"Down to Business..." Obama da Dog' (Source)

Obama Da Dog get's down to business... Enjoy!

Down To Business

A young businessman had just started his own firm.

He'd rented a beautiful office and furnished it with antiques.

Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office.

Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and started to pretend he had a big deal working.

He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments.

Finally he hung up and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?"

The man said, "Sure. I've come to install the phone!"


P.S. Photographed with a drone video camera, awesome footage of Hawai'i;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k849mCGYpMQ

Hana Hou, (Encore) An original Kimo meme...

"BEAUTY SECRETS..." 'Bettejo Dux'' (Monday surprise)

Bettejo Dux has lived on the cosmic garden island
of Kaua'i over 30 years. She is an animal lover, people lover and lover of life.

Bettejo is back on Monday by popular demand! 

She will still blog as scheduled every Wednesday.

Today Bettejo blogs about health and beauty secrets, Enjoy!

You can order a copy of her Novella "The Scam "below.www.bettejodux.com

BEAUTY SECRETS

Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t be beautiful at any age. There’s nothing more beautiful than glowing good health and, if you’re young, you can grow ‘towards it’, and, if you’re older, you can maintain and be proud of having got there. This is definitely a do-it-yourself project. Start right now, you can’t start any younger.

Also, don’t let anyone tell you that choosing to be as attractive as you can be is vain or narcissistic-which seems to be the buzzword among many women haters. I’m always amazed and bemused at these strange creatures. Their voices seem to surface as they grow older.

Not all men, mind you-I love men-just a few cranks. If we’re all a product of our past experience what do you suppose happened to them? I kind’a think if they've not had a loving experience with their mothers, their female teachers, or little girls their same age or in their classrooms, this unfortunate happenstance boils stinky toxic.

It has been my experience that they are usually- mostly, often- either over-size bullies or under size geeks. Unattractive. Over weight. Stiff, stodgy, sick and sad looking. They glare. They seem to think a smile would broke da’face(sic). All of them-all of them-with an overwhelming thumping killing machine  dimension. Odd fellows. Fortunately they are few in number. When you encounter one-wherever- always smile that glowing smile, always be sassy and shyly strut your stuff.

Oh, I am so wicked.  You can be wicked, too.

But I digress.

There is something extremely healthy about knowing you look pretty good. Classy. Smart. Attractive. You glow, from the inside out. You smile, because you can. Little kids love you. Strangers you meet, on the street, in the shops, at the Post Office, smile ‘cause they just can’t help it.

So here’s my secret for the day. You know how I push Colette- my Vitamix-and the magic stuff, Brewer’s Yeast and Wheat Germ, Vitamin C and soups and smoothies… and, of course, my teachers, Adelle Davis and Linus Pauling.

But there’s another ingredient I always push, Olive Oil. Have you noticed? I even put a shot in my smoothies. The list of benefits is almost endless. It can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, ease the pain of arthritis, and lower your blood pressure. Use of it also seems to defy the aging process.

Use it instead of butter. On and in everything. Try to find and buy the best extra virgin, cold pressed, Italian grown  oil you can. It’s expensive but so is heart disease and arthritis.

Use it on your skin. One great secret: how often have you heard, “Women when who wear make up, at a certain age, always get that ‘caked’ look.” I’ve heard young girls say that. Well, splash some olive oil on your face and neck and shoulders and whatever else will show-remember your shoulders are the last to go and don’t forget behind your ears-then apply makeup. It works.

Here’s to a long, happy, healthy life. Glow, baby, glow.

Bettejo a few years back with her nephew Tommy

Bettejo proudly displays her books in the background

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"Hump Day..." 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

"Guest-blogger Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst N.Y. and has worked in the ophthalmology field of medicine for over 30 years...We take a  much needed break from the controversy of GMO's and a Racially based court trial in Hawai'i to guest-blogger Judith Whitehead's take onWednesday's (Hump Day!)! Enjoy Inspiration Sunday! ;D)

Hump Day

I always look forward to Wednesdays...they are hump day, the middle of the week to get over so the weekend is that much closer...even better this week. I'm taking an r/r day off for Friday; hang with my son and chill.  Before we know it, he'll be winging his way back to the West coast. 

