What the heck
It’s summer (at least it feels like it), we’re restless, so we’re taking over.
Here are the plans:
• Make the UH Manoa students another offer.
This time, in exchange for approving a student athletic fee, offer the students the first 10 rows on a sideline section at Aloha Stadium. The students will be closer to the action, and it won’t be much of a sacrifice for the university. First, you can’t see from that height and, second, those are giveaway seats, anyway. For basketball, give the students the seats behind the visiting team’s bench. Sure, the visiting fans will gripe when they’re relocated, but so what? Ever been to a road game? UH fans always get the nosebleed seats.
What? Long-time UH fans might grumble about ceding their seats to students? Hey, they can always enroll at UH.
And if UH Manoa students reject the plan, impose it on the community college students. Their student leaders won’t be around long enough to take a survey.
• K5’s replays of the past academic year are nice, but let’s go further. For a modest pay-per-view fee, open up the archives. Wouldn’t you pay $5 to watch Chad Owens run back a punt and kickoff for touchdowns against BYU? Or see Michael Carter run the option again? This is the 100th anniversary of UH football and 50th of statehood, so everybody is feeling nostalgic. New motto: Turn memories into money.
• Time to finally produce a Rainbow Marching Band CD.
• Hire the guy who owns Blazin’ Steaks as the financial officer. Anybody who can turn a profit with $6 steak plates needs to be on the staff.
• Impose a scholarship cap on schools. For instance, if the cap is $6 million, then it gets split evenly — women get $3 million, men get $3 million. The scholarships can be distributed anyway a school chooses, as long as the cap is not exceeded. If a school wants to use 60 scholarships for football and 25 for swimming so be it.
• College is about learning from mistakes. And, sometimtes, one of the mistakes is the choice of college. It’s time to revise the transfer rule. The NCAA requires a player who transfers to sit out a season before playing for his second school. Let’s have a one-time waiver of that rule.
• There’s no sense fighting the BCS. So excluding the 12 teams that will play in the six BCS games, how about creating a 16-team tournament that would replace the other bowls? The tournament would create a playoff-like atmosphere, and I bet it would be more entertaining than some of the BCS matchups.
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Happy birthday to Bulla.
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Wishing a speedy recovery to Mrs. Koakane.
Aloha Kakahiaka!
Nitey Nite!
howzit
no can sleep, or what
I dunno, ST… those solutions are pretty interesting and creative. Remember, no good deed goes unpunished!
GO, WARRIORS!
HAUOLI LAHANAU to BULLA – one more year of Memories MADE!
yeah- insomnia- but sleepy now!
K 5 replays – I’m all for paying 5 bucks for those archives.
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ST ~ Did you check your email?
“Happy Birthday Bulla!”
Time to make more memories!
(…and did you check your email box?)
Kekoa:
Yep, I checked the mail. I’ll get back to you later today.
Happy Birthday Bulla!
Funny. Hawaii IPTV (for us mainlanders) has most all the replays referenced by ST, excluding the ’01 BYU.
Anywho, off to sleep! Goodnight!
happy birthday Bulla!
top twenty
Happy Birthday Bulla and many more to come.
Good morning everyone!
Happy 21st to Bulla!
Enjoy your celebrations!!!
Senior’s last day.
Jason, we are having hotdogs in my lab to celebrate their successes. Yum! You want some?
If a UH Systems athletic fee is imposed on the community colleges then they must be allowed to purchase student season tickets in the student section, too!
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Maybe if they tore down the baseball stadium and put a full-size multi-purpose stadium in the quarry, a student fee might be worth it.
bulla, bulla, bulla, bulla, bulla, bulla. Happy Birthday Big Guy!!!!!!!!
Good morning Tsaikos. yup, even the boss is getting reved up for the summer. can feel the heat!!!!
morning nyuh, brew, wafan, dj
Good Morning Everybody!
Happy Birthday Bulla!
Great Morning All!
Rad suggestions there Stephen! 😆
Happy Birthday Bulla! I hope you can still “re-memory” all the great things you do for others for many, many more years!
Speedy recovery for Mrs. Koakane.
Just thought if any Tsaikos needed to make a quick trip.
Mesa Air Group’s go!, which positioned itself as a low-cost carrier in Hawaii’s interisland market from its entry, said today it will mark the anniversary of its third year in the state by offering 1,000 $3 fares.
The promotional fares, which are good for travel from today through June 30, will be available for purchase starting at 5 a.m. today and must be booked online by Thursday at http://www.iflygo.com.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG GUY!!!!! You don’t look a day over 50.
Ronnie – I’m sure you had a great time last night! Congrats to Ian.
morning d1, you going work already?????
morning gang!
Stephen – thats a great post this morning
Happy Birthday Bulla!
wishing a speedy recovery to Mrs. Koakane
make sure your hubby stay home and take care you now
morning tsai-ko country. looking like a bright sunny day and I hope the trades come back a little stronger but hey what am I worried about ….. inside w/ac
hippo birdie two ewe beeg guy aka bulla have a good one
mahalo d1
sorry mahalo to all wishing and prayer for my wife recovery.
Bulla Bulla bo Bulla banana fana fo fulla me my mo mulla! Bulla!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERR BULLER!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Speedy recovery to Mrs. Koakane. Prayers for her.
STEPHEN TSAI FOR ASSOCIATE AD IN CHARGE OF GREAT IDEAS!!!
(Maybe as a part time half salary gig, so you can still keep your newspaper job as Supreme Ruler of the blogosphere.)
Prayers for Mrs. Koakane
Is it a coinkydink that you have all these brilliant ideas on Bulla’s birthday? Maybe Bulla should have birfdays more often…
Surprising to hear of Duke Bainum’s reported passing.
Hau’oli La Hanau, BULLA!!!
Hope Mrs. Koakane recovers from surgery quickly. Prayers for her successful surgery.
ST ~ I like those suggestions! I always thought that students should be right up there where the action is since it’s their school.
Re Duke’s passing – while I was at a UH baseball game late in the season, I noticed that he stayed for the entire game taking it all in, enjoying himself, not politicking… Condolences to his family here and in Arkansas.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BULLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs. Koakane GET WELL SOON!!!!
Condolences to Duke Bainum’s ohana….
Hi Bulla! Happy birthday!
Best wishes to Mrs. Koakane – get well soon!
Good Morning Tsaikos!!
Best wishes to Mrs KK.
Condolences to the Bainum Ohana.
Happy Birthday Bulla
Koakane: My mom had surgery on both of her knees there at Pali Momi…no worry, they take care! She was up and about a few weeks afta’ and recovery was fast…..
shocking to hear about Councilman Bainum’s passing, at such a young age, condolences to the family
On the road, but MAHALO to all the Tsaikos for thinking of me. I remember when I thought that 30 was ancient, my how things have changed 🙂
I want to give an early Bday shout out to Ryan The Beast Eastman who’s bday is on Friday. He had an early Bday surprise from Hawaii that made all of us smile. Hard work and perseverence ALWAYS pays off.
Have a blessed day and may the joy of the Lord fill your hearts. Mahalo again ST for keeping this blog going. A wish for a speedy recovery for mrs Koakane
And Brew, you da Man, haha
Good morning Tsaikos…
Great ideas ST…I’d even pay to see our whooping of BYU in the late 80s with Garret Gabriel running the show….
Happy Birthday Bulla…Godspeed..and many more to come….
Prayers also for Mrs. KK….
congrats to Vinnie, doubt we see you at the les next year
and condolences to the Bainum ohana in Hawaii and Arkansas….that was pretty shocking.
good ideas ST. I dont get why in VB there is a one time transfer rule and in FB there is not. Petition the NCAA ! Plus I would definately watch Chad Owens run that ball again! Where do I sign up.
