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Entries from May 9th, 2007

UH mourns on-campus suicide

May 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment · General

The following email was sent out this morning: Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 08:39:56 -1000 From: “Chancellor Konan” Block Address Subject: To UH Manoa students, staff and faculty: To: announce@HAWAII.EDU Reply Reply All Forward Print Delete Many of you are aware that our Manoa campus was the scene of a tragic suicide of a student [...]

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Star-Bulletin criticizes lack of public attention to salary report

May 9th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Media, Politics

The Star-Bulletin belatedly editorialized this week against the boost in legislators’ salaries recommended by the Commission on Salaries. Interestingly, one of the major criticisms is the lack of publicity given to the commission’s recommendations, which by law go into effect unless rejected by the Legislature. But the Star-Bulletin certainly can’t cast blame elsewhere for the [...]

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Lunching at Cassis

May 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Food

What in the world was I doing sitting down for lunch at Chef Mavro’s new Cassis restaurant in downtown Honolulu, and on its second day of business at that? Definitely far from my regular munching grounds. The experience yielded a split decision. Just click on the photo for my assessment.

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Kaaawa Photo Gallery–February 2007

May 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Photographs

I’m catching up with some things, including long overdue photo galleries from early this year. February is one of my favorite months for photos at dawn. The sun is rising at a reasonable time and the cloud cover creates color snd textures that change by the minute. Just click on this preview for the full [...]

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