Capsun's Corner – by Capsun M. Poe

I know, I know, your blogger (that would be me) has been negligent in blogging. Oh how the mighty have fallen! From posting daily, to posting weekly of late, I haven’t posted in two weeks. I may be too busy to blog, but we can never be too busy to recycle.

I received this in an email from a Hawaiian Telcom PR person and really believe in this program and doing what we can to help the environment:

The neat thing about this project is that Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages has partnered with to make the result a lasting impression on Oahu. All recycled directories will be processed at Island Shell, a local recycling plant, and converted into environmentally safe products including materials for vehicle oil change kits, mulch and wall insulation products which will then be sold and used locally. Think Yellow Go Green will ensure its mission is supported on each island from start to finish.

This program only runs through Feb. 14.

Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages wants to exceed last year’s total of 90 tons to ensure all outdated directories are recycled into usable goods.

Here are the remaining weekends for the program:

1. Friday, January 29 through Sunday, January 31
2. Friday, February 5 through Sunday, February 7
3. Friday, February 12 through Sunday, February 14

You can drop off your telephone directories from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the following locations:

• Ward Centers (@Ward_Centers on Twitter)
• Windward Mall (@WindwardMall on Twitter)
  45-056 Kamehameha Hwy. in Kaneohe
• Waikele Premium Outlets
  94-790 Lumiaina St. in Waikele
• Kahala Mall (@KahalaMallCtr on Twitter)
  4211 Waialae Ave. in Kahala

Of course, if you really want to do something good for the environment, try foregoing the printed directories entirely! After all, the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages are available online, for free. At every job I’ve held since college, I’ve recycled the phone books and not accepted the replacements. Think of all the trees and energy we can save if we all did that.

Mahalo!

***

P.S. – You can follow me on Twitter (@exbor) to get more regular updates.  Be warned, they are much more “regular” than my posts here.

P.P.S – Did you know capsun.org has it’s own Twitter account (@capsundotorg) that Tweets whenever I blog here or on my photo blog?

Please note:  The views expressed here are mine and mine alone.  While I am employed by and affiliated with organizations and individuals, permission has neither been asked nor granted to write on the topics discussed here.

Tags: Capsun, exbor, Hawaii, Hawaiian, honolulu, oahu, telcom

With the 1st Congressional District (urban Honolulu) race heating up to replace Congressman Neil Abercrombie who will step down on February 28, I’ve been having more and more discussions with friends and acquaintances.

Just recently, a friend asked me on Facebook:

How is it that [State Senate President Colleen] Hanabusa can hold a seat in Waianae on the State Senate… but run for a seat in urban Oahu for Congress?

It’s a good question and here was my answer:

The US Constitution only requires that Representatives live in their state, but no particular area therein.

Article I, Section 2 of the U. S. Constitution lists the 3 requirements of members of the U. S. House:

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.

So let’s look at Sen. Hanabusa:

1. At least 25 years old – Check!
2. A U. S. citizen for at least 7 years – Check!
3. An inhabitant of Hawaii – Check!

It’s not that uncommon. Patsy Mink lived in Kaimuki, which was outside of her district for years. But she was born and raised on Maui, so she had long-standing ties to her district (the 2nd Congressional District encompasses rural Oahu and the neighbor islands).

As the Senate President, Hanabusa has dealings with people throughout our state, including those in urban Honolulu. So really, we should focus on the issues and let the democratic system of government work.

Ultimately, it is the voters of Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District who will decide whether Sen. Hanabusa is their best representative. As an honest, intelligent, effective, and caring leader, I sure think she fits the bill.

Mahalo!

***

P.S. – You can follow me on Twitter (@exbor) to get more regular updates.  Be warned, they are much more “regular” than my posts here.

P.P.S – Did you know capsun.org has it’s own Twitter account (@capsundotorg) that Tweets whenever I blog here or on my photo blog?

Please note:  The views expressed here are mine and mine alone.  While I am employed by and affiliated with organizations and individuals, permission has neither been asked nor granted to write on the topics discussed here.

Tags: Capsun, colleen, exbor, hanabusa, honolulu, maui, mink, patsy, poe

It’s funny sometimes how fate (or inspiration) just surprises you sometimes. Just this morning, I found myself up way too early. Then I noted that I renewed the registration for capsun.org for another year. I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to blog as often as I’d like.

But then my friend Blaine sent me an email saying “Tro pahtay!” He had my attention, but at first I thought he meant TRO party. Instead, it was a link to the Star-Bulletin article, Mesa Air Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I can barely communicate the elation that I felt in reading that article. And it definitely gave me a reason to blog today. Blaine, this is the best news I’ve had all year! I guess I only wish this news included go! Mokulele, but I’ll take what I can get

Just so you know, the “Tro pahtay!” is a reference to my post, “My Benedict Arnold Moment (or, Don’t Fly go!)” which I ended with the statement, “I, for one, will gladly and gleefully celebrate the end of go!.  In fact, if go! or Mesa Air go bankrupt, I will throw a party!” Don’t forget that I loathe go! so much that I have an entire page (capsun.org/go) just to collect my anti-go! posts.

So now, I only have to figure out a way to throw a proper party. If you have any ideas, please share them in the comments, on Twitter, or Facebook, or send me an email. Maybe a mini-Tweetup with former Aloha employees? I know I’ll definitely have to talk to one of my coworkers (a former Aloha employee) about our plans. Maybe something small in stature and price, but grand in our combined disdain for go! and Mesa Air Group.

I end where my adventure into blogging began: And remember folks…as the t-shirt says, “There’s no ALOHA in the HAWAIIAN skies – GO! figure.”  Please use Hawaiian or Island Air for your inter-island travel needs.

Mahalo!

***

P.S. – You can follow me on Twitter (@exbor) to get more regular updates.  Be warned, they are much more “regular” than my posts here.

P.P.S – Did you know capsun.org has it’s own Twitter account (@capsundotorg) that Tweets whenever I blog here or on my photo blog?

Please note:  The views expressed here are mine and mine alone.  While I am employed by and affiliated with organizations and individuals, permission has neither been asked nor granted to write on the topics discussed here.

Tags: aloha, Aloha Airlines, bankruptcy, Capsun, exbor, go, Hawaii, Hawaiian, mokulele, poe