“If there’s buzz, we’re on it.” So says Diane Seo today, in announcing NonstopHonolulu.com, which she hopes will be the city’s “main online source for eating, nightlife and events.” The site is rising from the ashes of a former shining star. When the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin morphed into the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, one of [...]
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Civil Beat Puts Public Data Behind the Paywall
August 19th, 2010 · 27 Comments · Blogs, Media, Politics, The Web
The headline proclaims, “Civil Beat Shares Hawaii State Employee Salaries“ — but there’s a catch: you have to pay to get full access to the information. To be sure, there’s a reasonable and deep debate to be had over whether the names and salaries of government employees should be public in the first place. I was [...]
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“Hawaiian Ghost Story” Makes Top Six
August 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Hawaii, Media, Video
The short independent film “Hawaiian Ghost Story” is one big step closer to becoming a reality. As I blogged last week, the project was in the running for $50,000 cash and a $200,000 finishing contract in Openfilm’s first “Get It Made” competition. And today comes official word that it garnered enough votes to be among [...]
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“Hawaiian Ghost Story” Needs Votes
July 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Media, Video
“Hawaiian Ghost Story” is a feature film that doesn’t yet exist. But there is a story to be told, and people willing to tell it. As with most creative projects, all they need is some funding to get it started. And with your vote, they could get it. Above is the official “Hawaiian Ghost Story” [...]
AsiaPacificFilms.com Offers Free Trial
April 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Art, Media, The Web
With a collection of over 250 films by Asian and Pacific Islanders, AsiaPacificFilms.com is the idealized, online equivalent of a independent film festival. No cramped schedules, no limited runs, every title available 24-7. TechCrunch described it as “a Netflix for Asian Pacific indie filmmakers.” Asians and Pacific Islanders are said to be responsible for creating half [...]
David Buys Goliath
February 25th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Hawaii, Media
“Staff-wide meeting at The Honolulu Advertiser. Similar meeting called at The Star-Bulletin. This can’t be good for anyone. Honolulu Advertiser education writer Loren Moreno tweeted that this afternoon, moments before the news once again became the news in Hawaii. David Black, owner of the smaller, scrappier Honolulu Star-Bulletin, has bought the larger, shinier Honolulu Advertiser. [...]
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Peer News Outlines Local Focus
January 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, Media, The Web
This morning, Pierre Omidyar‘s local news startup Peer News hosted a conference call with journalists to provide an update on their venture, which was first announced in November. Among the key announcements made was that John Temple was coming aboard as editor, and that they were planning to launch by April or May. The company will [...]
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Hawaii Newspaper Archives Go Online
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Hawaii, Media
The archives of three newspapers documenting Hawaii’s 19th century history have been posted online by the Library of Congress, digitized and converted into searchable text via OCR through the participation of the UH Mānoa Library. The archives are available via the “Chronicling America” website, and come from: The Daily Herald (Honolulu, 1886-1887) The Hawaiian Gazette [...]
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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 [...]
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Editor Sought for New News Venture
November 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Business, Hawaii, Media, The Web
A new Internet startup poised to transform local news, in Hawaii and beyond, is now on the hunt for an editor to lead the team. Renowned entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay and philanthropist, announced the search today. Instead of sending out a press release, he posted a link on Twitter to his blog post: [...]
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