There is something about batteries in Hawaii. It’s not that we don’t need batteries. We do. Batteries don’t seem to last in Hawaii. We have backup batteries for our home computers. A power outage a few years ago lasted one hour and 45 minutes. 10 minutes longer than the battery used to power the computers. … Read More »
The racism in beauty pageants
Monday, November 5, 2007
Beauty pageants in Hawaii are basically racist contests of pretty faces by flesh peddling hucksters. Or, not. It definitely depends on your perspective regarding females, ethnic heritage, and the like. Miss Hawaii winners of years past have spanned the spectrum of racial divides; Hawaiian, haole, Chinese, Japanese, whatevers. Local pageants are less a rainbow of … Read More »
The drive to Makapuu
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Having been a licensed driver for a few decades, I’ve developed a fondness for certain country drives. For example, the drive through upcountry Maui is pleasant; not too far, far enough for an adventure, always with a stunning sight or two. So it is with the drive from Hamakua on the Big Island to the … Read More »
Do you read letters to the editor?
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Despite many years of traveling the information superhighway and getting most of our news from digital sources online, we still buy the Sunday newspaper. Specifically, we get a copy of the Honolulu Advertiser. It’s not that the Advertiser is the best Sunday paper, or has the most comics, or better features. They have more advertising … Read More »
Beware the family restaurant curse
Friday, November 2, 2007
My wife and I enjoy eating out and Honolulu’s restaurants respond to our dining initiatives by closing down. The Tower Grill in Aloha Tower Marketplace closed just a week or so after our last visit. Add it to the list. Somehow our dining habits have resulted in the closure of many of Honolulu’s most notable … Read More »
The economics of Hawaii’s boat people
Thursday, November 1, 2007
If I ever decide to travel from Honolulu to Barbers Point, I will become one of Hawaii’s boat people, and hitch a ride on TheBoat, Oahu’s new intra-island ferry service. I’m not too sure what I’d do at Barber’s Point, but the experience might be memorable. Or not. City spokesperson Bill Brennan says 10,000 people … Read More »
