March 31, 2004
More Rough Takes
The weeks keep coming and the show must go on. This week's Rough Take show featured Doug Matsuoka, the Japanee looking Taoist master. We talked about everything from publishing on the net, producing an e-book, being a musician and making a living. It's all inter-related and mutually inclusive. One of these days I will post excerpts from the RT files. But for now you gotta catch the show on Tues. evenings from 6-7pm on KORL 690AM.
March 24, 2004
Rough Take
The Rough Take show is rolling along. So far we are in our fourth week with our most recent guest, Brad White who plays the pan-flute and has a great website on the subject at Pan-Flute.com. Previous guests include Ryan Ozawa, host of HawaiiStories, Kevin Hughes and Keiko Bonk. Brad brought a bunch of his music but in normal fashion we spent most of the time talking story. Turns out he is pretty proficient at web development and does his own Flash, QT, QTVR, GarageBand, MP3 and other html duties. Tune in on Tuesdays on KORL AM 690 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm for more surprises.
March 09, 2004
The Artic Circle
It's like traveling to another planet but the people there speak English. The landscape is awesome. As far as the eye can see there is nothing but white snow and ice. It is totally alien to anything here in Hawaii. I learned a lot about the varying degrees of cold. I can now tell you without a doubt that 20 degress feels warm compared to -20 below.
March 04, 2004
Snowy Anchorage
I left Honolulu at 8:30am on Wed. 3/3 and arrived at Anchorage AK at about 12 midnight. It was one of the longest plane rides I've ever been on. Much longer than flying to places like Fiji. Part of the problem is the circuitous route, Hono - LA - Seattle - Anchorage. Before getting here people were saying it hasn't snowed. That is usually the foreboding of snow and sure enough, today 3/4 it is snowing in Anchorage. Not big snow but just enough to make everything white. I love it but I love Hawai`i warm weather a whole lot more. I'll be checking out the Iditarod start this coming Saturday, 3/6. Stay tuned...
February 12, 2004
Sunrise on Kaho`olawe
Between Feb. 4 and Feb. 8 the annual closing of the Makahiki season took place on Kaho`olawe. This is celebration of Lono, the Hawaiian god of rain and rebirth. It is also symbolic of the closing of the old year and welcoming the new. This is a sunrise shot taken in Hakioawa. It was a cloudy morning but the sun peaked through just enough to brighten up the sky and reflect off the water. Scenes like this are abundant on Kaho`olawe. It is a far cry from the devastated landscape perceived by many in Hawai`i. All you need to do to realize this is to experience it for yourself.