Comments on: A Pause That Refreshes http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Dana http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44055 Dana Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:45:21 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44055 Hmmm. Mr Willis goes on a week's vacation in Hawaii, and <a href="http://www.appletreeblog.com/?p=848" rel="nofollow">Gordo from Appletree comes back with pictures from Hawaii.</a> There has just <i>got</i> to be a good rumor we can start here! Hmmm. Mr Willis goes on a week’s vacation in Hawaii, and Gordo from Appletree comes back with pictures from Hawaii.

There has just got to be a good rumor we can start here!

]]> By: GravyPan http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44054 GravyPan Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:14:26 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44054 I wonder if Oliver still thinks the pre-season means nothing after last night's loss to Minny. I wonder if Oliver still thinks the pre-season means nothing after last night’s loss to Minny.

]]> By: Dana http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44053 Dana Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:08:07 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44053 I can <i>guarantee</i> that you won't recognize the place when you come back! I can guarantee that you won’t recognize the place when you come back!

]]> By: Dana http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44052 Dana Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:48:42 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44052 OK, well Jeff Goldstien didn't pick me to be a guest blogger for him whilst he's house hunting, so you'll have to upgrade my old registration so I can guest blog here! OK, well Jeff Goldstien didn’t pick me to be a guest blogger for him whilst he’s house hunting, so you’ll have to upgrade my old registration so I can guest blog here!

]]> By: Mike http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44051 Mike Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:02:26 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44051 Have a nice vacation Oliver. Everyone needs a break every now and then. Bring back some nice pics. Have a nice vacation Oliver. Everyone needs a break every now and then. Bring back some nice pics.

]]> By: Nimrod Gently http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44050 Nimrod Gently Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:29:52 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44050 You didn't really need to tell us what CK stood for. You didn’t really need to tell us what CK stood for.

]]> By: ted http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44049 ted Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:27:50 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44049 stand? You're being more than generous. stand?

You’re being more than generous.

]]> By: Hattie http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44048 Hattie Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:28:18 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44048 Oh, well, we have got tons of corruption, a meth epidemic, lots of homelessness, etc etc. We're part of the U.S., after all. If you want a picture of the Islands from the economic point of view read a book called *The Price of Paradise.* by Randy Roth. Or go to the Price of Paradise web site of the Honolulu Star Bulletin Waipio Valley. Yes, the first time I went down there I saw a big old pig with "Kapu" (taboo) shaved on its side. That meant, don't touch my pig. I love Hilo, Hamakua, Puna. It's real here on the East side. But I love Kona, too. I just wish that there were not so much ugly constrution going on over there, attempting to make it look like any other overpriced crappy tourist destination. Oh, well, we have got tons of corruption, a meth epidemic, lots of homelessness, etc etc. We’re part of the U.S., after all.
If you want a picture of the Islands from the economic point of view read a book called *The Price of Paradise.* by Randy Roth. Or go to the Price of Paradise web site of the Honolulu Star Bulletin
Waipio Valley. Yes, the first time I went down there I saw a big old pig with “Kapu” (taboo) shaved on its side. That meant, don’t touch my pig.
I love Hilo, Hamakua, Puna. It’s real here on the East side.
But I love Kona, too. I just wish that there were not so much ugly constrution going on over there, attempting to make it look like any other overpriced crappy tourist destination.

]]> By: Steve Wasser http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44047 Steve Wasser Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:28:36 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44047 The real isolated '3rd world' feel is in Waipi'o Valley. I wouldn't call it 3rd world, I'd call it another world. There's some real characters living there, definitely a totally different experience to hike and enjoy the jungle and all the waterfalls. I did talk to some locals outside of Hilo that were complaining about the kids, and how gang activity is starting to creep into the system. They were actually pretty down on 'natives' vs. mainlanders who've moved there, and they were Polynesian decent themselves. It goes to show no matter how isolated you think you are, corruping influences can spill into the community. Overall, Hilo side is more beautiful because of the rainfall, Kona has nice resorts, I guess, but it's all dry and volcanic. The real isolated ’3rd world’ feel is in Waipi’o Valley. I wouldn’t call it 3rd world, I’d call it another world. There’s some real characters living there, definitely a totally different experience to hike and enjoy the jungle and all the waterfalls.

