I received an email from Kevin Chang who said he enjoys reading Hawaii Blogger. Even my mom hasn’t said that. Kevin works for The Trust for Public Land. They acquire land for conservation, with the goal of reconnecting people with the land; whatever that means. As you might suspect, Kevin’s organization is supporting the Campaign … Read More »
How to create affordable housing
Saturday, April 12, 2008
A typical house on Oahu costs about $600,000. A typical condo goes for almost $400,000. After enduring a few decades of rising property costs, people are clamoring for affordable housing. At prices like that, who can blame people for clamoring. It’s what they do when things don’t go as they want. What can the state do to … Read More »
Spreadsheets, ethanol, politics, oh my!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Renewable energy. That’s what bio-fuels like ethanol promise. Unlike petroleum, which is rather finite, sits in the ground until pumped, then disappears into pollution and landfills, bio-fuels can be grown again and again. Right? Right. Mostly. Somewhere there’s a spreadsheet that started it all, and convinced the powers that be that growing fuel was less … Read More »
The power of something new
Thursday, April 10, 2008
If you haven’t noticed, the Honolulu Advertiser has re-designed their web site. At first, I didn’t like. It was difficult to find what I wanted because everything moved. In the past week I’ve become more accustomed to the new design, and my initial impression needs to be withdrawn. The NEW Advertiser online has entered the … Read More »
Whew! What’s that bad smell?
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I never thought I would say this, but the air in Honolulu is bad today. Very bad. It was bad yesterday. It will be bad tomorrow. No, I don’t live near a landfill. The garbage men are not on strike. The sewer hasn’t backed up. It’s not smog. It’s vog. Volcanic smog, from the Big … Read More »
Cheerleading is not a sport
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Despite reports to the contrary, cheerleading is not a sport. Otherwise, Bill Clinton would be a professional athlete, right? There’s little doubt that cheerleaders have a place in American sports. Football and basketball teams have cheerleaders. Baseball does not. I wish they did. Maybe attendance at the ball park would go up if scantily clad … Read More »
