If you’ve been anywhere near downtown Honolulu over the past couple of days, you probably couldn’t help but stop and gawk at the massive Sea Launch Odyssey platform docked at Pier 10 near Aloha Tower. It’s an imposing sight. It stood out even when viewed from my office in Iwilei, and for drivers passing on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Miscellaneous'
Avatar Reality Changes Course
January 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Business, Miscellaneous, Technology
Earlier this month, Jim Sink, CEO of Honolulu-based game firm Avatar Reality, announced that the company was shifting its strategy for Blue Mars, once touted as a next-generation virtual reality environment that would challenge Second Life. As a result, most of the employees were laid off, including Sink. Avatar Reality is scrapping its substantial investment [...]
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iPhone App: Hawaii Aloha Travel
January 18th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Gadgets, Miscellaneous, Travel
There is no shortage of big-name travel apps for mobile devices, and there are already more than a handful of Hawaii-specific apps out there. But the Hawaii Aloha Travel app was one I was glad to see. And geeks rejoice, it’s available on both iPhone and Android platforms. Bruce and Yaling Fisher, founders of travel [...]
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Roz Savage Arrives in Tarawa
September 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Miscellaneous
Solo ocean rower Roz Savage arrived in Tarawa yesterday, having journeyed over 3,000 miles in 104 days since leaving Honolulu in May. Check out the first set of photos on Flickr, which shows the welcome she received from the locals and marks the end of the second leg of a three-part journey to row solo [...]
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Kanu Hawaii Day of ‘Living Aloha’
June 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous
Kanu Hawaii, in partnership with The Institute for Human Services and other groups, is coordinating a “Day of Living Aloha” today. The online social network — focused on sustainable living, environmentalism, and “island style activism” — is calling upon people across all the islands to volunteer today to improve our communities. At Kuhio Park Terrace, [...]
Tags: kanu·kanuhawaii·service·volunteer
Flash Guru to Speak at UH
June 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous
Sam Rivello of Los Angeles-based Rivello Multimedia Consulting will lead two days of presentations beginning tomorrow for the Hawaii Flash User Group. The first, free night will cover Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) environments and augmented reality. Tuesday’s “Premium Night” will cover more advanced topics relating to the PureMVC framework for Flash and Flex development. Rivello [...]
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Tech Breakfast Tackles Hawaii Tech IP
April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Miscellaneous
On Thursday, two experts will offer advice to Hawaii technology companies on intellectual property issues and navigating the global marketplace. Their presentations are featured in this month’s HISciTech Tech Download, a monthly networking breakfast organized by the Hawaii Science & Technology Council. Shan Steinmark, founder of Strategic Transitions Research, Inc., will cover “Building Hawaii’s High [...]
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“LOST” Under Fire
February 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Miscellaneous
SPOILER ALERT! Things were pretty quiet on the “LOST” spotting front. As we reported in our last “LOST” podcast, the only news last week was a Twitter note from my friend Susan (confirmed by Shari) about some explosions on the Hawaii Film Studio lot on Diamond Head. Fortunately, the pyrotechnics continued after the long weekend, [...]
Tags: abclost·filming·Lost·Television·tv
State Braces for High Winds
January 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Miscellaneous
High winds with gusts of up to 60 to 70 miles per hour may buffet the state tomorrow and Friday, and government officials met today to discuss contingency and communications plans. The National Weather Service, State Civil Defense, and other agencies initiated talks this morning, gearing up for stormy conditions compared to those that hit [...]
“LOST” in a Landslide
December 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Lost, Miscellaneous, Pop Culture, Television
In the latest “Dharma Special Access” e-mail bulletin from ABC and “LOST” creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, there’s an interesting note about the recent wet weather we’ve seen on Oahu: One of the fun things about shooting the show in Hawaii is how completely inconsequential Mother Nature makes us feel. This week a landslide [...]
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