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	<title>A Kauai Blog</title>
	<link>http://great-hikes.com/blog</link>
	<description>Living and hiking on the island of Kauai</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Kauai Protestors Block Ferry</title>
		<link>http://great-hikes.com/blog/ferry-blocked-by-protestors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Activism</category>
	<category>Environment</category>
	<category>Transit</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of "Why I Support a Ferry EIS."

With the ferry scheduled to arrive at 6 pm last Sunday, opponents organized a press conference at Nawiliwili park at 4 pm. I arrived in time to hear a native Hawaiian blessing and short speeches by a county council member, Jo Ann Yukimura, and by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Support a Ferry EIS</title>
		<link>http://great-hikes.com/blog/why-i-support-a-ferry-eis/</link>
		<comments>http://great-hikes.com/blog/why-i-support-a-ferry-eis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Activism</category>
	<category>Environment</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In two evenings of protest, demonstrators and activists on Kauai blocked the channel of Nawiliwili harbor, forcing the ferry to turn around without docking. This is the culmination of months of efforts to force the so-called Hawaii "super" ferry to perform an environmental impact statement (EIS), during which time grass-roots activism on Kauai and Maui [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Island of the Apes</title>
		<link>http://great-hikes.com/blog/planet-of-the-apes/</link>
		<comments>http://great-hikes.com/blog/planet-of-the-apes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Blogging</category>
	<category>Environment</category>
	<category>Tourism</category>
	<category>Fauna</category>
		<guid>http://great-hikes.com/blog/planet-of-the-apes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently discoverd Monkeywire.org, which has lots of interesting articles about primates in their archives. Many articles report on the latest behavioral research,  wherein we learn that primates mourn their dead, understand money, steal only when others are not watching, try to fit in, and pick up
human habits such as smoking.

With more research, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Electricity</title>
		<link>http://great-hikes.com/blog/solar-electricity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Homeowner</category>
	<category>Environment</category>
		<guid>http://great-hikes.com/blog/solar-electricity/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Another attraction at the fair was the vendor's tent where we talked to Bob from Sol Systems, a local solar electricity contractor (website currently broken). Somewhere down the line, I'd love to install photovoltaic panels all over the garage roof and get free electricity. The problem is that the panels and all the other electrical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brush Fire Extinguished</title>
		<link>http://great-hikes.com/blog/brush-fire-extinguished/</link>
		<comments>http://great-hikes.com/blog/brush-fire-extinguished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Environment</category>
	<category>Development</category>
	<category>Journalism</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fire was mostly out by Monday morning, but hot spots were still burning on Tuesday, probably the larger wood that caught near the ridge. Today crews were still extinguishing the last of the smoldering piles. I went to the edge of the field near the marina today and saw a crew coming back and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hydro Good or Bad?</title>
		<link>http://great-hikes.com/blog/hydro-good-or-bad-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Activism</category>
	<category>Environment</category>
	<category>Maps</category>
		<guid>http://great-hikes.com/blog/hydro-good-or-bad-2/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, here we go. This is the issue, or rather the incident that made me want to start blogging about Kaua`i.

Back in December, I saw a government notice in the newspaper about some company applying for permits
to build a hydroelectric plant on Kaua`i. Alternative, renewable energy is good, especially for an island that
runs its generators [...]]]></description>
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