U.S. Marshal Gervin Miyamoto

May 20th, 2012
By PacificNetwork.tv

U.S. Marshal Gervin Miyamoto

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Congratulations! U.S. Marshal District of Hawaii, Gervin Miyamoto (Roosevelt HS grad), in being honored as this year's 2012 keynote speaker for the 2012 Department of Justice Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Observance Program. This year’s program theme, “Striving for Excellence in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion", provides an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders to the Department and to the Nation’s academic, cultural and economic institutions.

The program is scheduled for Monday 21 May, at 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (4p Hawaii time) in The Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Main Justice Building. Attorney General Holder; Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Marisa Chun, Deputy Associate Attorney General; and Samuel Go, President of the DOJ Pan Asia Employee Group, will also provide remarks. 200 DOJ employees and dept. VIPs will attend, with broadcast of the program via the Justice Television Network. Kudos to Hawaii's U.S. Marshal Miyamoto!

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ICE at Mark's Garage

May 19th, 2012
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ICE at Mark's Garage

"On May 21, Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking presents Meet the Filmmaker | Edgy Lee, who will introduce her film ICE, Hawaii’s Crystal Meth Epidemic, with a Q&A session after film with Alan Johnson, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition and Hina Mauka CEO, Debra Kissinger, D.O. Ph.D. UH Medical School, Alan Shinn, Coalition for Drug Free Hawaii; and Bim Strausser, Hina Mauka Psychiatrist."

Monday's screening is organized by Vera Zambonelli as part of her series on women in film, presented free to the public, co-hosted by Hina Mauka, IHS, HSAC, Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii and The Pacific Arts Foundation. @The ARTS at Marks Garage-- Monday, May 21 | from 6:00 to 8:00p. Limited seating. This feature documentary film first aired in 2003 across the state of Hawaii on all television stations in an unprecedented simulcast (eleven TV stations, four radio stations) commercial free, broadcast during prime time donated by all the major network affiliates and stations.

In addition to this generous donation, the list of entities and individuals who funded production of this film and the sequel that aired the following year ("Life or Meth - Hawaii's Youth") totaled over 60 Hawaii-based corporations and private individuals.

Major funding for the film was made by the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation. Additional funding by ABC Stores, The Bainum Foundation, Unity House, The Waikoloa Foundation, Betty & Theodore G.M. Jung, Atherton Family Foundation, McDonald's, and HMSA.

Other Sponsors included First Hawaiian Bank, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Papa Ola Lokahi, Hawaii State Dept of Health, Aloha Airlines, Alexander & Baldwin Foundation, the Law Offices of Jim Nicholson, Five Mountains Hawaii, Maui County Dept of Housing and Human Concerns, Paradise Media Group, Altres Staffing, Aloha United Way, Castle & Cooke Resorts,

SHOPO, AFL-CIO, Big Island Substance Abuse Council, PREL, Zanzibar Club, The Queen's Medical Center, the Democratic Caucus, Hawaii House of Representatives, Wahiawa Hospital Association, KTA Stores, Mayor Baptiste & Kauai County Anti Drug Program; Child & Family Services, Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa,

Network Media & Peter Gellatly, Sprint, The Limtiaco Company, Signature Theatres, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, Zippy's restaurants, Larry Heim & Hon Blue, Jet Graphics, the Republican Caucus, Hawaii House of Representatives, Central Pacific Bank, Aloha Care, Pacific Addiction Research Center, Helen & Edwin KW Lee, T. Oki Trading Ltd, FilmWorks Pacific, The Pacific Arts Foundation, and a list of donors (some anonymous) who sent unsolicited donations of $5- $25.

These many years later we thank you all again for your thoughtful and important participation and support in making these two films. We encourage you to attend Monday night's screening and to encourage others who are not familiar with this on-going issue, to join us.

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Sacha Baron Cohen

May 17th, 2012
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Sacha Baron Cohen

Yes I am a big fan of Sacha Baron Cohen, now at Cannes for the premiere of his latest film, 'The Dictator". Where he stayed in character to promote the summer release. Isn't this what Charlie Chaplin used to do... stay in character while promoting his movies... perhaps with the exception of his 1940's satire, "The Great Dictator"? Here's another preview.

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Ban on Endangered Fish

May 16th, 2012
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Ban on Endangered Fish

Yay! for Whole Foods and their decision to ban endangered fish. For more information on what's happening to our oceans, source of so much of our food, check out this Mother Jones article, "Why Seafood Guides Can't Save our Troubled Seas" -- http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/05/seafood-guides-callum-roberts

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Menchanko-Tei

May 15th, 2012
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Menchanko-Tei Noodles are ranked #1 according to the Fukuoka Newspaper and Menchanko-Tei restaurants have gained fame all the way to New York city. I attended the Honolulu opening (moving from Waikiki) to a more local area to experience the taste of Hakata (Fukuoka) - Yosenabe (Hot Pots), Ramen, Tonkatsu, Oden, meat and seafood dishes prepared in their unique style. Ok I love noodles and these noodles were really good... fresh, not over cooked, though you do your own cooking at the table. The sake is well priced and generous portions. The dessert of the day was "organic", a custard with coffee on the bottom as a wonderful end of meal surprise. They're located near that great Korean market on Keeaumoku St. where a number of small new eateries have begun to pop up. Not to mention there is an open beer-garden -like place (could be Japanese or Italian?) in the back off the parking lot. Who knew!?

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