As far as the student fee, almost every college in the country has that and the students go to all/most of the games to support their team and their school. UH is a commuter school, they cant walk to the stadium and the student body seems not to have much interest. Hard to make them pay if they dont want to I supposed.
Happy bday Bulla. You of age to buy beverages now.
Bulla-san:
Omedeto gozamasu! Happy Birfday, big fella!!
Mrs Koakane:
Speedy recovery!!
Mrs. Koakane, wishing you speedy recovery.
I’ll be in Vegas this Monday, the 15th for about 5 hours. Flying in around 10:30 and going to the UNLV ticket office. Then, hoping to join up with 702Warrior Nation and Las Vegas for lunch. Anybody else who may want to join us is welcome. Not sure where yet, but it will most likely be near the Strip since I won’t have much time.
The plan is to bring tix for the local folks to Genji’s on the 20th. Cash or checks is fine. If you can’t make it, maybe someone can get the tix for you so I won’t have to mail them. I’d like to thank all of you for no bounced checks last time!! LOL…
I just got this email back from Obama’s office. This is a snippet:
“…I have ordered all countries around the world to fly their flags at full staff in honor of our beloved handsome island braddah we affectionately call our Bulla! I, along with the rest of the world would humbly like to wish you the Happiest of Birthdays.”
Now, how cool iz dat!
Happy Birthday Hawaiian!
Rich2176:
Much mahalo for all your assistance in getting us tickets.
See you on the 20th!
Rich…what are the ticket costs again???
OFF TOPIC USEFUL INFO:
I have been getting a lot of questions, so i thought this might help.
In response to the photo of the rubber band cell phone earpiece posted a few days ago.
Use of Mobile Electronic Devices
Q: What is Bill 4 (2009) Relating to the Use of Electronic Devices While Operating a Motor Vehicle?
A: This is a new law that prohibits the use of mobile electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle. The law’s purpose is to make Honolulu roadways safer for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
Q: What is a “mobile electronic device”?
A: “Mobile electronic device” refers to any hand-held or other portable electronic equipment capable of providing wireless and/or data communication between two or more persons or of providing amusement, including but not limited to a cellular phone, text messaging device, paging device, personal digital assistant, laptop computer, video game, or digital photographic device. The law does not prohibit the use of audio equipment installed in a motor vehicle for the purposes of providing navigation, emergency assistance to the operator of the motor vehicle, or video entertainment to the passengers in the rear seats of a motor vehicle.
Q: What does “use” or “using” mean under this law?
A: “Use” or “using” means holding a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle.
Q: Does the law ban all mobile electronic devices?
A: The law applies to hand-held devices. Hands-free devices are still allowed.
Q: Does the law prohibit texting?
A: Yes, it is illegal for drivers to text or engage in other hand-held uses of mobile electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle.
Q: May I make a call on my phone while stopped in traffic?
A: No.
Q: What if I need to use my phone in an emergency, but I don’t have a hands-free device?
A: The law exempts the use of cellular phones for emergency 911 calls.
Q: What is the fine for this offense?
A: $67 for the first offense.
Q: Does the law apply to out-of-state drivers?
A: Yes.
Q: Are passengers affected by this law?
A: No, only the driver of the vehicle.
Q: When does the law take effect? Will there be a grace period?
A: Enforcement will begin on July 1, 2009, when the law takes effect.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BULLA !!!
Wafan…
Maybe that’s it!
Make the activity fee voluntary but open it up to ALL of the campuses, including the the CC’s and the ones on the other islands for full time students.
The UH/BYU game in 2001 was televised by ESPN. Don’t think KFVE have the rights to show it.
Koakane!- Eh! U bettah take care of your roommate, eh?!! No make anykine like show up late with duck tape in your hand!
Best wishes to Mrs Koakane.
Condolences to the Bainum ohana.
happy birthday bulla!
Sorry if I am the only one who missed this HA posting earlier…
Stephen Tsai was recognized as a top journalist in the 2009 Best of the Best People’s Choice Awards! See…
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/bestofbest.php/guide/section/winners/4
…and this is without votes from the Tsai-kos. Next year… 😉
For all you bloggers and lurkers,
this has been around for a while but it might move forward.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090429/NEWS02/904290380/E-harassment+bill+expected+to+pass+this+week
Its hard to prove and enforce.
A good example, If koa mahu and kahu mahu blog, how we know it’s actually the mahu family, it could be JJ mahu or Homey mahu, or the uncle Mahi Mahi.
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say good bye to vinnie catricala…………
10th round by the mariners.
new recruit wetmore was also selected in the 11th by the indians.
and cameron bayne who contemplated a transfer to uh was selected in the 13th by the white sox.
i believe all will sign pro deals now.
Condolences to the Bainum Ohana.
Congrats Mr. Stephen Tsai
here’s the tiser link…………
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090610/BREAKING02/90610016/UH+s+Catricala++3+others+with+Hawaii+ties+picked+in+baseball+draft
Mahalo Rich2176!
Like Whitey sed….
BULLA!!! BULLA!!! BULLA!!! U DA MAN!!!
And we all know who keeps you (happily) on the straight and narrow….Hi dere Mrs Bomber!!! LOL
Nice ideas Mr. Tsai.
I remember back in the day in our private school we had to pay an athletic fee. They’d give you a coupon book in return to attend ILH games in various sports. That was like 30 years ago, and UH still hasn’t figured out how to do a student fee yet? They have got to get that done.
Thanks for pointing out Stephen Tsai’s award Steve M.
And being a big picture guy, I’d just like to thank Stephen Tsai for putting this blog together every day. It’s a lot of work, but it keeps us tied to Warrior sports and it’s really enjoyable reading the posts from everyone. Well, most folks…Anyways, mahalo.
And Happy Birthday to Mr. Bulla as well. Go Weber!
Best wishes to Mrs. Koakane for a speedy recovery!
Peaches and I would like to meet her someday….
bother Bulla Happy Birthday Big Guy.
you share the day with:
1951 – Dan “No Wheels” Fouts
1960 – Maxi “Oh Baby It’s A Wild World” Priest
The World Lost:
323BC – Alexander the Great (Not our Alexander)
2001 – Princess Leila of Iran (Not our Princess)
2004 – Ray “I was blind but now I see” Charles
Rich
Whatever tix aren’t picked up at Genji’s, just bring to LV and we’ll set up a table at an agreed upon location and staff it. Actually, those people picking up tix can make “appts” so we aren’t waiting around. Just a suggestion.
In any case, there’s no denying that your generosity is only exceeded by your good looks!!!
Also to all my Portuguese Friends:
Happy Portugal Day
Obligado for the Malasadas, Sausages, Bean Soup & long winded conversations 🙂
Pocho Power Lives On!!!
A few weeks ago us Tsaikos were at a UH baseball game when a fellow fan had a dizzy spell and collapse a few seats from us. Before I could get up and climb ova Rob25 to help out, dis braddah sitting right in front of me got up, climbed on his seat and leaped into our row and was on the fallen gentleman rendering assistance in no time flat!
Stadium ushers and a doctor on staff eventually came up to render aid. They help clean up the fallen man. But that braddah told officials he get ‘um and he go take care this man.
He sat with the fallen gentleman, took his vital signs, asked and answered questions all the while taking in the rest of the game.
After the game I just had to shake dat braddahs hand. Ho, he was on it! He just unconsciously sprung into action! With fricken cat like reflexes, he was all over the scene!!! Was awesome!
