November 2004 Archives

Phantoms

Sunday morning Hana bay was as flat as a pond with a gentle southerly breeze under a clear sky. These were unusual weather conditions for the windward coast of Maui. Normally, the ocean churned with white water and gusty tradewinds produced cloudiness and frequent rain. It was the perfect day to go fishing offshore since the fish always hit best when the water was calm and the sun shining.

Thanksgifting

Lest ye leave the table unfull:
New Turkey Recipe

What Have I Done?

My neighbor's husband is in Iraq. She has a twelve-year-old son and they're pretty much alone, and I know how bad it sucks to have a dad away during the holidays, so I invited them to have Thanksgiving dinner with us tomorrow. And I decided I'd do everything myself. Read on...

A Sweet Deal?

I was shocked to see the headlines on the Star-bulletin website indicating Hershey to buy Mauna Loa!

I have mixed feelings about big mainland corporations buying out locally-owned companies like Mauna Loa Mac. After all, isn't it part of the charm to buy a distinctly "Hawaiian" product that is produced by a company that is owned and operated in Hawaii?

What You Like Know?

Okay, the election is — for better or worse — history. So it seems a bit silly to still have the HawaiiStories Survey asking you about your vote. Whether it's Coke v. Pepsi, Aloha v. Hawaiian, or something more serious, let's have some suggestions for future questions for this oft-forgotten widget.

"Smear" or something else?

In today's Star-Bulletin, our intrepid host, Prophet Zarquon, has had published a column detailing the role of the blog in the local mayoral election. In it, yet again the role of Malia Zimmerman's blog writing is pulled up as the reason for Duke Bainum's narrow loss on Nov. 2.

While the HawaiiReporter.com stories may have swayed a few voters, I don't think that information got spread as widely as Internet fans would have liked. And I don't think enough people took the time to read the columns carefully to create the claimed effect of tipping the close election in favor of Mufi Hannemann.

Dumb Questions About Graphics

I'm sure this is written somewhere I'm supposed to have read it, but it's easier just to post here and let you help me out.

The fate of L&L Drive Inn #12

L&L Drive Inn #12 located on Young Street is one of those hole in the wall kind of places, hidden away from the main street of life but just readily available. The prices there are much lower than the Ala Moana store and the selection much greater than the recently open location at Wal-Mart.

The Secret Interstate

Commuters and traffic watchers just call it "Red Hill," differentiating the winding, hilly thoroughfare from its wide and flat sister, the "Airport Viaduct." But believe it or not, the four-mile length of road is an interstate, just like H-1, H-2, and H-3. Meet Interstate H-201, only recently revealed by the powers that be as freeway signs were replaced during a long-overdue resurfacing. Previously, the "secret interstate" was only known mostly to serious road geeks.

To nick an idea from a fun poll our own Mitchell created, take the Honolulu commuter's Pepsi Challenge: When it comes to heading east or west, which road do you travel? Why?

Crazy World

An political observer has jokingly remarked that a ham sandwich should be able to beat Bush after the mess he has made in Iraq, tax cuts to the rich, the loss of jobs in the U.S. and the record federal budget deficit. But Bush may take the electoral votes of heavily-Democratic Hawaii and is a percentage point or two ahead in the overall presidential race.

Welcome to Crazy World. The lunatics seem to be in control of the insane asylum.