Category Archives: Mixed Plates

January – March 2012 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
Two 40-45 foot humpback whales spent nearly eight hours frolicking in Honolulu Harbor on January 5th to the delight of tourists who were able to get very close to the endangered, federally protected mammals that winter in Hawaii waters. The whales shadowed a commercial fishing boat for several days while the crew fished for ahi [...]
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October – December 2011 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
Known affectionately as the “beloved mother of the outcasts,” Blessed Marianne Cope, who ministered to Hansen’s disease patients in Kalaupapa, is one step away from being canonized as a saint, Hawaii’s second after St. Damien who was canonized in 2009. Soon, little Kalaupapa on Molokai will have been the home for two saints, as the [...]
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July – September 2011 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
More than 100,000 military members and their dependents call Hawaii home. An ongoing issue has been whether they should be included in state election maps. Kansas and Hawaii have been the only recent states to continue to exclude the military in reapportionment plans. Defenders of this practice argue that very few military members and their [...]
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April – June 2011 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
The June 20th Wall Street Journal had a lengthy article on analyzing a housing market. It was interesting but not too applicable to an island in the middle of the Pacific. According to the article, there is a new punch line to the three most important things to consider when buying a home. Location, location [...]
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January – March 2011 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
Governor Neil Abercrombie signed a bill in February making it legal for same-sex and heterosexual couples to enter a civil union. The legislation that goes into effect January 1st opens up business and tourism opportunities for the state and affords members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities the right to mark their unions [...]
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October – December 2010 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
In addition to the quarterly newsletter, I send out a monthly E-Mail Update that consists of more timely articles than what is in the quarterly newsletter. To be put on the distribution list, send me an e-mail at team@stott.com Please include your first and last name so it is easier for us to find you [...]
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July – September 2010 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
Neil Abercrombie defeated Mufi Hannemann in the Democratic primary race for governor. The two men both gave up elected positions for a shot at Washington Place. Abercrombie resigned early from his urban Honolulu seat in Congress while Hannemann stepped away from his final two years as Honolulu Mayor. Hannemann had endorsements from a Who’s Who [...]
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April – June 2010 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
Honolulu City Councilman, Republican Charles Djou, pierced the Democrats’ hold on the state’s congressional delegation in a May winner-take-all special election for Congress by becoming the first Republican in 20 years to represent Hawaii in Washington. Djou took advantage of a bitter split between the two major Democratic candidates, Senate President Colleen Hanabusa and former [...]
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January – March 2010 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
A Mixed Plate of Talk Story Hawaii made national news the end of February with a tsunami warning created by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Chile. Shortly after midnight, a tsunami warning was issued for Hawaii. The “coconut wireless” became activated with calls from the Mainland to family/friends living in Hawaii. I [...]
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October – December 2009 Mixed Plate of Talk Story

By George Stott | Published: May 16, 2012
Making national news were the large waves that hit Hawaii in early-December, qualifying Waimea Bay for the “Quicksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau” big wave surfing contest for the first time since 2004 and only the 8th time in 25-year history of the event. Eddie Aikau (1946-1978) was a well-known lifeguard and surfer. He was [...]
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