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GETTING ON THE FIELD
By W. Knox Richardson
You can be born into it, like royalty. Or maybe you just like horses. It can run in the blood of your family for generations. Or at age 50 you may find yourself with an extra few hundred thousand dollars laying around, and you think you might — you just might — like to learn to play polo, mostly because golf is just so passé.
Posted by Knox at 03:32 PM.
Hawaii and solar seem like the perfect combination, and solar has already made significant inroads in the Hawaiian market. In fact, solar hot water systems cover almost half the homes on Maui and one-third of the homes on Oahu. Clearly folks in Hawaii know the value of solar energy. Solar PV has not reached the same level of penetration, but that should change soon.
Posted by Knox at 02:12 PM. Filed under:
A Green Sea Turtle Adventure
By Rico Leffanta
A recent edition of the “Oahu Island News” featured “The Art & Science of the Green Sea Turtle.” So I grabbed a copy to see what more I could learn about this elusive creature.
“The Honolulu Advertiser,” and the “Honolulu Star-Bulletin” then featured articles about green sea turtles basking in the sun on Laniakea Beach. I decided it was time to go there, and see the turtles for myself
Posted by Knox at 03:46 PM. Filed under:
By Grace Liao
Special to the Oahu Island News
Tattoo. Depending on the listener’s age, experience, and culture, the word stirs diverse emotions. Young people today get excited by tattoos and view them with favor. Older people disapprove and are appalled by such youthful foolishness. Yet there are cultures where tattoos represent an essential spirit—the fundamental nature of a person—signifying rank, status, achievement and membership. Even the significant events of one’s life are captured on skin.
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Hawaiian Reef Squid Now on Display;
Part of The Jet Set Exhibit at the Waikiki Aquarium
After a more than four-year absence, Hawaiian Reef Squid have returned to the Waikiki Aquarium. Now on display as part of The
Jet Set gallery – which also currently features octopus and nautilus – the three squid were hatched and raised by the Aquarium, and have already laid eggs in their new home.
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PHOTO: USGS
Earthquake News/Volcano Update Links
Aloha and welcome to our out-of-state readers.
Find Volcano & Earthquake News at the following links:
Honolulu Advertiser (http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com)
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (http://www.starbulletin.com)
TV – NBC Ch. 8 KHNL (http://www.khnl.com)
Big Island Media
West Hawaii Today
Daily Newspaper—Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii
(http://www.westhawaiitoday.com)
Hawaii Herald
Daily Newspaper—Hilo
(http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/)
Government/Other
Kilauea Volcano Update
USGS Hawaii Volcano Observatory
(http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update)
U.S. Geological Survey
(http://www.usgs.gov/)
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
(http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/)
Steve and Sophia’s House from Makakilo, Hawaii in West Oahu.
(RECOMMENDED)
(http://www.hawaiiss.com/weather/earthquake.htm)
Posted by Knox at 12:33 PM. Filed under:
Brittni Paiva’s Latest CD Evokes Fresh New Memories
When I attempt to seriously criticize a new musical offering, as is my want from time to time — though I am by no means a serious critic — I usually put on the disc and let it play several times before I write. I want to hear and write simultaneously. I want to get it right.
Right now, I am listening to Brittni Paiva’s latest release, “Brittni,” her third CD. Each new disc offers a different perspective on her multi-talented musical character.
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By W. KNOX RICHARDSON
ON TOP OF HIS GAME
One year ago, I felt that Jake Shimabukuro was high on his own success and postulated his last album was more a celebration of himself than a vehicle to expand his fan base. It appeared he was pushing himself — or being pushed — off the local stage in exchange for global celebrity. Since then, he dumped his glitterati Hollywood representation and is living local.
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By WALLY AMOS
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
Many people through the years have commented to me that being famous makes it easy for me to have a positive attitude. I explain that I am famous because of my positive attitude.
Posted by Knox at 09:04 AM. Filed under: Wally Amos •
By Mark Twain
OUR ARRIVAL ELABORATED
A LITTLE MORE
We came in sight of two of this group of islands, Oahu and Molokai (pronounced O-waw-hoo and Mol-loki), on the morning of the 18th, and soon exchanged the dark blue waters of the deep sea for the brilliant light blue of “sounding.” The fat, ugly birds (said to be a species of albatross) which had skimmed after us on tireless wings clear across the ocean, left us, and an occasional flying-fish went skimming over the water in their stead.
Oahu loomed high, rugged, useless, barren, black and dreary, out of the sea, and in the distance Molokai lay like a homely sway-backed whale on the water.
Posted by Knox at 03:10 PM. Filed under:
LATE BOOMER
By Tony Solis
For the past 15 years I’ve had a successful career in the local entertainment business. I have had many opportunities and think I’ve accomplished some good works. I began as a musician that eventually led to a recording contract and then my very own CD. Then I made the move to broadcasting and today I’m an on-air personality with one of the top radio stations in Hawaii, KINE-FM. Soon I found an agent and started doing commercials and acting in theater. Today I have now my own TV show going into its fifth season. Cool!
Posted by Knox at 03:07 PM. Filed under:
For ‘Children of All Ages’
In a delightful mix of old world and new age diversions, Cirque Hawaii is a state-of-the-art theatrical presentation and sensory delight for boys and girls from three to 90. Showcasing an international cadre of award-winning talent, Cirque Hawaii brings together more than 30 performers and 15 renowned acts to entertain Hawaiian audiences for the first time.
High-energy dance, acrobats, and amazing balancing acts compliment clowns, contortionists, aerialists and more. The show is a talented and exotic blend of strength, balance, humor, beauty and grace unlike anything every to play in Oahu.
With 70-foot-high aerial apparatus, artists perform feats of daring beauty never seen before. Staging, light and special effects feature surround sound, hazers, foggers and synchronized intelligent lighting.
Cirque Hawaii is located within the former IMAX Theatre in the heart of Waikiki.
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Welcome to Oahu Island WIRED!
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