Well that braddah? Brah, was none other than Duke Bainum.
I think what people forget is UH used to charge an activity fee. But that was when the students received sideline seats. When it was decided to move the students, the fee was dissolved. If you want students to essentially become season-ticket holders, and that’s what an activity fee is, then you have to offer them something in return. And not just first-come, first-served seats in the North end zone.
OK, my strangest memory of Duke Bainum is that jingle he ran during his ads several years ago.
Ajoe
Duke Bainum was a doctor right?
RE: TIX
I’ll be putting about $8k on the credit card, so I’d like to get the funds sooner than in LV.
JJ – tickets for you are $85, each. Everyone else is $35. J/K….
If you get tix from the UH ticket office, they will charge a handling fee. I you get them from UNLV online, they charge a handling fee. Since I’m picking them up, there is no handling fee. My flight to Vegas cost $192, so all I ask for in return is a green bottle or two at Genji’s….
Good Morning Tsaikos and Tsaikettes!
Happy Birthday Bulla! Are you and Mrs. Bulla going to dance it up tonight?
Happy Early Birthday to Da Beast!
Best wishes on a speedy recovery for Mrs. Koakane. Koakane, bettah listen to what a-joe says (about showing up late with duct tape) *tap tap tap*
Condolences to the Bainum Ohana
ST-
This morning’s post is worth a raise 🙂
Mr C Yup! 24/7/365
That braddah dabbled in all kinds of stuff but, he was always a doctor first and foremost.
Hard to see the transfer rule being changed. It is not in any student athlete’s best interest– it is only there to protect the schools themselves from each other. The student athletes don’t have much pull though.
Having access to all the UH sports video history would be great. There are technical hurdles, but it could be a project that is phased in over time starting with certain games/matches. I could see it being a money maker for sure.
Mr C: Yes, he was.
When’s the last time Stephen Tsai took a vacation? Seems like he works seven days a week, with no break.
Happy birthday Bulla.
Wishing Mrs. Koakane a speedy recovery.
Howzit, Pride!!!
I think even when ST is on a “vacation”, he’s hooked up to us somehow….. heheheh..
mrs. kk good luck with your surgery.
break a leg.
oh wait, you already did that.
no worry after the surgery your leg will be stronger and be able to deliver some real swift kicks.
and this year you gotta make at least one tailgate.
I would love to see those old UH games with Gabriel and Carter running some good old fashioned Wagner ball. If ESPN can have ESPN Classics, then why not UH Warrior Classics? And not just football. How many people would love to see Alika Smith and A.C. in action again?
Or how about for just a game or so, kick out the swap meet and open the parking earlier just to see if that’s the reason people aren’t coming to games anymore.
Speaking of parking: UH opener vs. Central Arkansas is on a Friday, kickoff at 7pm. So anybody have any idea when the Stadium parking gates will open?
Big C-
Maybe ST needs to have a serious talk with the mommies about umbilical cords.
Speedy recovery to Mrs. Koakane as well!
I still can’t believe that Hawaii High School sports are shot in HIGH DEFINITION and UH sports are not! KHNL news is broadcast in HD. Why not UH sports?
Please add this to your list Mr. Tsai.
OR include it for free with current PPV subscribers.
However, still would miss out on memorable ESPN-covered games, but still get plennnnnyyyy memories off K-5 coverage.
(throws two shakas to Stephen) DEY U GO!
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Wait a minute… seating students behind the opposing team bench for basketball games?
Hmmm… I sure Karl Benson would eventually find something wrong with that. 🙄
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DA ODDA BIG GUY!!! DEY U GO BULLA!!!
ST…I remember that activity fee….I paid it even though I already had season tickets….you gotta figure if you charge $20 to all UH students for an activities fee….then with the approximately 30,000 plus students in the system, you’d get at least $600,000 for the athletic department….I mean, it isn’t millions, but it would help…..and you may convince some students to actually go to the games and support UH athletics….maybe they may even enjoy it and become real fans and support UH after they graduate….instill some pride in the school…
ST,
If a team’s scholarship is being funded by a foundation, should that be counted in the 3 million total?
FINALLY the RADIO SILENCE AT AM 1500 was broken!!!
Good to hear Papa Leahey and Pal on the radio this morning. While it sounded a lot like the in-between stuff on their K-5 broadcasts, it was still better to hear them den da kine ova dea on da odda channel…
What since Felipe is off vacationing in Vegas no one is there to hold the fort???
Rob and Russ better be on tomorrow!
I still say it should investigate some kind of an activity card… something that can be recharged throughout the year for full-time students. Maybe a different card for part-time students, as well. Use the card to get tickets at specially discounted prices or free. Use it to buy stuff at the UH bookstore or rainbowtique, meals and snacks at any UH food service or event — including music and dance concerts, theatrical performances. UH gets a little off of the interest and and all items sold and the students have a safer means of carrying cash equivalent. Everytime the card is used, the point-of-sale tallies a credit to be collected from the accounting and disbursing offices at the end of each semester.
Re UH sports events shown on espn in past years being shown again locally – perhaps ST can check with Bruddah Neil Everett on the details of an arrangement like that.
A-sports:
Howzit! And, re #99, yes, I agree. 😉
Happy Birthday Bulla!
Best wishes to Mrs. Koakane for a speedy recovery.
Condolences to Duke Bainum’s family. addahknowjoe made a great post in #84…those types of stories show the character of a person and are great to keep in mind when we think of them and their family.
Kazz
Did they mention what happened to the L&L Show on Monday?
ST,
Great ideas on giving the students decent seating as an exchange for the activity fee. Unfortunately, it seems that ASUH is opposed to any fee no matter what UH might offer them…haven’t they continued to refuse to meet with JD to hear what UH Athletics might offer them?
PPV replays would be nice, but selling game DVDs would be even better and bring in more money. I remember I asked about this a couple of years ago and Rich provided interesting information about how the TV rights and the people that worked on the broadcast would have to be compensated. If selling a DVD wouldn’t work at $20, I’m not sure that selling PPV for $5 would bring anything to UH.
Scholarship caps based on money wouldn’t work because of the different tuition costs for different schools, especially public vs. private schools. And Texas schools have a law that says that if you get a scholarship then you cost the scholarship sponsor in-state tuition…that would mean that all public Texas schools would pay in-state tuition for all athletic scholarships and they would get a big competitive advantage.
Without an activity fee, maybe students should be charged full fare?
Nah.. that would hurt the fostering of future fandom… it’s a catch 22… but do you want fans that only want free tickets?
The NY Times has UNLV as the #84 ranked school. They have some good information about UNLV in the article. UNLV lost 5 starters on offense, including their star RB. I’m glad that they have UH favored over UNLV even though the game will be in Vegas.
Max Emfinger’s database has been released with his top 250 recruits for the 2010 class. 5 recruits in Hawaii are in that list, with three 6-star (his rating scale goes up to 6 stars) and two 5-star recruits.
Six stars:
MLB Dustin Elisara
WR Shaydon Kehano
OLB VJ Feheko
Five stars:
S Shaydon Akuna
FL Taz Stevenson
How different is this? To be discussing the “star” ratings of offered recruits one year into the future?
Since the ultimate decision regarding activity fees is in the hands of the UH admins. If the $ value of seats for UH events occupied by students were calculated at full public value, how much would it be? AND is that number used in any way to offset what the AD gets from upper campus?
Pahtna! ~ Run for your life brah!…A-Sports has delivered da Bourne-Again-Ultimatum. Da key is dat *tap-tap-tap* sound…followed by KATOOSH!
