Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
I missed the first 20 seconds of this video where Hawaii Tribune Writer Peter Sur asks Congressman Abercrombie if he supported the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project:
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
I had to ask Congressman Abercrombie about how he would encourage Big Island Officials to start using twitter and this was his response (sorry about the shaky camera, my arms were getting tired at this point): Of course you can visit his Twitter Site or his website at www.neilabercrombie.com I just noticed on the Neil [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
More video from tonights meeting at Waiakea High School. “Get Involved Share Your Thoughts…Internet Community … Grassroots Campaigning… Twitterland… I’m Reaching Out Person by Person… $40 Million on Transportation to Oahu… Only $3 Million to Neighbor Islands for Transportation… etc.” More Pictures from tonights meeting:
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
Congressman Abercrombie talks about the Big Island and the energy he is feeling towards the campaign: And here are some more pictures from tonights talk story with him:
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
Former Hawaii Mayor and Ex Senator, Lorraine Inouye, greeted a crowd of about 3o people at Waiakea High School Cafeteria right on time at 4:00. They embraced as only longtime political friends can: She introduced Congressman Abercrombie to the crowd and he went into his speech. I’ll just post a few picture galleries with each [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
For those of you who have been following Neil Abercrombies announcement that he is going to run for governor, you may notice that he has been streaming these announcements live on the internet. Here is the tech guy behind Abercrombies U-Stream’s. I’ll post his name once he twitters me: To me, the bigger news of [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
73 year old Grandma Nan is at again: Here she is on “People of Color”.
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
Big Island was hit earlier with a 4.0 Earthquake. No major damage has been reported that I can tell as of this posting. This youtube video put out by National Geographic has been going around the internet for quite some time. If you haven’t seen it before… it is a definite must see video. It [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
I’ll support this type of PSA on my blog, because I myself, got the opportunity first hand to see the value of the Boy’s and Girls Club while I was growing up:
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
I know… I don’t even know what I just said… but here is the PR: KAILUA KONA, Hawaii—Cyanotech applauded a study on the effectiveness and potency of Hawaiian spirulina compared to California and India-sourced spirulina. An independent third-party lab tested the nutritional content in three grams of spirulina powder from Hawaii, California and India and [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
A 49-year-old Puna man died Sunday (March 8 ) from injuries he sustained in an all- vehicle crash on Road B in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision in the Puna District. The victim was identified as Robert Teixeira of a Kurtistown address. Responding to an 8:17 p.m. call, Puna patrol officers determined that the victim was [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
Once again Rep. Morita’s office has come out with another excellent segment of “The Ledge“: HB444 HD1 RELATING TO CIVIL UNIONS. Civil Unions Extends the same rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities of spouses in a marriage to partners in a civil union. (HB444 HD1)
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
Magnitude 4.0 Date-Time Monday, March 09, 2009 at 19:44:52 UTC Monday, March 09, 2009 at 09:44:52 AM at epicenter Location 20.121°N, 155.167°W Depth 10.5 km (6.5 miles) Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII Distances 17 km (10 miles) NNE (25°) from Laupahoehoe, HI 23 km (14 miles) ENE (68°) from Paauilo, HI 28 km (18 miles) N [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
Well it looks like it’s Neil Abercrombie and Duke Aiona in the early race for the 2010 Governor’s seat. If the election was today, who would you vote for? Poll has been moved here.
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
Hat tip to Andrew Cooper for reminding us about the 2009 Big Island of Hawaii Cosmic poster contest: Don’t forget to follow the full rules here. East Hawaii Schools Submit Entries to KTA Puainako: Chiefess Kapiolani Elem. School Kea’au High School Christian Liberty School Kea’au Middle School Connections Public Charter School Keaukaha School E’Makaala School [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
I think everyone here in Hawaii is shocked at how quickly the Starb -Bulletin is sinking. Here is a list provided by TIME magazine that they think will be the next 10 papers to fold or go digital. 1. The Philadelphia Daily News. The smaller of the two papers owned by The Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2009 by Damon
You would have thought with all the planning that was done with the Puainako extension, that they could have at least had the two roads align with each other without having to go through two sets of lights just to continue on the same road.
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