Making the front page of Digg today, the BBC has a video showing the horrible condition of Kamilo Beach on the south eastern side of the Big Island: Consumer waste from the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is turning a Hawaiian beach “into plastic”, Tropic of Cancer presenter Simon Reeve has found. Conservationist Sam Gon escorted [...]
Entries from April 24th, 2010
BBC Video Labels Kamilo Beach on the Big Island as “The Dirtiest Beach in the World”
April 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Environment
Tags: Bbc·Bbc Video·Conservationist·Front Page·Garbage·Hawaiian Beach·Hawaiian Tropic·Horrible Condition·Map·Petrol Cans·Plastic Bottles·Plastic Particles·Simon Reeve·South Eastern Side·Tropic Of Cancer·Video Labels
LA Times Lists 20 Big Island Meals for Under $20
April 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Business, Food
The LA Times lists 20 meals from Big Island restaraunts for under 20 bucks. Here is a condensed list: MANAGO HOTEL – Captain Cook ISLAND LAVA JAVA BISTRO & GRILL – Kona HUGGO’S ON THE ROCKS – Kona QUINN’S ALMOST BY THE SEA – Kona KONA BREWING CO. – Kona ULTIMATE BURGER – Kona PINE [...]
Tags: Bamboo Restaurant·Clendenin·Coffee Mill·Hawaiian Style·Hilo Bay·Hilo Hilo·Honokaa·Hotel Captain Cook·Huggo·Huli·Island Fish·Kamuela·Kona Brewing Co·La Times·Lava Java·Saimin·Slice Of Pizza·Thai Kitchen·Tropical Dreams·Waikoloa
2 Pahoa Men Busted Growing Marijuana in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
April 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Crime, Marijuana
Via Victoiria Advocate and The AP: HILO, Hawaii (AP) – Two Big Island men accused of growing marijuana inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park have been arrested by federal agents. Park Ranger Mardie Lane says 23-year-old Andre Victor and 20-year-old Mano White were arrested Sunday in Hilo after being named in a federal indictment. The Pahoa [...]
Tags: Cultivation Of Marijuana·Ecological Area·Federal Agents·Federal Indictment·Growing Marijuana·Hawaii Plants·Hawaii Volcanoes National·Hawaii Volcanoes National Park·Hilo Hawaii·Island Men·Mano·Mardie·Marijuana Cultivation·Marijuana Plants·Marijuana Possession·Native Plants·Park Ranger·Park Rangers·Plants And Animals·Volcanoes National Park
Pahoa, Natty Ice, and 20 Years in Jail
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Crime, beer
Be careful when sharing your beer…. From KPUA and the AP: PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — A Pahoa man convicted of killing another man in a dispute over cheap beer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A jury convicted Robert Grant of manslaughter in December in the death of 47-year-old Daniel Martina. Hilo Circuit [...]
Tags: Asphalt·Brain Injury·Cheap Beer·Circuit Judge·Coconut·Fractured Skull·Hara·Hilo·Intoxication·Kpua·Lengthy History·Manslaughter·Natty Ice·Natural Ice·Pahoa Hawaii·Parking Lot·Robert Grant·Six Days·Violence·Witness
BJ Penn Crotch Clip on The Daily Show
April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Humor
Check out this clip from The Daily Show with BJ Penn of Fox promoting his new book. Funny stuff. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Tags: 10c·11p·BJ Penn·Brian Kilmeade·Colspan·Crotch·Daily Show With Jon Stewart·Fox·Full Episodes·Funny Stuff·Jon Stewart·Padding·Political Humor·Td·Tea Party·Thedailyshow
Kona Brewing Official Beer Sponsor of the California Surf Museum
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Business, beer
KONA BREWING AND CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR 2010 Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii, March 30, 2010 — In a year full of exciting changes for both Kona Brewing Company and the California Surf Museum, the two companies have yet another reason to celebrate; Hawaii’s largest brewer has recently been named the Official [...]
Tags: Aloha Kona·California Hawaii·California Surf Museum·Cash Donation·Company President·Encinitas·First Taste·Gala Fundraiser·Hawaii March·Highway 101·Island Of Hawaii·Kona Brewing Company·Libations·Longboard·Mattson·Museum Exhibits·Mutual Respect·New Digs·Surf Community·Surf Festival