I mean, really, isn’t that the question? Is the AD getting it’s fair share from the students to offset and/or supplement what it gets from upper campus revenues? Without an activity fee and monies up front, I hope the AD is at least able to charge upper campus for full adult fares for every ticket/seat occupied by UH students throughout the year in addition to what it costs to run the athletic department curriculum.
wow…ST must be getting plenty sleep…terrific ideas! Like the 16 team playoff…leave da bcs alone- only wasted energy…pursue the new idea…
Since the ultimate decision regarding activity fees is in the hands of the UH admins. If the $ value of seats for UH events occupied by students were calculated at full public value, how much would it be? AND is that number used in any way to offset what the AD gets from upper campus?
Sideline Mānoa Maniacs tickets in PP and QQ would be $185 each (including $40 PSC) instead of $30. North Endzone tickets would be $99 each instead of $30.
expat:
will we see you in Seattle for the Wazzu game?
A-Joe,
I remember the incident at the baseball game. I thought the guy who was helping out was a doctor since he was using the stethescope that the emergency folk at the stadium had on hand, taking vitals & completing the incident questionnaire with the elderly man. In the middle of the later innings, Duke took the elderly gentleman to the restroom, probably to ensure he didn’t have another incident.
Bainum was the councilman for my district. (Thanks, W-Doc, for the info.)
Condolences to the Bainum ‘ohana.
Kaimuki Kid,
I turned it on at 7am and probably by then they MAY have discussed what happened the past two days, but I heard no mention of it from 7-9am.
Rich
I wanna be your agent when I grow up….opps that was a couple of blogs ago!
Since you’re doing your “good guy” thing again with your credit card and airplane flight (plus time), please ask everyone to send you checks (NOW) to cover the number of tix that they want. You cut out the uncertainties of the “maybe’s” and give the tix to those who really want them and REALLY appreciate your kokua. Once paid for, people can pick up their tix before the game. BTW, a $1 handling charge should be appropriate to cover some of your expenses….$36 per ticket.
Mahalos to you!!!
madeinhawaii,
The other team I follow (Texas) has basically filled its recruiting class for 2010 and they have some key 2011 recruits coming to their camp this week. They have done this for years, so I’m used to following the star ratings of recruits in the offseason…
One example of how recruiting has moved earlier is that SMU has 10 commits, with 3 from Emfinger’s list of the top 250 recruits in the country.
Rich,
Do you want me to bring you the money to Genji’s or do you want a Calf Call for the SoCal Tsaikos to pay you then? Whatever works for you is fine with me.
Many here have mentioned ideas that I and others have thrown about for a couple years here on this blog and at other forums. The sad thing is, there are few ASUH senators who have the vision to promote these things. I should know — I have several friends that are ASUH senators. I’ve talked to a few of them, but they come from non-athletic backgrounds, and they take me as an athletics radical, so I’m not sure how much weight my suggestions carry. What we need is two things: (1) athletes as ASUH senators who know how important student support is for team success; and (2) John McNamara has to be creative and relay ideas such as these and seriously discuss their potential. Both things are easier said than done, though, in particular the latter …
As Jason points out, UH gives *significantly* discounted tickets to students without any Athletic Fee. I think last season they even gave free bus service to Aloha Stadium from the Manoa campus for students.
With the ticket discounts the students get, upgrading their tickets without an Athletic Fee would really cost the Athletic Department a lot of money. Even with an Athletic Fee giving up high-priced seats for free to students would result in a much smaller net gain for the Athletic Department than we had calculated earlier…plus, don’t those prime tickets at Aloha Stadium come with a required donation? The students wouldn’t have to do that, so the net gain from an Athletic Fee would be really reduced if UH gave the students great sideline seating.
Basically, the UH students have been getting a great deal all this time, far better than what students are pretty much any other school in the country has gotten. This has gone on for so long that it is being thought of as a “right” of students, so an Athletic Fee has been rejected. Trouble is, this “right” has taken a lot of money away from the Athletic Department each year when you compare situations with other schools around the country.
mih,
The activity card idea you pose is already in use at NAU (No. AZ Univ.) The student’s ID card is like a debit card for use at the campus eateries, bookstore, and, since they pay an activity fee, gets them into all athletic events free and use of the rec. center. In fact, staffers can use their ID cards in the same way for the eateries. We had a separate community Sportspass that gave us access to all sporting events for the current price of $95 ($85 for staffers.) I would think that it gives the university insight into what events the students & community are attending. The door attendants use hand-held devices to swipe your card, eliminating the paper ticket (good ‘green’ practice.)
JM$.02,
I would hope that anyone who is relying on his generosity, would reimburse Rich2176 at the earliest opportunity for his payment of the UNLV tickets.
The guy is paying $200.00 to fly to LV to pick-up the tickets to save us ~$5 per ticket of handling fee. To me, it’s a no-brainer…even if you no like party with us at Genji’s on the 20th, make some kind of arrangements to get the $ to him then and pay the guy back.
’nuff said. (jus’ borrowing dat one, al)
The answer to student support lies deeper than MORE discounts to students.
Of course it’s easier to have money and suggest freebies to entice “school spirit” that looking deeper into what the administration (UPPER AND LOWER CAMPUS) can do to reconnect the student body with MORE than just UH athletics, but with the school itself.
Everything trickles down from the top.
Bulla,
I hope that early gift for the Beast works out for all down the road! 😉
OK, my bad. Charlie’s in town, but he hasn’t started work at UH yet .
Speaking of the ASUH:
During my time on campus, it was a joke. Very few students actually voted for “student officers or ASUH” – my guess is less than 1% of the student population actually voted.
Has things changed since then? If that’s so, what does the ASUH truly represent? A tiny, very tiny “base” of the total. The greater “silent majority” may support athletics, but will not or are not prepared to voice their opinion(s).
I say, just do it and charge the athletic fee or would that be considered undemocratic? With the fee, students can attend any event they want and can sit in a dedicated area – no assigned seats, first come gets the better seats.
Whatdahay, very few eligible voters trun out for State and National elections so, again, we have the case of the minority(da loud ones) pushing their agenda over very little opposition – how sad!
The best time to have imposed an Athletics fee would have been after the 2006 season. Student interest was probably the highest ever before the 2007 season, demand was highest for the 2007 season…so, trading upgraded seating for an Athletics Fee would have been easiest to pass then, especially when considering the better state of the economy back then.
JD immediately started laying the groundwork for an Athletics fee after taking over at UH…but the demand for student tickets had to be down significantly and the economy is worse. Hopefully something can get done.
I especially like ST’s idea of giving the students better basketball seating. If many of those tickets are just given away now, then it wouldn’t cost UH much to block out some seats for the students. Having students in a basketball arena makes a big difference in crowd noise and atmosphere.
Meiling…
Duke Bainum was a Doctor before he became a politician. Finished his residency in Hawaii in the 80’s.
Garret…
Thanks… I realize that some other Universities recruit a year or more in advance.. but how different is this for us Warrior fans, eh?
What’s nice is that it also helps promote highschool sports as well because suddenly our eyes are on the local athletes in our highschools.
It’s all good.
A-House,
There are a lot of examples of Universities imposing Athletic Fees even after the students voted against it–for example, SDSU *twice* in the past 5 years.
madeinhawaii,
I credit Mac, Tony Tuioti, and UH’s increased recruiting budget for a lot of this early recruiting. UH still has a long way to go, but they are rapidly getting there. UH *has* to recruit early because every other school is doing so…that wasn’t the case not too long ago.
