Curtis Narimatsu History

Just Tucking this away for future refrences. Dispatches From Curt — Steadfast And Ever-Faithful GOP Loyalist Elroy Osorio And Some Island Political History 01 Jul 2009 / Dispatches From Curt, Guest Columns, commentary, politics Curtis Narimatsu (Curtis Narimatsu is a lifelong resident of Hilo who writes about the forgotten past such as the old plantation [...]

Surveilance Cameras in Pahoa… Craigslist Rant

Pahoa has had some Weed and Seed surveilance cameras for quite some time. Nancy Cook Lauer was incorrect today when she mentioned the following in today’s West Hawaii Today. …The grant from the Hawaii Tourism Authority will place cameras along Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona, as well as at Akaka Falls and in undisclosed locations in [...]

“HMSA Now” on Youtube

The Hawaii Medical Services Association (HMSA) is now using youtube to get their message out to island residents. You can view their youtube page here. This is their introductory video:

Hawaii County Board of Ethics Agenda for Next Week Wednesday

Here is the .pdf file to the Board of Ethics meeting that will be held next Wednesday, July 8th at 10:00 am. 4. COMMUNICATIONS: a. Communication No. 2009-33: The High Road publication of the Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission, June 2009 issue. b. Communication No. 2009-34:  Letter of complaint dated 6/18/09 regarding a County officer or [...]

Neil Abercrombie Honors Students Heading to U.S. Military Academies

Honoring Hawaii students. Congressman Neil Abercrombie hosts a “Congressional Salute” to honor his military academy appointees– as well as the President’s selections– from the First Congressional District.

Lincoln Ashida: Hawaii County Sues UniDev

From the desk of Hawaii County Corporate Council Lincoln Ashida: In September of 2004, the County issued a request for proposal for the Waikoloa Employee Housing Project, seeking an experienced developer to plan, design and construct 1,000 affordable homes for people employed in businesses in our South Kohala district (primarily hotel and other visitor industry [...]

Just a Funky Root

I have no clue what this root is… I was gonna dig it up to see if there was a potato or something rooted underneath the ground, but I’ll wait a while to see what this root does in the next few weeks.

Senator Inouye’s Office and Central Pacific Financial?

…Now, the case of Sen. Daniel Inouye and his office’s inquiry to a federal regulator regarding a Hawaii bank is drawing new attention to the role lawmakers are playing in the government’s decisions on how to divvy up the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. Constituent service or undue influence? In Inouye’s case, the Hawaii [...]

Hawaii: Cautionary Tale Over the FairPoint-Verizon Deal

Back in March, I posted a blog that talked about Hawaii Telecom knowing the problems they were facing ahead of time when taking over the Verizon accounts here in Hawaii: …The specter that hangs over this is Hawaii Telecom. In that state a consulting firm paid $1.6 billion for Verizon’s landline service in 2005, only [...]

Big Island Filmmaker Caught Up in Shield Law and Subpoenaed

*edit* I was just notified this was also in the Star-Bulletin today as well as the Honolulu Advertiser’s Breaking news last night.  (Where have I been?) First Amendment Center: The American Civil Liberties Union has invoked a new state law to protect a Big Island documentary filmmaker subpoenaed to provide his unpublished interviews and raw [...]

3.0 Earthquake Registered on East Side of Big Island

A minor earthquake occurred at 10:45:29 PM (HST) on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 . The magnitude 3.0 event occurred 12 km (8 miles) NNE of Kukuihaele. The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles). More Here

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