I’ve been watching reruns of Magnum P.I. Magnum was a 1980s television show about a former naval intelligence officer turned private investigator. The main character, Thomas Magnum, was played by Tom Selleck. During Season 3, Magnum was “surf skiing” in the Kaiwi channel, which runs between Molokai and Oahu. A reckless power boater capsized him….
On a clear day, you can see the north and south shores of Maui. On the north is Kahului, and to the south is Ma’alaea Bay. These two points intersect by an isthmus between Maui’s two volcanoes, Haleakala (“house of the sun”) and Halemahina (“house of the moon”). Both shores appear very similar. In reality,…
Most days we don’t think about power plugs. We plug them in. They do their job. That is, until we need one and we don’t have it. Or, we are traveling and our plug doesn’t fit the local receptacle. Then it’s a big deal. The plug is a model of simplicity, but without a precise…
The sand trembled almost imperceptibly. Soon, the disturbance became pronounced. The sand came alive, churning and shaking. Within minutes, over 100 young turtles, barely 2 inches long, emerged and scurried toward the ocean. Another generation of the Honu, or Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, had just entered the world. In the water, the turtles disperse immediately,…
There is an unmarked dirt road along the Hana Highway, on the North shore of Maui, not far past the town of Pa’uwela. The only landmark is a small general store on the opposite side. The nondescript road, which at times is only accessible via 4 wheel drive, leads to Pe’ahi, which is home to…
On April 8, 2000, Saturday Night Live featured the skit “More Cowbell.” It is considered to be one of the show’s most iconic, frequently used as an example of excessive enthusiasm or overindulgence in any activity. (Click below if you’d like to take a trip down memory lane and get a good laugh in the…
In the late 1980s I took a class in cost accounting as part of some post graduate work. The textbook for the class was called Relevance Lost. In 1984, both the Macintosh and the IBM PC hit the market. For the first time in history, individuals had access to sophisticated computing power at their fingertips….
One of my favorite games as a kid was “Battleship.” “It’s a Hit!” still rings in my mind. In 2012, a movie of the same name came out, loosely based on the board game. In this case, aliens had invaded earth, and in the end the “Mighty Mo” – the battleship Missouri of World War…
My guest this week is Terry West. Terry is CTO at e2ip Technologies. He and his wife Leesa are also the founders of Equipping Leaders Global (click button below for the web site). Terry and I have become good friends these last few years and also serve together on the Board of Directors for Unleash…
It turns our that our little corner of the universe is a pretty cool place to hang out. Here are a few interesting facts about our solar neighborhood: It takes the Earth 365.25 days to complete one full orbit around the Sun. Thus, every four years, we have a leap year. If your birthday is…