I was looking at the coverage about Gov. Lingle’s nomination of a new Supreme Court chief justice, a decision that will influence the direction of Hawaii courts for as much as the next 20 years. The Star-Advertiser’s first day story focused on the selection process, some general background on Lingle’s choice, Intermediate Court of Appeals [...]
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Mainstream media haven’t told us much about Chief Justice nominee’s legal views
July 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Court, General, Politics
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HPR says “Aloha” to Jim Manke
July 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General, Media
Hawaii Public Radio staff and friends gathered last night to say “Aloha” to colleague Jim Manke, who is heading off to Oregon in a couple of weeks with his wife, Joan. Jim says they’re really moving, since the car is being shipped. That’s when you know it’s gone from theory to reality. Jim’s been at [...]
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A quick side-trip to Portland
July 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · General
Have a mentioned that we just got back from a quick trip to Portland? That’s Portland, Oregon. Great city. Lots of historic ties to Hawaii. Many students from Hawaii go to college in and around Portland, and there are lots of former Hawaii residents living there. Meda went to high school in Portland, and we [...]
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Speaking of art…An inventory of Honolulu’s city-owned art
July 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General
The city’s latest inventory of its art collection was filed earlier this month by the Mayor’s Office on Culture and the Arts. The inventory identifies 949 individual pieces of art, their current location, and condition. Photos of the art can be viewed online via the Culture and Arts web site, which provides several ways of [...]
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Kamehameha Schools responds regarding campus art by Louis Pohl
July 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · General
Ann Botticelli, Vice President for Community Relations & Communications at Kamehameha Schools, responded to the recent entry here concerning the fate of a large mosaic mural by noted Hawaii artist Louis Pohl. The mural, done by Pohl and his students when he taught at Kamehameha, is installed on a building slated for demolition. Botticelli wrote: [...]
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Classic mural by noted artist threatened by Kamehameha construction project
July 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · General
Kamehameha Schools has applied for permits to demolish older buildings at its Middle School on the Kapalama campus to make way for new facilities, according to city records, causing some in the arts community to worry about the fate of a mural by noted island artist, Louis Pohl. Pohl, who died in 1999, taught at [...]
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Beatup
July 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments · General
This past week’s “beatup” at Civil Beat became the occasion for one of Meda’s better recent “finds”. We got to Kaimuki early and, after a stop to check out the wine at Tamura’s, we still had a few minutes to kill. So we headed up Waialae Avenue to the Goodwill Store for a quick look-see. [...]
Safeway update: It worked!
June 27th, 2010 · No Comments · General
Credit where credit is due. We stopped at Safeway to pick up something to take along to dinner at a friend’s house late yesterday afternoon, and I grabbed a few bananas as a simple coupon test. Lo and behold, this time they rang up at the special “Just for U” price. No muss, no fuss. [...]
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