Last year’s news seemed to be dominated by a few stories– the football Warriors of the University of Hawaii and the Hawaii SuperFerry. Other stories littered the news each week but with lesser impact– Don Ho died, Lisa Matsumoto died, Hawaiian Air beat Mesa Air group in court, so low fares died. Honolulu’s City Council … Read More »
Everyone talks about the weather…
January 31, 2008
Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it. Or, so the saying goes. The road less traveled is often less traveled for a reason. Maybe the reason no one does anything about the weather is because you can’t do anything about the weather. Climatologists from all over the world (actually, about … Read More »
Honolulu’s pothole filler shortage
January 30, 2008
It’s a wonder you haven’t read or heard about it. The pothole filler shortage. Whatever they use to fill up potholes on Oahu is completely out of stock. Two of my favorite potholes have been around since late 2007. They’re each at least a foot deep by now. Both reside within a couple of car … Read More »
A few questions about fast food
January 29, 2008
The U.S. Census Bureau’s economic census says people in Hawaii love fast food more than any other state in the country. At least, we did back in 2002, so says the latest data available. How much do we like fast food? Folks in Hawaii spent an average of $609 per person on fast food restaurants. … Read More »
The best of the best of Hawaii’s best
January 28, 2008
We live in a nation that loves lists. Not necessarily to-do lists, but lists of the best of whatever. Each Sunday we get the latest list of the top grossing movies of the weekend. Every sport has a list of the top (best) teams. The best players make it to an all-star game. The best … Read More »
A state of the State’s scorecard
January 27, 2008
Each year, the sitting President of the U.S gives a State of the Union address, a typically partisan, biased, and political speech about the administrations accomplishments and vision and various and sundry blah blahs. In Hawaii, the Governor gives a State of the State address, which, though local, is pretty much filled with the same … Read More »
