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, [...]
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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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Hawaii Second Healthiest State
December 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Miscellaneous
The Aloha State has climbed from third to second place in a national ranking of healthiest states. In the 2008 America’s Health Rankings, issued by the American Public Health Association (APHA), the Hawaii State Snapshot noted several strengths: A low prevalence of obesity (21.7 percent of the population). Low levels of air pollution (4.9 micrograms [...]
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“LOST” at School
October 29th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Miscellaneous
SPOILER ALERT! ”LOST” returned to downtown Honolulu this morning to film a New York street scene. The intersection of Bethel St. and Merchant St. was converted into the Upper West Side in Manhattan, with a tell-tale subway entrance (“Columbus & 67th St. Station”), New York cabs, some news racks, and an antique rugs shop (“established 1902″). The [...]
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Geek Goes Down on Live TV
May 2nd, 2008 · 13 Comments · Miscellaneous
You haven’t lived until you’ve humiliated yourself on live television. I had that unique opportunity this morning after doing my regular “LOST” commentary on KITV (the Honolulu ABC affiliate). The next segment was some fitness drills with current and former members of the UH Warriors football team, sponsored by Jamba Juice. I was enlisted to [...]
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