Blog Title: Keep It Off My Wave

Fill This Hole

As sarcastic as it is, this editorial on the Hawaiian Reporter about filling potholes in Honolulu rings true. How hard can it be to fill potholes? Why have some potholes gone unfilled for over a year? It’s ridiculous.

Mmmmm… Beer

Hawaii Blog has a nice post on Maui Brewing Company doubling their capacity. What does this mean? Well, big picture, it means y’all are drinking locally brewed suds. Coming from Seattle, where there are nearly as many microbrews as Starbucks (OK, maybe not,) it’s great to see such avid support of the local stuff. And what does read more..

Good Day, Eh?

While overall visitors to the Islands were down in 2007, tourists from the Great White North increased by more than 5%. Compare that to visitors from Japan, which dropped 3.5% Of course, even with the gain/drop, visitors from Japan still outnumbered those from Canada by more than 1 million at 1.3 Japanese tourists vs. 288k Canadians. All read more..

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Snow on Haleakala. Gotta love it, right? Right?

A Sweet Scent

The Honolulu Advertiser has a really nice article on local girl Kate Growney’s new Hawaii-inspired perfume line called Saffron James. There are currently three fragrances in the line: puakenikeni, plumeria and white ginger, with a fourth (pakalana) in the works. If you’re a penny pincher, or really, even live on the Islands, this perfume probably isn’t for you read more..

New Wave

If you were going to power up the island of Maui, could there be a more abundant resource than waves? This one seems like a no-brainer. But, like all great sounding ideas, there must be a catch, right? Hey policy makers, how about doing the environmental impact study prior to dropping the cash, m’kay? Do we really read more..

Hanafuda

We don’t know if this item is worth re-starting my blog, but we were dismayed when we swung by Hanafuda in Kihei for a bowl of noodles and found the joint closed. It was bad enough when the one in Kahului was shut down. Now what are we supposed to do?

Putting Up a Red Light

What have we here? The Hawaii state legislature rejected a proposal that would have allowed for cameras at intersections to take photos of cars running through red lights. The main reason for the rejection? It was thought the cameras were being put in place to maximize revenues on traffic citations, not deter bad driving. Did I read that read more..

Smelly Hippies Rejoice

Mark your calendars… September 21st has been officially declared “Peace Day” here in Hawaii. The day coincides with the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. You’ll need to keep your partying in check, however, as the day isn’t a holiday, so you’ll still have to go to work and to school. So, put the bong down you long-haired freak. read more..

No Tofu for You!

After 38 years, Hawaii Tofu is shutting its doors. Hawaii Tofu handmakes about 300 blocks of tofu and distributes it through grocery stores and local restaurants. The owners are closing the business because they’re “getting old” and want to retire. This means there are now seven family owned and operated businesses in the world. I would “write” more here, but read more..