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I’m gonna try something new… and that is to throw up password protected posts every now and then. Of course I’ll send the password to my advertisers… It’s more or less a test of this blogging service to see what I could and couldn’t do if I really wanted to. Major news outlets are starting [...]
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I have come to the conclusion, that there are a few people on the island that are ripping off a bunch of our residents by charging them ridiculous prices for internet web sites. People… it’s free to set up your own blog/website! (this blog is free!) If you can send an email off… you can [...]
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“The Internet has revolutionized society by giving anyone an instant and unfiltered outlet for self-expression. But it has also turned journalism into a year-round, ever-updated “Dear Friends and Family” Christmas newsletter…” …Some argue that Twitter has value as a news source, and note that the first snapshots of the Turkish Airlines jet after it crashed [...]
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The Pahoa Skatepark playground is almost complete. They just have to fill in some concrete and it will be ready for use. It is located right in front of the Skatepark Total cost of taxpayer money: $71,322 Construction time: October 14, 2008 – February 26th, 2009
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I just had a small case of Deja Vu I used to see limousines all the time on Oahu, but very rarely have I seen them on the Big Island… at least on this side of the Big Island. You see them all the time on the “wealthy” side of the island I believe this [...]
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Today was the final day of the Big Island Pre-Season Softball Tournament. The day started out as a great day to play ball with the clouds just slightly overcast. The first game saw Keaau defeating the home team Pahoa 10 – 4. The second game scheduled was Pahoa vs. Ka’u My niece at the plate: [...]
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Imagine spending the summer volcano hiking and surfing the Big Island of Hawaii. Wellspring Hawaii, among the most effective weight loss programs for teens, is offering campers the opportunity to enjoy these exciting activities while learning how to live healthier lifestyles. The program is now enrolling campers for four-, six- and eight-week sessions, which begin [...]
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Yesterday, I posted a blog asking the local papers to make it a bit more enjoyable: “Is there any way that you folks can make your articles a bit more entertaining to read?” I must say… I had to laugh this morning at one of the headlines on the front page of the print version… [...]
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My wife and son went to Kona for the weekend and left me at home. Today is the first time in a long time I didn’t have my son waking me up at 6:30 in the morning telling me he was hungry and ready to watch “Maggie and the Ferocious Beast”. I just looked at [...]
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I have sent an email off to the few folks that participated in my “Damon Dollars” attempt at getting some kala to let them know that I’m returning their dollars and thanking them for participating. I have a few ideas going through my head for a “new page”… however, I want to work some things [...]
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The economic market is hitting home to me personally. One of my advertisers (Island Trust at top Left) has recently been forced to make a smart economic move and vacate their Pahoa Location. The Island Trust Realty office on Pahoa’s main strip has been in business for quite some time. Due to the recent market [...]
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I can’t do anything but copy and paste this whole article written by Andy Parx over at Got Windmills. Although Hawai`i County officials claim the blackballing of journalist/bloggers on the Big Island was over before it began one of, if not the main target of the policy says that’s just more shibai. “I was the [...]
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Is there any way that you folks can make your articles a bit more entertaining to read? I know a few of you folks have great senses of humor but it NEVER shows in any of the articles you folks pen for the paper. I’m not going to name anyone in particular… you folks know [...]
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Today, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin closes its Big Island Bureau, laying off long time bureau chief Rod Thompson. …In this video filmed on Thursday, Thompson reflects on his decades of Hawaii County journalism as he clears out his Kinoole Street office… Click Here for Exclusive Video of Rod Thompson’s Reflections on the closure and other past [...]
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The following correction appeared in the “Setting the Record Straight” column of today’s Hawaii Tribune Herald under the Police Report (it didn’t make it to the online edition) “Due to a production error, two lines were deleted from Thursday’s article on the county Public Works department media policy. The complete paragraph, which began on the [...]
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Hat tip to Georgette Deemer over at the Hawaii House Blog for blogging about some of the “US Army Environmental Initiatives for the Big Island“. The following initiative caught my eye: …“Hydrogen Highway” – The Army is working with the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute and the Environmental Protection Agency to implement recommendations from the Hawaii [...]
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On February 12th, I blogged that Hawaii County had a Twitter Account. Hawaii County Public Information Specialist replied to me in an email the following regarding that Twitter Account: Civil Defense is unaware of that account. As I discovered now that I just signed on for my own account, apparently anyone could have set up [...]
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Hat tip to one of my readers for pointing out this article in “The Nation”. Surfers vs. The Superferry by Jerry Mander and Koohan Paik It all started in 2001 as a purportedly modest “local” effort to offer inter-island ferry service to “help local people more easily visit their relatives on other islands, and carry [...]
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