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 →

How Come We Ignore the Naked Truth?

Fake news. Real news. Gossip. Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics ... our world is full of information — more than we've ever had. Unfortunately, it seems we are less informed than ever. It is rumored Mark Twain said famously, "A Lie Can Travel Halfway Around the World While the Truth Is Putting On Its Shoes." … Continue reading How Come We Ignore the Naked Truth? →

Serena embarrasses nation. Naomi Osaka is a True Champion

For anyone who doesn’t know, this is Naomi Osaka. She's 20 years of age, and on Sunday, September 9th, she became the US Open champion. She received no coaching during the match, broke zero rackets, and treated the umpire and her opponent with respect throughout the competition. Unfortunately nobody is talking about her — pundits … Continue reading Serena embarrasses nation. Naomi Osaka is a True Champion →

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 →

“Shitty Company” Apple hits Trillion Dollar Mark

CNN financial analyst Paul R. La Monica reported August 1st that Apple was "inches" away from the $1 trillion valuation mark. A number of American companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, are racing against Apple to hit this financial landmark. La Monica claimed Apple's stock price needed to clear $203 per share to hit the historic … Continue reading “Shitty Company” Apple hits Trillion Dollar Mark →

Vladimir Putin and Election 2016

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! is the title of a 1966 comedy featuring Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint and Alan Arkin. Billed as, "It's a Plot ... to make the world die laughing." The Cold War between the U.S. and Russia has triggered irrational imagination and insane propaganda across America for decades. Historians … Continue reading Vladimir Putin and Election 2016 →

But you’re such a nice, popular guy!

Either there is an epidemic of bullying in America or people with video cameras are more effectively capturing hateful behavior. UPDATE 7.10.18: Yesterday I stated the "latest shameful outburst" was a White woman from Georgia. It's a new day and another White woman disgraces America! #SubwaySandra, a White female employee with the Subway store in … Continue reading But you’re such a nice, popular guy! →

Families belong together. Take the Open Door challenge

HuffPost writer Juan Escalante claims Diane Guerrero is the Immigrant Advocate young people need right now. Probably because she's a selfish, Me, Me, Me bitch! Her parents snuck into America illegally. She disowned them. About ten years ago when Diane was 14 years of age, her parents were deported from the U.S. and returned to … Continue reading Families belong together. Take the Open Door challenge →