No show this week, folks. No bad stuff, just taking a break. As I think I’ve mentioned in previous shows, while sometimes it’s fate that has other plans for me, I plan on pausing every fourth week or so just to recharge, and to tinker with other things (like my videoblog). Oh, and yeah, there’s that whole “family” thing, too.

Maybe I’ll work on the all-important “podcast promo” instead, or hunt down a few more local musicians to feature. If you’ve any thoughts on either count, speak up!

Show twenty-two tackles teachers, taxes, and TV DVDs. A lush Hawaiian tune is featured, as is movie talk with the wife. We hear a few more island memories from HawaiiUP listeners, and give away another prize. Finally some upcoming podcasting events are previewed. Much to my surprise, it’s another 40-minute monster!

In this show:

• HawaiiUP Menu
• HawaiiUP Headlines:
  Tax Relief, Gas Cap, Teacher Pay, Lost, Lilo, and Jason Scott Lee
• “For You” from Pali by Pali
• The Pith of Pop: The Podcast Edition
  Harold & Kumar, The Pacifier, March of the Penguins
• HawaiiUP Listener Line: Good Things About Hawaii
• Prize Drawing
• Podcasting Events:
  Podcasting: Step by Step, High Tech Hawaii

Special thanks to Akamai Brain Collective for providing our theme song. To download this episode, click the “Pod” icon below to get it from the Internet Archive, or cut-and-paste the following URL to grab the local file:

http://www.hawaiiup.com/wp-content/hawaiiup20050819.mp3

  40:52/16MB MP3 — 

Show twenty-one features the return of the birthday girl, with a special, especially loud “Top Five” countdown. We revisit with the talented trio that gives HawaiiUP its signature sound. Finally, we hear some island stories from Hawaii fans all over the world, and give away a few HawaiiUP prizes – listen up, though, as one last prize is still up for grabs! This one’s runs ten minutes long, but I think it’s worth it.

In this show:

• HawaiiUP Menu
• HawaiiUP Headlines:
  Transit Tax, Kamehameha Schools, Survey Rankings, Stifled Shaka
• “Cane Road Blues” by Akamai Brain Collective
• The Pith of Pop: The Podcast Edition
  Top Five Power Ballads
• HawaiiUP Listener Line: Good Things About Hawaii
• Prize Drawing & Extra Chance

Special thanks to Akamai Brain Collective for providing our theme song. To download this episode, click the “Pod” icon below to get it from the Internet Archive, or cut-and-paste the following URL to grab the local file:

http://www.hawaiiup.com/wp-content/hawaiiup20050813.mp3

  41:25/16MB MP3 — 

Show twenty is sadly lacking the usual appearance by Jen, but there’s still a lot to love. After the news comes a local girl band from Aliamanu. We then join a foodie friend for lunch at a great Italian place downtown. Next stop, Waipahu, where we check out a bon dance. Finally, I mark an arbitrary podcast milestone with another giveaway, this one seeking out your stories, in your own voice. Yes, I mean you! Give me a ring and you could win a T-shirt, some local candy, or maybe even both!

In this show:

• 00:44 HawaiiUP Menu
• 01:50 HawaiiUP Headlines:
  Akaka Bill, Average Wage, 600,000 Tourists, Snake Hunt, Maui Deacon Indicted, Historic Hula Line
• 17:20 “I Almost Died in a Volvo” by Hope on Horizon
• 21:04 Cafe 8 1/2 on Alakea St. with HawaiiDiner.com
• 25:30 Blank Audio Postcard: Bon Dance
• 30:20 HawaiiUP Giveaway

Special thanks to Akamai Brain Collective for providing our theme song. To download this episode, click the “Pod” icon below to get it via Coral cache, or cut-and-paste the following URL to grab the local file:

http://www.hawaiiup.com/wp-content/hawaiiup20050806.mp3

  34:03/16MB MP3 —