What is there that’s not to like about Zippy’s? For the uninitiated transplants or tourists, Zippy’s is Honolulu’s local place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. What you won’t find at Zippy’s is high prices, slow service, or anything but local ambiance. What you will find at Zippy’s is variety on the menu; a taste for … Read More »
Whatever happened to science and math?
Saturday, November 17, 2007
I read online recently that Hawaii 8th graders lag far behind their peers in science and math, with test scores comparable to students in Romania, Serbia, and Jordan. The news report noted that the U.S. ranked 10th in math, well behind Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. Are Asians simply better at math? The … Read More »
Online Want Ads
Friday, November 16, 2007
I don’t know if most homes are sold through ads in the newspaper’s Real Estate section, but they sure generate a healthy list of properties which seems to generate plenty of sales. Want Ads in the newspaper seem to work the same way. The better the economy, the more jobs go unfilled, the more ads … Read More »
I smell a rat in the traffic
Thursday, November 15, 2007
No matter how you look at it, traffic in Honolulu has reached epidemic proportions. Cars, trucks, vans, SUVs, and buses are everywhere you want to be. It’s not that traffic congestion was much less 10 or 20 years ago. It was less just five years ago. It was less just two years ago. What happened? … Read More »
The scarlet letter
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
So, you think you had a bad day? Read the story of Reginald Comilang who was accused and charged with sexually assaulting a child. Comilang was a licensed massage therapist working at the Outrigger Reef hotel in Waikiki. During the Labor Day weekend a year ago, a 14-year-old tourist told police that she was sexually … Read More »
Parking at Ala Moana Center
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
To say that parking is a problem in Honolulu is to understate the problem. Do the math. 60,000 new automobiles hit Oahu each year without a corresponding increase in parking spaces. From what I can determine by the purely scientific measurement of “Whoa, where we gonna park?” at Ala Moana Center, the parking problem is … Read More »