The weeks seem to move along so quickly  also summer is moving at warp speed. Once mid August hits, We begin to see a hint of Fall in the air, the flowers don't bloom as much and the trees start to loose their leaves; Fall is a nice time on the east coast; I never was much for the humid weather anyways.

Fall brings much to look forward to, birthday celebrations, religious holidays to celebrate with friends and family and a host of other merry occasions.  These are the things that make our lives full and rich and worth living.  

Enjoy the last hints of summer everyone...Fall is in the air.

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"Never been married and here's why...‏" 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Guest appearance by Bettejo!)

Movie Star Irene Bedard (Disney's voice of Pocahontas) and James "Kimo" Rosen
during his tenure as Publisher of Alaska People Magazine back in 1998.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Bedard

Never been married and here's why

People are often surprised when they find out I am nearing the big 6-0 and have never been married?

It's really not their business, but the first thing that comes to  most people's mind, "are you gay?" No, I am not gay.("not that there's anything wrong with that." 

"Then why does a handsome intelligent man like you not have a wife?" I thank them for calling me handsome and intelligent stressing that flattery will get them everywhere.

First let me explain, although I have never been officially married I have lived with on a long term basis of 4 years or more  with four different woman in my adult life since the age of 23 and have had numerous short term relations too.

I always thought that  two people have more buying power and that when you have a significant other, wife, or husband common sense tells you life will cost less, right?  You can buy the larger jar of peanut butter, you can split the rent or mortgage and take turns on who drives and who buys the gas.

The irony of having a partner is life becomes much more expensive than living alone. Maybe 5 times as expensive!

The next time you feel sorry for  anybody in their 40's, 50's, or 60's who has yet to tie the knot, know that they may be just fine the way they are.

If you  cannot find happiness in another person do what I did, get a dog! Need I say more?  ;D)

P.S. Now for Bettejo's counter parody perspective to this blog.When someone parodies  you, it's the ultimate compliment!

Aunty Bettejo with nephew Tommy a few years back!

People are often surprised when they find out I am nearing the big 9-0 and have only been married twice. Been 27 years without a husband.

It’s really none of their business, but the first thing that comes to most minds is, “Are you a lesbian?” No I am not, daughter is, if that’s any help.

“Then why does a beautiful intelligent octogenarian like you not have a husband?” I thank them for calling me beautiful and intelligent stressing that flattery will get them everywhere. A couple of sick silly patriarchs on the line I’ve been banned on-twice-call me narcissistic. Well, I like myself. I love my smile. I love the picture Carol Ann Davis took of me that sometimes shows up at the top of my column in The Garden Island Wellness section on Wednesday.

I still speak to my Editor on this blog even after he took -and circulated- that awful picture of me blowing out a candle.

First, though-let me explain-I have been officially married. Twice, as I said before. Disaster the first time. Two kids, a young single mother. Help! Then a love affair with my second husband for 31years. After he died lots of men-I mean lots of men-came sniffing. I was single, had some money and some land and was ripe for conquest.

My foot.

I have buying power and I sure didn't need a sex hungry, gigolo messing up my world class act. I couldn't live with them and, trust me on this one, they couldn't live with me.

I buy in bulk, paper products and stuff and learned how to handle that. In the beginning I would forget to check the pantry or the other storage sites and discover I had enough toilet paper to paper the White House.  I’ve enough bottles of Tabasco to last me the rest of my life.

But I’m learning. And I’m going it alone and loving it. I do what I please, when I please and where I please.  It’s the only way to go.

I agree about the dog, though. Only my ‘family’ consists of a horse, a dog, two cats and a macaw.

Still, maybe Kimo could adopt me? Us?

I’d make him pay for that picture in spades. All that Tabasco sauce would come in handy. In his consecrated chicken soup I whizz up on Colette, my Vitamix. A whack over the head with Macha my trusty shillelagh.

