Interesting Articles in the News
Resist appeals to prop up Oahu slaughterhouse
Hawaii's two largest kamaaina supermarket chains have agreed to stop selling freshly killed pork from a taxpayer-subsidized slaughterhouse on Oahu. The move could shut down island's only slaughterhouse for lack of profitability, but that would reflect supply and demand, with a significant nudge by animal rights activists. The state should refrain from intervening further after throwing good money after bad in recent years.
Why is a moon rock worth $10 million?
Honolulu Advertiser today (January 11, 2010) had a story about some moon rocks that turned up during an inventory of the governor's office collection of gifts. What is interesting is that the rocks were called "priceless", and valued at around $10 million. They have a picture of one, it looks like a piece of lava from the Big Island, and is encased in resin.