When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on December 28th: Swiss test solar-power aircraft for night flight: The prototype of an aircraft, to be propelled entirely by solar power even at night, has already been successfully tested for a ‘flea hop’ or a short flight. Scientists and engineers [...]
Entries from December 28th, 2009
Chinatown Chase 2010 is On
December 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Art, Events, Hawaii
For the fourth year in a row, questing teams will descend upon the Chinatown Arts district in February seeking fame and fabulous prizes… all to support the Hawaii Theatre Center. Registration is now open for Chinatown Chase 2010, a city-spanning adventure and scavenger hunt organized by the fun folks at Ravenchase Adventures. Teams of ten [...]
Tags: adventure·chase·chinatown·clues·hunt·puzzles·scavengerhunt
Hawaii is Happy
December 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Hawaii, Health
Hawaii is the second happiest U.S. state, according to a study published yesterday in the journal Science. More interestingly, the researchers say that a community’s perception of its level of happiness seems to correlate with mostly objective measures of quality of life. “We wanted to study whether people’s feelings of satisfaction with their own lives [...]
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“LOST” for the Holidays
December 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Television
SPOILER ALERT: Today is the last day of “LOST” production for the year, with most of the cast and crew taking a break until Jan. 10, 2010. Most of this week, they were working at Police Beach on the North Shore, but there were a few location shoots closer to town. More on those to [...]
Tags: abclost·filming·locationshoot·Lost·Television·tv
“LOST” Travel Package and Tour
December 15th, 2009 · 30 Comments · Events, Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture
If you’re a “LOST” fan who has been contemplating a visit to “The Island” in January to celebrate the sixth and final season of the show, now is the time to take the leap. Local officials have yet to confirm the advance screening of the “LOST” season premiere at a “Brunch on the Beach” event [...]
Bookmarks for December 14th
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on December 14th: Connecticut scientist leads the way in freezing coral to give it life later: Hagedorn's lab in Hawaii is the only one in the world dedicated to coral cryopreservation. With funding from the Smithsonian and NOAA, Hagedorn is racing [...]
“LOST” Beach Premiere Set for Jan. 30
December 11th, 2009 · 21 Comments · Events, Hawaii, Lost, Television
The much-anticipated premiere episode of the sixth and final season of “LOST” will be shown three days early on the beach in Waikiki, TV blogger and “LOST” fan Doc Arzt reported this afternoon. To say there has been strong demand for the event would be an understatement. I receive several e-mails a week from “LOST” [...]
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The Hawaii Independent Steps Up
December 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Media, People, The Web
While the mainstream, corporate media is still struggling to find its footing in the digital age, grassroots online news initiatives everywhere are putting down roots. Citizen journalism and independent media are near and dear to my heart, so I’m always interested when a new venture is launched here in the islands. The Hawaii Independent is [...]
Tags: blogs·journalism·Media·news
Bookmarks for December 8th
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on December 7th: Sea yields clues to ’41 attack: New evidence indicating the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor effectively from under water, as well as the air, was announced today by the "NOVA" television series on the anniversary of the 1941 attack [...]
“LOST” Season 5 DVD Release Tomorrow
December 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Lost, Pop Culture, Television
It’s hardly news to any hardcore “LOST” fan in North America, but tomorrow brings the long-awaited release of the Season 5 DVDs from Buena Vista Home Entertainment. (And some people who ordered online have actually received their shipments a day early.) As I blogged last month, a series of “sneak peek” videos had been posted [...]
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