Narcissistic? You ain’t seen nothin’.

Hana Hou, (Encore) Shared from Facebook...

"Don't judge a book by it's cover..." 'Facebook-Social Media' (Source)

You never know who a person really might be. Just because a person looks homeless
or poor doesn't mean they are. The following story circulating on Facebook is a wonderful
example of not judging a book by it's cover.

Don't judge a book by it's cover

Pastor Jeremiah Steepek  transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member church that he was to be introduced as the head pastor at that morning. He walked around his soon to be church for 30 minutes while it was filling with people for service....only 3 people out of the 7-10,000 people said hello to him. He asked people for change to buy food....NO ONE in the church gave him change. He went into the sanctuary to sit down in the front of the church and was asked by the ushers if he would please sit n the back. He greeted people to be greeted back with stares and dirty looks, with people looking down on him and judging him. 

As he sat in the back of the church, he listened to the church announcements and such. When all that was done, the elders went up and were excited to introduce the new pastor of the church to the congregation........"We would like to introduce to you Pastor Jeremiah Steepek"....The congregation looked around clapping with joy and anticipation.....The homeless man sitting in the back stood up.....and started walking down the aisle.....the clapping stopped with ALL eyes on him....he walked up the altar and took the microphone from the elders (who were in on this) and paused for a moment....then he recited

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

After he recited this, he looked towards the congregation and told them all what he had experienced that morning...many began to cry and many heads were bowed in shame.... he then said....Today I see a gathering of people......not a church of Jesus Christ. The world has enough people, but not enough disciples...when will YOU decide to become disciples? He then dismissed service until next week.......Being a Christian is more than something you claim. I'ts something you live by and share with others.

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"Forever Young on Kaua'i..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Classic Wednesday)

Bettejo  has lived on Kaua'i over 30 years and is a
people lover,animal lover, lover of life and strikes a dashing yoga pose...

Today Bettejo blogs about  a wonderful life on Kaua'i... Bettejo turned 83 today!  
Happy Birthday... Enjoy!

To order Bettejo's best selling novel,"The Scam" Go to;

www.bettejodux.com

Bettejo is 83 years young today, Mazol Tov!

Forever Young on Kaua'i

To wake up on Kaua'i is to be happy.

If we could share what we have with the world, it would be a happier place. At the moment I am looking at a bank of Walking Iris, dappled with sunlight, brimming with joy and life’s perfume.  I walk though a screen door into a leaf-strewn courtyard and, standing tiptoe, on a hollow block, peer in to see the babies. The mother Thrush was in the nest and she gave me a look that said, “Can’t you knock?”  She and her mate work hard feeding these big mouth screamers.

Feeding my zoo is hard work, too. It’s a 24/7 operation. Hungry mouths-nine counting my own- must be fed.  It’s interesting that the eight others don’t seem to get it: I also indulge.  I’ve got the feeding end of it down to a science but convincing them I’ve got to eat is the hang up. Part of the morning routine is sharing. “See, guys,” crunch, sip, swallow, ”I eat, too….”

…A major distraction, within arm distance of where I’m working, a brilliant red cardinal is teetering on a leaf and tweeting. He wants a cracker.  If so he’s going to have get with the program and show up at the cracker station.

My husband, taught me to love the early morning hours. We were always up at 4AM, except on weekends, and I would be out in the fields at 6AM-horses have to be fed two hours before riding-and Bill would be behind his desk at five. But that schedule has shifted. No fields. No Bill. And the high cost of electricity has got me up and moving with first light. It’s beautiful then. Early morning light flatters my house.  Me, too.

The birds, roosters, too, have been singing and crowing for hours- I love them- but I wonder why. Dawn seems to have nothing to do with their early morning chatter. I think they’re just happy to be alive.

The first thing I do is get up. Stretch. Healthy animals always stretch when rising. Everybody stretches around here. For me, morning ablutions and bed making are a constant. Then a set up. All the animals’ bowls and pails and buckets are lined up where they belong. Spoons, measuring cups, oil and molasses for Ari’s mash. Warm in the winter, cold in the summer. My father taught me that trick.

