This session the Hawaii legislature is hearing HB2759 proposed by State Representative Mele Carroll (13th district). The bill suggests revenue could be generated on homestead lands for Native Hawaiians. The concept is based on a Native American model that has been successful for some time on the Tulalip tribal reservation.
Pacific Network features an on-going video editorial each quarter with related links. The editorial attempts to provide Hawaii's voters with one- on- one interviews on controversial subjects. Not just pro or con but all the shades in between that often get truncated in what we see in short news clips. The subject of gambling has been a long time subject that has garnered a lot of criticism and commentary. Just a little history for history's sake -- while many were opposed to gambling during the mid 19th century Hawaii King David Kalakaua supported "the sport" by designing plans for a casino at Kapiolani Park, where a racing track had already been established and horse racing had become a Honolulu Sunday pastime.
In today's economic times where one in ten Americans is out of work it will be interesting to see how Hawaii's voters respond. For more video visit PacificNetwork.tv Editorial. Enjoy!
Lots of readers loved our "just another day at the beach" coverage by Johann Bouit and producer, Jeff Mueller, at the reef's edge to give us a sense of scale (so we could see just how awesome a spray of 30 ft. of ocean looks like) so we're posting more -- and in honor of Honolulu's longest-serving, unconventional, "for the little guy" Mayor Frank Fasi; Cec Heftel, an icon in Hawai's media industry and former Congressional delegate; and author- historian Bob Dye.
" Life is either a daring adventure or nothing". -Helen Keller
Paddles are up! And hitting our beautiful Pacific waters off the island of O‘ahu with the start of the Kanaka Ikaika Racing Association’s upcomingrelays. This five-month-long paddling series takes athletes out 20.5 miles from Waimanalo Beach to Magic Island or eight miles from Sandy Beach to Kaimana Beach. Just a few races in which individual paddlers from around the world have been participating in and what a great tourism draw: an open ocean outrigger canoe challenge.
The first race of 2010 kicked off at Makai Pier to Kailua Beach Park, and Kailua’s Pat Dolan came in first at 51:47, representing the Men’s Open 19-29 division. About a minute later, his younger brother Ryan Dolan whizzed right past with a time of 52:41.
Christine Couch represented the Female’s Open 30-39 division, coming in as the first woman paddler of the course. Her time of 1:02:00 wowed spectators.
Last year’s kick-off race, which started at Makai Pier, went around Rabbit Island and then finished at Kailua Beach Park with a bit of a twist. It was the self fulfillment of the physical challenge, but it was also a dash for cash. The first person to make it to the island won $300.
He’s been dubbed Dr. Sustainability because of his green habits and resourceful tendencies. Jeremai Cann, a solar energy coordinator, not only shares his knowledge with others in the community through a series of workshops but also practices what he preaches.
From atop one of Honolulu’s major valleys, Cann’s home is easily overlooked among the trees and vegetation. That’s because his one-story structure looks very much like a tree house and is completely off-grid from city water and electrical. Jeremai calls this "Sustainability Land".
Cann, “Like a tree house, there’s life inside and outside... and if it’s 60-degrees out side, (then) it will be 60-degrees right here.” Water for drinking, showering and washing cars comes from the rain. A 2,500-gallon water tank is stored under the house and serves as a water catchment with an ultraviolet light to sterilize the rainwater.
Fruit trees and vegetables decorate the Cann family property. Plants feed off Cann’s rich worm and recyclable debris composts. But the real secret to a successful crop, he says, is human urine. But that's another conversation, and there’s much more Cann has in store for his tree-like house. He plans to create a dryland garden where he will grow taro and set up several aquaponics systems.
Who knew that the world renowned mixed martial art called "Kajukenbo" was created in the mid 1940s right here at Palama Settlement in Honolulu? Developed by a group of men who called themselves the "Black Belt Society" they all held black belts in various martial arts and in classic Hawaiian style they shared. They met to train and learn from each other and then formed a "hui". From this collaboration the beginning of an "evolutionary adaptive style" was born.
There were five men credited as co-creators of Kajukenbo, and it is from their respective arts that Kajukenbo draws its name: Peter Young Yil Choo, Frank Ordonez, Joe Holck, Adriano Emperado and Clarence Chang. KA, JU, KEN, BO: Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, Kenpo, and Chinese Boxing. And for those who are familiar with martial arts the styles are: Tang Soo Do, Se Keino Ryu, Kodenkan Danzan Ryu, Kosho Ryu, and Chu'an Fa Kung-Fu.
According to the members of Kajukunbo the philosophical meaning behind this "grandfather of mixed martial arts is " Through this fist style one gains long life and happiness." Enjoy this brief clip. For more visit Pacific Network at
Edgy Lee is a fifth-generation, Hawai'i-born filmmaker and producer. Her films have been broadcast worldwide on National Geographic Channels, on PBS and at museums and theaters across the U.S. She's received numerous film awards and has produced music CDs with the 14th Dalai Lama, "Godfather of Reggae" Joe Higgs, The Wailers and other artists. Her most recent project is PacificNetwork.tv, an Internet network for news, entertainment, educational and interactive tv programming.
