Sometimes I think transparency in Hawaii is literal: you can’t see it. These data come from the Hawaii Department of Education website out of a link that I only seem to be…
Year: 2014
Fun with Census Numbers: Portlock – Census Tract 1.14
Sometimes, after a grueling day of parenting, I need a break. Once the kids are off to sleep I engage in . . .data mining. It’s a weird hobby, but I usually…
Does Hawaii Kai Need More Rentals?
That’s the question a number of Hawaii Kai residents are asking. Work has begun at 7000 Hawaii Kai Drive, at the site formerly home to the planned Hale Alii, then Hale Ka…
Why Middle Schoolers need Open Source
Do you have old hardware and software the kids won’t use? Did you buy them a new computer knowing that you’d be repeating this again next year? Stop. You can end that…
Festival of Lights Boat Parade
On December 20, 2014, Hawaii Kai Marina Community is putting on their 18th annual Festival of Lights. The boat parade runs from 5:30 to 8:30 in the area between Koko Marina Shopping…
A faster Minecraft: Installing the program on Linux
I installed Linux Mint on our PCs to extend equipment life and to give our keiki additional resources to do their homework with. What I didn’t expect was how happy the kids…
Hawaii Kai Real Estate – October 2014 – Median Price at $1M
Hawaii Kai single family home prices remained nearly the same as the previous year, increasing to an even $1,000,000 from $999,999. The ratio of sales price to asking rose to 95.3 percent,…
Returning Life to an Old XP Computer
Chances are that April 2014 came and went without your alarm. Sadly however, that is the date Microsoft stopped supporting its 12-year operating system, XP. The biggest issue for me, was simply…
Hawaii Kai Traffic Alert: December 13, 2015
From the City and County website, 2015 O’ahu Schedule of Major Parades and Events Sunday December 13, 2015 5am-1pm HONOLULU MARATHON sponsored by Honolulu Marathon Association. They expect to have 35,000+ runners. It…