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Welcome (back) to Hawaii Metroblogs!

jusco — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:12:40 +0000

It’s been some time since we last saw a post on Hawaii Metblogs and I imagine that it’s fallen off pretty much everyone’s radar. If you’re finding this site by accident (as I did) only to be disappointed (as I was) after the initial excitement of the prospect of a local news site written by locals for locals, then I hope I can give you reason to be excited again. For those of you who don’t live here and are perhaps veteran Metrobloggers perusing the different cities, or you’re someone who’s simply interestind in Hawaii, I hope you enjoy seeing my side of the Aloha State.

I have a number of ideas of what I’m going to post. These are entirely based upon my interests and as such I will make no attempt to cover every news outlet. Think of me as the Weekend/Arts section of a newspaper. I plan on covering a lot of restraunts, hikes, local events, clubs and interviewing locals. For the Hawaii resident I hope that I might share the things I’ve found interesting with an intent that you might enjoy them as well. For the non-resident I hope you might gain an interest in Hawaii and enjoy some of the things that we far too often take for granted.

So be sure to keep checking the site in the following weeks and I hope you’ll enjoy what I have to share. If you’re like me and you love the idea of a local-only news outlet written by local people and think you have something to offer then go to the bottom of the page and find out how you can join us! Once again, welcome to Hawaii Metblogs!

Turtle 2.0

Lindsay — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:33:27 +0000

One of the best places we stopped was the beach with the sea turtles. I think it was Laniakea beach on the North Shore.
These turtles are huge. Much bigger than I have ever expected.

Turtles are a protected species and there is a group of volunteers that sit on the beach to watch the turtles and make sure that the tourists keep thier distance. I like to think of these people as turtle babysitters. The turtle babysitter that was there when we visited looked a lot like Greg Brady.
The turtle babysitters keep logs of which turtles are basking in the sun and what they are doing. 3 of the turtles have antennas attached to them for tracking purposes.
I like to call this one Turtle 2.0.

Hawaii’s Gifts 4, 5, 6 & 7

haw_macpro — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 13:23:47 +0000

So these are all late and I am just going to briefly mention them since the deadline already passed.

Gift #4: Hawaii Five-0 and Other TV movie productions: Surely many other cities have had film and TV productions based there. Hawaii has long had a presence on the industry map and is known for the TV series Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I. and most recently LOST. There have been others. We have some TV fans who make it a hobby to keep up with filming of current productions such as LOST. Fans of Hawaii Five-0 will finally get to see their favorite TV show released to DVD this coming February. Hooray!

Many other TV productions, commercials and news programs are shot in Hawaii.

Hawaii has long been a good location for movie production and several major pictures have been shot entirely or in part at various locations throughout Hawaii. Among the well known titles are Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Tears in the Sun, 50 First Dates, Mighty Joe Young and Blue Crush. There are many others going all the way back to the early 1900s. Hoorary for Hollywood in Hawaii!

Hawaii Gift #5: Michelle Wie: The teen phenomena is Hawaii’s current big celebrity. She has done very good on the professional women’s golf tour and has enterd the PGA several times often on exemption. She has a big following the world over. Check out the Wieblog for more information on the famous teen golfer.

Hawaii Gift #6: Scientific Research to Advance our Understanding of Earth & the Stars: This is kind of an unusual one, but I have chosen it because Hawaii has long established a reputation of being the one of the important centers for geologic, volcanic, ocean and astronomical research. Hawaii’s connection to volcanology is well known. We have the most active and most accessible volcanoes in the world. Scientists continually study earthquakes, seismic activity and all things related. Ocean studies are huge at the University of Hawaii and other institutions. And astronomy is a big industry on both the islands of Maui and Hawaii. We have some of the best viewing locations in the world for distant star research on both Haleakala mountain and Mauna Kea. Only the Hubble Space telescope is a better location.

Hawaii Gift #7: Surfing! – Surfing is probably the most famous sport ever exported from Hawaii. The ancient Hawaiians used to surf from before the time of the first explorers. Hawaii’s most famous athlete is a surfer, Duke Kahanmoku, who was also an Olympic medalist, well reknown swimmer, beachboy and Hawaiian “amabassador of Aloha”. The sport of surfing is a huge worldwide industry today and has its own professional tours and personalities. Surfing has its own culture that is perpetuated not only in Hawaii but all over the world. Pop culture owes a lot to surfing: The Beach Boys, surf music, movies and even “surfing the web”.

Femme Fatal

haw_michael — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:47:42 +0000

From a recent photo shoot in Chinatown Honolulu, HI

Metro Blogging Shirts….Be cool too.

haw_michael — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:48:03 +0000

Get yours here!

Honolulu Underground!

haw_michael — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:26:28 +0000

Forget the Monorail, forget the Superferry, Honolulu’s got a new Underground!

courtesy of LOST.

Community

haw_michael — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 14:17:00 +0000

Living on island creates many challenges. One is land value is expensive, so it’s ideal for real estate. The downside to this is that farms aren’t at top of the list to develop, which has created a shortage of farms.
To help change some of that my family and I are part of a group on Oahu called Community Sustained Agriculture or CSA for short.

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The CSA is great! we pay a small fee each month for a box of super tasty produce grown on farms right here on Oahu and the produce is delivered to a location near our home. The islands contain the perfect climate for 3 growing seasons a year!!

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So this past weekend we went out to the country to share and assist in “our” garden for fun. Trimming, mulching, whacking…It was a rewarding feeling. I know where my food is coming from (no e-coli spinach here!) and in the process supporting local farmers.

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If you are doing something to change for the better email me.

Aloha-

Another Saturday Night

haw_michael — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:31:01 +0000

I can only imagine whats going on down there. It was a warm afternoon for me so I ventured up Tantalus for a cool relaxing view of H-town.

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Waikiki

haw_michael — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:34:52 +0000

Fall has landed and the leaves start to change….but not here Hawaii’s mango season is just about over but that’s about it.

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The smart ones are making their winter plans now. Although the best part of the year has just happened…SUMMER!

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The South Shore swells are trimming down and the North Shore is just starting to kick up. I have to admit it’s been one hella of a summer.
Aloha

Hustle

haw_michael — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:06:07 +0000

I love Honolulu, the weekends are filled with busy people.

The hustle and bustle on weekend nights can be rather entertaining. I went out this past Saturday and caught this action.

Aloha