Then it’s boots on tall and Boots and I are off to the races. My jungle jungles thickly abundant with cliffs and slides and slippery slopes. I carry my shillelagh and have several steep traverses where I’ve strung a rope to haul me up and ease me down. It’s an obstacle course. The most dangerous obstacle? Dodging Boots as she careens across my path.

If I get back, I’ll feed.  If I fall and break a leg, orders are to shoot me. I want to die with my boots on.

Waking up on Kaua'i is to be young. For a day.

P.S.
Judge changes baby's name from 'Messiah' ( Totally Unconstitutional, if someone wants to name their kid Messiah, so be it, as the expression goes, call me anything you want, just don't call me "Late For Dinner" On second thought name the kid" Late For Dinner! How bout changing the judges name to D---- bag! ;D)
Check out the story below;
http://www.kitv.com/news/national/judge-changes-babys-name-from-messiah/-/8905418/21429172/-/hke85o/-/index.html?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=kitv&utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=

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"Chris Deedy, When Time Stands Still" 'Deborah Morel'

Guest blogger Deborah Morel paying respects this past Memorial Day at
O'ahu Veterans Cemetery of the Pacific...

"Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that peace is threatened. They need all the help they can get."
-U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer

"Courage is rightly esteemed the first human qualities...because it is the quality which guarantees all others."
-Winston Churchill

Guest blogger and friend Deborah Morel recently moved to Australia  from Honolulu Hawaii to work in law enforcement. This employment in Australia follows three years previously employed with the New Zealand Ministry of Education, as an Education Adviser and member of a trauma team responding to threats of suicide and possible sexual assault. Deborah also servred as a probation officer for the state of Hawai'i

One of Deborah's  favorite quotes close to heart is, "The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do this for them." Lois McMaster Bujold
Today Deborah talks about  the current trial making  national news in Honolulu of Special Agent Christopher Deedy.

This blog is  a continuation from last weeks article,""Christopher Deedy & Chronicle's of Racism in the 50th State..." by 'Deborah Morel'
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/christopher-deedy-chronicles-of-racism.html

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is. Please feel free to submit your guest-blog and or opinions  to Dakinetalk.    Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher.

Deborah (D) has put timeless hours of passion into her research of this case and has come to the reality of the enclosed;

Photo of Christopher Deedy
used by permission from "Support Chris Deedy
Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/deedysupport?fref=ts

WHEN TIME STANDS STILL

In The City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor's Case against a U.S. Department of State, Special Agent Christopher Deedy, some confusing and questionable testimonies, examinations, and redirects of prosecution witnesses have arisen in the Prosecutor's argument. The Honolulu Police Department and Prosecutor were not deprived of evidence. There are any number of conflicting testimonies by some key prosecution witnesses--suggesting in this trial, the point that it is always dangerous to try and read tea leaves.  

Key prosecution witness, Mr. Michel Perrine, states under oath that he did not feel threatened by harassment on him by Elderts; however, quite conflicting to this testimony, Mr. Perrine states that on this night entering the McDonald's restaurant, Perrine had consumed 3 shots of Tequila and a pitcher of beer within a few hours' time, and did not remember what happened the night of the shooting. Perrine continued that it was Perrine's roommate who would explain the following morning what happened the evening prior, and to the shooting incident. There are questions to Mr. Perrine's quality of memory...then, the fog rolls in.

According to retired HPD Detective Theodore Coons' testimony, HPD did not obtain a blood alcohol reading on Special Agent Deedy at any time during HPD Officer contact. According to Prosecuting Attorney Janice Futa, and responding retired HPD Sgt. Kenneth Schreiner, this was the case because SA Deedy was not "stopped for a DUI." 

