Laura's and my website is coming along very nicely and my blog is close to being finished. Because of this, I do not plan on posting a great deal here, instead concentrating on the website http://mauliauhonua.com/PaulsWordPress/index.php/ The blog already has a number ( Read more... )

America really makes me laugh at times. I have what can only be described as a very strong Cockney (London) accent. Today, I was told by a fellow employee that I need to get an American accent, funny part about it was that he was Japanese. This is not the first time that I have encountered problems with people in America understanding English, on ( Read more... )

This morning I was thinking about home and the family that I miss in Australia. Like any true Aussie, Dorothea McKellar's poem, My Country remains an inspiration. The one thing that had never struck me before was how relevant the last 2 verses are to the Kanaka Maoli, apart from the reference to "brown country" I think these 2 verses sum up very ( Read more... )

Just over 20 years ago, my home town of Adelaide had a growing problem with its population growth in its North Eastern suburbs and how to best service the area in regards to public transport. As Adeliade already had a bus, rail and tram (similar to cable cars) systems in operation throughout the state, most people naturally assumed that one of ( Read more... )

As a relative new comer to Hawaii, I have been intrigued by the debate over sovereignty for the Hawaiian people. One of the highest profile opponent of this has been Ken Conklin, so today I took a tour through his website and what I found, amounted to nothing more than junk history that does not stand up to even the most basic research. The first ( Read more... )

The recent release of the Morgan Report on the Internet has generated a lot of discussion as to its validity. A problem for any historian is to discern the truth as to what happened in any given period of time or for any event. This becomes even more difficult when political idealoligies start to impose their views on the matter. This is a major ( Read more... )

Twenty-three years ago today the Ash Wednesday Fires spread across Victoria and South Australia at unbelievable speed. The events of that day will literally remain burned in my memory for the rest of my life ( Read more... )

Welcome to my new journal, State of Play in the Pacific. The aim of this journal will be to look at the social and political situation in the Pacific area, while the initial focus will be on Hawaii and Australia, commentary and articles are welcomed on any of the other Pacific Island nations whether it be New Zealand, Fiji, Nauru or any other ( Read more... )

Patience is not a virtue when one is anxious to journal but anal about having a template I will like. Until then, bear with me while I figure this @%$%#$ bloody set-up out!