I dedicate this song to @alohaarleen :
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Assisting a Family Finding a Rental on Big Island
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Damon
Just putting this word out for a family that moved here from California and they are looking for housing now. Anyone know of a Honokaa/Pauuilo area rental that’s available now? (Waimea/Kohala area also a possibility) Ideally 3 bedroom, private, room for garden and chickens. This is a quiet family. See the comment made for contact [...]
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Honokohau Village: The Developer’s Perspective
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Damon
Honokohau Properties’ Bob McClean, one of the primary stakeholders in the Honokohau Village TOD charrette, shares a developer’s perspective on the process. For more information, visit http://www.honokohauvillage.com.
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Honokohau Village: Exploring the Village
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Damon
PlaceMakers’ Project Principal Susan Henderson provides an overview of the Honokohau Village Transit Oriented Development project. Learn more at http://www.honokohauvillage.com.
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Video: 2009 Galileo Block Party
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Damon
The Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee (www.mkooc.org) planned and sponsored the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Galileo Block Party. Held in Hilo, Hawaii on Saturday, October 24th.
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Mayor Proposes Extension of Free, County-wide Bus Service
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Damon
Media Release: County of Hawai’i Mayor Billy Kenoi is proposing to extend the “Kokua Zone” program to provide free, island-wide bus service on the Island of Hawai’i for another year. “The free county bus fares are helping our residents to weather these challenging economic times, and are also providing a benefit to the business community [...]
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Uncle George Na’ope Passed Away Today
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Damon
I have just learned that Uncle George Na’ope has passed away today. George Na’ope was co-founder of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival and served as one of the first judges of the competition. He has judged hula competitions worldwide. He travelled the world over performing and teaching hula. “Uncle” George believes that hula is for [...]
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Pepsi… Azuki?
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Damon
I was just reading the Japanese Snack Review and a certain product caught my attention: Here’s the quote that actually caught my attention: …I rarely sniff something and think “smells like barf”. Pepsi Azuki smells like someone threw up their bean cake… I’m telling you now… I still don’t understand why folks put Azuki Beans [...]
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Bobby Jean Leithead Todd Spells Out Goals for Honokohau Village
Posted on October 25, 2009 by Damon
County of Hawaii Planning Director Bobby Jean Leithead Todd spells out the goals for the Honokohau Village Transit Oriented Development charrette. PlaceMakers’ Project Principal Susan Henderson provides an overview of the Honokohau Village Transit Oriented Development project.
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Pahoa HI-5 Recycling Center Now Open on Wednesdays
Posted on October 25, 2009 by Damon
The Pahoa recycling center is now open on Wednesdays. They made sure to tell me that when I went there today. I wonder if they read this. The hours are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm and they take their lunch from 1:00 – 1:30.
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Neighbor Island Advisors for East Hawaii to Receive Briefing from DOT on Puna Traffic Issues
Posted on October 25, 2009 by Damon
Media Release: The Council of Neighbor Island Advisors for East Hawai‘i will meet on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at Kea‘au Middle School Cafeteria. The public is invited to attend. Jiro A. Sumada, deputy director – highways for the Department of Transportation (DOT), will present to the council a brief overview of the [...]
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U2 on Youtube 2night
Posted on October 25, 2009 by Damon
This is pretty cool. If you are a U2 fan… you can watch the concert live on youtube tonight for free! This Sunday, October 25th @ 5:30 p.m. (Hawaii Time) tune into the world’s biggest band performing on the world’s largest stage. YouTube and U2 have joined forces to live stream U2′s performance this Sunday [...]
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FBI Blogs Applies for Knight Foundation Grant
Posted on October 24, 2009 by Damon
As many of you folks may know… I’ve been running the FBIBlogs.com site for free of charge and with no compensation… and enjoying doing it. However, I realized that all of us bloggers can provide a real service to the Big Island and I just wanted to let folks know that I have applied for [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Blogs, Entertainment, National Affairs, Newspapers, Something New? | Tagged: Knight Foundation Grant, Knight News Challenge Contest, We Fund it, You Invent it | 4 Comments »
*** Update*** 12th Annual Chiefs of Defense Conference in Hawaii Next Week
Posted on October 24, 2009 by Damon
This is pretty cool. An announcement went out on Twitter from someone whom I’ve been following for quite some time: “I’m looking to invite 3 of the top bloggers on Oahu to participate in a major press conference next week. Got any recommendations? Pls DM me” (DM = Direct Message) I informed the person that [...]
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Another Wreck on H130
Posted on October 24, 2009 by Damon
I was just coming home from my son’s soccer game and we came across another wreck on H130. This one looked pretty serious:
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The Farmer in the Dell
Posted on October 24, 2009 by Damon
I was just trying to get a picture of the guy taking down the crosses from when the Father Damien “Relic” was in Pahoa… and a long came a farmer…
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County Firefighter Named National Paramedic of the Year for 2009
Posted on October 23, 2009 by Damon
Media Release: A County of Hawai’i firefighter and mobile intensive care technician has been named the Paramedic of the Year for 2009 by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). Chris M. Honda, 37, has served as a Hawai’i County firefighter/paramedic for nearly 10 years, including assignments in Honoka’a and at the Central Fire [...]
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Earthquake Off Big Island Upgraded to 4.8
Posted on October 23, 2009 by Damon
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismic analyst. This earthquake was felt. A light earthquake occurred at 11:13:50 PM (HST) on Thursday, October 22, 2009 . The magnitude 4.8 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) SE of Lo`ihi Seamount. The hypocentral depth is [...]
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The End of the West Hawaii Golf Subsidy Program
Posted on October 23, 2009 by Damon
The County of Hawaii is ending it’s golf subsidy program. Media Release: The County of Hawai ‘i ‘s Department of Parks and Recreation will cease signing up residents to participate in the West Hawai ‘i Golf Subsidy Program as of Friday October 30, 2009. Until then, residents may sign up at the Waimea County Council [...]
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Brian Schatz of the Hawaii Democratic Party Discusses “Furlough Fridays”
Brian Schatz talks about the issues leading up to the educational crisis and discusses what he believes are the steps to reforming the state of education in Hawaii.
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