I arrived on Maui on Aug. 28, 2003 as something of a misfit. Rather than spend my life working so that I could move to a tropical paradise, I had actually rarely given living in Hawaii any thought. Instead, moving to Maui meant a promotion–in this case, from a general assignment, sometime investigative reporter at … Continue reading Leaving Maui, Part II: Things I did
Tag: Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Superferry Sunk!
Yeah, I know this is old news now. Forgive me for waiting so long to blog on the sudden and possibly permanent demise of Hawaii Superferry, Inc. I mean, it's not like no one else was writing about it–blogger Ian Lind took a whack at it, as did Doug White at Poinography. Ditto Larry Geller … Continue reading Superferry Sunk!
Twits and Twitter
Ever since a bunch of U.S. Congressional Representatives got press for sending out Twitter messages during President Barack Obama's big address before a joint session of Congress a few weeks ago, I've contemplated giving up my Twitter account. I mean, how edgy and provocative and cutting edge can the thing be if MEMBERS OF CONGRESS … Continue reading Twits and Twitter
Today has not been a good day
First I inexplicably woke up at 3:51 a.m., Hawaii Standard Time. Then the Honolulu Star-Bulletin announced that it's sacking 17 people, closing its neighbor island bureaus, ditching its broadsheet in favor of tabloid size and, in general, just disappearing from the state's media world. That led to increased fears that I'll probably never work for … Continue reading Today has not been a good day
Anthony Pignataro 