There are many homeless children in Hawai’i, but being homeless shouldn’t mean growing up without opportunities for health, security, education, joy…. There’s one woman and one program located on the Big Island* that seems to go above and beyond in order to provide and make a difference and that’s Magin Patrick and The Christmas Wish [...]
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Hawaii Homeless Keiki Need Your Kokua
Posted in Big Island, Education, Hawaii, tagged christmas wish program, Hawaii, homeless children, homeless keiki, magin patrick, mentoring program hawaii, project hawaii, summer camp on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Was the Hawaii Tsunami Warning Actually a Drill?
Posted in Big Island, Hawaii, kauai, Surfing, tsunami, tagged Chile, earthquake, Hawaii tsunami, HItsunami, kauai, surf, tsunami, tsunami hoax on February 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We have a follow-up on the Chile tsunami potentially hitting Hawaii and the post-tsunami rumor mill. We’ll keep the info nicely tucked away in the “allegedly” category. For your consideration: 1) We have offshore buoy reports that accurately predict swells (size and direction) coming into Hawaiian waters. These are the buoys that give us our [...]
Tsunami Hawaii: Surfing the Tsunami (part two)
Posted in Big Island, Hawaii, Surfing, tagged Hawaii, kauai, surf, tsunami on February 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Right now everyone is still asleep here in Hawaii. Word is they’re going to blast the sirens at 6am. That’s when the town is going to wake up, cancel their surf ‘n’ sun plans and stock up. If there’s one thing people living Hawai’i know how to do, it’s stock up. Especially because if any [...]
The Sad State of Big Island Newspapers
Posted in Big Island, Hawaii, Rant, tagged big island chronicle, big island weekly, corporate news, hawaii island journal, hawaii tribune herald, hunter bishop, newspapers, stephens media on July 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
These days on the Big Island at least, you can probably save a tree and get better quality local island news by reading it online. The recent demise of locally owned Hawaii Island Journal* -the Big Island’s best and oldest “weekly” (officially three times monthly)- will certainly leave a hole to fill when it comes [...]
Hawaii Island Caucus Precinct Sites
Posted in Big Island, Elections '08, Hawaii, Obama, tagged democratic party, hawaii caucus, Obama, precinct, presidential preference poll, vote on February 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There have been some discrepancies in caucus locations. I’ve published below what seems like the most accurate Precinct Election & Presidential Preference Poll site directory, found at the Democratic Party of Hawai’i web site. You will need to know your representative district first —use this link if you don’t know it— then enter that info [...]
Free WiFi Hawaii Island
Posted in Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Restaurants, Surfing, Tip of the Day, tagged Environment, free internet, hawaii island, hotspots, recycling, starbucks, T-Mobile, WiFi on February 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So, Starbucks made their splashy announcement that they’re ditching T-Mobile for AT&T and by this Spring (a little later for Hawaii) will offer two hours of free internet with a purchase of $3.99 or more. As cutting edge as they were by taking that Seattle gourmet coffee habit and spreading the addiction to a world [...]
Save O’oma (Pine Trees) in Kona
Posted in Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Hawaiian Culture, Surfing, tagged development, kohanaiki, kona, mayor kim, o'oma, pine trees, Sierra Club on February 7, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I thought the fight was already lost, but it seems it is still up for debate whether or not the county/ state should acquire O’oma II to protect it as public, open space. Considering how important the area around Pine Trees is -how precious the waters and how vital this surf / recreational / camping [...]
Hilo Rain, Water on the Brain
Posted in Big Island, Hawaii, Puna, tagged Big Island, flooding, Hawaii, hilo bay, National Weather Service, rain, rainforest, soccer fields on February 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
<newly formed Lake Hilo> Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more wet…! Sure, East side Big Island residents are used to downpours, sometimes non-stop torentials lasting weeks, months… It’s often considered one of the wettest cities in the U.S. – though most lists on the topic omit it because they only focus on [...]
Hawaii Airfare War On Again (til tomorrow)
Posted in Big Island, Hawaii, tagged aloha air, go airlines, Hawaii, hawaiian airlines, mesa on January 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The airlines in Hawai’i must hate having to raise and lower their fares whenever their competition does – and Mesa (Go Airlines!) is usually the one in control. Though it was only a month ago that they raised their inter-island flights to $49 (with Hawaiian and Aloha Air happily following suit) – today it’s back [...]
Puna Getting Some Big Island Love
Posted in Big Island, Hawaii, Puna, SURF LINKS, Surfing, tagged fire department, issac hale park, lifeguards, ocean safety, pohoiki, Puna on January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Puna had seemingly been losing the battle in terms of infrastructure and development needed to keep up with the population explosion of the past few years. While there’s been lots of debating, proposals, plans… actually action, when it occurs, is typically slow and inadequate. So it came as a surprise to many when the 5th [...]













