Articles tagged with: sierra brown
Eviction Notice: The Zombies Are Mulitplying
As of April 19th, 2010, a new law banning shopping carts and unauthorized tents at Oahu parks will go into effect. As punishment for an infraction, violators could be charged $500, be imprisoned for up …
New Business Opportunity: Fight the Candy Nazis
A bill that will ban candy and ice-cream at Hawaii Public schools is close to being passed. It seems like a good idea…teachers, currently underpaid and being asked to somehow teach kids without holding class …
Royal Fun
Iolani Palace is now open Mondays to accommodate the upward swing of visitors, up 4.8 percent since 2008. This cultural hot-spot raked in $930,580 in ticket sales in 2009. Iolani Palace is lucky to enjoy …
No Dice! Gambling Bill Nixed.
A Honolulu Advertiser Article by Derrick DePledge just announced the demise of a Gambling Legalization bill. Thank you. Apparently, lawmakers will not stoop to opening casinos on Oahu as a last ditch effort to generate …
Hawaii Sports Commission – What’s That?
Got a problem? I’ve got a solution… form a committee.
At the end of January, the Senate introduced a bill proposing the formation of a “Hawaii Sports Commission” which would basically try to promote sports events …
Cockfights into Casinos
Hawaii State Law prohibits gambling of any kind, along with only one other state, Utah. No Indian Reservations here either, so on paper Hawaii has a squeaky clean gambling reputation. Of course, just about everyone …
Pretty in Pink
Hawaii is going “Legally Blonde” on us and plans on decking out all new licenses in pink gradients and rainbows. Post a rainbow on a car bumper in any other state in the USA and it signifies gay pride, here it is simply our staple image… Basically, we can have rainbows or spam-musubis as our image. Considering the reputation of being “hick” food that
Cheaaa! Bombing down Haleakala!
It’s early Friday evening, and I am lying on the couch flipping channels, when a friend, who I am currently furious with, calls my cell and “Wonderwall” starts to play. Do I answer it? I let it ring a few times… “Hey.” I say in a non-committal tone, (The anger evaporates.) “What happened?
So Close Yet So Far: Veto-proof Civil Unions bill?
The majority of our State Senate is in favor of passing a civil-unions bill, but there are a few roadblocks being thrown up right now in our government. First of all, the democratic senators who are advocating the bill want to pass it through without risking the possibility of a veto. Currently, the bill has written that it would take effect on January 1st,
$202 Tropical Getaways
Last week, hotels got a little fuller… rates of occupancy on the island of Maui rose from 61.3 percent to 71.6. Still not exactly flowing over the brim, but things are looking up. However, rates are 17.1% lower than they were the same time last year. The average price of Maui hotel rooms is now $202/ night. It’s a good change for us…
