After a two week hiatus, I’m back, stuffed with turkey and still daydreaming about Hilo. Matters of free speech, expression, and advertising permeate the news, served with a dash of stats. Jen and I share our favorite Big Island spots, and two great songs are on the menu: slick tropical pop and sweet, solo acoustic guitar.

In this show:

• 01:53 HawaiiUP Menu
• 02:20 HawaiiUP Headlines
• 16:40 “Hawaiian Rain” from Coconut Joe by Coconut Joe
• 21:56 Pith of Pop: The Podcast Edition
  Top Five Big Island Spots
• 34:50 “Those Were the Times” from In My Bedroom by Kristen Nakasone

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

http://libsyn.com/media/hawaii/hawaiiup20051127.mp3

  41:05/28MB MP3 — 

It’s my birthday, but show number thirty-one is my present to you. Jen’s back, with a big dose of TV talk (and it’s not that show), and two songs are on tap to get you in the island groove. In the news, shenanigans in local politics, bird flu precautions at the airport, the meaning of the word “Hawaiian,” and weird habits of tourists.

In this show:

• 01:00 HawaiiUP Menu
• 01:35 HawaiiUP Headlines
• 16:20 “Maika`i no Waimanalo” from The New Voyage by Island Riddim
• 21:42 Pith of Pop: The Podcast Edition
  Top Five Television Shows (That Aren’t “Lost”)
• 37:15 “Count On My Love” from Jordan by Jordan Segundo
• 40:55 Sign-Off & Recommended Podcasts
  HawaiiDiner.com, 808Talk.com

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

http://libsyn.com/media/hawaii/hawaiiup20051106.mp3

  29:26/17MB MP3 —