Entries from February 17th, 2010
Thanks to Keone Downing (DowningSurf.com) for identifying the man in these photos posted here earlier as Harry Robello. Robello was one of Waikiki’s famous beachboys during the post-WWII period. A Google search turns up quite a bit of information, including the photo (below) with Duke Kahanamoku from a 1963 recording session. Robello is behind Duke’s [...]
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Two recent broadcast ads calling on Governor Lingle to end school furloughs illustrate the failure of Hawaii’s lobbyist law to cover executive branch lobbying. The ads are referenced in a Star-Bulletin story that shows up in an information item on the agenda for today’s meeting of the State Ethics Commission. The February 6, 2010 “Kokua [...]
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