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Joined Quora
I’m on Quora, the site with crowd sourced answers to questions. It’s all new to me, but if you dig around long enough, you’ll surely find interesting questions (and answers).
Farmers Hawaii Presents Jake Shimabukuro Live!
Ukulele virtuoso, Jake Shimabukuro, is the newest member of the Farmers Hawaii ohana, and to celebrate this partnership, Jake and Farmers Hawaii hosted a free concert at Restaurant Row on Tuesday. Here’s a snippet of what you missed.
More pictures from the great lunchtime event (and the pre-concert VIP party).
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Social Media, the POTUS, and Thanks
The end of 2010 brought up a totally unexpected social media opportunity – to watch the arrival of Air Force One and its primary passenger, President Barack Obama. President Obama and the First Family have been making it their Holiday tradition to vacation in Hawaii, but never would I have thought that I would be there as Air Force One touched down.
I’ve been fortunate to attend several exciting social media adventures with the DoD throughout 2010, but this event has to rate highly. An out-of-the-blue email invitation, a submission for a press pass, and I was approved to attend!
So even though Air Force One was scheduled for a late night arrival, hours-long waiting and several security checks weren’t a deterrent. And it was over quickly. After Air Force One taxied at Hickam, President Obama, Senator Akaka, and Representative Hirono deplaned and went their own ways.
But this social media-borne opportunity was not over. At the end of the First Family’s 12-day Hawaiian stay, I was invited to the departure of Air Force One. Along with other social media enthusiasts and traditional media, we watched as Bo, Sasha, Malia, Michelle, and Barack Obama boarded Air Force One for Washington DC.
What a way to end 2010 and welcome in 2011!
Thanks to the Air Force, PACAF, and PACOM for this unique opportunity and special thanks to Scott Morifuji for giving us newbies a clue.
The First Family Finishes Their Hawaiian Holidays
President Obama, the First Lady, and their children concluded their holiday vacation in Hawaii flying back to Washington DC in Air Force One.
I’ll post more pictures later on Tuesday. I’m tired and most of my pics were bad. This one is real bad.
This is probably one of the better pics unassisted by a flash from the press photographers.
President Obama Arrives in Hawaii
On late Wednesday night, Air Force One touched down at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam bringing some special guests, President Obama, Senator Akaka, and Congresswoman Hirono. Here are some pictures from that night.
Thanks to Pacific Air Forces and Pacific Command for this rare opportunity.
A Pic of President Obama
Thanks to a flash from one of the closer photographers, this picture of President Obama came out decent (when enlarged at least).
President Obama is followed by Senator Daniel Akaka and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono.