Unless Hawaii’s state legislature does something really wild and crazy, they’re just 90 days shy of not passing any lame laws for three years. I was digging around HawaiiReporter this morning looking for worthy reading to add to my stack of worthless topics to write about, and came upon the section entitled Lame Law of … Read More »
Recall lemon drivers
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Hawaii has a Lemon Law for automobiles that are prone to break, or have recurring problems. If it’s a lemon, a buyer should not get stuck with the repair bill. So what happens when an automobile dealer buys a lemon? Morrie Stoebner bought a Lamborghini Murcielago for $285,579. It’s a lemon, or so he says. … Read More »
Tyranny of the majority, minority, and media
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
In theory, I would like to see an affordable, comfortable, convenient ferry service between Hawaii’s islands. In theory, such a ferry is a wonderful idea. I suspect that my thought is in the majority among Hawaii’s citizens. In reality, I may pass on the opportunity to use Hawaii’s SuperFerry until it becomes a cost effective … Read More »
Trash on the wall in Waikiki
Monday, October 22, 2007
Not long ago I visited “the wall” at the end of Kapahulu in Waikiki. I learned to body surf and boogie board in the waves off that wall. Once I saw a local boy catch a hefty wave which crashed on the face of the wall sending him up and over the top of the … Read More »
Who’s afraid of the big bad box?
Sunday, October 21, 2007
All across the U.S. mainland the big box stores proliferate. Wal-Mart. Home Depot. Costco. Target. Wherever such stores congregate, local merchants and small businesses suffer. Such is the result of ridiculously low priced merchandise sold in bulk. In some locales, businesses lobbied to reduce big box store incursions, much to the lament of most money-paying … Read More »
My brain is bigger than your brain
Saturday, October 20, 2007
We live in an era of compare and contrast. Hawaii is always listed in the Top 10 Beaches in the US. We rank football, basketball, even volleyball teams. American’s have a Top 10 List for everything, including the ridiculous (ala David Letterman’s Top 10). Music. Movies. Even presidential candidates number sufficiently to have a Top … Read More »
