Netbooks, eMagazines and a mobile app are among the new free services offered by the Hawaii State Public Library System. The HSPLS also has added services to help patrons learn how to speak the Hawaiian language. The HSPLS Mobile Netbook Loan Program offers netbook computers for loan at 37 public libraries across the state. The netbooks will be available for a three-week loan … [Read more...] about Hawaii State Library Now Loans Netbooks And EMagazines
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Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Grant Chun To State Board Of Education
So Governor Neil Abercrombie has decided to replace outgoing Board of Education member Wesley Lo with Grant Chun. In October, Maui Memorial Medical Center CEO Lo resigned from the board eight months before his term ended, citing work constraints. In choosing Chun, vice president of the Alexander & Baldwin, as Lo’s replacement, Abercrombie has gone with one of Maui’s most … [Read more...] about Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Grant Chun To State Board Of Education
Unholy Water and Naked Germany and People With Worse Sex Lives Than Yours
A PIECE OF THE ACTION “Fantasy sports” are hugely popular, but when fans “draft” players for their teams, they “own” only the players’ statistics. Recently, Wall Street and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs created Fantex Holdings, which will allow investors to buy actual pieces of real players–namely, rights to 20 percent of the player’s lifetime earnings (including licensing and … [Read more...] about Unholy Water and Naked Germany and People With Worse Sex Lives Than Yours
State of Hawaii Finally Legalizes Same Sex Marriage
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the state Senate voted again on SB1, the bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The vote was 19-4 with two excused, which came as no surprise given that Senate Judiciary Chairman Clayton Hee had predicted an easy passage the week before. On the morning of Nov. 13, Governor Neil Abercrombie–who had called the Legislature into Special Session to deal with this … [Read more...] about State of Hawaii Finally Legalizes Same Sex Marriage
The Return Of Evan Dobelle and Perfect Sense and The Finer Points Of Peeper Law
THE RETURN OF EVAN DOBELLE After consulting with a lawyer, Evan Dobelle–president of Massachusetts’ Westfield State University (and former University of Hawaii president)–who stands accused of billing the state for unauthorized travel expenses, is reportedly considering claiming that he actually “self-reported” the violations as soon as suspicions turned up. Dobelle says he … [Read more...] about The Return Of Evan Dobelle and Perfect Sense and The Finer Points Of Peeper Law