A Simple Message of Truth

The Civil Beat team blocked my post to Trisha Kehaulani Watson's article yesterday, “Thinking of Hawaii’s Treasures as Notre Dame Burned.” She advocates to continue humankind’s practice of funding and building monuments to dead relatives and ancestors, while our keiki and families are starving, homeless and lack proper education opportunities. My Brazilian Facebook friend posted … Continue reading A Simple Message of Truth →

Privileged Racists Oppose Cannabis

Privileged White Americans love to drink alcohol (see Demographics of Alcohol below). Conversely, White Evangelical Protestants, primarily women, are most likely to oppose marijuana in society. [1] "Just Say No To Drugs," they warn. They don't consider alcohol a drug. "We've got to protect the kids from the evil weed," they say. Kids easily get … Continue reading Privileged Racists Oppose Cannabis →

Fox News Dr Siegel Misleads on Cannabis and Psychosis

Fox News contributor, Dr. Marc "Henny Penny" Siegel continues his misleading campaign on Cannabis and Psychosis. What is Psychosis? Most people don't know what is psychosis: defined as a break with reality characterized by hallucinations, delusions, impaired thinking and lack of motivation. Here are the numbers: Cannabis leads to psychosis in one of 10,235 users. … Continue reading Fox News Dr Siegel Misleads on Cannabis and Psychosis →

ADHD Drugs CAN CAUSE Psychosis in Kids and Teens

U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard Governor David Ige State Senator Roz Baker (Maui) Former State Senator and County Councilor Gary Hooser (Kaua’i) Mayoral Candidate and former County Councilor Mel Rapozo (Kaua’i) Civil Beat Writer Anita Hofschneider Civil Beat Writer John Hill Vice President / Editor Star Advertiser Frank Bridgewater City Editor Star Advertiser David Butts Mahalo … Continue reading ADHD Drugs CAN CAUSE Psychosis in Kids and Teens →

StarAdvertiser and Media Mislead (again) about Marijuana

U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard Governor David Ige State Senator Roz Baker (Maui) Former State Senator and County Councilor Gary Hooser (Kaua’i) Mayoral Candidate and former County Councilor Mel Rapozo (Kaua’i) Civil Beat Writer Anita Hofschneider Civil Beat Writer John Hill Vice President / Editor Star Advertiser Frank Bridgewater City Editor Star Advertiser David Butts Mahalo … Continue reading StarAdvertiser and Media Mislead (again) about Marijuana →

At 4PM HST the sirens went off

We've all heard civil defense sirens from World War II movies. Air raids triggered alarms nightly. I had just boarded an early E bus when Honolulu's warning system fired. The screeching was deafening. Sound bounced between massive concrete and glass structures. Scary, creepy ... apocalyptic. No can. Not our style. #CaneLane is coming. Governor Ige … Continue reading At 4PM HST the sirens went off →

Why Guy Hagi gotta stand in front of CaneLane?

Hey Guy Hagi, why you always gotta stand in front of #CaneLane? Why you gotta tell me the swells is coming? Me I don't see nothin' ... Sitting in front of my computer screen wondering why? Why Guy Hagi? Hurricane Warning for O'ahu 8.22 at 5p HST Me? I'm in Honolulu on the south shore. … Continue reading Why Guy Hagi gotta stand in front of CaneLane? →

Three Days til CaneLane … front row

Coconut wireless and corporate media stay consumed by approaching Hurricane Lane, which I dub #CaneLane. Winds shifted tonight. Normal gentle offshore breezes turned inward — with authority. The chop of the small, but growing, onslaught of wind waves warns something ferocious lies behind. To my longtime BFF, I wrote: #CaneLane will be insane! Here come … Continue reading Three Days til CaneLane … front row →

Jessica Blankenship and the Evil Women Who Falsely Claim Rape

UPDATE 10.11.19: Heard from Jessica through LinkedIn MY RESPONSE: Aloha Jessica, I don't believe you were raped. Rape is a serious crime. You claim rape, but didn't call police. You even continued or tried to continue your relationship with the (alleged) rapist. I believe you seek attention. I believe you "cried rape" as one might … Continue reading Jessica Blankenship and the Evil Women Who Falsely Claim Rape →

World Cup 2018 Futbol Kicks Off

Once every four years ... the world comes together to celebrate, sing, dance samba and revel around The Beautiful Game. Some computer models predict Tite's Seleção from Brasil (blue) will carry the cup home, which would be the nation's sixth title in 21 appearances. Other predictive models suggest Germany (red) will prevail. This could be an … Continue reading World Cup 2018 Futbol Kicks Off →