3 arrested for reckless endangering shooting for recreational shooting in Kailua-Kona at home near Innovations Public Charter School.  Doesn't say exactly where it occured, but looking at the area, I wouldn't expect a person to shoot safely in the area without good barriers built. 





Police arrest 3 men after shots fired in recreational shooting near Kailua-Kona school

...Based on a preliminary investigation, guns were fired outside of the home, possibly as part of target practice or similar recreational shooting. Police arrested the three men on suspicion of second-degree reckless endangering. The exact model of the guns used was not reported....

https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/police-arrest-3-men-after-shots-fired-in-recreational-shooting-near-kailua-kona-school/article_18aa5b7c-a7be-4a63-aaf6-b80a9ece6b64.html

Scammin going around on FB Marketplace.  I was elated my monitor sold so fast and the guy want was sending me the money through venmo to reserve it right away.  Gave him my venmo info and I get a "Venmo" email from venmopaycustomer.service111@gmail.com and nothing on the phone app.  I get a messenger call from him, voice definitely doesn't match the picture, and he says the payment is on hold and to call the customer service number on the email.  Yep I'll do it right away *click*.  Friggin Nigerian scammers.
BTW anyone need a monitor?  I take Venmo LOL

Anyone have stories about their experience with scammers?

They eat the "premium" part, ribeyes, of various animals.  Some of them came out surprisingly well.  The most exotic thing I've eaten is deep fried alligator in Florida.  Tasted like a combination of chicken and catfish.

Racoon
Coyote
Bobcat
Alpaca
Some kind of rare lamb
Halibut
Zebra
Elk
Water Buffalo
Bison
Camel

Quick review of my grayl water filter I did last year.  It's a quick and easy to use water purifier that takes out viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and chemicals/heavy metals.  It's rare to have a portable device that can remove all of those contaminants.  One filter can clean up to 65 gallons.  It is bulky and they sell a smaller one called the ultra press.  I use it for backpacking, trips to other countries with questionable water, and emergencies.  I love mine.



On sale at grayl.com and amazon for 20% off.  https://grayl.com/collections/geopress-filter-purifier/products/24oz-geopress-filter-purifier-water-bottle-nature-edition







Used my Grayl water purifier for the first time in American Samoa.  Just used it for tap water for now, which locals recommend not drinking.  Might try it on a stream later.  You wouldn't normally carry it in the 24hr pack due to it's size.  It would be good at Basecamp or places with really bad water.

Positives:
1.  Filters it all...viruses, lepto, bacteria, protozoa, chemicals, and heavy metals.
2.  Quick and easy to use
3.  Charcoal filter removes the bad tastes

Negatives:
1.  It's big and heavy
2.  Filters have a relatively short life

I attended the Kona Friends of the NRA banquet last weekend, my first one since COVID and currently the only banquet held in the State since then.  It was at Jackie Reys restaurant with a sold-out crowd.  I attended with my friends Jason and Alison Wolford to spread the word about their upcoming SCOTUS challenge next year.  Senator Lynn Decoite from Maui was also there.  She's the Senator who defeated the AWB bill earlier this year and it was good to see her fly over to meet with 2A supporters.  And a surprise visit from James Grell who was the plaintiff for our knife and CCW lawsuits a few years ago.  Good food, good times, and good people there.  The fundraiser supports local high school rifle teams, range improvements and planning, and firearm safety programs.

I was the big winner of the night and won a 1978 Colt Python revolver, gun safe, knife, and case of green tip ammo.  Mr Gingo donated the revolver from his personal collection.  It's beautiful and has a buttery smooth action.  It's in mint condition and possibly unfired.  The case of ammo was donated by Kona Guns.  I'm not able to bring the ammo home, so I sold it to someone and am donating the $500 to the Wolford SCOTUS fund.


Thanks to Mr Gingo and volunteers for putting this banquet together.  We may restart the Oahu one if we can find enough volunteers to plan and run it.

It finally happened, my Glock 22 gen2, my first gun, broke.  It started shooting to the left, about 4 inches at 8 yards, and I couldn't figure it out.  Replaced a locking block pin, adjusted the sights, checked the parts, but everything seemed ok.  Got weird looks from people when I said it shot to the left, like I sucked at shooting.  Then today I noticed the slide was cracked.  28 years old and 30,000+ rounds of 40SW through.

The sorrow.  The pain

I used the American Express extended warrantee coverage for my broken zero gravity chair.  Submitted a claim this morning, got a $102 credit tonight.  That's fast service for a holiday.  I usually put in a couple claims a year for this or 90 day product protection.  I've submitted for things like torn pants, motorcycle gear, bunch of other stuff and always got it approved.  My friends got a washer/dryer get stolen right after it was delivered to their home.  They submitted a police report and got their money back.

Lot of credit cards have these benefits so look into it if something breaks.  Anyone use this before?

Easy lawsuits to win.  Can sue for just about anything there nowadays.

Former In-N-Out employee files $3M lawsuit alleging discrimination over hairstyle
https://www.khon2.com/news/national/former-in-n-out-employee-files-3m-lawsuit-alleging-discrimination-over-hairstyle/

Obeng stated that he braided his hair to comply with company policy, but management advised him to cut off his sideburns, which Obeng found “humiliating and discriminatory.”

The lawsuit states that In-N-Out violated the CROWN Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair. The California law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on their hairstyles and hair textures.

Info for your future testimony or talking to people.

Hawaii had 244 overdose deaths last year.  Compare this to Hawaii's average gun victim deaths of 15 per year, and gun suicides of 45 per year.  15 gun victim deaths compared to 244 overdose deaths is a drop in the bucket.  A better comparison is the 45 suicides to 244 overdoses since they're self-induced.  Overdoses are over 5x greater.

Yet the focus is always on guns (not criminals either) where 50 anti gun bills are introduced in a year and politicians talk big about banning guns and saving lives.  You rarely see tougher drug crime bills introduced.  In fact, you usually see a push for decriminalization instead.  Politicians rarely denounce the use of drugs or talk about the overdose deaths.

Bring that up in your conversations.

Fentanyl overdose deaths drop in Hawaii as meth-related fatalities spike
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/06/12/fentanyl-overdose-deaths-drop-hawaii-meth-related-fatalities-spike

Lost 7-4 in the 9th Circuit en banc court regarding California's magazine ban.  They basically said magazines are not considered arms protected by the 2A.  Next stop is to request an appeal to SCOTUS.   This is based on a final decision by the district court so has a good chance of being taken up by SCOTUS.  This lawsuit was filed in 2017 with preliminary injunctions and final decisions getting appealed, then restarting again in district court after Bruen, to where we are now.

Though the sale and importation of magazines over 10 rounds is prohibited, CA is not enforcing the magazine possession law due to not knowing which magazines were bought during "freedom week" where the mag ban was lifted for a week and millions of magazines poured into California after the district court order took effect.

Hawaii has it's own lawsuit Abbott v Connors which is still on hold pending Duncan.

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2025/03/20/23-55805.pdf