Posted on November 17, 2009 by Damon
Media Release: The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT). As an Observer, China will participate in planning the development of what will be the world’s most advanced and capable astronomical observatory. “The TMT is delighted to take this exciting new step forward in [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2009 by Damon
I’m not gonna beat around the bush… I’m blushing a bit that Social Media extraordinaire Jasmine Guevara featured me as her first “Featured Blogger” on her site “Community Connect“. I met Jasmine through Twitter for her love of coffee… as you can tell by her Twitter “Alias” @coffee tweets. I later bumped into her on [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Blogs, Hawaii, Newspapers, Something New?, State Affairs, Technology | Tagged: Coffee_tweets, Community Connect, Getting Paid to Blog, Jasmine Guevara, Social Media | 6 Comments »
Posted on November 16, 2009 by Damon
From the Mayors Office: The Office of the Mayor, Hawai‘i County Council, Office of the County Clerk and six County departments are moving into the newly renovated Hawai‘i County Building at 25 Aupuni Street this week. The County building has been out of commission for normal County services since 2006 when the first phase of [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, County Council, Hawaii, Kenoi, Politics, Something New?, State Affairs | Tagged: Hawaii County New Office Building | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2009 by Damon
Posted on November 16, 2009 by Damon
So George St. Pierre has announced that he’s thinking about turning out for the Canadian National Wrestling Team for the 2012 Olympics. I’d love to see BJ Penn turn out for US Judo team for the 2012 Olympics. Let’s take a look back at what he did when he was younger in Judo to a [...]
Filed under: BJ Penn, Entertainment, Kids, MMA, Rumors, Sports | Tagged: 2012 Judo, BJ Penn Olympics, George St. Pierre Olympics, Wrestling | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 16, 2009 by Damon
Media Release: Plans are underway to establish a new farmer’s market in Mountain View at the Hilo Coffee Mill on Saturdays. The new “Market at the Mill” will be held at the Hilo Coffee Mill farm and is scheduled to start Sat., Dec. 5, 2009 — a significant convenience for local residents and visitors of [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Announcements, Big Island, Community, Economy, Food & Drink, Hilo, Pahoa, Puna, Something New?, Sustainable Living | Tagged: Puna Farmers Markets | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2009 by Damon
Yesterday I reported about the Seattle couple that was rescued by the Coast Guard and the Cruise Ship off of Hawaii. This morning they were interviewed by CBS The Early Show from the television studios in Honolulu.
Filed under: Announcements, Hawaii, Military, Security, Television, Transportation | Tagged: Brandy Meisner, Christopher Miller, Golden Princess Rescues Seattle Couple | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 16, 2009 by Damon
Note from a Sponsor: Aqua Hotels & Resorts will manage the Maile Sky Court Hotel in Waikiki beginning Dec. 1. The addition of Maile Sky Court grows Aqua’s Waikiki inventory to 14 hotels and its overall portfolio to 17 properties on Oahu, Kauai, Maui and Molokai… More Here Aqua to Manage 17th Hawaii Hotel
Filed under: Announcements, Economy, Oahu, Tourism | Tagged: Aqua to manage 17th Hawaii hotel | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 15, 2009 by Damon
I noticed that both the Kona Blog and My Hawaiian Home are running surveys right now to figure out their demographics of their audiences. I posted a survey like these more then a year ago entitled “Survey Says” and I’m not sure how much it really helped me define my audience… But feel free to [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Blogs, Economy, Hawaii, Newspapers, Something New?, Technology | Tagged: Envision Hawaii, Finding the Demographics of your Readers, Online opportunities, Opportunities for Non-Profits, Social Media, Surveys and Blogs | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 15, 2009 by Damon
I know L&L Pahoa meant well with their sign… But I think they meant $5.00 Carving fee. :roll: When I envision the word “Chopping” around a turkey… this is the image I come up with:
Filed under: Comedy, Food & Drink | Tagged: Carving a Turkey, Chopping a Turkey | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 15, 2009 by Damon
A Challenge to Democracy was a 20 minute 1943 film produced by the War Relocation Authority. The film could be considered a companion piece or sequel to 1942′s Japanese Relocation. This film is more sober in its description of the events. It states that while many Japanese were loyal and in the armed forces, they [...]
Filed under: Military, Movies and Film, National Affairs | Tagged: Japanese internment, Pearl Harbor, War Relocation Authority | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 15, 2009 by Damon
Yesterday at the Big Island Internet Society Meet Up, Devany Vickery-Davidson of My Hawaiian Home Blog, mentioned to a few of us that a cruise ship assisted in a rescue the other day off of Hilo. Here is some information I was able to glean. The Coast Guard and the cruise ship “Golden Princess” rescued [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Military, Security, Transportation | Tagged: Brandy Meisner, Christopher Miller, Golden Princess Rescues Seattle Couple | 15 Comments »
Posted on November 15, 2009 by Damon
Four days ago, one of my pictures from Pahoa was on KHON News at 10:00. I got a tweet yesterday asking me to submit some pictures of yesterdays weather. As I was driving through town I caught this shot of the runoff at Prince Kuhio Plaza: Which later got put on the news during the [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Community, Entertainment, Environment, Something New?, State Affairs, Technology, Television | Tagged: Hawaii Weather, Hilo Weather, KHON News, Pahoa Weather | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 15, 2009 by Damon
Posted on November 14, 2009 by Damon
Noticed this poster earlier today… forgot to send this from my phone.
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Posted on November 14, 2009 by Damon
Posted on November 14, 2009 by Damon
Statement as of 2:47 am HST on November 14, 2009 Record daily maximum rainfall set at Hilo, Hawaii.. A record rainfall of 4.46 inches was set at Hilo, Hawaii yesterday. This breaks the old record of 1.87 set in 1996. Warnings for Big Island
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Hilo, Rumors, Something New? | Tagged: Hilo gets Record Rainfall | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 14, 2009 by Damon
Posted on November 13, 2009 by Damon
Big Island police have opened a missing person case in connection with a missing fisherman. Devin Johnson, 23, of Kamuela was last seen on a commercial fishing boat 60 miles south of Kona. He and his brother were taking turns tending the lines while the other slept. When Johnson’s brother woke up at 2 a.m. Friday [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2009 by Damon
Media Release: Hilo will celebrate its national designation as a “Playful City” on Saturday, November 21, with a community Play Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mo‘oheau Park. Hilo was selected one of the Playful City USA communities by KaBOOM! a national non-profit dedicated to bringing play back into children’s lives. Saturday’s free [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Entertainment, Hawaii, Hilo, Kids, Something New?, State Affairs, Tourism | Tagged: Hawaii, Hilo, KaBOOM!, Playful City USA | Leave a Comment »
