Commuting to work and back is not fun. It’s not even fun when you work at home but commute 90-minutes a day. It’s my own fault. I work at home but I gave my wife the elixir of magical companionship while I drove her to work one day, and now she’s hooked, addicted to passenger … Read More »
Support Hawaii’s free press
September 23, 2007
In case you haven’t noticed, a vibrant free press is under attack by special interest groups in Hawaii. This is my plea for you to support a free press. Mine. I looked through the Honolulu Advertiser’s web site today. It’s the Sunday paper of local news web sites. Based on a comparison of the number … Read More »
Global warming and Hawaii
September 22, 2007
Global warming is here to stay. Every day the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere increases due to the build up of greenhouse gasses. Or, something else. Or, not. From what I can tell by having observed daily weather for a few decades (certainly sufficient experience to qualify me as a television meteorologist), the temperature changes … Read More »
Boat people come to Honolulu
September 21, 2007
Honolulu has a new class of boat people. Even free rides and free Wi-Fi do not make mass transit on the water any more attractive. The Boat is Honolulu’s answer to mass transit without the masses. Faster than a sea turtle but slower than the parked cars on H-1 or H-2, The Boat is supposed … Read More »
Walking the beach in Waikiki
September 20, 2007
Everyone loves walking on the beach in Waikiki. The sand. The sun. The surf. Let’s assume that you’re new to Hawaii or visiting the islands. What would you expect to find at a newly popular tourist destination called Waikiki Beach Walk? Sand? Sun? Surf? Nope. Won’t happen. Waikiki Beach Walk is a half-billion dollar renovation … Read More »
How high is that wave?
September 19, 2007
One of the most ridiculous arguments of all time has to do with how surfer’s in Hawaii measure wave height. How hard can it be? Look at the wave. Measure the distance from the lowest point in front of the wave, the base, to the highest point on top of the wave. A wave that … Read More »
