Several people reporting being unable to post comments here yesterday (Saturday). Attempts were greeted with an error message beginning with “Forbidden” in large bold letters. I reported it to my hosting service, and a few comments did get through late Saturday and today. But please email me if you are blocked from leaving a comment. [...]
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I was browsing contract listings at USASpending.gov and just requested a listing of federal contracts performed in Hawaii in FY 2010. What an interesting list! I’m not sure exactly what I expected, but I was surprised by the number of Native Hawaiian and Alaskan/Native American tribal groups which are landing multimillion dollar contracts through federal [...]
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It’s good to know that my dad’s persistent anxiety focusing on his car isn’t unique. Apparently it’s quite common for people suffering from Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. He often goes through the same refrain. Where are my keys? I have to go downstairs because I can’t remember where I parked the car. I’m [...]
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A devastatingly critical report detailing chronic problems in the State Historic Preservation Division warns that continued mismanagement and financial constraints facing the office could cause economically significant delays in major projects that must meet federal standards for protection of historic and cultural resources. Department of Defense construction projects, as well as other large federally funded [...]
Tags: Honolulu rail project·State Historic Preservation Division
Start your day with this little slow slice of life in our cat household. A little sibling rivalry between Duke and Mr. Romeo. And then there’s this oldie from 2008. Mr. Leo, who died last year, is front and center.
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Interesting little rail item in today’s Advertiser story by Sean Hao (“Honolulu rail project will have to pick up tab for airport route fix“). Hao reports the city used an outdated plan when designing the airport route. The airport layout plan used by the city for its analysis was drafted in the mid-1990s and had [...]
Tags: Honolulu rail project
Meda’s flight from LAX was delayed for five hours last night, and we didn’t get home and to bed until a bit after 2 a.m. Hence, the brain is more than a little fuzzy and we’re more than a little behind schedule this morning. So I’m going to put in a lovely placeholder–my catch-up photos [...]
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