Congratulations to local science blogger Christie Wilcox, author of “Observations of a Nerd,” for winning a $10,000 scholarship from College Scholarships.org. Wilcox is pursuing her PhD in cell and molecular biology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The award was announced today, and came after ten days of public voting. Wilcox was the clear [...]
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Local Nerd Nets $10,000 Scholarship
November 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Science, The Web
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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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“Hawaii Five-0″ Theme Song Contest
August 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, Pop Culture, Television, Video
In anticipation of the Sept. 20 series premiere of CBS’ reboot of “Hawaii Five-0,” the network has announced a video upload contest on its site. Fans are encouraged to upload their “best interpretation” of the show’s iconic theme song (or, at least, up to 30 seconds of it), and the winner will win a surfboard [...]
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ʻAiea Dog Vies for ‘Cutest’ Crown
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments · The Web
Meet Bobby Gorgeous. The five-year old white Pomeranian from Aiea is competing in the “Cutest Dog Competition,” which is offering a million dollar prize. His “fashion mentor” Guylynn Gia is trying to drum up votes, and pledges to share the winnings with the Hawaiian Humane Society, Malama Na Honu (a Hawaiian sea turtle protection group), [...]
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