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 »
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 »
A cold day in paradise, relatively speaking
January 9, 2008
The overnight low barely dipped into the 60s. There’s little wind and few clouds. It’s cold this morning in Honolulu. Today will be another picture perfect day in paradise, save for the chill early this morning. Perhaps I’m getting to old to appreciate what really cold weather is like to folks into that sort of … Read More »
Wondering about Hawaii’s wonders
January 4, 2008
How many of the Seven Wonders of the World can you name? Though it may be difficult to believe, nothing from Hawaii made it to the list. Now there’s a new list. National Geographic magazine has a new list of the Seven Wonders of the World. Hawaii may have some of the world’s best beaches, … Read More »
Whither art thou, complainers?
January 3, 2008
No news is good news, and old news is forgotten. Quietly, with little fanfare, and few complaints and complainers, Hawaii SuperFerry has been busy ferrying people, cars, and trucks between the islands and no one seems to care. Whatever happened to all the complainers? Where are the worry warts of the environment? Maybe they’ve decided … Read More »
The green headdress of Diamond Head
December 30, 2007
Few landmarks in Hawaii carry more prominence and visibility than Diamond Head. Even tourists to Hawaii know about Diamond Head, though few know why the extinct volcano is so named. Regardless, Diamond Head, mostly unchanged in modern times, (after all, it’s a big hole of rock, so to speak) transforms each year. From late spring … Read More »
