Daily Dose 9.14

The Hawaii County Fair starts tonight for 4 days. I’ll be watching to see if the ‘EK Fernandez curse’ holds up. Every time the fair comes to Hilo, we have torrential rains that make the fairgrounds and the parking area a muddy mess. I remember last spring we were literally walking in ankle-deep water in the rain to each ride. Of course we still go. We do a lot of activities in the sweet, warm Hilo rain. Don’t worry, I’ll be sending my husband and son to report back to me while I slave here in front of my puter.

Go! Airlines has caused a sustained lowering of interisland fares by about half for months now, and they are now getting into the commuter flight business.
Not fair! El Nino supressed hurricanes in the Atlantic but encourages them in the Pacific?
Hmmmm, I wonder if the Big Hotels on Maui are cutting back their lawn watering in response to the call to conserve water.
Well, first the Army caused Oahu’s worst traffic jam in memory, and now they are bulldozing protective buffers around ancient Hawaiian temples. As a former soldier I welcome their presence here, but still think someone needs to get it together somewhere.
So, if a beach gets bigger, the adjacent landowner gets the land, not the state. So, what happens when lava adds 300 acres next to my family parcel?
You know, when I first moved here unemployment on the Big Island was something like 11%. Big Difference.