For example, UH recently offered scholarships to Shaydon Akuna and Dustin Elisara (both were on the list of 5 players I posted above). Arizona, Arizona St., Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, and other schools had already offered them scholarships by the time UH made their offer. So, UH isn’t the first to offer recruits in Hawaii even with a Junior Day and the other recruiting advances UH has made.
A-House: No changes here. Less than 10% of the student population votes. Here’s a snapshot of the last election:
http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2009/04/23/News/Underdog.And.Native.Wins.Asuh.Election-3723091.shtml
Only 739 students voted on the athletics fee poll. Not too bad if it’s a random sample, but this was NOT the case. This vote was available to all students, and I’m betting the results are skewed towards a certain population of students that will tend to be against athletics fees. If ASUH wants legitimate results, they need to either poll a majority of the student population, or conduct a truly random study.
http://media.www.kaleo.org/media/storage/paper872/news/2009/05/27/News/Athletic.Fee.Still.Alive.Despite.Opposition-3744311.shtml?reffeature=recentlycommentedstoriestab
Garret,
I suppose a lot of it depends on a needs assessment and with the current Defense and Offense situation, that could really change after the first month of the season. I think they’ll have a better assessment of strengths and weaknesses for the next few seasons in early October.
But is sure is good to see the coaches building bridges with athletes in advance, even if no scholarship has been extended to them, yet.
Jason,
Shoots you should make your own poll at the next football game.. just ask them at the student section.
That will be just as skewed in the opposite direction. As much as I’m in support for such a fee, that would not be legit. It needs to be a truly encompassing study or a truly random study.
I really have a problem with that poll because it is a poll, not a referendum. If it were a referendum that ASUH is obligated to follow, then I’d have no problem with their opposition. But this is a poll, and apparently a biased one. ASUH should not base its decision on a biased poll. Then again, I think it’s pretty clear they were against the fee from the beginning.
Feature article on Colt. Excellent quotes from Colt, but they are long so I won’t post them here.
Garret:
I suggested student seats for all of the areas that are now freebie zones.
Jason,
When ASUH canceled meeting after meeting with JD, that let you know what their position was. When they opposed an Athletics Fee because they claimed that the benefits of the Athletics Fee hadn’t been explained to them by the Athletic Department, but then kept canceling meeting scheduled with JD, their position was clear.
This is like the “scientific” research that the tobacco companies sponsored for years that concluded that smoking wasn’t harmful. ASUH wasn’t interested in a true poll of UH’s students…they just wanted something that supported their position.
ST,
I think that is a great idea and it is something I hadn’t seen suggested before. That would be a great way to give the students something without costing the Athletic Department money.
Garret: Bingo.
interesting to c what spangler’s gonna do.
A-House…when I was at UH, it was the same way…Mark Takai was ASUH President at the time…but interest and turnout for ASUH elections and other UH polls/functions etc was dismal….
Garret – What’s ever going to be easiest for you. Just email me and let me know so I know how many tickets to bring. (I don’t know how often I’m going to be able to read the blog the next week or so.)
BG was on to something…I’m getting 200+ tix. Airfare ($196), rental car ($50), and parking at Bob Hope Airport ($20) is $266. Donating my time to the Tsaikos….priceless. Some folks sent an extra few $$ last time for my travel expenses. It was very much appreciated but not necessary.
(J)J,
The biggest topic of interest back then was, “Who’s idea was Marshmallow-Head Man?” 😆
….and the big mystery was, “How come you never see M-H Man and Mark Takai at the same time?” 😯
Jason,
Yes, it would be equally skewed and would blatantly point out the problem with the previous poll. The question then is, Does ASUH really represent the interests of the student body or have they become to cliquish and should be disbanded and a new election held?
During which process, UH Admin could impose the activity fee to help defray the costs of a re-election, eh? 😉
d1…you too funny!!! Hey Mark…if you reading from the sandbox..you know we’re just kidding!!! Right???
Jason & J(J):
If that’s the case, now and before, I say “just do it”!! Heck, like many before, we all paid the fee. Ours was $15 per year, but then, it was a lot of money. Heck, tuition was $85 per semester. I worked all summer to make enough $$ to cover tuition, books, room ‘n board for a year.
Implement a $25 – $50 annual fee with free pass into any UH sporitng event. No free bus rides and no “preferred” seats for the students.
Like ST said, put them into the “freebie” seating area and let them yell their hearts out.
d1…ha ha ha…I still tease Mark Takai about that….and I remember as a student, I was in the student section which had just been moved to the North End Zone…when they brought out marshmallow head man out, we cheered like we liked him so that he would come out further and to our section…then we pelted him with rolled up paper, cups, ice, etc….priceless…MWAHAHAHAHAHHA
When I attended UH in the early 50’s, the ASUH elections were a joke – less than 5% of the student body voted. Looks as if things haven’t changed much since then.
Perhaps the Administration should take the position that there is a huge deficit that requires moneys from a student body who pays less than most state universities charge for tuition.
In short, just make an activities card part of the requisite fees like airlines charge for food, baggage or government charges for its services through taxation
EH?!?
So was YOU!
dagnab it.. forgot to remove my wife’s website on that post.. LOL
BG and (J)J,
Dat buggah is still around someplace…I remember the band brought ’em out a few years back for one Homecoming show….hilarious! 😆
NauPauLunChauWah.
I remember ASUH having poor turnouts. Well, except when Agnes Macadangdang ran. She was way better looking than her name might indicate.
Diogenes Sinope:
Guess, we can objectively say that very little, if anything, has changed in the past 50+ years regarding the student body’s view of election participation for ASUH.
I aagree with you that it can be included in the “tuition charge” and break it out to the Athletic Dept if they are not going to charge a separate athletic fee. I’d rather see a separate athletic fee charge – greater transparency.
Is someone saying that the ASUH student body President was Marshmellow Head.
We did not much care for it!! Sorry K Mark, but it was a really junk mascot!
Was this before or after Ghost Busters?
Awright–no fighting or setting up secret tabs… I have noticed regular Genji patrons place cash into a provided glass on their table. The waitress will take appropriate payment for food and drink from that glass as they go. (In the old days we used to just put the cash on the table–but it gets wet, food stains, etc.). I will ask Tina to put a BIG glass on Rich’s table. 🙂
Know what we need to do? We need to get the 2002 volleyball banner that’s hidden in Rich Sheriff’s office.
This is interesting:
By Chadd Cripe
ccripe@idahostatesman.com
Quarterback-turned-wide receiver Drew Hawkins has left the Boise State football program because of a history of concussions, Boise State announced Wednesday.
Hawkins sustained his latest concussion in a recreational softball game, according to the press release. Hawkins, the son of former Boise State coach Dan Hawkins, was slated to move to receiver this fall after spending his redshirt year at quarterback.
Hawkins is one of seven walk-ons who were on the spring roster and have left the team. The others are tight end Josh Hill, running back Stephen Gabbard, linebacker Alex Ruben, defensive lineman Jake Densley, long snapper Anthony D’Mato and wide receiver Tim Ruben.
The loss of Hawkins means the Broncos only have two quarterbacks on the roster who have taken a snap in a college practice — sophomore starter Kellen Moore and junior backup Mike Coughlin. True freshmen Mike Tamburo and Joe Southwick will compete for the third-string job.
