Six Big Island Public Schools Recognized at Board Community Meeting Last Night

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Damon

From Twitter: Six Big Island public schools recognized at Board community meeting last night. Here are the photos: http://bit.ly/5uYWTL less than 20 seconds ago from web From the Hawaii Board of Education Blog: The Board of Education, at its community meeting in Kona last night, recognized six Big Island public schools for staying on track [...]

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Matson’s 2010 Westbound Hawaii Service Rates to Increase by $120 per Container

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: Matson Navigation Company announced today that it will raise its rates for the company’s Hawaii service by $120 per westbound container and $60 per eastbound container, effective January 3, 2010. Matson estimates that this increase will raise rates by an average of 3.8 percent. The increase will be filed with the Surface Transportation [...]

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What’s a Charrette?

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Damon

Bill Lennertz, Executive Director of the National Charrette Institute, explains what charrettes are all about and the value they bring to community planning.

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$35 Million Ane Keohokalole Highway Funded

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: The Federal Highways Administration and the Hawaii State Department of Transportation have authorized Hawaii County to build the Ane Keohokalole Highway using $35 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Hawaii County now has five years to complete the initial phase of  what is also referred to as the Mid-Level Road, a [...]

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Punatic Cyber Cafe Closing – Big Auction Saturday

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

The Punatic Cyber Cafe is closing its doors and will be auctioning EVERYTHING off in the premise this Saturday beginning at 10:00 am. 40 + Computers, 6 laptops, 10 printers, networking gear, all the parts and accessories you can imagine. Chairs, tables, furniture, sofa, counter bars, workstations. 1000 DVD’s, 1000 +Books, household items, toys, sunglasses, [...]

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County of Hawaii Offers Free Holiday Shared Ride Taxi Coupons to Stop Drunk Driving

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: County Motorists are strongly urged to avoid getting behind the wheel after drinking alcohol this holiday season. Hawai‘i County is bringing back its free Holiday Shared Ride Taxi program this year to make our Big Island roads safer. Now through January 1, 2010, selected establishments in East and West Hawai‘i will be offering [...]

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Butt Ugly’s Cousin? Caught on Video!

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

I was first visited by “Butt Ugly” (Bipalium Kwense) back in December of last year when I blogged “Just Butt Ugly or Bipalium Kwense“. The worm looked like this: He returned a visit to me a few times after in a few different sizes as you can see here and here. Well today I went [...]

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When Pele Burps

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

This is what she looks like:

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University of Hawaii at Hilo Begins Search for New Chancellor

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has announced it will begin its search for a new chancellor.  Chancellor Rose Tseng has led the campus since 1998 and will step down at the conclusion of her term of appointment on June 30, 2010.  During her tenure, Chancellor Tseng has increased enrollment, grants and global recognition [...]

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Kender Energy Signs Hawaiian Distributor for Its Solar Technology

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: Kender Energy Inc. today announced that it has signed a Distribution Agreement with Kahalehoe Solar Inc. in Waianae, Hawaii. In Hawaii, 1 in 3 homes have solar water heating systems and the state offers one of the most generous incentive packages to convert to Solar Energy with incentives of over $20,000 per conversion [...]

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eBay Founder Pierre Omidyar Starting Online Paper in Hawaii

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Damon

Well the buzz has been out for a few days now that eBay founder Pierre Omidyar is going to be starting up an online newspaper geared towards the Hawaii audience. Of course I applied for the position of “Editor” for this new online start up, however, I also encourage others to apply for the position [...]

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Bees Get Bronze

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Damon

One thing cool about playing sports when I was growing up was receiving trophies. I still have a few of my trophies around somewhere and they still mean something to me to this day. Yesterday, my son got his second trophy!

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events in Hilo and Kona

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: The County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management will be conducting Household Hazardous Waste Collections events at its Hilo and Kailua-Kona Recycling & Solid Waste Transfer Stations in December. The Hilo HHW Collections Event will be held on Saturday, December 5; and the Kailua-Kona HHW Collection Event will be held on Saturday, December [...]

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8th Annual Hawaii Ukulele Guild Exhibition and Conference

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Damon

On November 21, 2009, the Hawaii Ukulele Guild held its 8th annual Conference and Exhibition. Mike Chock, founder of the guild, and Doug Long, a committee member, walk us through the exhibition showing us some of the beautiful ukulele produced by the members.

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Who, Where or What is the Hawaii County “Traffic Safety Council” as Mandated

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Damon

I sent the following email of to State Transportation Director Jiro Sumada: Dear Mr. Jiro Sumada, I was curious who is on the Big Island County Traffic Safety Council or if one has even been implemented as required by law. See page 15 of the 2010 Highway Safety Plan: The Governors of all states are [...]

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Sunday Skink

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Damon

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ALL UH Manoa Students to be Charged $20.00 Per Semester “Bus Fees”

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Damon

I don’t think this is right to charge ALL students $20.00 per semester to have a certain percentage of the students be able to ride the bus for free. What about students who drive their own cars?  What about students who live on campus in the dorms. This “Fee” is another money maker at the [...]

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SAVE OUR SCHOOLS HAWAII… The Videos

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Damon

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A Message to Prosecuting Attorney Jay Kimura

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Damon

Mr. Jay Kimura, Prosecuting Attorney for Hawaii County has a budget of 9 million dollars to prosecute and convict Hawaii residents. He’s continuing to use public funds to prosecute cases which are defined as ‘adult personal use’, involving 24 or fewer plants and 24 or fewer ounces on private property. It’s a shame. Not only [...]

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Stinging Bees Invade Shipman Park One Last Time

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Damon

Media Release: Today, the Puna Green Stinging Bees will be invading Shipman Park for the final time this season. I’d like to say congrats to this fine group of Stinging Bees:

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