In Ireland the most promising locations seems to be “Cork”, and I’ve also emailed the music departments at “Cambridge” and University of Sheffield. Hopefully there will be a response soon. Are there any other potential ethnomusicology programs in Ireland or Great Britain worth investigating? I’ve been told that Belfast has a good program, but the political and social problems there make it less appealing. I’m also not that keen on being in a major city like Dublin or Belfast. Cork seems to be the most appealing, but I’ll entertain other suggestions. University of Sheffield‘s program is also appealing in that…
The fallout continues from the firing of UH President Evan Dobelle.
It was inevitable. A lot of us began speculating when Dobelle would be forced out after Governor Lingle was elected in 2002 (Dobelle publicly endorsed Democrat Mazie Hirono in that race). In retrospect that probably had less to do with it than his constant feuding with the Board of Trustees, and I think that blame needs to be laid equally with the board. The hostility flowed in both directions. Dobelle didn’t seem to want to be accountable to anyone but himself, and the board seemed to want to put him on a short leash. What is most interesting that the…
Crime high at Kalama Park.
This news is a bit distressing to me, and a side of Hawai’i that the state doesn’t like visitors to hear about. I spent a significant percentage of my youth at this park. Our home was about a half-mile away. I would walk or bike to the park to play basketball or tennis, and stay into the wee hours of the morning. During my time on MPD (early 80s) I found out that someone who attended Kihei Elementary school around the same time as I did was selling drugs from the park’s parking lot. I had a chat with our…
Two years ago today my wife and I arrived in Dublin for a month stay in Ireland.
I documented the trip, in Hawaiian, to fulfill a requirement of the MA program I graduated program from last December. We have fond memories and met some great people there. I’m still hoping that something will come through for us to return. No reply from anyone at UC-Cork yet, but we’re hopeful.
Minor correction to the post below – Scoble graciously replied to and forwarded my request for help.
Unfortunately the forward appears to have vanished into a black hole. Mahalo, Robert. The effort was appreciated.
Microsoft is assisting with the Irish localization of Windows. We* can’t even get a response for assistance with a Hawaiian keyboard.
It looks like Microsoft is working with the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, Foras na Gaeilge, the body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language, and the University of Limerick. I’ve been trying to get Microsoft’s attention to simply get a Hawaiian keyboard included with Windows, and can’t even get people to respond to my email. What does it take? * we = Hale Kuamo’o, the state’s Hawaiian Language Center at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo.
Governor Lingle Signs Hawaiian Language Education, Charter School Bills In Hilo.
Act 133 expands the existing Hawaiian Language Immersion Program by establishing an instructional program in which children can meet the state’s education standards through the medium of the Hawaiian language. Under the new law, the state Department of Education will work collaboratively with the University of Hawai’i at Hilo College of Hawaiian Language to implement this initiative.
BTW, Dave, I like the format of your morning coffee notes, but you need a logo for it.
Maybe a shot of you sitting in Starbucks with your mug. I’ll have to borrow the format for my NahenaheNet weblog. Like I said before, I only steal, er, borrow, from the best
Dave shares his thoughts on the week long RonnieFest.
I was thinking the same thing. If Clinton or Carter had died during the Bush presidency there is no way we would have had a week long pageant celebrating their lives. Not that Carter deserved one; he was basically a decent man who was in over his head in a turbulent era. Clinton will probably be most remembered for a stain left on someone’s dress. I’m not sure that Reagan would have gotten this treatment last year when Bush’s reelection seemed assured. Now it’s been a week-long excuse to move the media focus away from Iraq. I was 20 years…
No place for guitars and bodhran in Irish traditional music.
“Mayo Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann secretary, Seamus Duffy, who hosts his own music show on Mid-West Radio, described guitars and bodhrans as instruments of ‘low musical quality that are destroying the integrity of pure traditional music.’” Hmm. Reminds me of a joke I was told in Ireland: “What’s the best way to play a bodhran?” Answer: “With a knife.” Ouch!