Any Kine archive
Here's an article about the indictment for manslaughter of a former Hawaii high school football star in the unprovoked beating death of a visitor who had been accepted to the University of Hawaii's Law School. Granted, this beating happened in…
Word broke yesterday that United Arilines had purchased a minority stake of Aloha Airlines, one of two major home-grown carriers. Aloha and Hawaiian dominate the interisland air travel market, although upstart entrant (and Mesa Airlines subsidiary) go! has forced nasty…
Well, that was a pretty short breather. After several months of stagnant or slightly falling prices, in April Oahu real estate resumed a somewhat torrid pace with prices for condos and single family homes rising 10% and 8%, respectively, as…
In Mobile, Alabama on April 14, the new Hawaii Superferry "Alakai" was christened. The massive 350-foot ferry, which will carry both people and cars, is set to sail for the Hawaiian Islands in May 2007. Service on the ferry will…
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Fellow blogger Ian Lind is the only person I've seen willing to write about Don Ho's alleged close ties to a number of Mainland and Hawaii organized crime figures. If he walks like Sinatra and acts like Sinatra, etc. My…
Pacific Business News is reporting that the latest Hawaii visitors survey showed a strong improvement and reversal of the previous decline. The reason for the decline? Apparently weeks on end of heavy rain and a massive dam break on Kauai.…
Norwegian Cruise Lines announced that it was moving the Pride of Hawaii to Europe. People holding reservations on this boat can switch to one of the other two NCL Hawaii vessels for their future cruises (and get a $50 credit)…
Anyone who has driven around Waimea Bay couldn't have helped but notice the massive chain-link fence with thick metal rings setting the eastern cliff off from the road. But manmade measures apparently cannot hold back the gods. A rockslide…
My (patient and gracious) fellow blogger Ian Lind did a post today that pointed to Hawaiirama (which explained the slight traffic surge today -- thanks Ian) and also pointed me to a new hyperlocal news service called Outside.in. I checked…
Pacific Business News in Honolulu has a piece detailing the woes of a top-Google ranked listing, Top-10-Hawaii.com / Hawaii Travel Network. This was a popular online travel site and referral network that sold all sorts of stuff -- cruises on…