Students’ biggest complaint is that tuition, fees, and the cost of books are up — which is a legitimate concern. I still say that UH is a bargain, especially if you are paying resident tuition. Still, I can understand the complaint — here are the fees from the 2008-09 school year (and how they’ve increased in my four years at UH):
Studnt Govt UG Fee: $5.00
Studnt Brdcst Media Fee: $3.00
Studnt Ctr Ops & Rec Fee: $97.00 ($40.00 in 2005-06, $45.00 in 2006-07, $71.00 in 2007-08)
Studnt Ctr Prog Fee: $15.00
Studnt Health Ctr Fee: $28.00 in Spr 09 ($17.50 in Fall 05-Fall 09)
Studnt Publication Fee: $13.00
Studnt Activity Fee SAPFB: $2.70
Tui Res UG: $2,976.00 ($1,752 in 2005-06, $2,160 in 2006-07, $2,568 in 2007-08)
General UG resident tuition goes up to $3,384 in 2009-10, $3,792 in 2010-11, and $4,200 in 2011-12. Non-resident tuition will be $9,408 in 2009-10, $10,512 in 2010-11, and $11,616 in 2011-12, up from $8,304 in 2008-09.
(BTW, the free bus service to games at Aloha Stadium — I believe that was paid for by the Chancellor’s Office, not the Athletics Department.)
ST,
I’m listening….
What kind of time are we possibly looking at facing if we’re caught?
😆
Hope President Greenwood and Chancellor Hinshaw can work well together.
Kazz..
If you and ST get caught, I can see ST talking with the officer in charge… “You see, I saw this suspicious guy coming out of Rich’s office with this bundle under his arm…”
Kazz: No. 177.
Isn’t that like stealing marijuana? Is it a crime to steal something that’s not legal?
Kazz you should post that question to mr. c but if you take him along, you might not get busted, and we all can celebrate together
whoosh…
#173 – Rich2176’s money is NO GOOD at Genji’s on the 20th.
whoosh!
Re: Fees.
Tuition might be a bargain here, compared to other places, but since UH is the only state university, and given we’re on an island, there is a monopolistic situation.
ST..
Got UH Hilo and West Oahu College, no?
It’s interesting that ASUH is allowed to shoot down a student-fee proposal.
Is ASUH also empowered to shoot down future tuition hikes?
Jason:
I agree that UH has one of the lowest tuition in the country for residents and NON-RESIDENTS. How many schools charge only $9,408 out-of-state tuition fees? Is $20-30,000 sound more familiar for some West Coast schools?
Hawaii residents going to the mainland are faced with much higher out-of-state tuition plus the cost of clothing ( in colder areas ) and air-fare unless he/she attends a school that will grant “in-state-tuition” fees.
With the economic downturn, it appears more and more students are staying home for college. Understand their predicament. Somewhere in the near future, this may also affect recruiting Hawaii players as more and more schools are feeling the pinch – including some BCS schools. Did someone post, not to long ago, that out-of-state recruit scholarship is based on a “non-resident” fee basis?
M.R.C. Greenwood?
Sounds like a member of the Steel Curtain defense.
and Doesn’t HCC actually offer a Bachelor’s program, now?
Yep, and West Coast residents can get a further discount through the WUE program in which the would pay only 1.5 times the tuition that Hawai‘i residents pay.
West Oahu and Hilo are part of the UH system.
Happy birthday Bulla!
Best wishes to Mrs. Koakane!
howzit all Tsaiko’s………..here, there, and everywhere.
• Hire the guy who owns Blazin’ Steaks as the financial officer. Anybody who can turn a profit with $6 steak plates needs to be on the staff.
of all the good ideas that caught my attention………………….. 🙂
But the tuition at UH Hilo and WCC aren’t the same are they? If not, in a sense, applicants have a choice? Similar to other States? Albeit, a very limited one.
ST:
Is the WUE reciprocal for Hawaii students on the West Coast for “state” college or university?
However, the diversity comes where the “in-state-tuition” on the West Coast is much higher than Hawaii.
ai-ee-soos: are you anouncing that Greenwood was selected as the next UH President?
She’s the next UH president.
I think it’s reciprocal with certain schools, not all West Coast schools.
A-House: It’s called HA Breaking News. 😀
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090610/BREAKING01/90610036
No… BUT! You can get busted for holding something “illegal”.
In this case I think we’d be doing Rich Sheriff a favor by taking that item out of his possession! 😆
We need to do this during a game at the Stanley.
Jason can plan the whole thing.
I think we need Chawan and Koakane to create distractions. Koakane to distract security to the beer line and Chawan to distract the NFA and the ushers to the student section.
W-Doc can pull Rich Sheriff aside to create the 3rd distraction.
Then ST is free and clear. 😎
Here’s the WUE FAQ:
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:iobJZ4Yg2yIJ:www2.wiche.edu/info/publications/WUE_faq.pdf+wue+arrangement&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
OK, as long as don’t steal beer.
Hmmm..
Can UH President M.R.C. Greenwood be on the Warrior Beat Show?
I’d like to BOMBARD her with questions on her stance of the relation of athletics with regards to academics.
Or how much does she view UH athletics as a vital part of the university.
A-House: Re #193.
Yes, Greenwood’s selection was posted on HA at about 12:40 p.m., and
updated at 1:28 p.m.
I guess most everybody was busy yakking away on this blog and didn’t notice.
My concern is that both of these strong-willed women can work together.
Koakane wouldn’t steal beer.
The distraction would be the workers preventing him from purchasing more than one at a time. 😆
Oakland Raiders football 101: Zone Blocking info
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Jason:
me busy at work so no can go check the HA breaking news – heck, I don’t even know how to access that site!!!
but, me take your word!
“Yakking away”?
On a blog? NO! THAT’S OBSURD!!!! 😎
ai-ee-soos:
Would it be tougher if it was 2 strong willed men?
On the other hand, know what you mean when 2 women are hard headed.
Jason…true…but like u said, UH students are getting a bargain…I believe a typical in state tuition for universities in California are around $9000….compared to them at least, UH is a steal.
A House are you inferring that Midori and Mrs. A House are hard headed?
UC and Cal State system are not on the WUE programs!
Woah! I staying away from dis one! 😆
Ummmm….Hawaii also has HPU, Chaminade, and BYUH right????
did McDonald get drafted?
Sanchez gets a $50 million, 5 year deal….i hope the jets win a few games the next 5 years…
Ralph: No, Kevin Macdonald was not drafted today. One more day tomorrow.
tomorrow’s draft rounds are 30+, not much money for a college ball player….looks like he’ll be back…
i can see vinnie and wetmore signing….spangler is a later draft choice than Kolten and the money wasn’t there for the 16th round so he ought to come back….
Off-football topic, but a Tsaiko topic:
I need advice from the experts out there. Where is the cheapest place to buy beer? I just need a 12- to 20-pack of cheap beer to set up my slug traps. Evidently, they like fresh beeru. No green bottles for those slug-a-bugs. Mahalo!
MeiLing give Koakane a 20 pack and chopsticks…he’ll be more effective picking up the slugs while enjoying your beeru.
Happy, Happy Birthday to Bulla! You are still young, you know.
My heart goes out to the Bainum ohana and friends.
Mrs. Koakane, wishing you all the best and for quick recovery.
I hope spanky spangler comes back.
Ralph,
Great suggestion! I’ll keep a pair of hashi in the garden to pick up the slugs. No need to get gloves or fingers slimy. But, Koakane in the garden w/ beeru…nah…
Remember Pabst Blue Ribbon beer? That used to be one of the cheapies.
Koakane . . .
Your okole must be tough! Look what you did your Mrs. Koakane’s knees. Dang, brutal.
Get well soon, Mrs. Koakane!!! Next time use da slippah or yardstick.
Greenwood’s statement on her appointment as the next UH president:
http://bit.ly/3i5IJ
Kazz now you can officially e mail her with your questions…..
