makana
@hemakaainana.bsky.social
Studied thermofluids now do data engineering. Housing advocate, first chair in the peanut gallery. Aloha, akua, ea!!
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update: they did (or at least it's alive)
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
update: they did (or at least it's alive)
Just pass it.
Bill 9 would slowly phase out short-term vacation rentals in parts of Hāna, South and West Maui, as well as Molokaʻi.
More here: https://tinyurl.com/bddthd6d
More here: https://tinyurl.com/bddthd6d
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Just pass it.
I really want to believe we’re capable of executing on things competently, but the fact that they’re still behind 4 months on from a software roll out that was supposed to accelerate things is not great for that hope.
O‘ahu’s Department of Planning and Permitting has closed its building permit counter this week as staff work to reduce a backlog of applications and improve processing time.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/a6x5nm7n
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/a6x5nm7n
December 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I really want to believe we’re capable of executing on things competently, but the fact that they’re still behind 4 months on from a software roll out that was supposed to accelerate things is not great for that hope.
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Genuinely hilarious. Please send it to China.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Genuinely hilarious. Please send it to China.
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The events on private property outside of Hilo were held without permits, and critics say they should not be allowed to continue, especially on agricultural land.
Festival Inspired By ‘Burning Man’ Ignites Big Island Debate
The events on private property outside of Hilo were held without permits, and critics say they should not be allowed to continue, especially on agricultural land.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The events on private property outside of Hilo were held without permits, and critics say they should not be allowed to continue, especially on agricultural land.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
The state of legacy local media summed up.
Target stores are known for sparking joy in shoppers. But the Kaneohe location at Windward Mall had even more reasons to smile today during the "Heroes and Helpers" event. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2jcdsbdd
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The state of legacy local media summed up.
Americanism is a heresy for those not in the know. @jd-vance-1.bsky.social continues to make his true loyalties known. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Americanism is a heresy for those not in the know. @jd-vance-1.bsky.social continues to make his true loyalties known. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America...
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I just found a ramen noodle packet with a use by date in 2021 and folks, I am here to tell you they can absolutely go bad.
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I just found a ramen noodle packet with a use by date in 2021 and folks, I am here to tell you they can absolutely go bad.
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This is the central problem fueling almost all of the other problems in America - pass it on.
Bad Takes: ‘We have the best political system right now that private money can buy’
Sadly, what was once labeled corruption has become the way U.S. politics works.
www.sacurrent.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is the central problem fueling almost all of the other problems in America - pass it on.
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Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Not coincidentally this is a pretty good list of Most Important Companies to Unionize.
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How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
1. Break up corporate monopolies
2. Continue building union power
3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics
Let’s keep working to unrig the system.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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And this is not even touching the airlines successfully lobbying the Trump administration to ditch basic consumer protection regulations, like the Biden-era proposed rule that mandated cash refunds for cancellations or 3hour+ delays that were the airlines' fault
How much Delta paid in federal income taxes from 2018-2024:
-$375 million (that means we gave THEM a tax refund)
How much Delta spent on stock buybacks and dividend payouts to further enrich wealthy CEOs and shareholders:
+$6.5 billion
Are we getting it yet?
-$375 million (that means we gave THEM a tax refund)
How much Delta spent on stock buybacks and dividend payouts to further enrich wealthy CEOs and shareholders:
+$6.5 billion
Are we getting it yet?
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
And this is not even touching the airlines successfully lobbying the Trump administration to ditch basic consumer protection regulations, like the Biden-era proposed rule that mandated cash refunds for cancellations or 3hour+ delays that were the airlines' fault
See for instance Maui Land and Pineapple and the Lahaina fires. Maui County Council should be looking to eminent domain all these assets.
For decades, capitalists have tried and mostly failed to privatize water supplies all around the world. But when they have succeeded, the result has been toxic health hazards and total disaster.
Capital’s Muddy Waters
For decades, capitalists have tried and mostly failed to privatize water supplies all around the world. But when they have succeeded, the result has been toxic health hazards and total disaster.
jacobin.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
See for instance Maui Land and Pineapple and the Lahaina fires. Maui County Council should be looking to eminent domain all these assets.
I get why monopolies exist, but they should all be publicly owned. They can’t and shouldn’t be run the same as the DMV, but states can and do run highly successful companies. When we grant a monopoly, we guarantee the owner profits. it’s not clear to me that we get a benefit from that.
"I Ship You Not"
The Young Brothers interisland shipping #monopoly just won a 25% rate hike from the Public Utilities Commission. Parent company shareholders are made whole, while local consumers are stuck with ever-higher food prices.
#art #artwork #cartoon #editorialcartoon #illustration #hawaii
The Young Brothers interisland shipping #monopoly just won a 25% rate hike from the Public Utilities Commission. Parent company shareholders are made whole, while local consumers are stuck with ever-higher food prices.
#art #artwork #cartoon #editorialcartoon #illustration #hawaii
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I get why monopolies exist, but they should all be publicly owned. They can’t and shouldn’t be run the same as the DMV, but states can and do run highly successful companies. When we grant a monopoly, we guarantee the owner profits. it’s not clear to me that we get a benefit from that.
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The second 19th century is fully underway
When asked about an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presidency, Thiel says that he worries about there being a “woke American pope” — Leo XIV — and a “woke American president,” creating a dystopian “Caesar-Papist fusion”.
He even told JD Vance that he should keep his allegiance to Rome purely perfunctory.
He even told JD Vance that he should keep his allegiance to Rome purely perfunctory.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The second 19th century is fully underway
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
Wrote how local housing advocates trip all over themselves about how it's good to build new luxury housing because of moving chains, but oppose things like short term rental bans and empty homes taxes because because it only results in luxury homes entering the market. But both are the same thing!
"Moving chains only work when I want it too"
says local housing advocates
hawaii.leaflet.pub
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Wrote how local housing advocates trip all over themselves about how it's good to build new luxury housing because of moving chains, but oppose things like short term rental bans and empty homes taxes because because it only results in luxury homes entering the market. But both are the same thing!
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Hey, #EconSky!
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hey, #EconSky!
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is here @usbls.bsky.social!
bsky.app/profile/usbl...
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to