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USA: The Republicans still won’t admit that holding their convention in New York City is a really bad idea.

Hawai’i: Traffic can get bad in Honolulu. Racing is still a problem. The city proesecutor wants the state legislature to consider a bill that allows judges to revoke a driver’s license for up to five years for speeding more than 90 mph. The same bill was killed by the state senate last year. Meanwhile, Mayor Harris is moving forward with his plan to reduce traffic in Waikiki by narrowing two major roads, Kuhio and the Ala Wai. Waikiki residents are upset because the project involves removing street parking, which many residents rely on to park their own cars.

USA: Benjamin Ginsberg has resigned from the W campaign, falling on his own sword to protect his Republiucan taskmasters. He was also working for the Swifties. Another Navy report has been found that supports Kerry’s Bronze Star. The Howler has a good discussion of the mess thus far here, here and here.

Hawai’i: It hasn’t been a great week for students at UH-Manoa. Parking is a nightmare as usual. The university’s implementation of its Banner registration software had some gaps, including a feature that would have allowed UH administrators to see how manys tudents were on the wait-list for each class. As a result of this and an unexpected surge in enrollment, several hundred UH students have been unable to enrolll for the classes they need. Thirty new classes were added on Monday, but some classes have many more students than the recommended maximum. It reminds me of my college days, when students were lurking outside offices and classrooms, hoping that another student had dropped the course. This will cause problems with the teachers union.

At least the football season opens 11 days, although the Warriors may have trouble beating Florida Atlantic.

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• University of Hawaii
• 2 August 2004: Frear Hall sits dormant on UH-Manoa campus
• 16 July 2004: UH-Manoa has no short-term fix for dorm crunch
• 15 July 2004: Oahu students get low priority for UH-Manoa housing

Tech: Iron City Beer now comes in aluminum bottles made by Alcoa. Freaky.