When I read this between the lines I ask myself, can he aim as well as he claims he can aim?

Elon Musk wants to splashdown his SpaceX rockets in a much larger area in Hawaii waters and Hawaii residents are encouraged to weigh in.

The space exploration company is asking the FAA for a landing zone about 20 times larger than its current zone.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/01/14...ii-waters/

Here is a good example of where a Community Association COULD have sought out good competent legal advice BEFORE hand several years ago but didn't and just went ahead with what can only be described as a brilliant idea and then the resulting damage that happens when a very small minority of "concerned citizens" step in and take over.

As Bill Nye would say:

"Critical thinking caps ON!"

Does this remind you of anything?

From Hilo to Hamakua to Mauna Kea Resort.
Hotels.  Restaurants. Farms.

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/best-th...slow-coast

Brian Schatz knows the difference between Greenland and Hawaii.

But not everybody was amused. When told about the remarks, Brian Schatz, the Democratic senator from Hawaii, looked blankly before telling The Independent, “That’s one of the most ignorant things I have ever heard.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hawaii-republ...26603.html

And there’s certainly a lot of ignorance to choose from.

This is Punaweb. Supposedly, a lot of info about Puna. So, here goes:

If you live in a substandard subdivision in Puna, Hawaii, or if you are planning on moving to a substandard subdivision in Puna, Hawaii, there are a few facts you may want to know:

1. Unless your substandard subdivision has a Declaration and CC&Rs, which they have filed with the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances, then your substandard subdivision is not a homeowners association, nor a planned community. What your substandard subdivision most likely IS is a community with private roads, which more than likely you own along with your neighbors.

2. Many substandard subdivisions in Puna, Hawaii, were thrown together without any other plan than to sell lots and make money. If your substandard subdivision has an "association" that is not an HOA or planned community, then what you will probably be "funding" is a road association, whose sole purpose is to maintain the substandard subdivision roads. In most substandard subdivisions in Puna, Hawaii, funding a ROAD association is mandatory.

3. Some of the substandard subdivisions in Puna, Hawaii (if they are not an HOA or planned community) have, in addition to a road association, a voluntary community association. Unlike road associations, owners are not required to join or fund a voluntary community association. So, if you do not wish to pay for anything other than road maintenance, then you are not required to do so.

4. In some substandard subdivisions in Puna, Hawaii, a voluntary community association may not be forthcoming and will not share with you the differences that legally, and according to the State of Hawaii, constitute a mandatory HOA or planned community. That said, sometimes, the  voluntary community associations will not disclose to you that while you may be required to pay them mandatory road maintenance fees, you are not required, BY LAW, to be members of their voluntary community associations.

5. To protect yourself from non-disclosure and confusion regarding these voluntary community associations in substandard subdivisions, in Puna, Hawaii, you can do the following:
a) When presented with your property title search, check to see what type of encumberances are listed and if there are easements listed (sometimes many) ASK about them.
b) When signing your paperwork in escrow, note to see if you are presented with, or if there is any mention of a Declaration and CC&Rs. These documents should be made known to you if they exist.
c) Check out your deed. Does your deed state any owner use or restrictions? If not, the community association (not to be confused with road association) in your substandard subdivision, in Puna, Hawaii, is not an HOA, or planned community and you do not have to be a member if you do not wish to be.

Summary:
Road easements are not "common areas," such as parks, swimming pools, fitness rooms, etc. Road easements are a piece of property that allows a person to use another person's property to get from one place (usually their home) to another (main, public roads). There are LOTS of road easements in the State of Hawaii.
Paying toward the maintenance of road easements is fair, and there are legal precedent for this.
Being coerced into being a member of a voluntary community association is not fair, nor is it legal, and their is NO U.S. law or case law that will support that practice.

In Close:
If you live in a substandard subdivision in Puna, Hawaii, or if you are planning on moving to a substandard subdivision in Puna, Hawaii, ASK QUESTIONS because what you are paying for, to whom, and why matters.
If ALL you are supposed to be paying for is road maintenance, then that should be VERY CLEAR.

***In Puna, Hawaii County, a developer creating a planned community and establishing an HOA (Homeowner Association) is required to file a "Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions" (CC&Rs) along with Articles of Incorporation, which are considered the primary governing documents, outlining the rights and responsibilities of both the association and homeowners, all under the state law governing planned community associations, Chapter 421J of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)."***
(As per the County of Hawaii- please note the "required to file")

I know this has been asked before but times are always changing. 

