Hale'iwa Town - Video

It's just a quickie - I have so much footage, but wanted to do at least one quick Drive-Thru.
Shooting while driving (before it became 'illegal' is a bit of a challenge. Also the fact of window glare, the fact that the glass has a green cast to it, and then there's the metal dividers that hold the roof of your vehicle up. Wishing for a convertible -
Here it is and here for photographs

Video plunge, camera update

Here are a few video shorts I put together rather quickly in iMovie. Still too time consuming, prefer still photography.

‘A Victory for Health Freedom’

People of Hawaii Pass Resolution Against Forced Vaccination 

  The Hawaii Tribune Herald tried to bury the news of the Resolution in its December 4 story titled, "Flu Mist Is Better than No Vaccine." But online blogs and news watchers picked it up. Across the Internet, the resolution’s sponsor, Hawaii County councilwoman Emily Naeole-Beason, has been quoted as saying,

“This is a victory for health freedom, common sense, and US constitutional entitlements. I am very proud of our Council who put public safety ahead of special interests.”

"On Wednesday, the Hawaii County Council approved by a 7-1 vote a resolution introduced by Puna Councilwoman Emily Naeole-Beason urging Hawaii's state legislators and congressional delegation to "amend vaccine laws to include the right of medical, religious, and philosophical exemption from any vaccination program." Chairman J Yoshimoto cast the only "nay" vote, with Ka'u Councilman Guy Enriques absent.

The resolution states "there is insufficient scientific evidence proving that vaccines are safe or effective, therefore it is not in the best interest of public health to recommend vaccinations without exemption." - Hawaii Tribune Herald

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Gridlock on the North Shore

Surf Contests and Great Surf means GRIDLOCK on the Kam - but plans to remedy the situation will take about a decade the way things go.

The planned bypass around Lani's Beach alone will take around 7 years for the EIS to be completed, then funds will have to be raised! That's just one tiny area that needs attention.

Of course if the surf washes out the road in that area, things would move along alot faster.

Perhaps Drum Road should be available to NS residents - not just the military.
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Billabong Pipeline Masters, Triple Crown Surf Contest, Gem Three

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Billabong Triple Crown of Surfing at Pipeline

Billabong Pipeline Masters

The 3rd and final jewel in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing - The Billabong Pipeline Masters kicks off today in 6-10ft surf at the legendary Banzai Pipeline.

Greg Long wins The Eddie

http://live.quiksilver.com/2009/eddie/

Held in honor of the legendary Hawaiian waterman, Eddie Aikau, 
The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, 
fueled by Monster Energy, 
gathers the most skillful and dynamic big-wave surfers from around the globe. 
It is the world's longest running and most prestigious big-wave invitational 
and is the only one sanctioned by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), 
the governing body of professional surfing.

Because The Eddie requires waves at least 20 feet in size during the annual one-month holding period, The Eddie had only run seven times in its 24-year history.

Eddie Aikau ~ bio

Conservative estimates put those who came out for the event at 10,000.

The crowd is packed on the beach and also along the highway, where they are four- to six-people deep. Some attendees brought tents and spent the night in the area or slept in truckbeds.

 

Greg Long of San Clemente, Calif., proudly holds up his $55,000 check after winning the

25th Annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau surf contest held at Waimea Bay

screen shots from ~ The Eddie  ~
thanks to Quiksilver

MONSTER WAVES

SUNSET BEACH washed away! ! ! !  Lifeguard Tower still standing as the waves devastate the coastline.

Huge waves - the ocean is mostly whitewater. The waves are breaking on the outer reefs at heights I've not seen in the 6 years I've lived on Sunset Point. Photos soon

Watch for Billabong Pipeline Masters

DrewToonz Art at Volcom House, a Sean Boone Production

This mural is in a challenging location for shooting.

Volcom House's DrewToonz Mural ~ Music Video by Sean Boone

Volcom House's DrewToonz Mural ~ Photo Gallery

Flying H i g h ~ ~ ~

Paul, Tyson, Amber and I took an early morning helicopter flight up the Windward Coast and back to Turtle Bay Resort, and thanks to our great Paradise Helicopter pilot, I didn't feel queasy at all!

The Best!

and Back On Earth . . .