It was raining out over the ocean in several directions this morning, although we never really got rained on, at least not beyond the slightest sprinkling. At the far end of the beach, this small boat was pulled up onto the sand, probably by whoever was sleeping in the tent nearby. By 9 a.m., the [...]
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[The system did kick in after another 24 hours had passed, and we have gotten our initial personalized discounts. Click here for the update.] Has anyone actually gotten the dozen free eggs promised by Safeway as the first benefit of signing up for their new personalized coupon system? Hawaii is the market where they are [...]
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Dan Mollway, who served as executive director of the State Ethics Commission for over 24 years, submitted this comment overnight. I decided it deserved to be promoted to a main post. Comments welcome, as always. A number of years ago I drafted as a first step and had introduced a bill to have all charges [...]
I was asked to do an informal presentation on using online public records to develop leads and stories. While preparing, I sat down and quickly listed off sources of online records that I routinely use. The list turned out to be longer than I thought it would be. For the presentation, I added comments on [...]
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Another week, another Feline Friday full of our Kaaawa cats. Romeo and Toby get a lot of play this time around. Romeo was a frightened stray who showed up under the house and hiding in the yard right after New Years Day in 2005. He was already an adult, perhaps four years old, the vet [...]
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No comment: iLind.net March 11th, 2010 Tam to repay $13,700 in meal expenses at just $380 per month and without any interest ——————————– KITV4 June 23, 2010 Rod Tam Allowed To Pay Ethics Fines Without Interest He Will Take Three Years To Pay Restitution, Fines To Taxpayers Keoki Kerr, KITV4 News Reporter I noticed a [...]
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Good story by Dan Nakaso in Monday’s Star-Advertiser describing recent complaints about potentially illegal charges by a towing company under contract to the city. What isn’t made clear is that the city has had numerous complaints over a period of years but has been stuck with the company, Stoneridge Recoveries LLC, because of several overlapping [...]
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I expected to get some reaction to Sunday’s entry about the State Ethics Commission’s firing of Dan Mollway, but I didn’t think it would include being accused of “hypocritical censorious self-righteousness” (at least that’s what the dictionary said about Warren’s fancy word), or of “making stuff up”, or pretending to “understand it all.” Are the [...]
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