Tag: Honolulu
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Oahu's last tiki bar up for sale for $3 million – The Honolulu Advertiser
Sadness. We’ve been wondering what would happen when the 92-year-old owner of the coolest bar in Hawaii passed on. Hopefully someone will buy and preserve the whole wonderful mess the…
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Earthquake at the dollar store….
Mink Hippie and I were in the dollar store about an hour ago and it felt like a truck suddenly hit the building. I love this story that just showed…
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Dutch plan orangutan web dating
As big fans of Honolulu’s Rusti and Violet (the happy new orang couple at the Honolulu Zoo), we’re pleased to see that other orangs are on their way to finding…
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Metal Theft becoming a problem everywhere
I’ve been reporting on metal theft here in Hawaii for a while now but apparently it is a problem all over the place. Even Canada.Recently they busted two homeless people…
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Tiki Friday Bonus….Mariana…
I’m in the mood for sharing secret wonders today so I am going to let you guys in on something cool in case you are here in Hawaii or planning…
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Honolulu Army Officer Refuses to Deploy to Iraq
Army Lieutenant Refuses to Deploy to Iraq I want to offer my congratulations and support to 1st Lt. Ehren K. Watada, the first commissioned officer in the U.S. military to…
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Ghost ship reaches Big Isle after 4,500 miles adrift – The Honolulu Advertiser
HILO, Hawai’i — A derelict, battered 33-foot sailboat abandoned in rough weather off Costa Rica last year apparently drifted for six months and more than 4,500 miles before it was…
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Sea of remembrance, peace – The Honolulu Advertiser
The Chairman and I attended last night’s Lantern Floating ceremony at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu. It was moving and beautiful to see a thousand paper lanterns honoring the…
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Our Condolences to the Bounty Hunter Family
HONOLULU – A daughter of reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman was killed in a car accident a day before her father’s wedding, a spokesman said Saturday. Barbara Katy Chapman,…
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Bears Eat Monkey at Zoo
Okay, even an asshole like me can appreciate the horror that zoogoers must have felt as they watched this. The closest thing to this, I have witnessed in person was…
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North Shore surfer survives shark bite – The Honolulu Advertiser
It continues to rain here nonstop. The runoff into the ocean carries “shark food.” Sharks have been spotted all over the place. If that doesn’t stop you from getting in…
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A renter hangs out in a closet – The Honolulu Advertiser
A craigslist ad for the rental of a walk-in closet here in lovely Kailua is causing consternation (as below). Creativity in small spaces is par for the course in desirable…
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Important Curbside Recycling Meeting on Oahu Feb 13th
You’ve heard me bitch about the recycling here…or lack of it…if you are on Oahu and can make it to this meeting, be there! cd There will be a VITALLY…
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Honolulu Screeners aren't efficient but VERY friendly
I wrote not too long ago about smuggling the dreaded cigarette lighter…can’t say that I’ve been groped by a screener, but I can always hope for that next time….here are…
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Honolulu Zoo's Orangutan Couple on Honeymoon
I’d be happy too if they put me in three million dollar house and never made me work…. It’s about time…. cd The Honolulu Zoo will officially open the new…
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Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Dethroned in Hawaii
HONOLULU – Everyone thought the humuhumunukunukuapuaa was Hawaii’s state fish. As it turns out, the brightly colored fish with the excessively long name has been dethroned. The news shook the…
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Why the system is fucked…especially in Hawaii…Part I
Okay…for those of you who haven’t lived here… I would almost gaurantee that the alleged thief is the nephew, cousin, or son of someone in the Honolulu Police Department. This…
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Liberia gets first traffic lights
I have not been to Monrovia, but Freetown, the capital of neighboring Sierra Leone, sounds very similar – in a city of almost one million (bigger than Honolulu), there was…
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Two Honolulu Banks Robbed Within Minutes
There are two things I like about this story right off…the first is HPD’s refusal to believe that the two robberies are connected…the second is that the first robber is…
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Scalding coffee leads to suspect's capture – The Honolulu Advertiser
LAHAINA, Maui — A hot cup of coffee was used to flush out a suspected thief this morning at Lahaina Harbor. Tad Luckey of Luckey’s Fishing Charters noticed his backpack…
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Sonia Choquette: Storyteller ~ Intuitive ~ Spiritual Counselor
In my daily work, I sometimes have the pleasure of meeting extraordinary people. This last week, I had that pleasure. Sonia Choquette is a world renowned sixth sensory or ‘psychic’.…
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Fabled tortoise 'doesn't look a day over 160'
Given that humans can be so goshdarn shitty, here’s another animal story. Now, I have never been a big fan of zoos, but I have to say that I thoroughly…
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The Biogas Engine that Could….
Perhaps there is hope for us, my friends. God love the Swedes. First the Swedish Bikini Team and now this….. Perhaps now that the Mayor of Honolulu has scrapped our…
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Rash Of Bank Robberies Has Police Scrambling
Christmas is coming and Santa seems to be getting ready for some holiday shopping. I just love the image of a big bank robber riding off on a blue moped….maybe…
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Orangutan Love…
(I’m happy to say that it looks like my friend Rusti (below right) and his mail order bride Violet (below left) will soon be moving into spacious new quarters at…
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