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No comment: The Honolulu Advertiser is using the “B Word” again. Brawl.

A breaking news update overnight reports: “Multiple police cars and city ambulances have been sent to the Lumiaina-Lumiauau area of Waikele in response to reports of a brawl in the area.”

The New York Times travel section today reports on the anti-development backlash that the Superferry found itself mired in.

You might also want to check what an Atlanta sports columnist has to say about Hawaii and the Sugar Bowl.

And if you’re into things nautical, a yacht with two people aboard has been reported missing after disappearing between Hawaii and its planned destination, Victoria, British Columbia, home of Star-Bulletin owner David Black.

We were watching a segment of last night’s PBS Online News Hour on toys from China that contain lead and a long list of hazardous substances. Then it occurred to me. With reports that the Chinese military is probing computer vulnerabilities of Pentagon computer systems, Chinese intelligence setting up a company in Hawaii to infiltrate a secret communications facility, and other signs of tension, how paranoid would it be to think that the poisoned toys could be part of a long-term plan to impact the health and intelligence of generations of American children? It would take a while, but the cumulative effects could be substantial. See? The lead is already causing paranoia in Kaaawa, but it would make a great movie plot. Unless we’re buying wine bottles from Chinese suppliers? Then I’m in trouble.

Here’s a tidbit from Bob Jones:

Florida Dept. of Tourism says:

“Bahia Honda in the Keys is Florida’s southernmost state park, hence the southernmost state park in the United States.”

Not!!!!

What? You can’t believe everything a tourism agency says? Florida may be the southernmost part of the U.S. mainland, but check a map and it’s clear that Hawaii is the deep south among the 50 states. And Wikipedia reminds that if you include U.S. territories, even Hawaii’s is north of American Samoa.

The Pakistan Policy Blog seems to provide a substantive look at events there, with details not readily available in mainstream reporting.

It was Thursday morning just after 7:30 a.m. We were at the end of Hauhele Road, just about where we start up the hill and the final couple of blocks before we get home after our early walk. Within a half block, I had two great chances to capture the spirit of Kaaawa. Enjoy.