Posted on June 17, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Hawaii Homegrown Food Network, the Breadfruit Institute of the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, are presenting the Breadfruit Festival—Ho‘oulu ka ‘Ulu at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The Garden will also be holding [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Announcements, Big Island, Community, Food & Drink | Tagged: Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Breadfruit Festival, Breadfruit Institute, Hawaii Homegrown Food Network, National Tropical Botanical Garden | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Damon
The newly upgraded Pahoa Recycling and Transfer Station was blessed today. More people showed up then expected as trash and recycling seems to be a hot topic these days. It began with Kumu Moses Kaho’okele Crabbe circling the Pahoa Transfer Station and tossing salt in all corners of the transfer station Mayor Kenoi was on [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Community, Environment, Fred Blas, Kenoi, Pahoa, Something New? | Tagged: Pahoa Recycling and Transfer Station, Pollution Prevention and Recycling, Waste Management | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 16, 2011 by Damon
I just noticed the following and I just have to wonder if they are actually talking about his “Kilauea” house and not his “Kilanea” house. The upcoming trial of a man who was allegedly one of New Hampshire’s largest marijuana suppliers may lead to federal authorities to seize not only his home in Hawaii, but [...]
Filed under: Hawaii, Legal | Tagged: Marijuana Trial, Michael Croteau, New Hampshire, Ron Young | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Damon
From the Mayor’s Office: Pursuant to Section 3- 12 of the Hawai`i County Charter, I am disapproving Bill 29 (Draft 4), the 2011- 2012 Operating Budget, and returning it to you. Key Council Budget Amendments Are Apparently Illegal While I appreciate the time and effort the County Council has invested in proposing amendments to the [...]
Filed under: County Council, Food & Drink, Hawaii, Kenoi | Tagged: Bill 29, Mayor Kenoi | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Damon
Well this is just too strange for me. I know folks in Hawaii like SPAM a lot but I didn’t know the Japanese liked it so much. Burger King is banking on an iconic wartime staple– Spam — to bring in female customers in Japan.The fast food giant announced plans to offer mini Spam sliders [...]
Filed under: Comedy, Food & Drink, Health, Something New?, Unexplained Phenomenon | Tagged: Burger King, Japan, Spam Burgers, Spam Sliders, What Women Want Women Get | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Damon
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Damon
Magnitude 3.0 Date-Time Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 05:48:39 UTC Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 07:48:39 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 19.449°N, 156.583°W Depth 7 km (4.3 miles) (poorly constrained) Region HAWAII REGION, HAWAII Distances 65 km (40 miles) WSW (251°) from Kailua, HI 67 km (42 miles) WSW [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Environment, Hawaii | Tagged: 3.0 Magnitude, Big Island, Earthquake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Thanks to tips from the public, Big Island police have located a vehicle that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run motor vehicle/pedestrian crash on June 10 on the Hawai’i Belt Road (Route 11) .3 miles south of the 108-mile marker in Captain Cook, South Kona. The 2001 Chevrolet Blazer was found in Captain [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Hawaii, Legal, Transportation | Tagged: Hawaii, Hit and Run, Stanford Omori | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: The HAWAIIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME is proud to announce the 27th Annual “Ka Himeni Ana” Hawaiian music competition on Saturday, August 27th, at the Hawaii Theater in Honolulu. Ka Himeni Ana, founded by Richard M. Towill, features amateur Hawaiian music groups performing in the “nahenahe” style, the distinctive Hawaiian music form characterized by sweet vocal harmony [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Entertainment, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Oahu | Tagged: Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts, Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, Music of Hawaii | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Big Island police are investigating the suspicious deaths of two horses in the Hakalau area of East Hawai’i. The caretaker of a property off Chin Chuck Road across from Veterans Park discovered the decomposing body of a horse entwined in barbed wire with what appeared to be a gunshot wound on June 8. [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Hawaii, Legal, Puna | Tagged: Crime Stoppers, Hawaii, Horse deaths on the Big Island, Police | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Damon
Two months ago I got bit by a centipede and it was the worst feeling I have ever felt. Today I was able to extract a bit of revenge on one. I was about to the dishes and I lifted up the dish tub and I was startled to find this buggah underneath it. It [...]
