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Hawaii's Place in The National Intelligence Council's 2025 Global Trends Report

kauaibrad — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:09:45 -0800

Monday, January 5, 2009

Comment on Highlights of The National Intelligence Council's 2025 Report Highlight of a good report carried by Hawaii Reporter today. Below link to the report worth reading directly. My comments to Dr. Prevedouros' highlights at bottom:

From: Hawaii Reporter
"National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2025:
Highlights and Some Lessons for Hawaii" 1/5/2009
By Panos D. Prevedouros, PhD, UH

SOURCE: The National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2025 Final Report (See: http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html)

Aha Moku Advisory Council Meeting

andrea — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:56:39 -0800

Start: Dec 16 2008 - 5:00pm

End: Dec 16 2008 - 8:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-10

by Leimana DaMate on 13 December 2008

WHAT:
Aha Moku Advisory Council Meeting

WHEN:
Tuedsday, 16 December, 2008, 5:00pm-8:00pm

WHERE:
Kekaha Neigborhood Center

CONTACT:
Leimana DaMate, Community Coordinator
Aha Kiole Advisory Committee
Phone: 808-497-0800
Email: leimanafastnethi.com">leimanafastnethi.com

On behalf of the Aha Kiole Advisory Committee, Kauai Kiole Sharon Pomroy, Niihau Kiole Ilei Beniamina, and Kona Hema Moku Representative Billy Kaohelaulii, we invite you to attend a public community Aha Moku Advisory Concil meeting on Tueday, December 16, 2008 at the Kekaha Neighborhood Center. The meeting will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to give the people of Kauai and Niihau, the Hawaiian organizations and the general public a status report on the Aha Moku system for Kauai and Niihau; to get acceptance for this grassroots community consultation process; to identify moku issues and concerns; and to finalize the process on the moku structure. The results of this meeting will be part of the Final Legislative Report on the Aha Moku Systems that will be submitted to the Hawaii State Legislature in December 2008.

Please let as many people as possible know about this meeting. All of Kauai’s legislators, County Council, Planning Depts., and Hawaiian organizations have received notices of this meeting so we have to have our Hawaiians and locals there too.

Act 212 – the Aha Moku System

Malama Kaua'i: Harvesting ideas from the Garden Isle

kauaibrad — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:04:39 -0800

Rob Report
Malama Kaua'i
Harvesting ideas from the Garden Isle
by Rob Parsons

December 04, 2008
Travel always provides the gift of a differing point of view. Five days on the island of Kauai over the Thanksgiving holiday offered ample perspective on opportunities for community sustainability and ways to support traditional approaches to modern issues.

Apart from the big box stores and malls of Lihue, Kauai has, for the most part, retained its rural character and small town charm. Years after pulling together to rebuild after Hurricane Iniki, there is still a perceptible spirit of cooperation and community. Posters announced an upcoming book-signing event for The Superferry Chronicles, which offers a recent example of Kauaians striving to keep hold of natural and cultural resources and to maintain a simple way of life that would be jeopardized by an influx of Oahu residents.

Two years ago, in June 2006, Kauai hosted a two-day sustainability conference, conceived by a group of community futurists, including former Mayor and current Councilmember Jo Ann Yukimura. A cross-section of attendees included Princeville owner Jeff Stone, Angela Vento of the Sheraton, most of the Kauai County Councilmembers, Sen. Russell Kokubun of the Big Island, who spearheaded the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Master Plan, and the Kauai Chamber of Commerce.

"Re-localization" is an opportunity to unite the community around common goals of a healthy environment, respect for culture and a high quality of life.

Review of the Book "Superferry Chronicles" (Pt. 1 of 3)

kauaibrad — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:23:07 -0800

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Review of the Book "Superferry Chronicles" (Pt. 1 of 3) The overall sense I get from the book is that all of Hawaii and specific islands like Kauai and Maui by their centuries of history and culture have world class potential that is dependent upon the aina and akamai decisions by the people and that residents and political leaders should not prematurely sell themselves short with fake, unsustainable decisions and projects.

The book is in three parts. I'm going to review each part. But, first, I should say why the review.

