We’re still putting together the pieces of this story, but it appears that the burglary case has been largely solved. When we got home last night after dinner in town with friends, there were several phone messages waiting for us. At that point it was too late to return those calls. This morning we were [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2009
Counter nears 1.4 million visits
January 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · General
Check out the counter at the upper left. As of 9 a.m. Saturday morning, it’s just several hundred visitors short of 1.4 million. That represents the number of times readers have checked out this daily blog. I know that there are blogs that get 1.4 million visits a day. That keeps me humble.
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Saturday…Anti-chaining bill gets support at the Legislature, two views on “Get a dog”, and some Kaaawa Canines
January 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Dogs, General, Sunshine
The Senate Committee on Water, Land, Agriculture, and Hawaiian Affairs has approved a bill that that would prohibit the practice of chaining dogs in one spot for long periods of time. The committee, chaired by Sen. Clayton Hee, passed SB 30 (with amendments) by a 7-0 vote. The bill drew quite a bit of testimony, [...]
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More bad news reported by Gannett
January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · General
Gannett’s stock fell under $6 per share again after today’s report that profits fell by 36% in the last quarter of 2008, according to Marketwatch.com. In addition, the company faces further writedowns to account for the falling market value of its newspaper business. And, to make things worse, the company pension plans are now facing [...]
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Friday…Information mining at the Legislature, more on the Pork Report, a small Feline Friday
January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cats, General, Politics
What does it mean that the emergency outdoor warning siren at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is out of service? State Civil Defense is seeking a procurement exemption for a $95,000 contract to replace termite-damaged poles and warning sirens in three locations, including at the tsunami warning center. At least by this account, reprinted yesterday, [...]
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Thursday…Pork report misleads
January 29th, 2009 · 8 Comments · General, Politics
[I was in a hurry this morning and this post ended up at www.kaaawa.net instead of here. Sorry for the delay and the formatting errors, which have now been corrected.] I get angry when I see grossly biased and distorted views posing as analysis. It happened again yesterday when the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii was [...]
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Controversy over Thursday’s meeting on the Koolauloa Sustainable Communities Plan
January 28th, 2009 · No Comments · General, Kaaawa, Politics
I just received this notice yesterday. Sorry for the late notice! Aloha, The City and County of Honolulu’s Ko‘olau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan which covers Ka’a’awa to Kawela, is under review and will be discussed at an upcoming meeting (see attached): Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009 Time: 6:30 to 9:30 pm Place: Hau‘ula Elementary School [...]
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Wednesday (more)…School bus accident Tuesday afternoon gets no news coverage
January 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General
A school bus carrying students from public schools in Kahuku back to the Kaaawa area crashed into a car which had stopped to make a turn from the highway, according to police reports and parents. The accident occurred in Kahana just before 3 p.m. At least one student was injured, a parent said this morning. [...]
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