Monthly Archive: December 2007

Hawaii Gift Card Tips

Hawaii Gift Card Tips

‘Tis the season for the hand wringing and tsk-tsking over the presumed laziness and implied tackiness of giving gift certificates and gift cards in lieu of “real” presents. While Miss Manners doesn’t approve, though,...

Thelma Dreyer, Blogger

Thelma Dreyer, Blogger

A month after putting out the call, House Communications Director Georgette Deemer announced that she has found her blogger: Thelma Dreyer. She will take over the reigns at the Hawaii House Blog, documenting life...

Heisman Trophy Eludes Brennan

Heisman Trophy Eludes Brennan

Celebrated Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan was not named the winner of this year’s Heisman Trophy, “the most prestigious award in college football.” The Heisman went to Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. Even so, Brennan had...

Creative License

Creative License

Back in June, I took great glee in discovering that Judd Apatow’s summer comedy “Superbad” featured one of its characters getting a fake Hawaii driver’s license. Indeed, one of the film’s funnier scenes focused...

Flickr Friday at Murphy’s

Flickr Friday at Murphy’s

  Photo courtesy Carrie.   The last “Flickr Friday” of 2007 is two days away. This month, the downtown lunch meetup will take place at Murphy’s at the top of Merchant Street. Check out...

That’s No Moon…

That’s No Moon…

Leaving work today, I was startled by the usually serene view of Honolulu Harbor from my office building. A ginormous structure of some sort was parked at Aloha Tower, looming over the city like...