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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Honolulu Upgrading it’s Sewer System
The City & County of Honolulu will upgrade its aging sewer system to prevent spillage and contamination as part of a settlement announced Monday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The settlement is in response to four lawsuits filed over the past 16 years.
The questionable fitness of the city’s water treatment gained greater public awareness after nearly 48 million gallons of sewage entered Waikiki canals in 2006 when rainwater overloaded the wastewater system.
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Americans on the Move!
I subscribe to and receive a newsletter called “Luxury Insights”, sent by the good folks at www.luxuryhomemarketing.com. Today I received this fascinating information:
Forbes has an interesting, interactive “data graphic” that shows where Americans moved in 2008. Click on a county and you’ll see lines indicating where folks moving to the county came from, and where folks leaving went.
Here’s the mass exodus from Detroit:
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Friday, July 9th, 2010
It’s Aloha Friday! “Spirit of Aloha” Catamaran to Serve Waikiki Beach & Hilton
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa marked the return of the resort’s sailing tours with the July 1, 2010 launch of Waikiki’s newest catamaran, Spirit of Aloha. The vessel, operated by Port Waikiki Cruises, offers six different tour options daily, from breakfast and snorkel tours to sunset cocktail sails. In addition, a weekly Friday fireworks dinner sail gives guests a front-row seat to Hilton’s spectacular fireworks display.
A Hawaiian blessing and Ho`omana Ceremony was held on June 28. Invited dignitaries and guests participated in a transfer of spiritual power and aloha to the catamaran before it set sail on its first voyage from the Hilton pier, escorted by Waikiki beach boys, paddlers and surfers.
The Spirit of Aloha is a modern, 54-foot motor-sail vessel built by Gold Coast Yachts, the world leader in commercial sailing catamarans.
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Aloha Friday: Paradise Protected
“Hello, surfer dude.” Politicians and media had gathered to announce the signing of Executive Order No. 10-07, which establishes the Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Reserve (surf breaks from the Ala Wai canal to Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium) and the North Shore Reserve (waves from Ali’i Beach Park to Sunset Beach) on Oahu.
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
Waikiki, Honolulu: Bye Bye to International Market Place; Hello Upscale Mall
The Market Place still stands. But its days are numbered.
Last year, it was reported that the landowner-Queen Emma Land Co.-was taking proposals for developing the Market Place’s 6.48 acres in the heart of Waikiki. They expected to be done in several months.
It took longer, but last week Queen Emma Land signed an agreement with Taubman Centers. Taubman is a Bloomfield Hills, Mich., company that develops, owns and operates high-end malls across the country. For instance, they own Beverly Center in Los Angeles, the Short Hills Mall in New Jersey and Fair Oaks Mall in Virginia.
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
The 33rd annual Nā Hōkū Hano-hano Music Awards – Hawai’i’s version of the Grammys for locally produced music – commenced last night at the Hawai’i Convention Center, with long-time industry favorites and newly beloved performers being recognized for their contributions to the local music scene.
I watched live coverage on Television, over 2 1/2 hours, and was so humbled by the beautiful music and the display of hawaiian culture with so much pride and joy. It was held at the Honolulu Convention Center, just blocks from where I live in Waikiki. Tickets were available, and it would have been fun to go, but seeing it on television was good too.
Amy Hānaiali’i walked away this year with her 16th Nā Hōkū award for best album of the year, for her 2009 album “Friends and Family of Hawai’i,” a collaborative album, which features duets with notable local male musicians such as Henry Kapono, John Cruz and Nathan Awe’au, as well as a duet with country music star Willie Nelson.
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki Ranks in Top Ten
The Oahu beach named after Olympic swimming legend Duke Kahanamoku has been listed among the top 10 beaches in the nation in an annual survey for 2010.
Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki, fronting the Hilton Hawaiian Village and Fort DeRussy, entered the list at No. 6, and Hamoa Beach in Hana at No. 9, in this year’s selection released by Stephen Leatherman, director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
Last Aloha for “Lost”: What cast members will miss most about Hawaii
Well, “Lost” is now history, with the last show televised last nght. Here’s a little nostalgia.
Jorge Garcia
You sometimes don’t fully appreciate where you live, even in a beautiful place like Hawaii. With the routine and stress of everyday life, you forget how spectacular the place you live in is. What if you were suddenly told that you had only a limited amount of time left in that place?
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
Na Hoku O Hawaii Music Festival to debut this May
A new music festival, beginning May 27, will incorporate and build off of the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, creating a four-day event designed to boost the economy and celebrate Island culture.
“The Na Hoku o Hawaii Music Festival will be the must-attend event in Hawaii in 2010,” says Dawn Kaniaupio, a partner at 4 Miles, the company that is organizing the inaugural festival. “This will be four days of music, culture and the arts alive in Waikiki.”
“We want the world to know that we live in the greatest place on Earth with the most incredibly talented musicians,” says Dirk Fukushima, the festival’s executive producer. Partnered with the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts (HARA), 4 Miles intends for the event to preserve cultural and musical practices, while stimulating the local economy.
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
Oahu, Hawaii Selected as Site to Build South Korean Electric Mini-Car
A South Korea-based company has committed to build a $200 million assembly plant on O’ahu that would turn out two-seat electric cars and other vehicles and employ as many as 400 people.
CT&T Co. said it has narrowed its search to four sites on which to build a 100,000-square-foot plant from which it would also sell its elfin vehicles, which are mostly targeted at short jaunts on city and neighborhood streets.
The company and state officials announced the plans yesterday flanked by a dozen of the cars at the state Capitol. Later they signed an agreement pledging to cooperate on meeting each other’s goals.
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