Entries from September 23rd, 2009
A flyer being readied for distribution at the University of Hawaii’s Manoa Campus later today charges the UH administration with failing to be advocates for the system’s flagship campus. : UH Manoa is being asked to eat 3/4ths of the budget cuts while consuming only ½ of the system’s costs. Why haven’t we heard a [...]
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Star Bulletin: The Big Island weathers a down economy Recovery of the Big Island’s economy is dependent on “the return of healthy tourism,” but Hilo can do a better job of marketing tourism at Kilauea volcano and stands to gain from construction jobs at the Thirty Meter Telescope, a noted isle economist said yesterday. Advertiser: [...]
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We couldn’t help noticing the makeup of the Advertiser’s “Hawaii” section this week. Boiled down to a few words: crime, courts, police. Is this the shape of “news” to come? Broadcast news figured out that court/crime reporting can be done on the cheap. After all, it’s organized and delivered daily. Reporters go through the daily [...]
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