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I guess the joke is on Reed Flickinger at this years BIPC Scholarship dinner. Not only did I get to wear a “Hello my name is: Reed Flickinger” name tag… I noticed about 8-10 others wearing this same tag.
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I’d just like to thank all of the members of the Big Island Press Club that took their time to introduce themselves to an “Outsider” such as me at their Club Scholarship dinner tonight at the Hilo Seaside Resort. I learned a real quick and easy lesson… and that is that cell phones suck as [...]
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I ask the two readers that view this blog to check out the Big Island Press Club’s blog NOW. I will be blogging and tweeting live from the Scholarship Dinner tonight. So check it out… The Big Island Press Club Scholarship Dinner LIVE Mayor Kenoi is scheduled to speak, and I heard they might even [...]
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Media Release The County of Hawai‘i Planning Department has reopened the application acceptance period for the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee. The deadline to submit an application is 4:30 p.m., September 4, 2009. Anyone that has previously submitted an application through the Planning Department or the Mayor’s Office do not need to resubmit their [...]
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Media Release: Puna Trail Clean Up Day! August 4, 2009 9:00am – 2:00pm In collaboration with Na Ala Hele (State of Hawaii trail and access program), the Shipman Family and the University of Hawaii, the QB team will be hosting a “Puna Trail Clean Up Day!”. The project date is set for AUGUST 4th, TUESDAY 0900-1400. [...]
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A short-range ballistic missile was fired and then successfully shot down by a 3-stage interceptor missile off Kauai this morning:
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As the two readers of this blog may remember, I worked for the Census Bureau for a few months doing address canvassing where I stumbled across quite a variety of living arrangements. Yesterday, I got called back to do testing for a “Supervisor” position for the actual Census that will be taking place. I took [...]
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Many people are fired up about Coach McMackin’s “Faggot Dance” comment that he made about the Notre Dame football teams team dance. Hawaii Warriors football coach Greg McMackin used the word “faggot” three times when discussing rival team Notre Dame at a media preview on Thursday, then turned around and asked the press not to [...]
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U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) celebrates Hawaii’s 50th Anniversary of Statehood with a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
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Well the Travelocity Roaming Gnome is well under his Hawaii vacation right now. I don’t think he understands Hula just yet. Mr. Roaming Gnome… Hula is all about the hands… and I don’t seem to see your hands in action. LOL
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Well I’m taking the above link off the top of my site. (I’ve got a few things up my sleeves and I need to think positive) One way or the other I’ll find a job… I don’t want to make it look like I’m desperate to find one. Besides that… I go back on call [...]
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If you have been following my blog, you will know that the Travelocity Roaming Gnome is now in Hawaii (see twitter feed at top left for latest from the Roaming Gnome). I thought I would compile my own list of places on the BIG ISLAND that I think the Travelocity Roaming Gnome should visit while [...]
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I’ll be following the Travelocity Roaming Gnome on the top of my blog while he visits the Hawaii Islands. If anyone is interested in possibly meeting the Roaming Gnome along the way… I’m gonna try and keep close contact with him while he’s on the Big Island.
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From the Mayors Office: A Skate Contest and Anti-Drug Driving Awareness Project event will start at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Pāhoa Skate Park (check-in starts at 9:30 a.m.). The contest, called “King of the Vert,” is being coordinated by Hawai‘i Broadcast Media Center and Healing Our Island. Entry is free for all [...]
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Hat tip to Big Island on the Cheap: Free Movie and Dinner at Akebono Theater August 2nd More Info Here
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I mentioned the other day the Travelocity Roaming Gnome was having a contest to see where he should go next. Hawaii, Jamaica, or Cancun. Well he just announced on Twitter that Hawaii has won by a very narrow margin: RoamingGnome Hawaii and Cancun were soo close…. 56470 to 52057!!! #gnomeroams10 minutes ago from web Incredible! [...]
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This page contains links to live streaming video, and video archives of Vanderburgh County Council meetings. Video content is provided courtesy of WNIN TV. Note that this system is currently in public testing phase. Some older archives may not be complete and may have errors. To view the streaming video you will need Microsoft Windows Media [...]
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Hōkūle’a crewmember Kaina Holomalia describes how the voyage to Palmyra Atoll connects to the greater purpose behind the worldwide voyage Kaina was a watch captain on the recent voyage to Palmyra Atoll, 1,000 miles south of Hawai’i. Crewmembers are training for the Hōkūle’a Wolrdwide Voyage in which the traditional Hawaiian canoe will circumnavigate the Earth [...]
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I’m kind of irked if the following statement from former County Council Legislative Aide, Tiffany Edwards Hunt is true: Damon, my understanding is all county employees have access to a live stream of the County Council meeting… I used to watch the Council meetings from my computer when I worked in the County Clerk’s Office [...]
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