I did talk to some locals outside of Hilo that were complaining about the kids, and how gang activity is starting to creep into the system. They were actually pretty down on ‘natives’ vs. mainlanders who’ve moved there, and they were Polynesian decent themselves. It goes to show no matter how isolated you think you are, corruping influences can spill into the community.

Overall, Hilo side is more beautiful because of the rainfall, Kona has nice resorts, I guess, but it’s all dry and volcanic.

]]> By: Hattie http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44046 Hattie Sun, 10 Sep 2006 18:29:36 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44046 "A friend of mine just went on that cruise. He said it brought him to parts of Hawaii that looked like a 3rd world country. Well, that's the expose point of view about Hawaii, I suppose. The flip side of Paradise and all that. Yes, and we third worlders in Hawaii think those cruise boats look like floating Disneylands. I practically died laughing when I got a look around one. But they provide jobs, and they look pretty on the water as they pass by my deck overlooking Hilo Bay. I got quite an enthusiastic rave review on this cruise, actually, from some friends who passed through here a few weeks ago. In spite of our third worldliness, Hawaiians have the second highest life expectancy in the country. How about that. Fresh air, fresh water, fresh food, a year round outdoor climate,and a higher level of caring and responsibility for others do help us live longer. A tourist could mistake Hilo, where I live, for a poor town, I guess. There's not much fancy stuff around, but it's a very comfortable place to live. Is it the tropical vegetation and the brown people, perhaps, that make tourists think they are in a poor country and not in America? “A friend of mine just went on that cruise. He said it brought him to parts of Hawaii that looked like a 3rd world country.
Well, that’s the expose point of view about Hawaii, I suppose. The flip side of Paradise and all that.

Yes, and we third worlders in Hawaii think those cruise boats look like floating Disneylands. I practically died laughing when I got a look around one. But they provide jobs, and they look pretty on the water as they pass by my deck overlooking Hilo Bay.
I got quite an enthusiastic rave review on this cruise, actually, from some friends who passed through here a few weeks ago.
In spite of our third worldliness, Hawaiians have the second highest life expectancy in the country. How about that. Fresh air, fresh water, fresh food, a year round outdoor climate,and a higher level of caring and responsibility for others do help us live longer.
A tourist could mistake Hilo, where I live, for a poor town, I guess. There’s not much fancy stuff around, but it’s a very comfortable place to live.
Is it the tropical vegetation and the brown people, perhaps, that make tourists think they are in a poor country and not in America?

]]> By: Ian http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44045 Ian Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:17:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44045 That dog is still around? That dog is still around?

]]> By: Rounds77 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44044 Rounds77 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:01:17 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44044 A friend of mine just went on that cruise. He said it brought him to parts of Hawaii that looked like a 3rd world country. A friend of mine just went on that cruise. He said it brought him to parts of Hawaii that looked like a 3rd world country.

]]> By: Hattie http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44043 Hattie Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:57:40 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44043 Hey. If you are in my neighborhood, look me up in Hilo, Hawaii. I'm guessing you're taking the around the islands cruise. Hey. If you are in my neighborhood, look me up in Hilo, Hawaii.
I’m guessing you’re taking the around the islands cruise.

]]> By: Steve Wasser http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44042 Steve Wasser Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:25:04 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44042 You gotta eat at either Sam Choy's or Roy Yamaguchi's! You gotta eat at either Sam Choy’s or Roy Yamaguchi’s!

]]> By: Sketch http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/09/a-pause-that-refreshes/#comment-44041 Sketch Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:14:03 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2683#comment-44041 Have an awesome holiday, Oliver! Have an awesome holiday, Oliver!

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