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Entries from February 18th, 2010
Service restored after another lengthy Hostrocket.com outage
February 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General
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Strike authorization passes at Star-Bulletin’s “sister” newspaper in Ohio, and discord in the new journalism
February 18th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Media
In media news, the Akron Newspaper Guild, which represents about 85 employees in the newsroom of the Akron Beacon Journal, approved a strike authorization last week with only one dissenting vote. The action gives the union’s bargaining committee the authority to call a strike if it feels it is necessary. The Beacon Journal is owned [...]
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Surfer in 1947 Waikiki Beach photo identified
February 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · History
Thanks to Keone Downing (DowningSurf.com) for identifying the man in these photos posted here earlier as Harry Robello. Robello was one of Waikiki’s famous beachboys during the post-WWII period. A Google search turns up quite a bit of information, including the photo (below) with Duke Kahanamoku from a 1963 recording session. Robello is behind Duke’s [...]
Broadcast ads opposing Furlough Fridays illustrate loophole in Hawaii’s lobbyist law
February 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Politics
Two recent broadcast ads calling on Governor Lingle to end school furloughs illustrate the failure of Hawaii’s lobbyist law to cover executive branch lobbying. The ads are referenced in a Star-Bulletin story that shows up in an information item on the agenda for today’s meeting of the State Ethics Commission. The February 6, 2010 “Kokua [...]
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First a “Green Flash”, and then this….
February 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Kaaawa, Photographs
The outlines of Molokai and part of Maui were very sharp before dawn this morning. At least that’s what I’ve concluded we see from the beach in Kaaawa on these clear mornings. And then we were surprised to see a green flash as the leading edge of the sun slipped into view. I think I’ll [...]
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Obama administration’s data initiatives, sugar & water on Maui, more thoughts on UH
February 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Politics, Sunshine
Starting out a holiday-shortened work week, have you checked out the Federal Election Commission’s new disclosure data catalog and disclosure blog? Suddenly it’s much easier to find and download significant chunks of FEC data. These are just part of the Obama administration’s open government initiative. Check out progress so far at data.gov and the data.gov [...]
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Dawn on this Presidents’ Day (or is it “President’s Day”?)
February 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General
This was our parting view of beach after we turned around and were on our way back home this morning. Those clouds rolled in and made it a little gloomy for a while, but it later turned into a gorgeous day, if a little cooler than typical. But when I started to write this entry, [...]
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Two view of UH, betting against The Rapture, and Cousin Arthur
February 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General, History, Politics
Did you notice yesterday’s dueling UH stories? A Star-Bulletin story warned that the planned West Oahu campus faces a rapidly approaching funding hurdle. Ms. Meda is quoted regarding UH faculty concerns that this diversion funds for creation of a major new campus on Oahu comes as the Manoa campus, and the rest of the system, [...]
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