Talk Stink

We actually don’t speak badly about most people despite our namesake. Some might call it boring or ironic, we prefer confused or misguided.
Then we read things like this recent post to honolulu craigslist and realize we’re okay and aren’t the ones with major problems.
5 Reasons To Avoid Marrying A Surfer
Reply to: anon-57668958@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-01-29, 11:03PM HST
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No, this isn’t about the piece Emily Chang did on learning to surf at Waikiki Beach when she started out at KHON, though if some industrious reader sent us that video — divx, mpeg3, or mpeg4 encoded, thank you — you know we’d have it up on site.
Oh where, oh where has our Emily Chang [...]

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TV Guide’s Mike Ausiello chimes in on Hawaii’s potential loss…
The Aloha State’s hefty production costs have led to an annual $11 million loss for ABC/Touchstone. “Nobody wants to move,” says producer Jean Higgins, “but this is a business, and we must consider options to cut expenses.” Ahhh, that explains the cheap polar bear effects. Now [...]

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We’ve been down this road before folks. The Hawaii Visitors Bureau is positively convinced that TV ratings for Hawaii based shows equals tourism gold. Touchstone Television agrees and has told the state they’d love to stay, but business is business.
With the state Legislature opening the Hollywood sharks will look for more tax breaks working behind [...]

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Ian Lind’s posted a great quote from former University of Hawaii President, Evan “Million Dollar” Dobelle…

Evan the Ex has spoken out again, and each time the story gets better. Here’s what he told the Lowell Sun:

The attack, Dobelle says, was political backlash for his decision to publicly support the Democratic challenger for governor in a [...]

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