Coming back to Hawaii – there are lots of obvious changes – there are now lots of really expensive trendy shops. Whole Foods is here and you can spend a fortune on groceries if you choose to, Bed Bath and Beyond, Gucci, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc – the list goes on and on. There is…
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This Heartbreaking World
I want to start by saying that I don’t usually give homeless people or people that are begging anything except my compassion. We all know that story about the rich beggar with the garage full of undriven cars and the big house filled with unworn clothes – the beggar who sits on the corner asking…
Hawai’i Problems and My Not So Simple Solutions
There are some big issues in Hawai’i. They were issues when I left in 2008 and they have gotten worse. In some cases much worse. Don’t get me wrong – I am plenty happy to have the bathwater with the baby – but as a logical person, I can’t help looking beyond band-aids and seeing…
Hawaii Land just $39! Of course it is underwater for another 10,000 years
It was only a matter of time before someone began selling land that doesn’t exist yet, I’m just glad it happened in Hawaii. Finally, I can afford to buy here. cd Lo’ihi Seaview Estates: http://www.petroglyphs.com/loihi/default.htm HONOLULU – Real estate is often a long-term investment. But 10,000 years? Lo’ihi Development Co. will soon start offering oceanview…
Sustainability at the University of Hawaii
Friday was Earth Day. Funny to take a moment to think about actually making positive changes in the way that we do things and how simple it actually is to change them. Sometimes, living in this society of production, consumption, and waste, it is easy to think that the way we are doing things is…
Honolulu Man Attacks Bus with Spear
I think the tribal council may vote him off the island. cd It was just after nine — when a city bus bound for Hanauma Bay, Sandy Beach and Sea Life Park — stopped in Hawaii Kai. “A passenger tried to get on the bus with an unsheathe spear gun — and that’s an item…
Don Ho is dead
HONOLULU – Legendary crooner Don Ho, who entertained tourists for decades wearing raspberry-tinted sunglasses and singing the catchy signature tune “Tiny Bubbles,” has died. He was 76. He died Saturday morning of heart failure, publicist Donna Jung said. Ho had suffered with heart problems for the past several years, and had a pacemaker installed last…
Japanese Millionaire Gives Mansions to Hawaiian Homeless
I meant to report on this story when it first came out several months ago, somehow, I didn’t…I can’t help thinking that Kawamoto is taking a lot of enjoyment in making his Kahala neighbors cringe, interestingly, it seems that his upscale neighbors began to complain about his properties not being maintained properly and hurting their…
Bombings on University of Hawaii Campus
I am amazed that this is the first I have heard of this…I’m here everyday, usually read the student paper, and have heard nothing about it…(here is another link from the star bulletin…) It sounds to me like they are using baking soda and vinegar boobie traps…we used to make these to protect our forts…
Secret ESP research with Dolphins revealed
Secret ESP Research Involved in Navy Dolphins to be Deployed? By Steve Hammons Feb 16, 2007 This week, the U.S. Navy announced that up to 30 dolphins and other marine mammals may be used to patrol Puget Sound near Seattle to protect Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base from terrorist activities. Dolphins and marine mammals can locate underwater…