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Tom Berenger at the Big Island Film Festival with Big Islands own Leo Sears
Posted on May 15, 2010 by Damon
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Sandy Saturday – Vampire Crabs
Posted on May 15, 2010 by Damon
This is what happens when a crab sees the sun!
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Resort is Great! Reception on My Phone is Lagging
Posted on May 14, 2010 by Damon
I’m staying at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and my reception on my phone is going in and out! I love it! If you are trying to get a hold of me I have a legitmate excuse!
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Staycation… at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel
Posted on May 14, 2010 by Damon
I’d like to thank Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel and the Big Island Film Festival for hooking me up with this great room for the weekend! Will be posting more about this place when I get back.. but for now… its off to the festival to try and catch actor Tom Berenger!
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I Just Felt the Earthquake… 3.0 Opihikao
Posted on May 13, 2010 by Damon
A minor earthquake occurred at 7:42:43 PM (HST) on Thursday, May 13, 2010 . The magnitude 3.0 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) ESE of `Opihikao. The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles). More Here
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Yes I Am Biased… This is My Blog… GEORGE MARSHALL of Honamu
Posted on May 13, 2010 by Damon
Aaron over at The Kona Blog just emailed me a link to a recent letter to the editor in the Big Island Weekly from George Marshall that made me laugh a bit. I’ll respond in bits and pieces The bloggers on the Big Island are a funny sort. I just recently moved here from California [...]
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Galaxy Forum 2010
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: Galaxy Forum 2010 Hawaii – Hilo Making Hawaii 1st through Galaxy Learning A forum to advance Galaxy Education and Stellar Academics in the 21st Century. Spend a special morning with Hawaii Island’s finest galaxy, space, astronomy and cultural educators and innovators. When: Sunday, May 23, 2010, 10:30am-12:30pm at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo [...]
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Rainbow Friends “No Kill” Animal Sanctuary Holding Fundraiser Friday
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Damon
On Friday May 14th, Rainbow Friends “No Kill” Animal Sanctuary will hold a fundraiser in Kawaihae at the Blue Dragon Restaurant and Musiquarium, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. The Blue Dragon will donate 25% of all food and beverage sales to help support the animals at this no-kill facility; home to 85 dogs, 200 cats [...]
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Wordless Wednesday – Living in a Concrete Jungle
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Damon
Check out this concrete house! The sign in front of the house says Kehena Point and this place is for sale
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Final EIS – TMT Observatory Project
Posted on May 12, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (UH Hilo) in its capacity as the proposing agency for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project has approved the publication of the Final EIS. The notice of availability has been published in the May 8, 2010, edition of The Environmental [...]
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Mayor Kenoi’s Budget Sent to County Council
Posted on May 11, 2010 by Damon
From the Mayors Office: Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: As required by the Hawai‘i County Charter, the amended operating budget proposal for the County of Hawai‘i for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 is hereby submitted… OVERVIEW This balanced budget includes estimated revenues and appropriations of $376,001,627 and includes the operations of eleven [...]
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Did the Hawaii County Council Break the Sunshine Law… Again?
Posted on May 11, 2010 by Damon
I read an interesting email today and I’ll just post a snippet on my blog: …While in attendance on Wednesday, May 5, for the discussion of bill 250, a point was made by a Mr. Reece {?} when he gave public testimony. Prior to his testimony, he’d gone to the Council office and asked for [...]
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Dates Set for Taylor Camp the Movie
Posted on May 11, 2010 by Damon
I previously blogged about Taylor Camp here, I just realized that the film is coming to the Big Island soon as well as a few screenings on other islands as well. OAHU: Book signing at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival May 15, 2010 to May 16, 2010 SAT – SUN 10AM-5PM Honolulu, Hawaii, Downtown [...]
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Citizens Group Announces Hawai‘i Equal Rights Book
Posted on May 10, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: Plans to publish a Hawai‘i Equal Rights Book were announced today by Citizens for Equal Rights (CFER) who led the effort to get House Bill 444 voted on before the legislature adjourned. The book is a compilation of photos of people who have already lent their names and photos to the booklets and [...]
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Sugar Plantation Era Comes Alive at Free Historical Photo Exhibit
Posted on May 10, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: A picture is worth a thousand words and the compelling images of the Big Island’s bygone sugarcane industry will be shared at a new exhibit, “A Plantation Town of the Past: Photographs of Paul Christensen 1930s-1970s.” The free, two-week display opens August 2 at the North Hawai‘i Education & Research Center (NHERC). Through [...]
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Mana Maoli Collective
Posted on May 10, 2010 by Damon
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Invest in Our Youth: A Day of Golf and Celebration
Posted on May 10, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: On Saturday, June 5, 2010, the Hamakua Youth Foundation, Inc. invites golfers and givers to “Invest in our Youth: A Day of Golf and Celebration,” to benefit the Hamakua Youth Center. North Hawaii’s only free, drop-in youth center, the Hamakua Youth Center (HYC) depends on the community to fund its remarkable after-school programs [...]
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Pahoa Pool… There Goes Hot Showers!
Posted on May 10, 2010 by Damon
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Debbie Hecht on Vacant County Positions
Commentary by Debbie Hecht: In the February 27, 2009 letter (see attached) from Mayor Kenoi to the Hawaii County Council, which introduced the budget, he states: “I imposed a temporary hiring suspension at the beginning of my administration and we are currently holding 481 positions vacant. This budget eliminates funding for 42 of those positions. [...]
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