Today it was human stupidity error that delayed the day’s entry for hours. I switched to a different computer case yesterday, and forgot to throw the power cord in when I left for home, then didn’t notice last night when I was doing a bit of work after dinner. This morning was defined by a [...]
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Yesterday started with a walk at dawn through the grim vigil on the beach in Kaaawa where searchers and family members of the missing teenager from Kailua had waited through the night to renew their efforts at first light. Click here for a couple of photos of the scene. Later in the morning, after we [...]
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It’s been a sad 12 hours in Kaaawa. I heard the first helicopter sometime after 4 p.m. and assumed it was a medivac flight landing at Swanzy Beach Park. But the sounds continued. When I realized the Coast Guard and police helicopters were criss crossing the area, it was clear they were searching. And the [...]
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I managed to obtain and scan a copy of Rep. Mina Morita’s complaint asking the PUC to suspend the Superferry’s operating authority until the company complies with environmental requirements. Click here to read the complaint. A story by Alyssa Navares, managing editor of the UH Manoa campus newspaper, Ka Leo, found that UH security officials [...]
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With the question of a special legislative session being debated, you can rest assured that while public attention is focused on the Superferry, there are lots of agendas and personal conditions being put forward as individual legislators seek secret side deals to get something out of what looks like a politically stacked deck. Some are [...]
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A politically akamai reader wonders whether the Lingle administration’s key decisions on the Superferry were made by former chief of staff Bob Awana. Why isn’t anyone asking what role Bob Awana played on all this? He was running the DOT when Haraga was iced out of any decision making. I assume that all the Superferry [...]
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What is the legislature going to do? Will the House leadership be able to overcome expected opposition from neighbor island reps and the group of progressive Democrats who are likely to be feeling less than generous to the Superferry? I wish that I knew the answers. The Department of Transportation, for its part, reported its [...]
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A 10-minute power outage starting just before 5:30 a.m. left us sitting around in the dark and delayed today’s entry a bit. But power was restored quickly, which often isn’t the case out here in Kaaawa, so we’re thankful. The decision on whether the Superferry will be allowed to sail while completing an environmental assessment [...]
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