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“Mauna Kea: The Temple” Featured at Pahoa Museum
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Damon
Hat tip to Big Island on the Cheap The Pahoa Museum’s new exhibit “Mauna Kea: The Temple” opened on Monday, June 15, 2009 and runs through July 30th. The museum is open from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and admission is free. More info Here
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North Carolina to Hawaii Flights Begin in December
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Damon
US Airways is adding nonstop flights between Charlotte and Hawaii, providing travelers in the Carolinas a quick way to escape to the islands. US Airways Group Inc. said Sunday that daily, year-round service to Honolulu will begin Dec. 17. It will be the only direct flight from Charlotte to Hawaii… More here
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Happy Father’s Day
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Damon
This especially goes out to my two younger half brothers that I was able to find after all these years because of social media. I can’t believe I have been looking for my half brothers for so long… and all it really took was the right tools on the internet. I haven’t seen either one [...]
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Even Chickens Ride the Bus on the Big Island
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Damon
I just noticed this tweet that came in earlier.
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NEW Missile Defense System Deployed to Hawaii for North Korea Threat
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Damon
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he has ordered the deployment of a new missile defense system to respond to any North Korean missile launch that threatens Hawaii. Meanwhile, an official also says the U.S. Navy is prepared to try to stop North Korean ships suspected of carrying weapons banned by a new United Nations [...]
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County Council “Coup” Meeting Airdates
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Damon
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10 Hot Dogs and 8 Buns… WTF?
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Damon
So I’m grocery shopping today for my son’s birthday party this weekend and I have to get Hot dog buns for 2 packs of hot dogs. I’ve always wondered why hot dogs come in a 10 pack, but the buns come in an 8 pack. So now that I have the internet easily available to [...]
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Senator Daniel K. Inouye at the Groundbreaking for National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Damon
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Six Great Spots on the Big Island
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Damon
My Hawaiian Home blog writer Devany Vickery-Davidson asks this question on Aloha Friday: …What is your favorite spot on the Big Island? So I thought I’d give her 6 spots posted by an LA Times travel writer with some video behind the spots: LATimes travel writer Chris Reynolds hits six top spots on Hawaii’s big [...]
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Lincoln Ashida: “What is the Legal Difference Between a Voter Initiative and an Ordinance?”
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Damon
From the Desk of Lincoln Ashida: During the recent lively Hawai‘i County Council debate concerning the two-year suspension of payments into the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, a question asked was whether voter initiatives enjoy greater legal recognition and protection than ordinances passed by the Council. This question was asked in [...]
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TMT Meeting in Pahoa (Just Random Pictures)
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Damon
*Blog* CHOP! My bad folks… still learning my new phone… Attended tonights TMT meeting at Pahoa Elementary for a brief time… was running late for everything today… go figure I run late to something right next to where I’m living. I’ll just assume that the majority of the presentation was the same one that was [...]
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Cluster of Missiles on July 4th Towards Hawaii from Korea?
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Damon
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Happy Birthday Hayden… Mahalo Montessori Country Schools
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Damon
Today is my son’s 5th Birthday. Coincidentally, it was also his last day of preschool, so the kids put on a program for the parents and honored the kindergarten students that were leaving the school to go onto public schools. Because it was my son’s birthday, they stood him up and we all sang Happy [...]
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Highway 130 Field Studies to Begin in July: Environmental Assesment Process Begins
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Damon
Here is a Keaau Pahoa Highway 130 Advisory Group newsletter I just received: The Hawaii DOT (HDOT) is in the process of initiating an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Keaau-Pahoa Road. The EA is required by federal law (the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA) and state law (Chapter 343 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes). Theproject [...]
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North Korea May Fire Missile Toward Hawaii in July
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Damon
North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program…. More Here
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When “A Perfect Getaway” is Not So Perfect
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Damon
Were having an economic crisis here in Hawaii. I just noticed this film that is scheduled to be released in August. This definitely won’t help tourism here in the islands. I wonder if our Film Commission new the actual plot of this story before giving all the permits for them to film something like this [...]
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Dr. James Weatherford Announces His Candidacy for County Council District 5 Seat in 2010
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Damon
I just noticed the following comment on Big Island Chronicle by Dr. James Weatherford: OK. I’m going to do it. Trying to get something out of yesterday (after all, it was a long day and costly one for the taxpayer), I cite these two statements: “People need to have different opportunities to serve.” J Yoshimoto [...]
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Nose Flute Demo (Again)
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Damon
Just testing my new google phone out. Some of you may have seen this video already. I figured out how to post videos directly from events now. What I can do, is use my new phone to videotape live things, upload it on the fly to youtube, then send the youtube file to an email [...]
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House Fire in Pahoa
Posted on June 17, 2009 by Damon
Just noticed this Tweet earlier from the Hawaii Red Cross from earlier today: Big Island volunteers on scene at house fire on Maele St in Pahoa. will meet w/ affected residents & ensure immediate emergency needs are met
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