'Hawaii: Peak Oil Canary in a Coal Mine'

kauaibrad — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:29:36 -0800

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

'Hawaii: Peak Oil Canary in a Coal Mine'

Also, recently came across the following related outstanding post on The Oil Drum about Hawaii:

See: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4192
"Hawaii: Peak Oil Canary in a Coal Mine"
Posted by Gail the Actuary on June 22, 2008

Fish and Limu are allowed on the Superferry

kauaibrad — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:39:20 -0800

"Fish and Limu are allowed on the Superferry"

Responding to the letter of 11/17 in The Garden Island News, "Superferry concerns need perspective" from Peter Antonson where he states, "...hundreds of pounds of fish have not been removed from Maui," and "During the summer, Maui's mayor got hysterical about 400 pounds of fish in a month that never left Maui."

Actually, fish and limu are allowed to be transported on the Superferry. It is the opihi, crustaceans, and rocks that are not allowed on the Superferry. In the case of opihi, unless they are immature, there is no penalty for being caught attempting to smuggle them aboard. Fish and limu are allowed to 'flow freely.'

Video: The True Story of Kaluaikoolau

kauaibrad — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:36:05 -0700

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

About my favorite Kauai videographer and bookwriter:

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081026/COLUMNISTS02/81026033...
Sunday, October 26, 2008
"Powerful tale told in Hawaiian"
By Lee Cataluna Advertiser Columnist

"Haunani Seward has seen the movie countless times but it still makes her cry.

The students in the little school where Seward is principal, Ke Kula Ni'ihau O Kekaha Learning Center, spent two years working on "The True Story of Kaluaikoolau." The result is a film entirely in the Hawaiian language — specifically in the Ni'ihau dialect — with English subtitles. It is the language in which the story was first told of the family that would not let anything or anyone tear them apart.

In 1892, after realizing that he had Hansen's disease, Koolau fled with his wife and young son into the wilderness of Kaua'i's Kalalau Valley rather than be arrested by soldiers and sent alone to Kalaupapa on Moloka'i. The child, Kaleimanu, succumbed first to the disease, and Piilani had to bury her boy and then her husband. Through it all, she held tight to her faith in God. After three years of living as an outlaw, Piilani returned to her family in Kekaha. She later told her story to a reporter, and it was first published in the Hawaiian language in 1906.

The story is beautiful and tear-jerking, and the high school students who portray Koolau and Piilani give an amazing emotional performance, but Seward says that's not what brings her to tears:

"I think I'm crying because it was so hard to do."

Ha`ena State Park Master Plan

andrea — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:25:02 -0700

Start: Oct 24 2008 - 2:00pm

End: Oct 25 2008 - 2:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-10

Aloha mai kakou,

As most of you know PBR Hawai`i (the firm contracted to conduct the Ha`ena State Park master planning process) will be hosting an open house here at Limahuli Hale on October 24-25th. See attached flier for details. Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested.

Mahalo,

Kawika Winter

Director, Limahuli Garden and Preserve

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Office: 808-826-1668

Mobile: 808-346-5708

The mission of the National Tropical Botanical Garden is to enrich life through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education by perpetuating the survival of plants, ecosystems, and cultural knowledge of tropical regions.

BLNR President Laura Thielen to speak 9/18 at Kaua`i Community Advisory Council meeting

SaveKauai — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:35:45 -0700

LIHU'E, KAUA'I – Board of Land and Natural Resources Chairperson Laura H. Thielen will present an update on the state's continuing efforts to protect and enhance natural and cultural resources on Kaua'i and throughout the State of Hawai'i when the Governor's Kaua'i Community Advisory Council meets at 5 p.m Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Moikeha Building meeting rooms 2A/2B, 4444 Rice St. in Lihu'e.
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The meeting is open to the public.

Also attending the meeting will be Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Administrator Ed Underwood.

Gov. Linda Lingle created community advisory councils to give the neighbor islands a stronger voice in state government. The Kaua'i Community Advisory Council holds monthly public meetings to seek community input and advise the governor of important issues, public priorities, and recommendations for state boards and commissions.

The members of the Kaua'i Community Advisory Council are James Anakalea, Stewart Burley, Linda Collins, Vilamor Galiza, James Itamura, Maka'ala Ka'aumoana, Barbara Smith, Matt Takata (chair), and Leo Trinidad.

Board of Land and Natural Resources Chairperson Laura H. Thielen to speak about preservation efforts on Kauai

SaveKauai — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:29:33 -0700

Start: Sep 18 2008 - 5:00pm

End: Sep 18 2008 - 7:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-10

The meeting is open to the public.

Also attending the meeting will be Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Administrator Ed Underwood.