Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Hawaii/General

message: I'm starting off the talk page with a request for other editors to take a look at Hawaiian language. Someone added a lot of material from Ken Conklin's website purporting to prove that those "whining Hawaiian activisits" are wrong. I removed the worst of the POV language and put the material in its own section. But the section is still short of comments from the other side of the debate. Also, it may be that this is all a terrible distraction from discussion of the language, and should be moved to a breakout article. Please take a look and see what you think. Zora 07:39, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

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===Articles===
* Re: all Hawai'i-related articles.  'Okina are not displaying properly.  This needs to be corrected, otherwise Hawaiian place names and words cannot be read correctly.  Utilizing diacritical marks is an excellent idea and linguistically correct; however, if they do not display correctly it is confusing for those unfamiliar with the correct usage of such markings in the Hawaiian language and how they guide proper pronounciation.
* Please add historical information to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii-Aleutian_Standard_Time_Zone, especially how to calculate corresponding times for events that happened in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Washington, DC, on Dec. 7, 1941.
* I've been meaning to update Hanauma Bay since I last returned in April 2005. However, I am waiting on film to be developed, and I'd like to do some research on which wildlife is present. There is also a species of wrass which is endemic only to Hanauma Bay. It would be good to mention that. Also, that the park is closed tuesdays, also that there is a discount ($9?) for Kamaāina. Avriette 10:29, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)
** I still haven't developed this film. I've since secured a new camera and may be heading out there later this year with an underwater housing for my Nikon. ... aa:talk 14:48, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not the case that the leeward coast is "generally so poor" that the beaches are poorly marked and maintained.  Oahu is one city/county and funds are distributed pretty equitably. There may be some political reasons for more infrastructure spending in wealthier areas, but I think the reasons for what you note are really related mostly to vandalism.  There is generally less respect for public property on the leeward coast than many other parts of the island. Just a fact and one that the majority of Waianae residents are not happy about either.  Anyway, I'd be happy to get you names for any places you have photos of or want to add to your articles. My work takes me all over the islands, and I have plenty of map resources in my office.  Just send me the pictures or a description of the location. Māili is a place not a street, so the likely name for the beach you are describing is Māili Beach Park - Marshman 17:38, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Requests

message: * Re: all Hawai'i-related articles.  'Okina are not displaying properly.  This needs to be corrected, otherwise Hawaiian place names and words cannot be read correctly.  Utilizing diacritical marks is an excellent idea and linguistically correct; however, if they do not display correctly it is confusing for those unfamiliar with the correct usage of such markings in the Hawaiian language and how they guide proper pronounciation.
* Please add historical information to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii-Aleutian_Standard_Time_Zone, especially how to calculate corresponding times for events that happened in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Washington, DC, on Dec. 7, 1941.
* I've been meaning to update Hanauma Bay since I last returned in April 2005. However, I am waiting on film to be developed, and I'd like to do some research on which wildlife is present. There is also a species of wrass which is endemic only to Hanauma Bay. It would be good to mention that. Also, that the park is closed tuesdays, also that there is a discount ($9?) for Kamaāina. Avriette 10:29, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)
** I still haven't developed this film. I've since secured a new camera and may be heading out there later this year with an underwater housing for my Nikon. ... aa:talk 14:48, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not the case that the leeward coast is "generally so poor" that the beaches are poorly marked and maintained.  Oahu is one city/county and funds are distributed pretty equitably. There may be some political reasons for more infrastructure spending in wealthier areas, but I think the reasons for what you note are really related mostly to vandalism.  There is generally less respect for public property on the leeward coast than many other parts of the island. Just a fact and one that the majority of Waianae residents are not happy about either.  Anyway, I'd be happy to get you names for any places you have photos of or want to add to your articles. My work takes me all over the islands, and I have plenty of map resources in my office.  Just send me the pictures or a description of the location. Māili is a place not a street, so the likely name for the beach you are describing is Māili Beach Park - Marshman 17:38, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
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message: *Need individual photos, preferably official headshots, of the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Hawaii and Mayors of Honolulu.  See the WikiProject Hawaii Almanac to link to those articles.  I most covet photos of Eileen Anderson, Nelson Doi, James Kealoha, Jean King and John H. Wilson.  --Gerald Farinas 17:46, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Images