A little competition can be a good thing for Hawaii’s internet users. It’s only fitting that Hawaii’s largest phone company and Hawaii’s largest cable television operator provider compete to provide better service. Service? That might be a sore spot for many of their respective customers. Local phone company Hawaiian Telcom has suffered through a couple … Read More »
Recession or depression in Hawaii?
January 25, 2008
Even while Target’s first big box store goes up in Kapolei, the number of visitors to Hawaii’s hotels goes down. In the face of economic uncertainty, Target is hiring workers, and Hawaiian Telcom is laying off workers. If some of us thought Hawaii’s economic boom would continue forever, then be forwarned– forever is about to … Read More »
Cow Imua?
January 24, 2008
With all the noise over Kau Inoa and the echo from the racial satire of Cow Inoa, I wonder what the first settlers to Hawaii would think of what has happened to the people who reside in these beautiful islands, regardless of their origin. Would they be impressed with what many have come to describe … Read More »
Swapping potholes for turtles
January 23, 2008
Hawaii’s governor wants the state to buy the 880-acre Turtle Bay Resort. Why? To preserve the north part of the North Shore from more development. Governor Lingle’s plan surprised environmentalists, surprised the resort’s developers, and surprised those taxpayers and voters who expected to see the state’s financial surplus plowed back into highway construction, University of … Read More »
The list of the best of Hawaii’s hotels
January 22, 2008
Americans love lists. Locally, we love lists whereby Hawaii looks good. Best beaches. Best lava flow on U.S. soil. Most expensive gasoline in the country. Highest housing costs in the nation. That kind of thing. So it is with pride we view the latest lists from TravelAdvisor.com and their 2008 Traveler’s Choice Awards. Six of … Read More »
The art of online advertising
January 21, 2008
My digital video recorder has devastated my appreciation for television commercials. Sure, commercials can be entertaining, sometimes more so than the programs which they sponsor. Regardless of the entertainment value, a commercial is there for a single purpose. To separate my money from me. There’s no shortage of attempts, either, whether on televison and radio, … Read More »
