Posted on December 12, 2010 by Damon
Today is my wife’s birthday so I took her and a couple of her friends Ziplining at the World Botanical Gardens! This wasn’t the original Ziplining trip that I had planned, as I was going to take them to the much scarier Umauma ones… however those ones recently were closed due to safety reasons! This [...]
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Posted on December 12, 2010 by Damon
Well I just passed another Highway 130 wreck! This one happened at the intersection of Highway 130 and Ainaloa Boulevard around 1:00 today. It appeared that the red SUV above rammed into the back of this black car below. Police officers were not on the scene yet… of course. :roll:
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Posted on December 11, 2010 by Damon
The 7th Annual Kea’au Lighted Christmas Parade happened tonight in Kea’au on the Big Island. More then 50 entrants participated in this years events. I was fortunate enough to be asked to be one of five judges this year. The other judges were Bill Crawford, Hawaii Tribune Herald; Carol Hunter, Wiki-Wiki Mart; Loreen Hough, Oceanic [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2010 by Damon
The Pacific Air Forces released the following releases about the C-17 crash at the Alaska Air Show that happened 10 days after I rode in a C-17. Pacific Air Forces: Accident Investigation Board Reports Initial Press Release on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson C-17 Globemaster II Incident of 28 July 2010 USAF Aircraft Accident Investigation Board Report [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: Susan Leigh Osborne, Principal of Kua O Ka La Public Charter School, has been named Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Education Administration. While inclusion in Cambridge Who’s Who Registry is an honor, only two male and two female members in each discipline are named the Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Community, Education, Hawaii, Kids, Pahoa | Tagged: Charter school, Hawaii, Kua O Ka La Public Charter School, Susan Leigh Osborne | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 11, 2010 by Damon
Posted on December 10, 2010 by Damon
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Entertainment, Hawaii, Kids, Oahu, Something New?, Television | Tagged: ABDC, Hawaii, Honolulu, Poreotics, World of Dance Tour | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 10, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: The Hawai‘i Police Department would like to inform the public that due to technical difficulties resulting from a recent upgrade of the Records Management System, the Records Section has been unable to release copies of traffic accident reports for some time. The Department is working with the vendor to correct these problems in [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2010 by Damon
Posted on December 9, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: Progress in developing renewable resources for biofuels and bioproducts and standards for certification of sustainability will be presented at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) 2010 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy, to be held Dec. 11-14 in Honolulu at the Hilton Hawaiian Village® Beach Resort and Spa. Sessions that focus on [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: The Shops at Mauna Lani announced today the addition of Hulakai, a surfboard, stand-up paddleboard and surf apparel lifestyle store. The new 1,400 square foot store is located across from The Shops’ signature water feature center stage and will be open beginning Monday, December 13th. Hulakai originally formed in 1997 when owner Jun [...]
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Posted on December 9, 2010 by Damon
So there is a filmmaker on the Kona side of the Big Island named Alex Farnham that goes by the youtube handle of DamItsGood808 . He’s put together quite an impressive collection of youtube clips that he has produced. Here is BJ Penn in “One Dolla!” So check out his web site or better yet… [...]
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Posted on December 8, 2010 by Damon
BIPC Release: In a continuing effort to foster literacy, the Big Island Press Club has launched a campaign to help replenish the children’s book collections at three East Hawaii public libraries just in time for Christmas. “Learning and loving to read is a key element to a discriminating public, and for a lot of children, [...]
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Posted on December 8, 2010 by Damon
Former Senate District 2 Republican Candidate Mike Hale tossed his name into the Senate District 2 Kokubun vacancy that was generated when Kokubun joined Governor Abercrombie’s cabinet. However, I don’t think he realizes that Abercrombie can or would even appoint a registered Republican into the position… Or maybe he’s just joking around a bit.
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Posted on December 8, 2010 by Damon
I’m trying to figure out how this could happen without any foul play being involved! Media Release: Big Island Police are investigating the discovery of two bodies in a residence in Hilo. At about 11:30 pm am on Wednesday (December 8, 2010), South Hilo patrol officers responded to a residence in the 1200 block of [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Hawaii, Hilo, Legal, Rumors, Security | Tagged: Coroners Inquest, Hilo Deaths | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 8, 2010 by Damon
Media Release: The County of Hawai`i Department of Environmental Management is seeking Hawai`i County Council approval to purchase a D8 bulldozer for use at the Hilo landfill. The new bulldozer would take the place of equipment the county now rents from a private company. A resolution requesting authorization to buy the bulldozer under a five-year [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, County Council, Economy, Environment, Politics, Something New?, State Affairs | Tagged: Environment, Hilo Hawaii, Landfill, Municipal solid waste, Waste Management | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 8, 2010 by Damon
192 channels of LightORama controls 30,000+ lights synchronized to the Siberian Sleigh Ride by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This light show is located in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna on the Big Island of Hawaii. For more information on this light show, please visit punalights.com. If you want directions to this show, please type in [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Damon
What do Bruno Mars and Miss Hawaii 2010 Jalee Fuselier have in common… well not much but folks here in Hawaii can at least vote for her in the Miss America Pageant! Click here to vote for Miss Hawaii Jalee Fuselier
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Posted on December 7, 2010 by Damon
Well today is considered “Pearl Harbor Day” and we all know what happened that fateful day. This has been an interesting year for me as I got to join a few others on some exercises that the military did and most of them were at or around Pearl Harbor. My way of commemorating today will [...]
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Posted on December 6, 2010 by Damon
This goes under the “Oh My God” category. Ex-Governor Linda Lingle has started blogging! You can view her blog here: Looking Back, and Looking Forward If she is doing this site herself… she needs to work on her grammar about as much as I do! … There is no one answer, and while there are [...]
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