Thanks to Scott and Conn I jumped into Second Life this week, and in some ways I’m glad I don’t have broadband at home or I’d never get anything done there. I get a few minutes in before and after work, but it certainly could be a time sucker. If you ever run into Keola Prospero, just say “Hi!”, “Aloha!” or “Dia dhuit!”. I got my piece of First Land, but need to pretty it up before inviting anyone over. I did figure out how to use the Media Player, and linked to a video of Kenneth Makuak?ne I recorded…
Manu For OHA
Ho‘okena’s leader Manu Boyd is running for an at-large seat OHA (Office of Hawaiian Affairs) seat. In addition to his work with Ho‘okena, Manu has been Public Information Director at OHA for 14 years, is past president of the statewide Aloha Festivals, the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, past commissioner for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and is a renown kumu hula. For all of the good work his done and his striving for excellence in everything he does, Manu has earned my endoresement endorsement. I mua a loa‘a ka lei o ka lanakila! (Go foward and…
Edge Case Becomes Edge Cast
I really admire Conn Ó Muíneacháin and the work that he has done for many reasons, not the least of which being such a strong advocate for the Irish language without approaching it from an academic or theoretical perspective. He simply does what he does in such a way that everyone knows this is simply the way manner in which he goes about his life. I was very much following his lead when I converted my Nahenahe.net podcasts to be exclusively in the Hawaiian language last year. Language blogs and language podcasts shouldn’t just be about the language but in…
Who Do You Want To Fool Today?
Police on O‘ahu arrested a 51-year-old man with a stolen credit card who tried to pass himself off as a 20-year-old woman. The cashier noticed the card was in a woman’s name and the suspect also flashed the woman’s stolen license.