Bookmarks for May 24th
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on May 24th: Senate Passes Telework Enhancement Act for Federal Workers: The U.S. Senate passed the Telework Enhancement Act of...
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First Look at Hawaii Five-O Reboot
As the world, and Hawaii, prepares to say goodbye to “LOST,” news came this week that CBS had picked up the long-awaited reboot of its hit series from over three decades ago. The new...
Kids Film Festival Coming in June
My kids love to go to the movies, but when trips to the theater mean spending $100 a pop, it’s hard to be enthusiastic… especially when good kids movies are few and far between....
Bookmarks for May 17th
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on May 17th: Wind farm pact approved: The state Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement between Hawaiian...
Food Network Gets ‘LOST’ on Wednesday
The series finale of “LOST” is less than a week away, and the Food Network is visiting “The Island” just in time. In the Wednesday installment of “Dinner: Impossible,” celebrity chef Robert Irvine finds...
Gulf Oil Spill Would Dwarf O’ahu
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is a massive environmental disaster that is still unfolding. But even as the catastrophe is dominating headlines across the country, it’s hard to wrap your brain around the scale...
Special “LOST” Tour at Kualoa on May 23
After six incredible seasons, the awesome filmed-in-Hawaii series “LOST” will come to an end on Sunday, May 23. The two-and-a-half-hour series finale will be sandwiched between a two-hour retrospective and a special “LOST” sendoff...
Bookmarks for May 10th
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on May 10th: EIS released for $1B Big Isle telescope project: The document was released Friday, noting a few remaining...
Bookmarks for May 3rd
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on May 3rd: Hawaii filming of ‘Lost’ spent $228M locally over 4 years: The locally produced TV show, which airs...
HMAUS SpringFest on Saturday
Whether you’re a long-time fan and user of Apple and Macintosh products or a recent convert to “The Apple Way,” you should check out SpringFest, one of the keystone annual events of the Hawaii...
Sci-Tech Day Offers Alternative to Furlough Friday
The state’s “Furlough Friday” calendar has locked Hawaii students out of classrooms and created the shortest school year in the nation. But this Friday, April 30, middle school students (in grades 6th through 8th)...
Social Media in Focus
Local businesses that want to better understand the benefits and potential risks of social media now have two new resources available to them. Companies that need a basic primer can now turn to a...
Bookmarks for April 26th
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on April 26th: Cosmic Dark Matter Clumps Into Cigar Shapes: For this study, the researchers used the Prime Focus Camera...
Hawaii Among Least Competitive Broadband Markets
According to a new report out of Minnesota-based ID Insight, Hawaii is the second least competitive state in the country when it comes to broadband Internet access. Only Rhode Island had less competition. And...
Bookmarks for April 19th
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on April 19th: Is Internet Civility an Oxymoron?: Peer News, a new site launching in Hawaii and funded by eBay...
AsiaPacificFilms.com Offers Free Trial
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...
Bookmarks for April 12th
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on April 12th: Rogue Brown Dwarf Lurks in Our Cosmic Neighborhood: Brown dwarf-hunting astronomers have reported the discovery of a...
Waitiki Hits Honolulu
Waitiki is a Boston-based musical collective, but their sound — dubbed “exotica“ — is undeniably influenced by the islands. And the group will have its only public Honolulu performances of 2010 this week… two different shows...
Bookmarks for March 29th
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on March 29th: Surfing the globe: A solar-powered, ocean-going device that looks like a Boogie board is being developed in...
Recycle your E-Waste on April 10 [Updated]
If you’re even remotely geeky, chances are you have a home or garage filled with old computers and electronics. It’s hard to get rid of, to be sure. There’s sentimental value (I have a...
