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A renowned big-wave surfer who was allegedly speeding and drunk when he crashed a car in Del Mar last year, killing his 24-year-old passenger, has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI, authorities said Monday. A $500,000 arrest warrant has been issued for Milton Willis in connection with the June 6 crash [...]
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Pop star Rain is scheduled to appear in a Hawaii court for a US$40 million lawsuit against the entertainer for a week in March… …Rain and his ex-agency JYP Entertainment were sued by Honolulu promoter Click Entertainment for cancelling their planned concert there in June 2007. If Rain fails to show up, he may be [...]
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I just got alerted to this clip that was loaded up to youtube: We have had this in our home movie collection for years According to an article I found, it was June 10, 1963. Kennedy was visiting. My mom, Yvonne Hammer Westbrook, got this shot of him. Rare shot of him standing. Also, note [...]
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So what ever happened to these flies that were supposed to save the Big Island from these coqui frogs more then six years ago? I think there is an “Old Lady” to be held responsible. In a July 2003 Honolulu Weekly article by Patricia Tummons, she reports: …A fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, that has devastated vulnerable [...]
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Media Release Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi’s policy of bringing government to all parts of Hawaii Island will continue on Friday, Feb. 13, 12:30 p.m., when he meets with members of the North Kohala community. The two-hour talk story meeting will be held at the Intergenerational Center makai of Hisaoka Gym at Kamehameha Park in [...]
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I was the first in the State to mention Project Better Place coming to Hawaii back on September 7th of last year. I’ve thought about the project for awhile, and I think it might work on the other islands the way they have the stations planned now, but I just don’t see how they can [...]
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For the third year in a row, Keaau High School won the state title for the 5th annual LifeSmarts consumer education competition, which was held today at the State Capitol Auditorium. The game-show style competition tested students on their knowledge of personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities… …The [...]
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If you haven’t seen my smucks up top, these are awards that I give to people that I just can’t understand for one reason or another… or I just don’t like something they may have done. I had quite a few people tell me that I’m using the wrong word and that smuck should be [...]
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In today’s news: The Rich Get Richer! …Time Warner Cable in Hawaii about their future plans for symmetrical 100Mbps connectivity in Hawaii. Unfortunately for residents, this is only being offered to those who have homes in the Hualalai Resort area, a luxury development on the Kona-Kohala Coast of West Hawaii. It’s the only instance I’ve [...]
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Looks like PETA is stepping up their war against pork again. About nine months ago, before I had a blog, I reported on another site that PETA was launching a campaign against pork being shipped to Hawaii and some of the inhumane practices that were being done. In a Press Release released today by The [...]
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“This is my blog… if you don’t like what I am posting.… don’t read it. I won’t pull the trigger holding you to my blog… I promise” Wow… first of all I’m astounded that you even found this page… mahalo for visiting it. Let me introduce myself. I’m Damon Tucker and I blog because I [...]
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Aaron Stene over at the Kona Blog just made a comment on my blog regarding the Time Warner Internet speeds planned for the Hualalai community. The comment was a great comment in the fact that his comment was the 1000th comment from a “Real Person” (meaning not someone just attempting to spam my blog). Of [...]
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