The University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy is holding its annual Open House this Sunday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s event is a special one, as it’s part of a global “100 Hours of Astronomy” celebration. This year, 2009, is the “International Year of Astronomy,” marking the 400th anniversary of [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2009
Meet the Stargazers on Sunday
March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Events, Family, Hawaii, Science
Tags: astronomers·astronomy·ifa·uh
Bookmarks for March 30th
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on March 30th: Tech Industry Growing In Hawaii: A state report shows Hawaii’s science and tech industries generate more than $3-billion dollars a year. That’s about 17-percent of Hawaii’s total revenue. Yet it’s employees make up only 5-percent of the state’s [...]
Scenes from a Season Finale
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture, Television
SPOILER ALERT! While only the tenth episode of “LOST” just aired on Wednesday, production is already wrapping up on the season here in Honolulu. That means that it’s been an especially exciting week for LOST spotters, who’ve caught the crew putting together scenes that will appear in the season finale. Although I just reported in [...]
Tags: abclost·filming·locationshoot·Lost·Television·tv
Bookmarks for March 25th
March 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on March 25th: Bill in Legislature pushes to put Hawaii medical records online: A system linking all hospital, patient and physician records via an online database would cut medical costs in Hawai'i and improve patient care by giving doctors immediate access [...]
Bookmarks for March 18th
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on March 16th: New species of bamboo coral identified off Hawaii: Scientists have identified seven new species of bamboo coral discovered thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the six of the seven species [...]
“LOST” on the North Shore
March 10th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture
SPOILER ALERT! Filming for the penultimate season of “LOST” is nearing an end, with about a month left of production to shoot the last two episodes. Location shoots tend to dwindle as the season finale nears, so I’m glad for any tidbit that surfaces these days. Fortunately, thanks to a couple of fans — one a [...]
Tags: abclost·filming·locationshoot·Lost·Television·tv
Bookmarks for March 9th
March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on March 9th: AFP: Whale sonar: Two pings are better than one: Many whale species have sonar systems that send out two pings at once, allowing them to detect underwater objects with greater accuracy than even the most sophisticated human technologies, [...]
Abercrombie Announces Gubernatorial Run Online
March 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, People, Politics, Social Media, The Web
Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie is hoping to move from Washington D.C. to Washington Place in Honolulu, today making official his long-anticipated run for governor. True, it was the worst-kept secret in local politics (I blogged it as a sure-thing in November, and I was late then!), and every media outlet had the story yesterday (after [...]
Tags: abercrombie·congress·governor·Hawaii·social·twitter·youtube
Bookmarks for March 2nd
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Links
These are my links for March 2nd from 13:58 to 14:26
Study: Hawaii Loves Porn
March 2nd, 2009 · 9 Comments · Hawaii, Politics, Technology, The Web
A nationwide study of online porn consumption has been raising eyebrows, most pundits seizing on the strong correlation between conservative and religious states (a.k.a. “Red States”) and the number of porn subscriptions. But I was amused to discover that Hawaii is the number two consumer of porn, behind only Utah. Seriously. Just read the actual [...]
Tags: economics·edelman·harvard·Hawaii·porn·pornography·statistics·study