Filed under: Environment, Hawaii, Health, Security | Tagged: Blue Centipede, Centipede Bites, Centipedes in Hawaii | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Damon
UPDATE this has now been upgraded to a 3.9 Magnitude 3.9 Date-Time Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 08:21:46 UTC Monday, June 13, 2011 at 10:21:46 PM at epicenter Location 19.331°N, 155.114°W Depth 9.1 km (5.7 miles) Region ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII Distances 16 km (10 miles) S (174°) from Fern Forest, HI 18 km (11 [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Puna | Tagged: Big Island, Earthquake, Fern Forest | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Damon
New Amelia Earhart Photo Exhibit to Open Where She Ground Looped Her Plane At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Media Release: Happy Birthday, Amelia! Sunday July 24, 2 to 4pm, Hangar 37, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. The Ford Island museum and aviation attraction opens its new Amelia Earhart in Hawaii Photo Exhibit, with exclusive [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Entertainment, Hawaii, Missing, Oahu, Tourism, Transportation | Tagged: Amelia Earhart, Ford Island, Matson Navigation Company, Pacific Aviation Museum | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Big Island police are investigating an incident that left a 65-year-old Hilo man in the hospital with severe head injuries and a 68-year-old Puna man in police custody. On Monday (June 13) around 10:29 a.m., police received a report of someone yelling for help at an apartment complex in the lower block of [...]
Filed under: Big Island, Hawaii, Legal, Puna | Tagged: Hawaii, Robert R. Diego | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: In the early morning hours of Sunday June 12th, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, a single vehicle accident on Highway 11 near milepost 35 claimed the life of 20-year old Bryson Areola from Kea‘au, Hawaii. Another occupant in the vehicle, 19-year old Julien Quiocho from Hilo, Hawaii was flown to Queen’s Medical Center [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Environment, Hawaii, Transportation | Tagged: Bryson Areola, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Julien Quiocho | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Damon
Former pro wrestling champion Joanie “Chyna” Laurer, who is also Vivid Entertainment’s newest adult star, will make a personal appearance on Saturday, June 18th at the MMA Hawaii Expo at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall in Honolulu. Chyna will be the main attraction at the Liquid Nitro Hawaii Energy Drink booth from 5pm-9pm. The MMA Hawaii [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Entertainment, Hawaii, MMA, Oahu | Tagged: Chyna, MMA Hawaii Expo, Vivid Entertainment | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 12, 2011 by Damon
The W. M. Keck Foundation on Monday will announce a gift of $150 million to boost scientific research at USC‘s medical school and at two affiliated hospitals, adding to the university’s recent success in attracting supersized donations. The gift is the single largest in the 57-year history of the Keck Foundation, which has backed many [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Education | Tagged: University of Southern California, W. M. Keck Foundation | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 12, 2011 by Damon
Media Release: Mothers Against Drunk Driving honored eight Big Island police officers Thursday (June 9) for their efforts in arresting motorists for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. At a luncheon ceremony at Encore restaurant in Hilo, sponsored by Big Island Toyota, certificates of appreciation were handed out to the following officers for [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Hawaii, Legal, Transportation | Tagged: Ashley Drake, Dieter Blattler, Erhard Autrata Jr., Mayor Billy Kenoi, Officer Andres Fojas, Officer Christopher Kapua-Allison, Officer Clarence Davies, Officer James Waiamau, Officer Joshua Dumont, Officer Joshua Lewis, Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher Gali | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 11, 2011 by Damon
As I mentioned yesterday, today was the first Opala in Paradise clean up and it was quite successful! About 10 folks showed up to participate in this clean up.. Kevin Dayton, an Executive Assistant to the Mayor’s Office suggested that the first site that we tackle as a group was a corridor along the Puainako extension [...]
Filed under: aloha, Big Island, Environment, Something New? | Tagged: Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, Diane Czerwonka, Ed Miner, Garbage in Hawaii, Hunter Bishop, Illegal Dumping, Kevin Dayton, Larry Czerwonka, Opala in Paradise, Starsha Young, Trash in Hawaii | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 10, 2011 by Damon
Recently Kevin Dayton, from the Hawaii County Mayors Office, emailed Tiffany Edwards Hunt and myself an e-mail entitled “You guys up for a challenge” about the possibility of starting up a Facebook group that would be used for Big Island residents to post pictures of illegal dump sites. After thinking about the concept, I set [...]
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Community, Education, Environment, Something New? | Tagged: Big Island of Hawaii, Community Policing, Illegal Dumping, Landfills, Opala in Paradise | 3 Comments »
