Princess Kaiulani: The Trailer

Hat tip to the Hawaiiankingdom blog:

Today’s KO

Mauna Kea Military Training at PTA… Watch ‘Em Blow it Up

Watch the military blowing up parts of Mauna Kea!  The video starts about :15 Seconds in.

Looking at the KENOI Money Trail… AKIMEKA in There as Well.

I urge everyone to read this report:

Major Contributors to Billy Kenoi’s Hawaii County Mayoral Campaign and follow the money trail in the links.

Interesting that a major supporter of the TMT project AKIMEKA is donating big bucks also.

Big Island Tea Featured In Chicago’s Sun-Times

Mike Longo (left) and Rob Nunally amid their tea bushes at Onomea Tea Co. on the tropical north shore of Hawaii

Just noticed that the Chicago’s Sun-Times has an article on Big Island Tea Companies:

…The 50th state is often celebrated for its Kona coffee, the premium beans grown on the Big Island’s west side. But these days there’s a new stimulating beverage on the island: tea. Actually, it’s the oldest and second-most popular drink in the world, next to water…

…Tea was introduced to Hawaii in 1887 but, over the years, farmers’ fits and starts with the plant failed to produce a commodity-level product. Still, the Big Island’s rich, volcanic soil and moody microclimates mirror many of the places where tea thrives — the slopes of China, the forests of India. Around the turn of this century, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and several state agencies gave interested tea growers in Hawaii a leg up in starting small-scale tea operations…

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