Capsun’s Corner

• Catch a Wave – A Google Wave November 5, 2009
  OK, before I start my new post, I have to ask, did anyone catch my reference in my title? If you’re a political junkie, today’s title probably sounded familiar – and that was intentional. Catch A Wave is the title of a 1973 book written by Tom Coffman, which Honolulu Weekly described as, “a knowing, [...]
• Today: Eat Pizza Hut to Support Makiki Community Library October 26, 2009
  Download now or preview on posterous Pizza Night Oct 26-1.pdf (95 KB) Here's an easy way to help support a grassroots community organization dedicated to education and community engagement, the Makiki Community Library. MCL is a separate entity from the public library system, [...]
• First Furlough Friday October 23, 2009
  Well, it looks like this dark day has finally come – today is the first Furlough Friday. Before I go any further, I have an admission. This topic may be a little more academic for me than other State employees. You see, as of now, I am not subject to the furloughs. Let me assure my [...]
• Some Good News from the Hawaii State Capitol October 22, 2009
  As we brace ourselves for the full impact of the first Furlough Friday tomorrow, I wanted to share some good news. One of the most informative blogs I follow is the Hawaii House Blog, the blog of the House Majority. It’s written by Georgette Deemer and Thelma Dreyer. And all three of the stories I want [...]
• What You’ll Never Find on capsun.org October 21, 2009
  A few days ago, my friend Quilly and I had a conversation in the comments section of this blog. She was concerned that my anti-go! blogging might somehow help them: Have you ever heard that all attention is good attention, even if it’s bad? All these links to GO and all these mentions of them actually [...]
• A Makiki Meetup – Thursday, October 22 October 20, 2009
  One of the nice things about living on Oahu are the nice little communities we have. Perhaps more importantly is the different flavor that each of our communities adds to the mixed plate that is our island life. Downtown, with its skyscrapers and concentration of our political, business, and legal communities is right next to [...]
• go! Airlines Inspires Anti-go! Entrepreneur October 19, 2009
  A couple weeks ago, before all the news of the go!-Mokulele merger broke, my friend Ili contacted me about a new business idea that he came up with. It’s for a t-shirt design, but not just any t-shirt. It is a combination of two things that I promote: supporting local business ventures (in this case, [...]
• My new “Don’t Fly go!” page October 17, 2009
  Photo courtesy 808talk.com As I promised the other day, “I plan on doing some anti-go! posts in the near future.” I’m still busy collecting my thoughts, but I thought this was a great time to work on something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time. Anyone who has read my blog with some regularity knows [...]
• My initial reaction to the go!/Mokulele merger – on @i9News October 16, 2009
  If you haven’t heard already, the much-despised go! Airlines will be merging with Mokulele Airlines, where many former Aloha Airlines employees now find themselves employed. Yesterday, KGMB9’s i9News asked: “Will the merge affect what airline you choose to fly interisland? Let’s get going! Flying is oober important…what’s […]
• AQ McElrath’s Mango Chutney October 8, 2009
  Note: This is part of my (supposedly) Weekly AQ Wisdom special series. To see other posts in the series, click on the Best Bets tab at the top of any page here and scroll down to the “AQ McElrath” section. Material for this post was taken from information available at her Celebration of [...]