I have two bad tires on rims and need them switched out with something better.  Mounted and balanced.  The rims aren't on the vehicle so don't need anywhere with a lift.  I don't have any trip to Costco planned in the near future or I would go there.  I won't go to Lex Brodies.  I'm open to used tires, or a good deal on something new, or I can get them from Amazon, but mostly I want to know where I can get this service done without it costing a fortune or waiting around all day for it to get done.

Any ideas?

Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary passed away yesterday, January 7, 2025.

Peter was the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Ocean Matters, which is a nonprofit organization that offers high school students a “work-education” program for those students who may be seriously interested in pursuing higher education in the marine biology fields.

Back in 2014, Ocean Matters partnered with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) of the University of Hawaii – Mānoa.

The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology is a world class and is the largest marine research facility in the United States.

Additionally, on Friday, June 26, 2015, Peter hosted a fund raising concert at the UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom. Peter donated his performance so all proceeds may go towards an Ocean Matters/HIMB scholarship fund allowing local students to participate in Ocean Matters’ future expeditions to HIMB.

Rest in Peace Peter and Thank You!

Marine Science Through Service | Ocean Matters

Coral Reef Ecology and Hawaiian Culture Program: Oahu, Hawaii | Ocean Matters

Peter Yarrow: Celebrating 50 Years of Peter, Paul, and Mary | SOEST

And now, Peter, Paul & Mary’s trademark song:
(and it DOES set the record straight!)

I noticed "haze" in my local NWS forecast so dug a little deeper and here's a good visual:

http://weather.hawaii.edu/vmap/new/

County driver safety coordinator charged with DUI after crash

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Friday, January 3, 2025, 12:05 a.m.

A Hawaii County employee whose title is “safety and driver improvement coordinator” for the Department of Environmental Management’s Solid Waste Division was arrested in the early morning of Dec. 21 after allegedly crashing a vehicle into a utility pole in Hilo.

Steven Hoolahui Kalilikane Jr., 43, of Hilo was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. He was released from custody after posting $100 bail and is scheduled to appear in Hilo District Court on Jan. 18, according to a police log.

“Police responded to single-vehicle traffic collision of a vehicle that had struck a utility pole in the 200 block of Kekuanaoa Street in Hilo at about 1:47 a.m. on December 21, 2024,” police spokeswoman Denise Laitinen said in an email. “Kalilikane, the operator of the vehicle, was arrested and charged for (operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant).”

Laitinen declined to disclose Kalilikane’s blood-alcohol content when arrested and charged, citing police general orders. The legal threshold for intoxication while operating a vehicle is 0.08% BAC.

The Administrative Driver’s License Revocation Office reviewed the incident and on Dec. 27 suspended Kalilikane’s license for a year.

Kalilikane was named the Solid Waste Division’s Employee of the Year in 2020. A press release announcing his selection didn’t specify why he was honored, but ended with the sentence, “The Solid Waste Division would like to thank all employees that have contributed to the safety, service and hard work required to provide the essential services to the people of Hawaii County.”

The Tribune-Herald inquired about whether Kalilikane can coordinate safety and driver improvement for the Solid Waste Division while legally barred from driving.

“As a matter of policy, we do not comment on personnel matters,” Wesley Segawa, DEM’s director replied in an email. “However, we are committed to thoroughly reviewing the situation and, once all relevant facts are gathered, will evaluate the appropriate course of action in accordance with our policies.”

According to court records, Kalilikane was arrested on Dec. 28, 2017, while riding a motorcycle and charged with inattention to driving, driving without a license and insurance, obstructed license plate, delinquent vehicle weight tax, no current safety check and registration not with vehicle.

He pleaded no contest and paid a fine.

Other traffic related convictions include: speeding, for driving 62 mph in a 45 mph zone on May 25, 2004; not wearing a seat belt and driving without insurance on Jan. 22, 2004; not wearing a seat belt on March 21, 2002; and running a stop sign on Oct. 9, 2000.

Email John Burnett at jburnett@hawaiitribune-herald.com.

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"Three women were killed and about two dozen people injured at an Aliamanu home when a “cake bomb” filled with illegal aerial fireworks set off massive explosions at 12:01 a.m. at a large New Year’s Eve party.

At an afternoon news conference Wednesday at the Honolulu Police Department’s headquarters, Gov. Josh Green, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and leaders of city agencies repeatedly used words like “horrific,” “gruesome,” and “a war zone” to describe the chaotic “mass casualty” event that first responders found when they arrived at 4137 Keaka Drive just after midnight.
“It was a bomb. It was a fireworks bomb. It was a bomb that exploded,” Green said. He said a person lit a “cake bomb,” which contained multiple aerials, that tipped over and fired the explosives into the home’s carport, igniting a huge cache of other fireworks."