Best of Hawaii 2009… You Decide

…Ten lucky readers will be selected to win an Aloha Shoyu gift pack of Aloha Shoyu products and Aloha Teriyaki Glaze recipes. You can enter either by mail or on the Web—not both please. To enter by mail, download the official form, print out and mail. Mail-in Entry: Download official entry form Please mail by [...]

Hōkūle’a: World Oceans Day

In celebration of World Oceans Day, Hōkūle’a crew members share some of their footage from the recent trip to the protected atoll, Palmyra. Home to a myriad of species, the intact coral reef system of Palmyra offers a lesson on how our oceans can rebound with just a little care.

King’s Day Bash ’09

Former University of Hawaii-Hilo’s Interim Vice Chancellor to Lead Homeland Security Research Center

In a joint announcement made by the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the School of Policy, Planning, and Development, Stephen C. Hora was named the new director of USC’s Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE), the nation’s first Department of Homeland Security Research Center of Excellence. Established in 2004 and [...]

Big Island 43% Growth Rate By 2025

…The Big Island is expected to grow even faster. The island — identified in the study as the “Hilo area” — ranked 37th out of 250 U.S. metros, with a 43 percent projected growth rate by 2025. The Big Island is expected to grow from 164,462 residents in 2005 to 235,367 in 2025. The forecasts [...]

Are You Jalousie… Nah I’m a Louver

In the Pacific Northwest, it gets too cold to have the type of windows that many places here in Hawaii have. I remember actually putting plastic sheeting over our glass windows to create a thermal barrier during the really cold months… and It would still be cold inside of our houses w/out the heat on! [...]

I Want a 32-Gig iPhone

I could do some damage with the new iPhone that is coming out: …Apple unveiled two new models of the iPhone — the 3G S — that will sport a faster processor and sought-after features like an internal compass, a video camera and an improved photo camera. A 16-gigabyte version of the 3G S will [...]

Hawaii Corporation Counsel: County Internet Records, Not “Scandal”

The following is cut and pasted from the “Desk of Lincoln Ashida“: County internet records, not “scandal” On April 17, 2009, we explained why the County’s internet use records must remain confidential while an ongoing investigation is being conducted into allegations of inappropriate use. Monitoring of County employee internet use has been an ongoing effort [...]

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