Author Anthony Pignataro
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Why Does Gene Simmons of Kiss Want A Rock & Brews In Paia?
Paia is normally a sleepy little North Shore town, known for attracting a rich mix of Europeans, hippies and kite surfers. It’s a mellow place, with boutiques, curio shops and restaurants that provide an
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Eh Rental Car Window Smashing Jerk!
You were the jerk who smashed in the window of the rental car in ‘Iao. Were ya havin’ a bad day? Needed to bust something up? Because there was clearly nothing – N-O-T-H-I-N-G –
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Hawaii Health Connector On Track To Start In Hawaii On Oct. 1
The legal and partisan debate over Obamacare seemed endless, but it now seems that–in Hawaii at least–the new online health insurance marketplace that Democrats have been promising for years is now about four months
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Hawaii Has Rich History Of Nurturing People Who Speak Truth To Power
I’m sure you’ve seen the terrifying news reports on the massive National Security Agency (NSA) spying program called PRISM, which combs through everyone’s email and phone records, regardless of old, quaint concepts like “warrants”
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After 23 Years, Alt Weekly Honolulu Weekly Goes Out Of Business
The alternative newspaper Honolulu Weekly, which has published for the last 23 years, closed this week. The closure robs readers on Oahu and the rest of the state of a voice and that differed
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Democratic Congress Member Tulsi Gabbard Now Angry At National Security Agency
The other day Tulsi Gabbard, the Democrat who represents Maui and the neighbor islands in the U.S. House of Representatives, was pissed off at the military service chiefs who didn’t want to take aggressive
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The Hawaiian Legend: Eddie Aikau Lives On In A Big New Documentary
By Anthony Pignataro Go to the official webpage of the annual Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau surf contest and you’ll find three curious but telling words: “WHO IS EDDIE?” Clicking on the question takes
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Eh Angry Furniture Store Owner!
By ANONYMOUS Dear Mr. Yoked-out-on-roids furniture store owner: My husband and I were outside when you came out of your store and started dropping F-bombs at us because you didn’t like the way we had
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Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard Blasts Pentagon Brass On Sexual Assault In Military
Tulsi Gabbard, the Democrat who represents all of Hawaii except Honolulu in the U.S. House of Representatives, is in a tough spot. As a congressional member, she’s responsible for writing legislation that concerns American
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Here Are The Dramatic County Of Maui Photos Of The EKO Compost Fire You Requested
Curious about the big Central Maui fire that was at least partially responsible for closing Hansen Road (along with the discovery of an errant hand grenade) yesterday? It was a compost fire, first reported
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