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200 to lose jobs after Kona Village shuts
Star Advertiser ^ | March 19, 2011 | Gene Park

Posted on 03/19/2011 1:01:35 PM PDT by americanophile

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To: nascarnation

He’s all Chicago.


21 posted on 03/19/2011 1:53:58 PM PDT by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives"-Ataturk)
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To: americanophile

I guess we can take it with a ‘grain of salt’.

Until reading this thread, I was unaware there had been any damage or flooding in Hawaii due to the tsunami; everyone has been riveted by the horror in Japan.


22 posted on 03/19/2011 1:56:58 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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To: americanophile

I’d have clumb one of them pineapple trees.


23 posted on 03/19/2011 1:57:37 PM PDT by MARTIAL MONK (I'm waiting for the POP!)
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To: americanophile

This was sad news.


24 posted on 03/19/2011 2:51:17 PM PDT by fightinJAG (I am sick of people adding comments to titles in the title box. Thank you.)
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To: bygolly

We spent a week at this resort back in the early 90s. The beach wasn’t that great, but the food was great. The scones were absolutely yummy.


25 posted on 03/19/2011 2:51:25 PM PDT by psjones (u)
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To: bygolly

My son and daughter-in-law’s favorite vacation spot. They are going to be very sad.


26 posted on 03/19/2011 3:01:49 PM PDT by surrey
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To: americanophile

Was Poipu Beach, near Spouting Horn, damaged? That was my favorite place!


27 posted on 03/19/2011 3:20:15 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: americanophile
The damage from the tsunami in Hawaii was totally underreported in the U.S.

Yes. At first I was surprised at how few of my family called or emailed to see how we were. Took a while to find out the MSM was ignoring it in favor of nuke hysteria.

About the same thing a few years ago when a Cat 5 hurricane was heading straight for us. All you saw in the news was Caribbean storms and people worried about their vacations being canceled.

28 posted on 03/19/2011 3:40:04 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69
Generally speaking the coverage of anything related to Hawaii is abominable - unless The One is visiting. Hawaii is just totally off the New York/Beltway news radar, but when you have serious damage caused by a tsunami, it should be reported. California received plenty of coverage regarding the tsunami.
29 posted on 03/19/2011 4:00:20 PM PDT by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives"-Ataturk)
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To: americanophile

I stayed there with my family when I was little. It was a wonderful place to stay.


30 posted on 03/19/2011 4:01:54 PM PDT by Politicalmom ("We are an 'entitlement' society and we need to move towards being an 'empowerment' society"-H. Cain)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

I haven’t heard of much signifiant damage from Kauai. I know that the Grand Hyatt Kauai had some damage, but only up to the vegetation line. Probably some localized flooding, but I haven’t seen anything too significant.


31 posted on 03/19/2011 4:03:07 PM PDT by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives"-Ataturk)
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To: raybbr

additionally Governor Abercrunb was disappointed to hear that Obama’s nonexistant birth certificate got washed away..they are sending out a search crew they think it might have washed up on Gilligan’s island, where Obama was born./s


32 posted on 03/19/2011 4:04:43 PM PDT by rolling_stone ( *this makes Watergate look like a kiddie pool*)
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To: americanophile

I have very fond memories of Poipu Beach. I met Fanne Foxe there. She had been spirited away from the Continent by Wilbur Mills. I was walking along the beach, when this amazing woman walked out of the surf. Recognized her right away. But,,, I’ve always been a news hound! And a bit more,,,,,,,,


33 posted on 03/19/2011 4:15:27 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: americanophile
We were in Kona a couple of days ago.

Alii Drive is already open as are all the shops/restaurants that we saw.

Didn't know about the 4 Seasons closing till April, though, and the news about The Kona Village Hotel is a surprise.

Downtown Kona itself seems to have survived just fine.

34 posted on 03/19/2011 4:19:42 PM PDT by what's up
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Last I heard (yesterday?) the shops on the makai side of Alii Dr and Kona Inn were still without power, but the rest did not get flooded too badly.


35 posted on 03/19/2011 4:42:26 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: SatinDoll
...extensive looting after the tsunami. What’s wrong with Hawaiians?

They're democrats. Next question.

36 posted on 03/19/2011 6:43:02 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: americanophile

I was on my scanner thru the entire event and can confirm that I definitely heard the HPD talking about looting/looters in Napoopoo at approx 7:am , myself .
They got came from Honaunau side . The HPD got on it right away and I think it only was happening real early in the AM .
As soon as the waves calmed down a bit , people started coming around and the looters could not do their thing .
When confronted , they ran off into the bushes , with people’s stuff in hand .


37 posted on 03/20/2011 3:21:50 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: americanophile

nah....da lolo papolo from Palolo ....


38 posted on 03/20/2011 3:22:41 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: LeoWindhorse

That’s too bad.


39 posted on 03/20/2011 5:49:55 PM PDT by americanophile ("this absurd theology of an immoral Bedouin, is a rotting corpse which poisons our lives"-Ataturk)
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