*Update* Sarah Palin on the Fruit Fly Money Earmarked for Hawaii

Kudos to Aaron Stene for sending off the following email to Bill O’Reilly regarding the post below. Greetings, I’m a bit frustrated by this comment made by you criticizing $ 469,000 being spent on fruit fly research here in  Hawaii. If you are not aware pretty much all fruit grown in Hawaii is prohibited to [...]

Bill O’Reilly Scrutinizes Earmark for Fruit Fly Facility in Hawaii… Wake Up Mr. O’Reilly!

Fox talk show host Bill O’Reilly recently criticized the earmark set aside for Hawaii’s Fruit Fly Program.  O’Reilly said: …The dumb spending of our money just never ends. Here’s a partial list… • A half-million to control fruit flies in Hawaii. Both Democratic senators from the Aloha State want that. Damn Mr. O’reilly, I have [...]

Grandma Nan Calls on More Local Politicians to Use Youtube

More of Grandma Nan. This time she’s calling out the local politicians to get with it and start using technology… after all… she can do it:

Message From Neil Abercrombie

Updates on upcoming events on March 8 and 9 2009 on Maui Kauai Kona and Hilo.

Hawaii All Girls School La Pietra Auctioning Off SWEET 2004 London Taxi

La Pietra on Oahu is having their annual “Hoopla” and part of the fundraiser is an auction for this sweet ride: This special edition, pristine 2004 TXII London Taxi was hand-built in Coventry, England by master craftsmen — left-handed, automatic, Connelly leather seats, premium English Wilton carpets, vibrant “Hawaii Blue” exterior.  Ownership taken in 2006 with [...]

*Update* MONDAY: Neil Abercrombie Coming to Big Island as Part of State-Wide Tour to Announce Candidacy for Governor

Passing along this email: (see update below as well) …Neil is coming to Kona on Monday morning as part of a state-wide tour announcing his candidacy. He will be having a talk-story at Pavilion #4 (far end of the runway) beginning around 11:00 am.  Neil is anxious to hear the concerns of West Hawaii residents [...]

Charles Djou Response to Abercrombie Announcement: The Video

The Myth of Ceded Lands: A Legal Analysis (Free Lecture in Kona)

Hōkūle’a: How Do You Steer?… The Video

Captain Bruce Blankenfeld shares some basic concepts of steering the Hōkūle’a prior to her sail to Palmyra Atoll. This sail is the first deep-ocean training mission of the Hōkūle’a worldwide voyage in which the traditional Hawaiian canoe will circumnavigate the Earth using ancient Polynesian navigation techniques.

Plans to Bring Biodiesel Plant to Hawaii Halted

In 2007  there was big plans to bring in Imperium Renewables to Hawaii: …The estimated $90 million project by Imperium Renewables Hawai’i LLC would produce diesel from vegetable oil primarily for use in commercial applications as well as consumer vehicles and possibly a proposed new Hawaiian Electric Co. power plant at Campbell Industrial Park… A [...]

Big Dog 5k Run/Walk Goes on Despite Rains… Big Island Marathon Coming Up

Baron Sekiya has provided excellent footage on Hawaii 24/7 of the “Big Dog 5K Run/Walk” that happened at the Coconut Island parking lot. You can view the top Male and Female finishers cross the line, as well viewing a just a really wet Hilo day on 24/7. To view more Big Island Health and Fitness [...]

The Oceania Project: Hawaii Researchers “…Humpback Sounds are Equivalent to Human Languages”

…We are working on several papers related to whale ‘language’. The term ‘language’ in relation to Humpback Whales is not yet accepted by the scientific community so we are careful about using it. Although we firmly believe that whales of all species have highly evolved languages. Three researchers in Hawaii, two computer engineers and a [...]

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