A wall to Okinawa

Prime Minister Noda, digging the wall under pressure : "It's thicker than I thought..."
Okinawa Governor Nakaima, on the other side : "Don't even..."
It's hard to ignore how Japanese central government is not treating Okinawa with full respect.  They think Okinawa will eventually bend.  And will they?

Lack of sand on Waikiki Beach

A Japanese Tourist : "Wow, I didn't expect to see Tottori Sand Dune in Hawaii!"

Waikiki Beach is experiencing erosion, so tons of sand was sucked up from ocean bottom and piled up on the beach, waiting to be pushed by shovel cars.  The mountain of sand looks like a vey small version of Tottori Sand Dune, which is another popular tourist spot in Japan. 

Waikiki used to be a marsh area.  Beach was made relatively new in human history.  Just like the landfill area in Chiba started getting water damage after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, artificial things made against nature seem to have limit, and be laughed at by nature.
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - March 8, 2012)

LPGA Ai Miyazato World Ranking No. 9

On LPGA tour Honda Thailand, Ai Miyazato came close but only one stroke over the winner, and ended with 2nd place.  Still, she scored No. 9 on the world ranking that just came out this week.  Good going!

Whitney Houston became an angel

Once called "voice like an angel", Whitney Houston has become a real angel.
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - February 13, 2012)

NY Giants Superbowl victory!

Eli Manning : "Being lucky requires talent, too."
Is the winning QB Eli Manning extremetly talented, or extremely lucky?
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - February 9, 2012)

Pro Bowl at Hawaii this year, what about next year?

Pro Bowl tail gate party at Aloha Stadium ...... "Gotta do a big one 'cause Pro Bowl may not come here next year."
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - January 30, 2012)

Hawaii teachers' union rejects contract again

A teacher rips off the new contract proposal and give kids homeworks...
Kid 1: "Reject!"
Kids 2 & 3 : "We learned from you that we don't have to accept what we don't like!"
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - Januaru 27, 2012)

Russian space probe to Mars crushed into Pacific Ocean

 Martians : "I guess they are not as big an enemy as we thought."
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - January 18, 2012)

Dr. Stephen Hawking on his 70th birthday

Dr. Stephen Hawking: "Looks like our planet earth will be destroyed within 1000 years, so it is essential that we start colonizing into outer space."
Space alien: "You destroyed your own planet and now you come to destroy ours?  How can we welcome that!?"
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - January 12, 2012)

Hawaii's 2012 came with civil union

Sign on the middle door: "Linda & Jane's Wedding Reception"
Sign in front of the door on the right and left: "Waiting Room for Bride's Family"
Bride's family: "Which one are we supposed to be?"

January 1, 2012 at 12:00 a.m., Civil union has become legel in Hawaii.
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - January 4, 2012)

Obama Hawaii vacation again, Aloha, but not welcome

Unwelcomed Obama Daimyo Gyoretsu (ruler's procession) came again...
King Obama :  "Commoners, here I ,the greatest, come again, be thankful."
Commoners forced to kneel down : "Go somewhere else already. We had enough of you being bully."
"Yeah, commoners are busy in holiday season."
"Hurry up and go away!"
"We are wasting half an hour of our precious time..."

Just because he was born in Hawaii, many of Hawaii locals welcome Obama here, but he demonstrates his arrogance every time, by arriving and shutting down the traffic in the middle of the most busy times.  Enough already.  Go vacation somewhere else!
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - December 29, 2011) 

Darvish's change of mind, goes to major league

Japanese kids : "He said he'd stay in Japan for Japanese kids and wouldn't go to major league..."
Darvish : "I didn't lie!  It's just a change of mind!"

Texas Rangers won the exclusive negotiation deed with Darvish.  What matters now is $$$.
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - December 21, 2011)

Santa's discrimination

"Occupy" participants : "Unfair, discrimination!!"
Kids : "(sob) We want presents... we don't mind being called naughty"
Santa : "No wonder "nice" kids are so rare nowadays..."
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - December 14, 2011)

Replay - UH vs. BYU

UH foorball lost the last game of the season to BYU, and also lost a chance to play at Sheraton Bowl on Christmas Eve.  Coach McMackin was forced to retire, leaving one year left on his 5-year contract.  As a highest paid state employee, he was earning $1.1 million a year, and he decided to donate 40% of his next year's pay back to the university.  Sounds great, but he's taking over $600,000 for doing nothing next year.  So stop crying, Coach Mack.
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - December 12, 2011)

President Obama's salvation army

Sign: "Black Fri Sat Sun Mon Tuesday Sale!"
Obama: "That's strange... 4 years ago I had no problem raising my campain fund..."
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - November 20, 2011)

Not occupying like that

"Let me go!  I'm a pure homeless!!"

Looking at the on-going "Occupy" movement, there's a fine line between them and homeless, but hearing about the problem of the occupying (drugs, prostitution, sale of stolen goods, etc.), homeless may feel insulted to be mistaken as one of them.
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - November 23, 2011)

APEC party in Hawaii

Some areas in the island are blocked off and roads are shut down ... really, how do they expect the locals to function??
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - November 9, 2011)

Medusa for Greek debt

1) Greek politician : "Medusa, please..."
2) Greek politician : "What? Only 50%!?"
     Medusa : "Even a Greek myth has limit..."
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - November 4, 2011)

Halloween 2011

Kids : "Trick or iPhone!"
Steve : "Want the brand new 4S?"
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - October 26, 2011)

Shake harder! and money might come out

There is an old fairy tale in Japan about a magic "Uchideno-kozuchi" (a small wodden hammer) that when you shake it your wishes come true.  (Kind of like Jeanie and the magic pot.)  Hawaii Department of Education is asking for $58 million in additional funding on the 2012 - 13 budget.  Shake the hammer, shake it harder!!
(Hawaii Hochi newspaper - October 19, 2011)