Like the wind comes and goes, so do protestors. From the anti-war protests in the 1960s to the Occupy Wall Street movement, someone somewhere has a grudge, and public protesting is a cheap and easy way to air it. What’s with the Occupy Honolulu movement? Seriously. Are they protesting that life is unfair? From my … Read More »
Refrigerators On The Beach
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The latest news says some of that tsunami debris from the big earthquake in Japan last year could end up on Hawaii’s beaches. Here’s how it works. Japan built a seawall to handle a 25-foot tsunami and an 8.5 magnitude earthquake. Mother Nature gave them a 30-foot tsunami and a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The tsunami … Read More »
Wheelies In Paradise (cartoons are dangerous)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
It doesn’t take much to realize that crazy is contagious. A young man on the Big Island died after he and his motorcycle ran off the road and struck a street sign. Should we blame it on the wheelie he was trying to do at the time of the crash? It wasn’t road conditions. It … Read More »
Hawaii’s News Leader?
Monday, February 27, 2012
One of the benefits of owning your own television station is the privilege of describing your news organization in terms more reflective of desire than reality. Take KHON2, Hawaii’s News Leader. Says who? Some statewide independent panel of journalists? Nope. The results of a survey of television viewers and newspaper readers? Nope. Hawaii’s News Leader … Read More »
The Hit And Run Derby
Friday, February 24, 2012
Another Honolulu pedestrian was a victim of hit and run. This time it was Chinatown. At 2:00 in the morning. First things first. Wandering around downtown at 2:00 in the morning isn’t a good idea. It’s dark. Drivers are in a hurry and aren’t paying much attention. Secondly, it seems pedestrians have become sporting targets … Read More »
What’s Next, HPU? Waikiki?
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hawaii Pacific University is growing. HPU’s downtown campus is sprawling all over, forcing poor homeless people to scavenge for food elsewhere in the city. The Kaneohe campus is picturesque and looks great on brochures but building dormitories is more expensive than renting. What’s a struggling university to do? How about if they move into Aloha … Read More »
