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Aloha to Makana 0

After more than thirteen and-a-half years on the planet, Makana the Cat made her transition on the morning of Monday, September 7. I will miss her, and the unconditional love and trust she always showed.
Mahalo, Makana. You’re free of pain and now at peace.
» A gallery of relatively recent images on Makana’s Page here.
» As a small [...]

Waipio Brush Fire (September 5) 0

The view from my parking lot overlooking the H-2 Freeway. This was the largest of the series of brush fires in the Waip‘io/Waiawa area. It came as close as a quarter-mile, but stayed on the other side of the freeway.
Video after the jump…

Why “Holding Fast The Dream”? Barack Obama Explains 0

Senator Barack Obama began his week-long stay in Hawai‘i on August 8, 2008 with an explanation of what he took from his childhood here. His words also provide an apt explanation of why we’re producing our latest documentary film, Holding Fast The Dream , on the African American experience in Hawai‘i:

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The First Asian American President !!??!! 0

Like so many in Hawai‘i, Senator Barack Obama is hapa. But that’s not the reason writer Jeff Yang thinks he could be the first Asian American to be President. Like Toni Morrison anointed Bill Clinton the nation’s first Black President on the basis of his early life circumstances and experiences, Yang argues that growing up [...]

Barack Obama’s Mother 0

On his blog earlier this week, Ian Lind offered interesting background on the mother of presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama:
I have been wondering about Barack Obama’s mother ever since I heard that she graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Ph.D. in anthropology…Contrary to the rightwing screeds on the internet, nothing [...]