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World Wide Ed Pulpconnection Jerome’s ThoughtsWell today began my first day of Census Training. Spent the majority of the day at one site where we had a large turn-out then traveled to a couple other sites… only to realize the site I started at was actually the one that would need the most help. Started this morning at 5:30 am… [...]
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Last weekend I had the opportunity to do a lot of things with my old high school friend Dave Haggen, courtesy of a few great companies. One of them was KapohoKine Adventures, who gave me an opportunity to go Ziplining again which I will be blogging about when I get time. But before the tour [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Entertainment, Environment, Hawaii, Something New?, Sports, Tourism, Transportation, Unexplained Phenomenon | Tagged: KapohoKine Adventures, Kayaking on the Big Island, Things to do on the Big Island, Ziplining on the Big Island | 1 Comment »
I can’t believe with post 9/11 security that someone can blatantly get away with stealing a car from the Hilo Airport w/out having anyone notice anything. If anyone has seen this rare car… please contact the email in the picture below. It’s very distinct:
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Hilo, Legal, Transportation | Tagged: Hilo Airport, Stolen VW Bug | 5 Comments »
Media Release: The Big Island Agility Club is hosting a NADAC Dog Agility Trial at Paw’s University in Kona on February 27th and 29th, 2010. Both days of competition begins at 8:00 a.m. It’s Free and open to the public to watch. Bring a chair or a mat, and cheer on your favorite doggie team. [...]
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Last weekend I had the opportunity to go Ziplining at the World Botanical Gardens Zip Isle. Not only did I have an opportunity to go… I had the opportunity to go with a friend, Dave Haggen, that I had not seen in many years. This was truly special for me beyond words can even speak [...]
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Media Release: The County of Hawai‘i Department of Environmental Management will be conducting Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events at its Waimea and Pāhoa Recycling & Solid Waste Transfer Stations in March. The Waimea HHW Collection Event will be held on Saturday, March 6, and the Pāhoa HHW Collection Event will be held on Sunday, [...]
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Media Release: The County of Hawai`i Department of Environmental Management operates a green waste mulching facility in Kona through a contract with Big Island EKO Systems, Inc. (EKO). EKO will be conducting water system repairs at the County’s Kona Green Waste Mulching Facility located at the Kealakehe Recycling & Solid Waste Transfer Station. In order [...]
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Three votes were not counted by the Chief Clerk- Representatives Tom Brower, Marilyn Lee, and Maile Shimabukuro. Had these three votes been accurately counted and made inclusive with the fourteen votes that were counted, the total would have been seventeen votes. Seventeen votes in the affirmative is what was needed to recall HB2311 from committee.
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I’m not authorized to speak on behalf of the Census Bureau. However, the actual “Census Day” is April 1st… no this is not a joke. In the meantime, pretty soon approximately 200 + folks will be spanning out across the Big Island looking for YOU… if you are not at a regular mailing address.* Embrace [...]
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I’m stoked to see Neil Abercrombie bringing on a Social Media expert for his run for the Governor. I actually asked Mayor Kenoi’s Public Relations Specialist, Hunter Bishop, the following question last Friday via email: Has Mayor Kenoi ever thought about hiring a social media expert? I believe someone skilled in social media could eventually [...]
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Since the very first day of this blog… I made a commitment that I would try and post one post every day to this site. I didn’t care what is was about or who it was about… I just wanted to make a commitment to post each and every day. I actually full on got [...]
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Picture courtesy of Devany Vickery-Davidson at the Umauma Zipline falls this past Saturday.
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Well thanks everyone for viewing my blog. I just noticed that I had 500,166 page visits to my site. I was hoping to be online when it happened just to see where the visit came from but so goes it… ARGH! Thanks again to my sponsors, my friends, my family and most importantly to you [...]
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Commentary Submitted by Sydney Ross Singer: A righteous lawsuit has just begun on the Big Island of Hawaii to seek an injunction ending the environmental destruction caused, not by invasive species, but by invasive species eradicators. Being eradicated is the famous mangrove tree, which lives in brackish waters along shoreline wetlands. Mangroves are valued around [...]
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Media Release: The public is invited to attend the Puna CDP Action Committee monthly meeting on Thursday, February 18, 2010, 3-6 p.m. at the Kea‘au Community Center. Agenda topics include an update from Bill Walter of W.H. Shipman, LTD. on the status of the Kea‘au Town Conceptual Master Plan, amendments and other plans that W.H. [...]
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Arthur Lawrence Mullaly Fund of the Hawai’i Community Foundation Provides Dryland Forest Restoration and Community Volunteer Opportunities Media Release: The Hawai’i Forest Institute (HFI) has been awarded an $8,000 grant from the Arthur Lawrence Mullaly Fund of the Hawai’i Community Foundation for the Ka’upulehu Dryland Forest Restoration and Education project. This volunteer outreach project provides [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Community, Environment, Hawaii, Sustainable Living | Tagged: Hawai'i Forest Institute, Ka`upulehu Dryland Preserve, Keoki Apokolani Carter, Ku'ulei Keakealani, Wilds Pihanui Brawner, Yvonne Yarber Carter | Leave a Comment »
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