Aloha 2010 and goodbye 2009! Last year brought may great things as well as many great struggles in both Hawaii, the United States and the World. Today we look back at some of the interesting, funny, strange or just plain crazy news that hit Hawaii in 2009. We also introduce the new 808Talk iPhone app and feature music from our good friend Joshua Alo who now resides in Brussels, Belgium which is a long way away from his home here in Hawaii. As always, remember we love to hear from our wonderful 808Talk listeners so be sure and leave us a comment below.

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Show Length: 37:55

• 00:13 Intro
• 01:38 808Talk Hawaii Sharing Aloha App (Buy: iTunes)
• 04:39 A Year in Review of Hawaii 2009 – Part 1
  • Jan: Economists Say State Faces $1.8B Shortfall
  • Feb: New Bill To Give Homeless One-Way Ticket
    • Honolulu Twestival
  • Mar: Superferry Pulling Ship Out Of Hawaii
  • Apr: Economist: Hawaii Tourism ‘In Crisis Mode’
  • May: Recording Could Bring Back Voice Of King Kalakaua
  • Jun: Lingle Plans 3-Day Furloughs For State Workers
  • Jul: UH Coach McMackin Under Fire For Gay Slur
• 18:10 “KEEP” By Joshua Alo (Buy: iTunes)
• 21:09 A Year in Review of Hawaii 2009 – Part 2
  • Aug: Hawaii Marks 50th Anniversary With Little Fanfare
  • Sep: Tsunami Watch Issued For Hawaii
  • Oct: Mokulele, go! Airlines Merge
  • Nov: Snow Falls On Big Island Summits
  • Dec: Abercrombie Vague About When He Will Resign
    • First Family Spends Holidays In The Islands
• 36:42 Closing (Forum, Vote, APN, HAP, 808TTV, Flickr, YouTube)

Listen: 808T E.139 – 01/03/2010 (34.8MB)

Mahalo
V.Brown

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Tags: 2009, 2010, 808Talk, aloha, Features, goodbye, Hawaii, hawaii news, iPhone, iPhone App, Joshua Alo, year in review