What's Up Carol?

By now the rumors have flown around. Having known and seen Carol for a long time, this is not what I expected her to get arrested for (many of you out there know what I mean). In case you missed it, here is the text from the Honolulu Advertiser article - link here.

If anything, it will make for an even more interesting primary season. I have to say by getting arrested, Carol is finally starting to look like a Republican in Hawaii. I wrote about the Genius of Carol Philips, please don't let me down girl.

PS, Carol, I'll publish any response or statement you'd like to make.

House candidate arrested at home.

State House candidate Carol Philips was arrested Wednesday at her Hale'iwa home and charged with violating a temporary restraining order, a misdemeanor. She posted bail of $1,000 and was released, according to a police report.

Philips yesterday said the situation involves a past acquaintance, whom she declined to identify, who is harassing her. Philips said she and the man had taken out restraining orders on each other.

Philips said the man forged an e-mail to make it appear that she was harassing him, and that she will pursue a complaint to law enforcement agencies regarding the falsified e-mail. "Had the Honolulu Police Department made any attempt to verify the authenticity of the e-mail the arrest would not have taken place," Philips said in a written statement. "I regret that this incident has shifted public attention away from what is most important — creating a sustainable and affordable future for Hawai'i's people. I look forward to these charges being dismissed and continuing my work for the community."

Philips is a Republican running for the 46th District seat (Kahuku, North Shore, Schofield) held by Democrat Michael Magaoay.

It's Good To Be King, Maybe...

In watching the most recent Palace Coupe, I thought of the game "King Of The Hill".

It is perhaps one of the simplest and widespread games in the world. If you watch some keiki play, they will push each other around until one gets to be on top, arms raised to the heavens and proclaim their Kingdom. Then they immediately get pushed off and someone else claims the Kingdom. If one strong, big and more aggressive King stays on top for too long, alliances are formed, peons work together and they inevitably push the King off the hill. The partnerships usually last for 10-20 seconds before they try to push their collaborators off the hill so they can be the solo King.

The real world of monarchies is very similar. You the strongest, you get the crown. But the crown is heavy. As soon as you get the crown, be assured that your brother, sister, cousin, son, daughter, father, mother, nephew, rival prince, forgotten prince, commoner, basically any wannabe King is going to try and knock you off the hill. If they do, they be the new King.

How do you think Kamehameha united the Islands? He did not negotiate, he kicked some serious booty and he killed a bunch of enemies.

That is how the King business works.

So, if you are King, enjoy the ride. As soon as you get to the top, you are a target.

Good luck.

Oahu Women's Golf Tourney Bites The Dust

I don't play golf, but I do volunteer for the Turtle Bay tournaments. I was told by my golf nut nephew that the tournament over at KoOlina - the Fields Open is most likely not going to happen. He sent me an article that I reprinted below.

Why do we care?

Well the North Shore and Turtle Bay Resort are already losing the Turtle Bay Championship. The SBS Open is signed up through 2009 which is 5 months away. I have not heard about any extensions so, we might lose that one.

If both tournaments go away, the North Shore might lose some of the greatest funding for charities that has ever happened over here.

Every year since 2001, Turtle Bay Resort and Friends of Hawaii have been giving out grants from funds raised by these golf tournaments to local charities. It's gone from $50,000 a year to over $100,000 a year. I think it is over $500,00o to date.

If both of our North Shore tournaments go away, that funding could go away.

I have volunteered for many years, yet I have not seen any of those Haole surfing serial protesters doing anything to help this cause (yup, getting mad again).

So instead of raising money for legal bills for their lawyers and themselves, maybe Defend Oahu, Governor Benito Linda Lingle and Keep The North Shore Country can give something back to the community instead of Fascism, Socialism and the destruction of a great community business:

Fields won’t renew ‘09 title sponsorship The Fields Corporation, title sponsor of the Fields Open in Hawaii, has announced it will not renew its title sponsorship for the LPGA tournament for 2009, leaving an early-season hole on the tour’s schedule for next year.Fields officials said the Japanese entertainment company will concentrate its future marketing efforts primarily in Japan. There had been speculation the event was in trouble and might not return, one of several LPGA tournaments that is having title sponsor issues....

...The Fields Open, which began in 2006 and was held at Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, has been the second tournament on the LPGA schedule the past three years. It was the second stop on a two-event Hawaii swing, following the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, an event that is secured through 2009. ..

... LPGA officials declined to comment about the future of the Ko Olina event.“I think the LPGA will be disappointed because the players like to have two events on Oahu to defray travel expenses,” Greg Nichols, general manager and director of golf at Ko Olina, told The Honolulu Advertiser. “We’re disappointed because the tournament was growing; attendance was growing. We enjoyed being able to put on such a quality event in Hawaii.”Nichols told The Advertiser that it was unlikely the event will be held in 2009."A tournament at this late date is unlikely,” he said. “The timeline is not sufficient to bring in a new sponsor for 2009.”