KGMB and KHNL/KFVE “Skirt Federal Regulations” and MERGE

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Damon

Erika Engle just tweeted the following: erikaengleKGMB/KHNL/KFVE to enter shared services agreement. http://www.hsblinks.com/mq Good luck to all staffers. …The months-in-the-making arrangement will skirt federal regulations that prohibit single ownership of three TV stations in Honolulu. KGMB is owned by MCG Capital, while both KHNL-TV and KFVE-TV are owned by Raycom Media… Full Starbulletin article here

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*UPDATE* LIVE BROADCAST of Important County Council Committee Hearings

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Damon

I have been told that the feed to Kona is down right now and the meeting has been postponed until 1:00. CLICK HERE NOW TO VIEW THE LIVE FEED From the Kohala Blog: Important Issues to Be Discussed at Council Meetings August 18th and 19th: …. IF YOU CAN, ATTEND IN PERSON or by video [...]

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Councilman Yagong Answers Viewers Questions Online

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Damon

Segment of a couple of callers questions to Hawaii County Council Representative Dominic Yagong, from the August 16th 2009 live online broadcast courtesy of  http://www.bigislandlive.com/

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Neil Abercrombie Healthcare Task Force Advisory Member on Native Hawaiian Perspective on Healthcare Reform

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Damon

Hardy Spoehr of Papa Ola Lokahi provides a Native Hawaiian perspective on healthcare reform.   Spoehr is a member of Congressman Abercrombie’s Healthcare Advisory Task Force which is offering its input to the Congressman, as the U.S. House works on legislation to reform the nation’s healthcare system.

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The Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation 12th Annual Awards Ceremony

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Damon

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Good News: Princess Cruises Adding Hawaii Sailings

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Damon

This is good news for the tourism industry: Princess Cruises has added seven new sailings to its fall 2010 and spring 2011 schedule aboard Sapphire Princess, including two Pacific crossings between California and Sydney, plus additional Hawaii cruises. The new Sapphire Princess voyages include: • Two-day Pacific Coastal (Vancouver to San Francisco) – September 20, [...]

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Hilo Surfboard Co. Gets New York Times Press Coverage

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Damon

The Hilo Surfboard Co. got a nice little piece of national exposure this morning in the New York Times in a post entitled “In Glossy Glory, a Coming-Out for Surfers“: …Regardless, we at Waves can happily report that some things have not changed: Nothing resembling approval has come from stealing waves this year. And in [...]

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Ashley Lelie Signs With Kansas City Chiefs

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Damon

Sports Illustrated is reporting former UH standout Ashley Lelie has signed with Kansas City Chiefs.

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My Thoughts on Today’s ONLINE Meeting

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Damon

It was great to see today’s live stream of the council folks and former councilman being interviewed by Kristine Kubat, and I’d like to thank the folks of Big Island Live for putting this out there for us to view it. Everything worked on a technical term once the programs started. Technical notes – Email [...]

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TODAY: ONLINE Meeting With Hoffman, Pilago and Yagong

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Damon

ONLINE MEETING With Hoffman, Pilago and Yagong Big Island residents are invited to call in and be part of the show for this live broadcast via the internet on www.bigislandlive.com. Calls will be taken at (808)-769-0998. This edition of Big Island Live will be hosted by Kristine Kubat. Pete Hoffmann will be first up at [...]

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Polynesian Culture Center’s Newest Show Opens

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Damon

The Polynesian Culture Center has always been a popular spot for folks to take their families on Oahu. Their newest show Ha – Breath of Life had their first showing on Friday evening. “This is every man’s story, told through the life of a Polynesian man named Mana  Journey along with young Mana as he [...]

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Cyborg vs. Carano the Video

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Damon

The Gina Carano vs. Cris “Cyborg” Santos fight had to be one of the most entertaining MMA fights that I have seen in a long time. Despite the fact that it only lasted one hour, these two ladies showed that women can get in the ring and mix it up and put on an entertaining [...]

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$152,000 Allocated for Community Planning of Honokohau Village

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Damon

I just noticed (8/11/09) that $152,000 that was allocated to Place Makers LLC for Community planning for “Honokohau Village Transit Oriented Development“. It amazes me at how much can go into a village that isn’t even really developed yet… or is it? Honokohau Properties

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Big Island Currently Hosting “Pacific Endeavor” Workshop for Testing Military Communications and Information Systems

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Damon

It’s pretty cool that are own Military is embracing social media, blogs, and twitter. I recently started following the @PacificCommand tweets and I asked them to let me know of any Big Island operations that might be going on. It was nice to see that they were very responsive and actually sent me a link [...]

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Saturday Evening Viewing Special

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Damon

You folks got to see this… nuff said: Kseniya Simonova: Here is a couple of her lesser known pieces:

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In the Spirit of Damien and Mother Marianne

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Damon

In the Spirit of Damien and Mother Marianne Producer/Director/Editor – Sally Lundburg Executive Producer – The Office of Social Ministry Since it’s creation in 2000, In the Spirit of Damien has raised immeasurable funds and awareness for Mobile Care, a dental clinic for the under served that operates out of the two mobile vans on [...]

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County Doing Survey on The Path to Zero Waste

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Damon

I just noticed that the county is doing the following survey: “Hawai`i County Integrated Resources and Solid Waste Management Plan, the Path to Zero Waste“ Here is an example of a couple of the questions you can find on this survey: How familiar are you with the County of Hawai`i’s Integrated Resources and Solid Waste [...]

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*Update* Mainland Videoblogger On Assignment for TMT Opposers? Millilani Trask Responds to Him… Others on Hidden Camera?

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Damon

Just ran across a bunch of clips that have been posted by someone who is obviously posting youtube clips to make a buck and isn’t happy with the TMT project. Before I go on and show the featured videos… I’ll pass on a few of his other youtube clips he has posted: Alien Human Sperm [...]

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Proposed Labor Reduction List – THE LAY OFF LIST

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Damon

KGMB obtained the list of the State Government worker positions that may be laid off: 357 = Human Services – (office assistants, registered nurses, child, homeless & social workers) 305 = Health – (vector control workers, assistants, nurses) 129 = Accounting & General Service – (janitors & IT specialists) 118 = Agriculture – (plant quarantine [...]

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Feline Friday – Georgina the Hawaii Nui Brew “Mascot”

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Damon

Last weekend when I stopped by the Hawaii Nui Brew plant to pick up beer for the meet and greet, I noticed this really friendly cat that was giving me a lot of love.  I was able to shoot this picture of him. I just found out the story behind this cat. “Unofficial mascot Georgina [...]

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