Concluded in The City of Honolulu, Medical Examiner, Dr. Kathy De Alwis' report, Elderts' toxicology showed a "significant" amount of cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana in his blood. Research proves combining cocaine, "chased" with alcohol, prolongs the effect of cocaine, and is linked to risks of violent and impulsive behaviour. This combination becomes cocaethylene. U.S. National crime statistics indicate that cocaethylene increases violent behaviour. Expert witness for the Defence, Dr. Johnathan Arden, Medical Examiner and Forensic Pathologist for 30 years, testified to these facts.

Defence witness, Dr. Jonathan Arden, also, presented credible forensic evidence: Gun powder burns on Elderts' face, the angle of the bullet's path, and marks around chest wounds of Elderts', clearly indicated it was the third bullet shot that killed Elderts, and not at the time SA Deedy and Elderts were standing up--as Attorney Futa and HPD Investigator argue--but at the time that Elderts had shoved SA Chris Deedy to the floor a second time. In testimony by retired HPD Lieutenant Wayne Fernandez, this Lt. states that in 2008 Mr. Kollin Elderts was convicted of Disorderly Conduct--Elderts having challenged males in a fight club in Kailua; refusing to stand down to HPD Officers' repeated warnings, and telling police to "F__ you." 

Mr. Kollin K. Elderts and Mr. Shane A K Medeiros were no strangers to contact with the Law and Courts, and up to this incident in Waikiki McDonald's and on November 6, 2011. In less than 11 months' time, between February 2010 and November 2010, Mr. Kollin K. Elderts was Charged and/or Convicted of at least 7 Traffic Crimes, some serious, including:  Guilty Plea of DUI/Impairment--determined by Breathalyzer  Noncompliance with Speed, Seat Belt Requirement, Failure to Surrender Plates, and Driving With Suspended/Revoked License.

Mr. Shane A K Medeiros, between the time of 2007 and 2012, chalked-up approximately 11 Charges and/or Convictions, some serious, including:  False Vehicle Registration/Inspection Certificate, NonCompliance With Speed Limit, Tinted Glaze/Glass-Sunscreening, No Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate, NonCompliance of Possession of Driver License Card, High Occupancy Vehicle Lane, and Disregard for Red Light. Kollin Elderts' and Shane Medeiros' records indicate these two  males believed themselves above the law. Sometimes circles just make sense.

In Prosecuting Attorney Futa's cross-examination of SA Deedy--as prosecution witness testimonies appeared tailored for secondary gain--this prosecuting attorney attempts to turn the world side ways, to Special Agent Christopher Deedy's sense of duty and responsibility as a law enforcement officer, and Deedy's obvious moral decency, in an unsettling tone of voice stating exact, "You knew though whatever you did, you (SA Deedy's) made the situation worse. And, you said this was a situation you felt responsible for." 

I believe Prosecuting Attorney Futa is sly on the facts--contrary to what justice is about, therefore; let's be clear.The truth is that Special Agent Deedy stated in testimony in examination by Defense Attorney Brook Hart that SA Deedy felt "a responsibility,"--not that SA was responsible for Elderts' behaviour. Are not all sworn law enforcement officers demanded to uphold duty and responsibility in such similar rapidly escalating scenes such as that which Elderts and Medeiros had instigated...to preserve, protect life from someone who is trying to diverge a life?

Ask for Mr. Kollin Eldert's state of mind. SA Deedy's actions--as a law enforcement officer--being responsible for Elderts' racially motivated outburst, hate crimes on innocent Caucasians--while Elderts was loaded with cocaethylene and marijuana? No, Special Agent Christopher Deedy did not "make" Kollin Elderts go into a dangerous spike of rage. No one was responsible for Elderts' behavior, but Elderts himself--an individual with aggressive and violent characteristics. Elderts was enraged, out of his head, and deadly. SA Deedy attempted many times again to deescalated Elderts' behavior. Elderts could not be reasoned with. It was "Kill Ha'ole Day," topped off with cocaethylene and marijuana.

