i L i n d | Hawaii's politics, media, and more
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iLind.net has continued a meandering path through Hawaii's politics, media, and more. The author's reporting has won three top awards in annual competitions sponsored by the Hawaii Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
i L i n d | Hawaii's politics, media, and more
4d ago
First, Bessie came home Thursday afternoon after dental surgery in which she lost six teeth. Ouch! All of these rescue cats have similar dental issues, something about life in the great outdoors, I suppose. But despite her losses, she seems to be doing fine. She is now supposed to stick to wet food for two ..read more
i L i n d | Hawaii's politics, media, and more
4d ago
Beware any requests to help a friend by purchasing a gift card. This morning I received an email from a friend that I’ve been in contact with recently trying to arrange a time to have lunch. His email arrived just before 7 a.m. “Sorry to bother you, do you shop from Amazon? Thanks, David [last ..read more
i L i n d | Hawaii's politics, media, and more
1w ago
There’s more craziness in the bribery case involving Honolulu’s former city prosecutor, Keith Kaneshiro, and several people associated with the engineering/architectural firm, Mitsunaga & Associates, including is owner, Dennis Mitsunaga. On Sunday evening, prosecutors filed an emergency motion alleging witness tampering and the disclosure of grand jury materials subject to a protective order in the ..read more
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1w ago
There’s has been considerable testimony in the Miske trial so far about the use and misuse of chemicals used in termite treatment. Some of that has focused on the use of the chemical chloropicrin to attack rival nightclubs. Other testimony has focused on the alleged failure to properly store, handle, and use of chemicals by ..read more
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1w ago
Testimony in the racketeering trial of Michael Miske, former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other businesses, this week described the armed robbery of the BVNK Store in Kalihi in October 2015. Prosecutors attribute it to several of Miske’s associates, led by his half-brother, John Stancil. The shoe and apparel store was targeted ..read more
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1w ago
Most of you will immediately notice that Ms. Bessie has a much bigger role in this week’s Feline Friday. Here’s the explanation. Bessie usually gets picked on by Kinikini, and to some extent by Kali as well. It’s a 2-1 game, and she’s outmatched. So she created a place to hang out on the top ..read more
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1w ago
Today, April 10, would have been Bonnie’s 81st birthday. She was 4 years my elder, although the Haden mango tree planted to mark my birth had long since outgrown the Piri planted when she was born. We had celebrated what proved to be her last birthday on April 10, 2016. In a previous post here ..read more
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1w ago
As we were leaving to have dinner with friends at their apartment on Tuesday evening, I caught part of a news broadcast reporting on the day’s proceedings in the racketeering trial of former Honolulu business owner Michael J. Miske Jr. I believe it was on Hawaii News Now, which is the news that we usually ..read more
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2w ago
An FBI investigation launched in 2014 that led to the indictment of former Kamaaina Termite & Pest Control owner Mike Miske was dubbed “Operation EM-EM.” The investigation was summarized in an initial document quoted by Miske’s attorneys last year in a series of court filings that unsuccessfully sought to suppress several search warrants and significant ..read more
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2w ago
We just got back late yesterday after a week in Portland, Oregon. We seem to have brought sunny weather with us when we got to Portland. The rain disappeared, the sun came out, and it was absolutely beautiful almost the whole time we were there. It even got up above 70 degrees on Tuesday. But ..read more