Wafan lifting him off the floor was harder on her knees, she should have just left him in place and let him enjoy the stars…doesn’t rain to often in Pearl City…
Ralph . . .
Just depends where you are in Pearl City.
Letting Koakane lie there staring at the stars might be kind of dangerous — at least turn him on his side.
I dunno – I thought marshmallow head was kinda cute but then, I always liked cartoons!
UH Mānoa News
Statement from Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood on her appointment as president of the University of Hawaii.
Well, Greenwood is the new president. When i see her initials it always reminds me of MC Hammer.
Was that website real or was it a faux site? Kind of, um, different.
Wafan,
You mean that “cult” site Made pointed out a few weeks ago?
Looked out-dated from their “events” listing.
Two things, she’s quietly CREEPY and off-beat or she must have p*ssed someone off to an extreme to mock her like that.
Needless to say, the process in which she was given the position and her past indiscretions are MORE than enough to make me and a lot of people un-easy.
d1 #140 post
we shall see, a long season ahead for everyone and we will see when the dust settles. the beast is getting his strength back, sort of….875 lb leg press for 5 sets of 6 is pretty good at this stage of the game. still recovering from the high ankle sprain he got in the Cal Poly Post Season game for the FCS Championship Quarterfinals.
luckily, he is helping with all of the Weber State Football Camps, reffing at the 7-7 HS pass leagues, going to class, training, eating, resting and watching game films….so he’s staying busy.
Hawaii recruits for WSU leave 6-20-09 so he’ll be showing them the ropes. 87 days and counting for University of Wyoming, and 94 days and counting for Colorado State….so the clock is ticking….
mahalo to everyone for the bday wishes….special day for me, but every day is special with friends like you guys, mahalo for putting up with me 🙂
Oh great, do we have to struggle thru the sequel? Is this going to be another Drama Queen story of us vs the administration? I hope not.
Yikes! That’s gotta be a slotback’s nightmare! What munchkin is gonna argue a call by the Beast?
heheheh
D-1 ~ If they’re smart, they’ll bow and address him as “Sensei!”
Pauoa Boy,
repeat after me….
“You have the right to remain…..” 🙄
http://tinyurl.com/l7ucn5
Well, now that she is in Hawai’i I suppose there are two things to do . . . show support and learn about her.
Some of the letters to the editors giving their support from various institutions kind of reminded me of my buddies in Texas who urged me to vote for Bush the Redux. We will find out soon enough.
Kekoa,
….and no fo’get to take off shoes wen coming inside “MY HOUSE”!
😆
I would like to be there to witness the action when the snot-nosed kid who thinks he is owed everything walks up to the Beast, mouths off, pokes him the chest and then wakes up on the sidelines.
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Wow, that’s very impressive. I never learned to write like that in my Creative Writing class thirty years ago.
The indigenous people of Hawai’i are so lucky to have one more missionary come to our land.
Nah Ms. Greenwood just joking. Good luck.
Pride #240 LOL !!!!!!!!
Pride,
😆 😀 😈
Yale constantly sings Bulla’s praises.
Hey Tsaikos, sorry so late, but a very big mahalo for all the bday wishes. Sorry so belated; I was off-isle and thus off-line!
Hey, great workouts today.
Lotta DBs, all of the receivers and QBs, of course, and some linebackers.
Does HPU have an activity fee? BYU? Chaminade?
How about UH Hilo?
JuJu – Must be nice to have been someplace with no access to the electronic world. My phone died two weeks ago, so I broke down and got a Blackberry. Now, I get emails 24/7, plus full net access. I miss the quiet times.
greeting tsai-ko’s on this late afternoon. again thanks for the prayers and thoughts for my wife who underwent surgery this morning. doctors say it went well and she is recovering now. still drowsy from the medication she is resting. will let her know latter of
your many good thoughts for her safe and speedy recovery. mahalo to all my warriors/wahines, darkside, wessai and pink family. you guys are the bestest
Happy Birthday to the Eastman B’s—Bulla and the Beast!
And many more to come!
Best wishes to Mrs. Koakane for a full and speedy recovery!
Koakane prayers for you and your wife, complete healing.
Wishing you a speedy recovery mrs. koakane….now that he is retiring you can put away your apron and let him do all the house chores, cooking and cleaning, just sit back and rest your knees.
congratulations to Kaufmann and Sheppard in qualifying for the high jump finals at the NCAA championships…
http://tinyurl.com/m52r55
Koakane – didn’t hear what happened to your wife, but wishing her a painless and speedy recovery.
Koakane.. thanks for taking the time out to update us on your wife’s condition. It’s good to know that the surgery went well. We look to forward to hearing about her remarkable recovery. Don’t forget to rest up some and look after your health while she’s recovering, too.
Koakane,
Give my best whishes to your wife for a quick recovery.
You know…
Back in April, we had the Warrior Bowl and the time of the kick off was effected by the repair work being done to the roof and the lights. Back then they had half of the Mauka sideline roof off and half of the North end zone roof off… It’s now JUNE and it’s basically the SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s see it’s been about two months since they started and football kickoff is about two months away and only less than 50% of the stadium is being worked on!!!
HURRY UP!!!
UNLESS!!! The state is being cheap again and only repairing those sections as they had the most amount of “wear and tear” to them. Kinda like what they did with the incompletion of the orange seats… 🙄
Kazz if they hurry up and finish they become unemployed union workers without new projects….its like “milking the clock”
They must have heard that the stadium was designed to ‘move’ into different configurations. So, while one guy is holding the bulb, I think the rest are looking for the switch to make the Stadium go around in circles.
GOOD ONE!!!!! 😆
Rich,
I sent you an e-mail. I hope that my way of thanking you is worth something someday…
Congratulations to Gerard Lewis–af2 Player of the Week.
With the glowing reports after each day of training camp before this, and with the news that the Bears and Dolphins sent scouts to watch their practices, it is really sad to hear that RGM had to sit out BC’s practice today due to a hamstring injury. A hamstring injury cost him a shot last year to make the Texans and Bears, and the timing of this injury is really bad for his NFL chances…
Free play link time. Please ignore my next 5 posts if you do not want to read the off-topic stuff.
There is a new element in the periodic table! I remember having to memorize the periodic table in Physical Science class during my freshman year in high school…now they apparently have added 6 elements to the table, with the last one unknown.
Duke Engineering students figured out a way to take advantage of the accelerometers in cell phones to create an application that lets users write short notes in the air with their phone and have the message automatically sent to an e-mail address! I look forward to using this with my phone soon.
The Army ordered its bases to stop blocking Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
No wonder there has been an increase in shark attack incidents in Australia…Google Maps shows just how close this shark is to the shore, extremely close to where the surfers are.
Israeli woman threw out an old mattress…and then found out that her mother’s $1 million life savings were hidden inside of that mattress!
Free play links pau.
Someone mentioned the 2001 BYU-Hawaii game earlier. I have copy of the game in it’s entirety courtesy of Dim Sum (always lurking, never posts).
If any one of you Tsaikos want a copy of the game, I’ll make a DVD copy and mail to you (no charge). Just pm me at hoherb at yahoo dot com with your mailing address, and I’ll get it out to you as soon as I can.
It looks like USC’s top choice for their new basketball coach is someone that ST had a photo of on this blog very recently.
Yesterday was my last day of work for the state after 50 years of service. Today it was kind of a funny feeling that every thing came to an end. It was a great joy and sad now that every thing is ended. I guess I will miss the kids I worked or helped… So if you out there need my help, let me know for I really do not know how to not do anything….
