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Entries from August 14th, 2009

Friday (3)…Sonny Kaniho dies

August 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments · History

I received an email a few minutes ago with news of Sonny Kaniho’s death. Aloha, My name is Monique Batchelder. I am the grand-niece of Sonny Kaniho. I grew up next to him in Waimea living between him and my Grandfather (Kenneth Kaniho Sr.) He was battling alzheimers and lost this morning. He passed on [...]

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Friday (2)…Another Feline Friday

August 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Cats, Photographs

I’ve got another batch of photos for this Feline Friday, including this shot of Ms. Harry during her morning quest for a lick of margarine. I’m not sure just how this got started. I think it was during my toast period, when I would fire up the toaster nearly every morning. Coffee in one hand, [...]

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Friday…Former Advertiser Publisher Mike Fisch and former islander Dalton Tanonaka both in the news again, UH provides arbitration documents

August 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Sunshine

Several people pointed me to the local angle to published reports of large layoffs at Gannett’s Westchester News Journal, where 50 of the newsroom’s 140 positions are being eliminated and the rest of employees will have to “reapply” for jobs. According to the New York Times: The Journal News, a Westchester area newspaper owned by [...]

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