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World Wide Ed Pulpconnection Jerome’s ThoughtsI’ll be updating this post throughout the night as Darrin “DC” Carlson tweets on the left column. The Pictures are mostly from Darrin, but others are being submitted on Twitter as well:
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From the Mayors Office: The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the County of Hawaii for its comprehensive annual financial report. The award is given by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the [...]
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Media Release: Live Internet Broadcast Featuring: Cyril Pahinui and Don Kaulia Live From Gabby Pahinui’s House in Waimanalo Livehawaiianmusic.com is excited to be bringing you a live broadcast from the legendary Pahinui Waimanalo Homestead on September 27th, 2009 at 1pm featuring Cyril Pahinui and Don Kaulia. This Kanikapila and Workshop is put on monthly by [...]
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I noticed the following post over on The Hui Blog “Talk Story With Dominic Yagong“ TALK STORY WITH DOMINIC YAGONG – Monday Sept. 28th, 7 pm FREE – EVERYONE WELCOME. Come to the Honokaa People’s Theater to share your thoughts and ideas with Dominic on a number of issues affecting Hamakua, including updates on the [...]
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This is pretty interesting seeing the rise in the population at the University of Hawaii Community College over the last 27 years. Table 3.9– ENROLLMENT AND DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED AT HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE: ACADEMIC YEAR 1982-83 TO 2008-09 Academic Year Enrollment 1/ Certificates 2/ Associate degrees 1982-83 2,088 68 242 1983-84 1,977 80 239 [...]
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This is pretty interesting seeing the rise in the population at UH Hilo over the last 25 years. I’ll follow this up with Hawaii Community Colleges Statisitics: Table 3.8– ENROLLMENT AND DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO: ACADEMIC YEAR 1984-85 TO 2008-09 Academic Year Enrollment 2/ Certificates 3/ Bachelor Degrees [...]
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The other day I questioned an email that I received coming from the UH Alumni Foundation and had several interesting comments made: Patti, on September 25th, 2009 at 8:53 am Said: Edit Comment I highly recommend everyone click on the “unsubscribe” link and get off the Harris list. If they call to “update their list” [...]
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It’s been a long time since I’ve been into a “Hooters” restaraunt. I know what us guys go in there for… and it’s not just Buffalo Wings. But what in the heck are these folks thinking? Is this a common thing they do at Hooters now a day? 2 mates get slapped by sexy Hooters [...]
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From the Mayors Office: Mayor Billy Kenoi today announced the County is developing a new service modeled on the popular Summer Fun program to provide supervised activities for school-age children during the 17 days that public schools will be closed because of teacher furloughs. “We understand the teacher furloughs triggered by the state’s budget problems [...]
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*UPDATE 9/24/09* The Konablog has reported that the ground breaking took place on Tuesday Media Release: “The Villages of Aina Le‘a,” a 1,000-plus acre development on the South Kohala Coast of Hawai‘i Island, has received its first infusion of cash from Singapore’s Capital Asia Group Pte Ltd. DW Aina Le`a Development, LLC and Capital Asia, [...]
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I was asked back in May of this year to work with the Big Island Press Club to help them revamp and update their website which had not been updated in over a year at the time they had asked me. Big Island Press Club, of which I’ve been a member since 2001, has changed [...]
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Media Release: On Friday, October 2, livehawaiianmusic.com will be streaming a live broadcast worldwide at different times during the day, from seven different locations around the Big Island. Besides bringing you beautiful music and scenery there is an energetic significance that goes along with circling the island every month. Livehawaiianmusic.com is bringing to the world [...]
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I’d like to thank Leslie Lang for being a chaperon at my sons field trip that is going on. I’d much rather be there then in this census training. I appreciate the live pictures she is sending. It sure makes this training go by faster.
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While I’m going through this initial week of census training again… those that may remember the last time I was with the bureau, I also slowed down blogging for a short period of time so I could focus in on the training. The difference this time and last time… is once I get through this [...]
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I guess the September Gleaning has some interesting words about me… When I catch a copy of it… I will be commenting on it! Remember in July… I did post the following: “Big Island Press Club Out to Get Me” Question Rod…? Do you not think I have saved every email sent from you to [...]
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Media Release: Hawaii Island Humane Society announced recently that the annual HIHS Hawaii Horse Expo 2009 raised more than $12,000 for the Society’s Horse Rescue Fund. The funds are used by Hawaii Island Humane Society for feed, veterinarian care, and the improvement of equine holding facilities on Hawaii Island . “We thank everyone who attended [...]
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Meet & Greet NASA Astronaut John Bennett Herrington – First Native American to Walk in Space
Media Release: Meet & greet NASA Astronaut John Bennett Herrington the first Native American to walk in space at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Monday, October 5, 2009, 7pm As part of “Aerospace in Hawaii Week,” October 4 through 10, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor invites you to “the heart of space” to hear and [...]
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