update

Dave Eldredge dies at age 77 – Honolulu Advertiser

Dave Eldredge lived a full baseball life – Honolulu Star Bulletin

Punahou Says Goodbye to Dave Eldredge – Punahou website

Dave and Jean Eldredge (photo from Punahou website)

Personal comment: I worked with Dave and Jean a few years ago when we were serving together on the Punahou Alumni Association Board of Directors.  They both made huge contributions and they inspired the rest of the board with their tireless work and graceful giving to the Punahou ohana.  Mere words cannot express my sense of loss and sadness.  I suppose the best way to describe Mr. Eldredge is: “role model”.  He will be missed.

 

Dave Eldredge passed away today

Longtime Punahou teacher, coach Dave Eldredge dies

 

Obligatory Obama post ver. Nobel

Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize (NY Times)

“He has created a new international climate,” the committee said in its announcement. President Obama’s name had not figured in speculation about the likely winner until minutes before the prize was announced here.

In a surprise, Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize (Washington Post)

"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said. "His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world’s population."

 

Obligatory Obama post ver. Nobel

Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize (NY Times)

“He has created a new international climate,” the committee said in its announcement. President Obama’s name had not figured in speculation about the likely winner until minutes before the prize was announced here.

 

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain?

Really?  From the NY Times:

No Tiptoeing Through the Tulips

But the happy surprise of encountering something completely different from the Tiny Tim-style hamming or banjo-plucking embarrassment of your imagination doesn’t wholly explain the deep love the orchestra inspires, not just in Britain, but also in Europe and as far away as New Zealand and Japan. Previously the private passion of a large but sub rosa group of devotees, the orchestra hit mainstream popularity last month when it performed to a sold-out crowd at the BBC Proms music festival at the Royal Albert Hall here.

Guess so: http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/main/home.aspx

 

 

Win some, lose some

Punahou sweeps ‘Iolani

Making its first move as the Interscholastic League of Honolulu girls volleyball season enters a critical stretch, Punahou swept past visiting ‘Iolani, 25-21, 25-18, yesterday before a crowd of about 550 at Hemmeter Fieldhouse.

‘Iolani upsets Punahou

‘Iolani continued to muddle up the Interscholastic League of Honolulu football title picture yesterday, stunning defending Division I state champion Punahou, 35-12, before a home crowd of about 1,800 at Eddie Hamada Field.

 

Recording star!

Pua Jung is a featured artist, with several tracks, on a new CD that is for sale now. The album, ‘Ike O Na Kumu Hula, is a 2 CD Set sold only online at http://www.lamakusociety.com/. Proceeds benefit the Lamaku Society is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the continuance of Hawaiian Culture and Arts.

 

Thanks to Malia (May) Lageman for the tip. 

 

 

Hawaii renewable energy – NY Times

Hawaii Tries Green Tools in Remaking Power Grids

 

Football

Punahou stuns No. 1 Crusaders

 

Obligatory Obama post

Obama + Lightsaber = Mace Windu?

From Wired and Wikipedia