. for the presidential inauguration. In one week, we will have a new president and a group of Waiakea High School students can hardly contain themselves… More Here Wonder if they will be traveling with Naeole :oops:
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I’m trying to check out a few of my favorite sites, but they seem to be having network timeouts. Anyone else having this difficulty?
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