Great article! I really appreciate while reading it. It contains some useful points to note as well as it is interesting. Thanks for sharing
So glad to hear that Mrs. Koakane is recovering well. Best wishes to her and her clan.
Отлично!!! Вместо книги на ночь.
Svetkka ~ What are you talking about? Что, или кто ты говоришь!
Shucks…no report from jm2375 today yet. Probably too much to see and do in Skagway and getting into the routine of shipboard life at night… 🙂
momo, congratulations on a great career. pls let me know when you will be on maui, so we can go do some “yard work” in the field and have a small muu call.
momo…
50 years! Wow.. people don’t stay married that long!
Congratulations, that is proud accomplisment.
Kudos!
This is quite good, thanks. It’s gonna be very useful for many.
Koakane,
Good to hear that Mrs. KK is doing ok after surgery.
Momo,
Congratulations on retiring! There’s a lot to do in the community gardens, unfortunately, hydroponics are not allowed. The City pays for the water. I could use some advice about getting rid of slugs…no poisons. Anyone have advice on finding cheap beeru, please? Serious! These slugs don’t like leftover beer. I just don’t drink the stuff. Well, maybe a Guiness once in a while, but that’s more like fuud. Help!
momo…..good work and dedication to a long career of giving of yourself for the benefit of others. now you can show up for cattle calls.
momo….word of caution.
should you visit maui make sure..
one, bring our wife
or
two, don’t have a late night muu call.
otherwise, you leave yourself open to the influences of whitey’s darkside tours. (unless you want to go along).
d1島:
June 10th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Pauoa Boy,
repeat after me….
“You have the right to remain…..”
http://tinyurl.com/l7ucn5
Don’t even get me started on this BS! I don’t know why we’re playing frikkin patty-cake, patty-cake with these guys, but I guess it’s the new “change” going on. Frikkin pisses me off! Somebody needs to learn quick, fast, and in a hurry how to get there head out of where the sun don’t shine. I guess these are the decisions you gotta live by though when you have someone with no clue, no background, no experience, trying to play Mr. Nice Guy! 👿
al, i changing my image and “evil” ways.
whitey….okay.
and the sun ain’t gonna shine anymore.
Why? your old image and ways were OK… 😎
stevem….your statement only applies during the day.
going out at night is ok cause no can get skin cancer from uv rays.
got to figure out some way to capture one of the many deer that is in my yard at night, so can bring the meat to tsaiko t gate this fb season. right now, they more smart than me.
Hmmm… having walked the dockside darkside in Norfolk, Yorktown, Newport News, Philly, Oakland, Manila, Hong Kong, Guam… I think nothing wrong with whitey at night… 🙂
i’m telling peaches.
Whitey ~ Easiest way to bring deer in to your yard is to put out a salt lick. It actually is healthy for them, and they crave it in the Spring.
How you going kill ’em? Lead slippah should work. Axe A-Sports if can borrow.
Whitey ~ You making me ono for deer steaks! Tender cuts of sirloin marianated in a Teriyaki honey-pinapple mix…Mmm…Mmm…Mmmmm!
Hiya!
Momo- we’ll look forward to your next visit to Kauai!
Congrats and God Bless and CU soon on dat side!
Nitey Nite!
awww. poor bambi.
mmm.
bambi ribs are yummy!
Happy Birthday Bulla!
300
Ends up we were eating deer chili one time at church, only no one knew it. When we found out, the girls all went hysterical. Meanwhile, I thought, “Ah, no wonder the meat is so lean.” Was ‘ono! 😀
Good morning to all!
Congratulations, Momo! 50 years in education. You have seen a lot of changes; yet so many things have stayed the same.
Enjoy your deserved time off!
~~•~~~~•~Good..Morning..Tsaikos..and..Warrior..Nation!!!~•~~~~•~~
~~•~ 😀 ★ ★ ★ 😆 Congratulations..&..Mahalo..Momo!!! 😆 ★ ★ ★ 😀 ~•~~
Enjoy your well-deserved, retirement! Now you and Mrs. Momo can travel more and attend all Tsaiko Tailgates! 😀
Sending my best wishes and prayers to Mrs. Koakane for a full and speedy recovery! 😀
I’m certain that you’ll recover from this surgery much quicker than you will having to deal w/ KK as a full-time day/night
problempartner! 😆❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀
Everyone have a terrific Kamehameha Day!!! 😀
I gotto go crack the whip and make my usual trouble…. 😈
Great Morning All!
Congratulations Momo on your well-deserved retirement.
Early Hi Ho this morning.
Have a terrific day erryboddy!
Momo,
Congratulations on your retirement…at least for the year that you have to not work for the state until they can hire you back. I’m sure that you will be busy with your grandchildren, golfing, and other activities…and your San Diego grandchildren ask about you all the time so hopefully you can visit here soon!
Minnesota’s head coach has an official blog and he is doing some “fuzzy math” to boost his coaching record.
If La Tech gets a few more transfers like this to add to their excellent recruiting classes, the WAC will definitely have another strong team and will get more respect.
Действительно полезный пост, спасибо.
Good Morning All! Have a good day!
Meiling
This is what I teach my adult ed class…For slugs, the best is to use slug pellets. But I see you can not use chemicals. The next best is to trench your garden plot to about two or three inch deep and line the trench with foil. On the botton of the trench, use table salst and line the trench with the salt…the slugs will cross the trench and kill them self when they get salted.
Whitey…My next trip to will be on the week end of Aug 8. It is the week of the Kula bon dance and I honor my mom and dad and do my yearly visit at that time…But invite me any time for your golf and I will be there with your group…As they said I am free now.
Thank you to the others who made my day with the kind words and best whiches….
Aloha Kakahiaka!
HIHO!
Hi Stephen
You are doing great job. Keep it up buddy. I gotta go crack the whip..
Momo,
Mahalo for the slug salt trench idea. I’ll see if I can find something non-permeable to contain the salt even if it gets watered. I didn’t think salt was good for the soil.
A garden supply store was selling copper strips that causes a chemical reaction that slugs don’t like. I thought I’d lay down pennies… :))
Congratulations to the UH BaseBows & HS students who were drafted for baseball!
Fascinating. Thanks for informing me of this. This is very useful.
good morning tsaikos,
anyone working other than me on this holiday?
check you out later.
Mr C (dat you, C rM?),
I’m working in the garden today.
Esme & whoosh…
#320….are you bored today?
And the answer is NO…
Helllerrrrrr…..
Good Morning, Tsai-ko Ohana!
Trouble with ST’s suggestions is that they makes sense!
As they make sense, it will never get adopted!
Good morning Hawaii!
Meiling,
Colorado State University Did a Beer Tasting test. The numbers below show the popularity. The Higher the Number the higher the ranking. Bud’s Kingsbury Malt Beverage was the outright winner.
Bud Light .89
Budweiser 1.00
Coors .56
Coors Light .79
Fort Collins CO tap water .06
Gallo Pink Chablis .09
Kingsbury Malt Beverage 1.14
Michelob 1.04
Miller .68
Miller Lite .57
Old Milwaukee .81
Schaefer .69
Sugar-water and yeast .57
Who participated in the tests, you ask?
Why… slugs, of course!
Get those shallow bottom dishes for plastic planting pots and fill with beer. The next morning you will have tons of dead or really drunk slugs.
http://www.ghorganics.com/page13.html
Bulla i really missing you. Many many happy returns of the day i will prey to god for your great success in life. You plz continue as you did so far..
Очень забавные мысли, хорошо рассказано, все просто таки разложено по полкам 🙂
Без особого преувеличения можно точно сказать, что пост тему раскрыл на все 100 процентов. 🙂