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Alaska Airlines to Start Flights From Oakland to the Big Island
Posted on May 6, 2009 by Damon
SeaTac-based Alaska Airlines announced major changes to its route structure Wednesday… …Alaska also announced it will begin service from Oakland to Maui and the island of Hawaii beginning in November. The airline also advanced the startup of its Portland-Maui service from a previously planned Aug. 7 to July 3… More Here
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Hawaii Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida “The County Is Not Traditional Business”
Posted on May 6, 2009 by Damon
The following is from the Hawaii Corporation Counsel “Blog“: In challenging economic times, a recurring question asked by many is, “Why isn’t the County run like a business?” There is some validity to this sentiment, although the County by virtue of the nature of services it provides does not fit within a traditional business model. [...]
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Hawaii Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida on “What is a Furlough?”
Posted on May 6, 2009 by Damon
The following is from Lincoln Ashida’s “Blog“: Recent discussion in our media have included the possibility of furloughs for County of Hawai‘i employees. What is a furlough? The term “furlough” does not appear in the collective bargaining agreements (union contracts) for the employees of the major unions our County employs. Merriam-Webster defines “furlough” as “a [...]
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Rupert Murdoch Wants to Start Charging for Newspaper Website Access
Posted on May 6, 2009 by Damon
Hat tip to Larry Geller: “Well, he must not think that ads will do the job. I don’t either, but who am I. He wants to charge for access to the newspaper websites in his vast newspaper empire….” Taking questions on a conference call with reporters and analysts, he said that moves could begin “within [...]
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Only in Puna: Hopper’s Hippie Art Mobile
Posted on May 6, 2009 by Damon
I’m going to start up a little photo gallery that I’m going to call “Only in Puna”. This is going to be a gallery of pictures that I have taken that you will find no where else… except for in Puna. So for starters this week, I’ll bring a picture of a VW Van that [...]
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KHON Features Big Islands Tetris Man Henk Rogers
Posted on May 6, 2009 by Damon
In August, I blogged about the Henk Rogers, the Big Island man that was behind Tetris. KHON News finally featured the guy the other night… But of course didn’t mention anything about him being from the Big Island. It’s called the “greatest game of all time” by Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. Tetris was born in [...]
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National Geographic – On Kilauea’s Violent Side
Posted on May 6, 2009 by Damon
Hawaii’s tourist-friendly Kilauea volcano is famous for its lazy rivers of lava (Kilauea volcano lava pictures). But a new report says the volcano, known as the world’s most active, has a violent alter ego. The coastal volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is capable of much stronger eruptions than previously thought, according to the [...]
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