Dave Corrigan and Baron Sekiya’s Excellent Coverage of Emperor Akihito’s Visit

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Damon

Big Island resident Dave Corrigan has been ripping it up on the video coverage of Big Island events. I haven’t seen any clips on any major networks that show this good of footage of the Emperor’s visit. I highly recommend everyone check out the video of the Emperor of Japans visit that was compiled by [...]

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Pahoa… We Do it Puna Style

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Damon

Pahoa is a unique little town. The Akebono theater is definitely one of the landmarks in town We also have a church in town that has some interesting sites. The town has lots of small shops and businesses that are all within walking distance of eachother. If you look closely on a lot of the [...]

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2009 Koa Anvil Awards Announced for Best in Public Relations

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: The Hawaii chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA Hawaii) honored the best in public relations at its 26th annual PRSA Hawaii Koa Anvil Awards reception and dinner last night at the Sheraton Waikiki. From nearly 120 entries, a record 61 Koa Anvil and Hammer awards were presented to recognize excellence [...]

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Interesting Emails at Lincoln Ashida’s Office

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Damon

The other day I posted: Lincoln Ashida on the West Hawaii Today Lawsuit and the Council Well the link to internal memo wasn’t working at the time.  It is now available to the public and reads as follows: From: Rodillas, Martha To: “Dawn.M.Shimabukuro@hawaii.gov” Cc: Ashida, Lincoln Subject: FW: Hawai`i County Council Reorganization Date: Tuesday, June [...]

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US Department of Energy Selects 28 Wind Energy Projects for Funds… HECO Gets $750,000

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the selection of 28 new wind energy projects for up to $13.8 million in funding – including $12.8 million in Recovery Act funds.  These projects will help address market and deployment challenges including wind turbine research and testing and transmission analysis, planning, assessments. Along [...]

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Beauty and the Beast… Stay Tuned

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Damon

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