A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami alert has been issued. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.3 quake struck Tuesday about 100 miles east of the town of Kandrian on the […]
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High-Surf Advisory for All East Shores Today
The National Weather Service released a high-surf advisory for all east shores today, as they expect waves with heights of 6 to 8 feet on east shores. The high surf advisory for east shores remains in effect until 6 p.m. tonight. The high surf advisory remains in affect for all east-facing shores on all islands […]
What Does the Conference USA and Mountain West Merger Mean for Hawaii Football?
The last couple of seasons have been a rollercoaster ride for Hawaii football players, coaches and fans. With the announcement that the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will combine for football and become a college football super conference, what does this new landscape mean for Hawaii football? Hawaii is already the most far flung […]
Mountain West and Conference USA Will Combine to Become College Football Super Conference
The Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will combine their football schools to become a yet to be named college football super conference. The new conference will have a massive 22 schools, and may go into affect as early as 2012, this according to an announcement made yesterday by representatives of both conferences. The new […]
Turnovers and Poor Defense Cause Hawaii to Fall Against San Jose State
The University of Hawaii Warrior football team dug itself a 20-7 halftime hole, then used some fantastic defense to take the lead, then played poor defense to give it up at the end. The astounding number of turnovers for Hawaii (6) helped seal the Warriors fate, as it seems the team is only in sync […]
Hawaii DOE Wants an Additional $58 Million for 2012-2013 School Year
It looks like the unorganized joke that we all call the Hawaii Department of Education has reared its ugly, unorganized head again. The DOE is now asking for an additional $58 million for operating costs during the 2012-2013 school year. Really? $58 million? That is how far apart we are in budget planning? The funding […]
Hawaii Five-0 Episode Will Air at Stan Sheriff Center
The Hawaii Five-O episode that was partially shot at the Stan Sheriff Center a while back will also air at the Stan Sheriff Center on Monday, October 17th. The episode revolves around coach Dave Shoji, in a storyline that we told you about a while back. It makes sense to show the episode in the […]
Electric Rates in Hawaii Hit Another Record High
Electric rates in Hawaii continue to climb upward. So much so, that rates in the islands hit another record high, the second record high in three months. Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) are blaming the rate increases on rising prices for fuel oil it buys from the local Chevron and Tesoro refineries. It is kind of […]