I think the tribal council may vote him off the island. cd It was just after nine — when a city bus bound for Hanauma Bay, Sandy Beach and Sea Life Park — stopped in Hawaii Kai. “A passenger tried to get on the bus with an unsheathe spear gun — and that’s an item…
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Don Ho is dead
HONOLULU – Legendary crooner Don Ho, who entertained tourists for decades wearing raspberry-tinted sunglasses and singing the catchy signature tune “Tiny Bubbles,” has died. He was 76. He died Saturday morning of heart failure, publicist Donna Jung said. Ho had suffered with heart problems for the past several years, and had a pacemaker installed last…
Japanese Millionaire Gives Mansions to Hawaiian Homeless
I meant to report on this story when it first came out several months ago, somehow, I didn’t…I can’t help thinking that Kawamoto is taking a lot of enjoyment in making his Kahala neighbors cringe, interestingly, it seems that his upscale neighbors began to complain about his properties not being maintained properly and hurting their…
Ice at the poles—of Mars….
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A spacecraft orbiting Mars has scanned huge deposits of water ice at its south pole so plentiful they would blanket the planet in 36 feet of water if they were liquid, scientists said on Thursday. The scientists used a jointNASA-Italian Space Agency radar instrument on the European Space Agency Mars Express spacecraft…
Bombings on University of Hawaii Campus
I am amazed that this is the first I have heard of this…I’m here everyday, usually read the student paper, and have heard nothing about it…(here is another link from the star bulletin…) It sounds to me like they are using baking soda and vinegar boobie traps…we used to make these to protect our forts…
Longest underground river found
I like this kind of story. The world is still full of unexplored and unexplained phenomenon. Underground rivers remind me of sleezestacks and Land of the Lost, which upon thinking about it, the producers of LOST, could probably get some ideas about how to improve the sad state of their show from (if they haven’t…
Secret ESP research with Dolphins revealed
Secret ESP Research Involved in Navy Dolphins to be Deployed? By Steve Hammons Feb 16, 2007 This week, the U.S. Navy announced that up to 30 dolphins and other marine mammals may be used to patrol Puget Sound near Seattle to protect Kitsap-Bangor Naval Base from terrorist activities. Dolphins and marine mammals can locate underwater…
Dharma Leader Coming to Hawaii
More real life action in Hawaii for you… The Maui Dharma Center, the Tibetan Cultural Conservancy Center of Maui and Ala Kukui-Hana Retreat Center formally announce the arrival of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Maui on April 24 and 25, 2007. This is the Dalai Lama’s first visit to Maui. During his two…
Stranger than LOST #3 : Mysterious Lights in Oahu Skies
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Stranger than LOST #2…Kangaroos in Hawaii
To my knowledge, there are not any polar bears in Kalihi…. cd Hawaiian Rock Wallaby The Rock Wallaby was colonized in Kalihi Valley some seventy-five years ago. The marsupial is native to Australia and become established in Hawaii when three animals escaped from a zoo keeper. Scientists believe Hawaii’s rock wallabies have evolved into a…