January 2003 Archives

6th Annual Hawai'i Music Awards

I heard about this from a blog acquaintance in Pennsylvania, for cryin' out loud. The Internet voting phase goes on until March 15. I barely recognize a single name, but the rest of us may do a little better.

Blogger BBQ

How time flies! February brings our next picnic. At this point, it looks like our place and time are set: the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 16 at Magic Island (at Ala Moana Beach Park). So let's get a handle on who's coming, with what, and exactly how much geeking out (and kid talk) we're going to see!

The RIAA and Your Rights

"A federal judge ordered Verizon Communications yesterday to give a record industry trade group the identity of an Internet subscriber suspected of making available unauthorized copies of several hundred songs." read on...

Lingle's State of the State

Simulcast on the major local TV network affiliates, KSSK AM 590 and on the web, Republican Gov. Linda Lingle (check the spiffy new website!) will lay out, for the record, her vision for the next four years. Will her historic address form a solid launching pad for a successful, bipartisan-led legislative session, or finally put the first cracks — needed or not — in her relatively impressive first-timer's honeymoon?

Allow me to introduce myself

Aloha! My name is Jason, which is quite obvious. I was born and raised in Honolulu (Salt Lake area) for the first half of my life, then like many other islanders, I moved to the leeward side for our peice of the pie. I've lived all over the island, but I consider Honolulu as my hometown. I graduated from Moanalua in 2001. I moved to Portand, OR on July 18, 2002 on a whim, but I will return back to the islands, as my high hopes were shot down with a bazooka.

TV commercials you love to watch

While TV commercials are a necessary nuisance while watching TV, once in a great while you come across one that just makes you laugh. Granted I don't feel like going out and buying their product but at least they deserve a mention.

Yeah, But Can They Write?

I read lots of comics, more so than I should, and after reading about how local comic book artists are finding the business difficult, my feeling on the matter is that while some of the local artists can draw (and I'm using the phrase loosely here), many of them simply can't write or tell a good story on par with what's being produced by the mainland artists/writers. In my opinion, that's why the locals are failing. That's real life reality.

Oh, and I also hate it when I see stuff like this.

And here's a local boy that succeeded.

Congrats, Ryan!

I saw your photo in this week's Midweek, and wanted say congratulations on your promotion. Hope they gave you a big raise along with all that responsibility! ;)

The Living Nation

I just saw on the News about a group in Hawaii known as The Living Nation that wants Independence for all of Hawai'i. They say the overthrow of the Queen in 1893 was an illegal act of war and an apology from the President and Congress is not enough. The group is growing in numbers, marching and holding "rallies" this next week in Honolulu.

Hawaiian Barbecue

Imagine my surprise the other day when I drove past a sign here in the San Francisco bay area. The sign read: GRAND OPENING! HAWAIIAN BARBECUE!

A quick u-turn brought me into the shopping plaza parking lot. Sure enough, nestled right there between a SuperCuts and a Radio Shack was a brand-spanking new branch of L & L Drive-Inn. I didn't even know that there were branches of L & L outside of Hawaii.

Steve Case to resign

AOL TW today announced that Punahou boy Steve would resign as chairman later this year.

Narc

Saw Narc today at Ward with Albert.

UH and their new Tobacco Policy

UH has unveiled their new smoking policy...

It is now not permitted to smoke at UH's breezeways, hallways, couryards, and outside restaurant areas. You also cannot smoke 50 feet around bustops. The reasoning is that innocent non-tobacco consumers should not be exposed to secon-hand smoke simply because they're attending the University.

HawaiiStories Hui III

Okay, who's up for another bloggers' picnic? Our last two gatherings were held May 18 and August 18... so we're overdue! And since then, we've had a number of escribitionists join our `ohana — all the more reason to meet up, chat, and snack! To get the ball rolling... how's Sunday, February 16 for everyone?

Know Your Site's Place

Looking to geek out? Check out GeoURL — a younger, simpler cousin of GeoTags. While the web is worldwide, many websites have a place at their heart, a virtual (if not physical) home. Now you can see if your site has neighbors.

The Blind Chase

Now here's a question: What is it about a beautiful woman that will cause a guy to be so blind to her otherwise blaring deficiencies?

For some guys, a beautiful woman can say something like, "The sky is so blue," and they might say, "Wow, she's deep." But if an unattractive woman were to say the same thing, they might say, "God, she's so irritating." Not all guys are like this, I realize, but the proportions are somewhat disturbing.

I have a friend who is interested in someone blaringly shallow and self-centered, and he can't help but think she's "awesome." He keeps asking my opinion, and I keep talking till I'm blue in the face, and he thinks I'm being unfair to her. Ultimately, he thinks I'm delusional and will continue the chase. Oh, the human species.

Traveling Light on Diamond Head

Monday's Star Bulletin reports that some time later this month the state will be charging an additional fee if you drive inside of Diamond Head crater.

Wal-Mart Coming to Honolulu

Is the controversy over the new Wal-Mart store going up on Keeaumoku Street dead? Despite the protests and last month's lawsuit, the foundation is poured, pillars are pounded in and signs are proudly declaring the site a "future home."

Ed Case wins!

Congressman Ed Case wins Hawai`i's second Congressional district with 43.2 percent of the vote. Matt Matsunaga garnered 30.2 percent, Colleen Hanabusa at 7.9 percent and Barbara Marumoto at 5.9 percent.

For full results:
http://www.hawaii.gov/elections

About Schmidt

Saw About Schmidt at Ward with a couple of friends today.

Star Trek: Nemesis

Saw Star Trek: Nemesis a second time at the Ward Theatres tonight.

No more flight coupons?

I can't believe it... First it was Hawaiian Airlines and today Aloha Airlines has announced the discontinuation of interisland flight coupons.

Dominos Dots

Eh, you guys wen see da new Dominos commericials about Dominos Dots? They look like sugar coated cinna-stix-balls. Das not malasadas o wot?

The Two Towers

Saw The Two Towers at Ward tonight.