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Entries from December 31st, 2009

State Farm ad sends the wrong message

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments · General

When I looked into the Safeway shopping cart and saw this advertisement, I couldn’t make out the fine print but I could hear the dialog. And I figured the ad agency must have been clueless. Eh, wat, you no like State Farm? Nah, brah, nobody like State Farm. Just to be clear, this isn’t meant [...]

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Final sunrise of 2009

December 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Kaaawa, Sunshine

Sunrise on the last day of 2009. Viewed from the beach in Kaaawa, Hawaii. And it came complete with a “green flash” as the sun appeared over Molokai.

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Found dog in Kaaawa

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Dogs

Found in Kaaawa about 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve (12-31-09). She was running in front of a bus on Kamehameha Highway near Ohelokai Road. She is well cared for, clean, and friendly. If you recognize her, please call Robb & Jennie at 778-5382.

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Torn plastic wrapping on bales of Honolulu trash waiting to be shipped to Oregon signal problems

December 31st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Politics

As bales of compacted garbage continue to stack up at Hawaii Waste Systems in Leeward Oahu awaiting shipping to a landfill in Oregon, it’s beginning to look like the company could have problems meeting the requirements imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The company was selected to send Honolulu’s refuse for burial in an [...]

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