In Special Agent Christopher Deedy's testimony, Deedy states that he was fighting for his life. Deedy states to the events exact, "It was so vivid in my mind--as I said--when we were standing there with the gun drawn. I was driven to the ground; Elderts mounted on top of me...Elderts began punching me in the face with his right hand, when his (Elderts') left hand grabbed the back of my gun. I prayed he (Kollin Elderts) would stop. All the commotion from the shouting and fighting was drowned out. It was dead silent. It was at this moment that time stood still; I know it was only seconds, but for me it was minutes or hours."

That which Special Agent Deedy describes he experienced is referred to as "Slow Motion Perception." Research and discovery have been accomplished regarding this phenomenon. At the Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, and Baylor College of Medicine, and by Dr. David Eagleman, research and brain activity resonance patterns indicate that such a sensation of time slowing is activated in a portion of the brain called the amygdala, and during life threatening situations.

The event requires anticipating, and life threatening conditions in which massive amounts of data to process is presented. In effect, and according to Dr. Eagleman, "The amygdala becomes more active--laying down a secondary set of memories that go along with those normally taken care of my other parts of the brain, and which alters the brain's perception of time." Consciousness seems to become "postdictive"--that is constructed in retrospect.

According to The Society of Neuroscience, glimpse of alcohol's effect on the amygala have been captured in images, and in which The Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins research concur--alcohol dampens activation in brain networks responding to life threats; therefore, in turn to a loss of any sensation of Slow Motion Perception. An individual must be free of the influence of alcohol and drugs to experience Slow Motion Perception. 

The point? Special Agent Christopher Deedy was not under the influence of alcohol when Elderts reeled out of control on Elderts' own terms, and SA Deedy was clear that his life, and possibly others' lives were in eminent danger. It is time this charade ends. 


Update 08-14-13;"Prosecutors aiming high in Christopher Deedy murder trial"
Read more:
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/prosecutors-aiming-high-in-christopher-deedy-murder-trial/-/8905354/21474956/-/bec5ay/-/index.html?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=kitv

From KHON TV (this news story only compliments Deborah's blog)
...Nurse: Special agent did not appear drunk the morning of deadly shooting;
http://www.khon2.com/2013/08/05/nurse-special-agent-did-not-appear-drunk-the-morning-of-deadly-shooting/

Read Deborah's other article concerning  Chris Deedy and racism in the 50th state."Christopher Deedy & Chronicle's of Racism in the 50th State..." 'Deborah Morel'
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2013/08/christopher-deedy-chronicles-of-racism.html

Photo of Christopher Deedy
used by permission from "Support Chris Deedy
Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/deedysupport?fref=ts

It is my hope that Deborah's  guest-blog will bring awareness to racial tensions in Hawaii and realize that  Special agent Christopher Deedy was only defending himself and friends when he felt  their lives were being threatened. This  is  a reality in Hawaii,  a state that still hosts,"Kill Haole day." at the end of each school year.  (Kill haole day is listed in Wikipedia) It is a real thing. Haole is a derogatory term for white person, it is the equivalent of calling a black person the "N" Word.   James "Kimo" Rosen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Haole_Day

P.S.
You can follow the trial daily with videos, live-streaming and more at Hawai'i News Now; Get the facts...
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/category/266930/christopher-deedy-trial

Defense rests in Deedy murder trial; KITV, Honolulu 08-08-13;
http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/deedy-enters-day-3-on-the-stand-in-his-defense/-/8905354/21389120/-/ycyr10/-/index.html

KHON is also live-streaming the trial of Christopher Deedy;
http://www.khon2.com/deedy/

"Hawai'i is currently going through it's own version of a Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman trial with the Christopher Deedy- Kollin Elderts trial...."
Read more;
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2013/07/deedy-guilty-or-not-guilty-that-is.html

The word 'Haole' needs to be erased;
http://dakinetalk.blogspot.com/2010/03/all-have-life-love-and-spirit.html

American flag at O'ahu Veterans Cemetery of the Pacific...
Chris Deedy has also served his country with dignity
and respect.  When somebody is threatening your life
and the life of your friends, self defense is a no brainer.
Photo by Deborah Morel

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Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is. Please feel free to submit your guest-blog and or opinions  to Dakinetalk.    Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher.