TV: IRONMAN World Championships Airs – Saturday, Nov. 24
2018 Kailua-Kona Ironman On TV: Watch the natural splendor of the Big Island on TV. Or has my wife tells her friends, “My ‘cottonman’ is going to watch the Ironman from our couch.” The annual broadcast special of the IRONMAN World Championship brought to you by Amazon will air Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 at 11:30 […]
Black Witch Moth
I Remember My First ‘Black Witch Moth’ Encounter (we were both surprised): We had just moved to Kona and had spent most of the day fighting boxes. We didn’t have any lamps unpacked yet, so we had a lanai light on. I sat down and saw something flicker across my peripheral vision. It was dark […]
How Is Cell Phone Coverage In Kona & The Big Island?
When she was good She was very, very good, And when she was bad she was horrid “There was a little girl” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I know, I know, you don’t always want to be a slave to your cell phone. But what about when a ‘false missile alert‘ tries to text your phone, or if […]
Hawai’i Visitor Arrivals Up 3.5%
Hawai’i Visitor Arrivals Up 3.5% – But Not On The Big Island. The Kilauea Impact: Pele has an influence on visitors to the Big Island, and it is usually very good. Eruptions helped draw more than 2 million visitors to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park in 2017, according to a new National Park Service report. Those 2,016,702 visitors […]
Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time – “Spring ahead, fall behind,” Who needs it? “You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight saving time.” — Dave Barry Mainlanders – don’t forget to change your clock. Hawaiians do observe ‘Island Time.’ No need to change our clock. Why Hawaii […]
