What a shame–and what a sad statement–that on the day Maui poet W.S. Merwin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, the Star-Bulletin snagged a few short paragraphs, mostly from an Associated Press story, to report the news. Not a single local quote or bit of extra work. [Update: A reader properly notes that today's [...]
Tags: Raymond Higuchi
Thanks to Bill Fuller for this note: Someone with NINE cats and a blog surely needs to include a link to these commentaries on felinity — for pleasure, if not for new information … He’s correct in the extreme. This is a wonderful series! The Legislature is poised to take away the public’s right to [...]
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The sun may not be visible from here when it’s setting, but that doesn’t prevent our side from getting some spectacular sunsets. Yesterday was one of those days. Click for a larger photo.
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Meda calls Kamaaina Metals & Jewelry the perfect storm of shopping. Jewelry, including vintage jewelry, at good prices, plus cats. Often kittens. How good does it get? We drove out there on Saturday morning. The family owned and operated business is located on Kaahumanu Street in Pearl City, across the driveway from the Cattle Company [...]
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For those who live elsewhere and aren’t up early on weekends, this was the view from the beach in Kaaawa this morning just a few minutes before 7 a.m. Just click for a larger version of the photo.
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Here’s my favorite quote of the week, attributed to Dorothy Parker, found at the tail end of a National Public Radio story on the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Elements of Style”. “If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to [...]
This was the view as we left our house at 6:03 this morning on the start of our daily walk at dawn. It was about seven minutes before dawn and the first round of colors were just about to fade. As we walked down to the beach and then to the other side of Kaaawa, [...]
Tags: Dawn·Hawaii at dawn
Yes, I’m a little late again this morning. But I am delivering another batch of Friday Felines. This is Mr. Silverman, obviously quite a talker. I think this was a combination of “welcome home” and “get our dinner, buster!” Anyway, just click on this photo for your Friday Feline fix.
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