PBS Hawaii Names Susan Yim Managing Editor for Nation’s First Statewide Student News Network

Veteran Journalist Signs On to Launch Hiki Nō, A  Bold, New Collaboration with Public, Private and Charter Schools Media Release: PBS Hawaii, the islands’ public television station, announced today that respected reporter and editor, Susan Yim, has been selected as Managing Editor for the station’s major education initiative, Hiki Nō. This is the first of [...]

Senator Gary Hooser – “Why Me, Why Now – Lieutenant Governor”

Submitted by Sen. Gary Hooser: For some newspaper columnists, bloggers and armchair political pundits, the office of Lieutenant Governor seems to have become the preferred whipping boy. It is almost fashionable to belittle, deride and take snarky swings at LG candidates. “Why would anyone possibly aspire to the ‘do nothing and meaningless’ office of Lieutenant [...]

Video Message From Councilwoman Naeole-Beason

I previously posted her “New Years message” that she emailed me, but I was in Oahu when this was sent in.

Sydney Ross Singer on Hawaii’s Mangrove Trees Being Poisoned in Herbicide Experiment and Left to Rot

The Following was submitted by Sydney Ross Singer: There is a new type of disease that has gained a frightening foothold in Hawaii. It affects the mind, filling it with hate and rage, intolerance and paranoia, and leads to violence and acts of cruelty. Animals are slaughtered in cold blood, burned to death, or poisoned. [...]

USDA To Host Roundtable(s) on Jobs and Economic Growth

Media Release: USDA Rural Development Acting State Director Melissa Pang Ching announced today that the State Offices of Rural Development and Farm Service Agency will hold several roundtables on job creation and economic growth.  They will be held at the following locations and dates: Tuesday, January 5, 2010, Hilo.  12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., Cooperative [...]

15th Annual UH Hilo Ho’olaule’a

Ziplining Umauma Falls Again…

For those of you that I have invited to go ziplining at Umauma Falls Zipline Experience (Website now available) coming up… I just wanted to let you know that the event has been pushed back to about the third week of January. It’s better to be safe then sorry… and I’d rather wait until it [...]

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