For 50 years, Alfred “Yoshee” Hamada has been helping the residents of Lihu’e, Hawaii, and now is having that kindness repaid with a kidney to be donated by his friend and godfather by adoption, George Veremis, known as “The Greek.” They went to the University of California for the life-saving operation scheduled to later in [...]
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Sellout Artists Promote Greece with…Placemats and Disposable Cups
“Live Your Myth in Greece” is the slogan we hear all across New York City and Athens, Greece. Whether it is on the subway or bus stops they are everywhere. Now you can see this wonderful slogan while waiting for your cheeseburger deluxe at your local diner in New York City or anywhere in the [...]
Hilary Clinton Defends Greece on the FYROM Name Issue
The Obama administration in Washington D.C. is pushing the Skopian Republic to accept the predominant name for the country which is “Vardaska Makedonija”. However the United Nations official proposal of “Northern Makedonia” remains on the table. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Hilary Clinton was very clear about the intentions of the Obama government at a recent U.S. – E.E. meeting [...]
Carlisle wins Honolulu mayor’s race – Prevedouros was third with 19.1%
Honolulu’s new mayor is former City Prosecutor Peter Carlisle (photo). Carlisle won a special election Saturday to fill the remaining two years of the current term left vacant by former Mayor Mufi Hannemann, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor. Carlisle emerged the winner in the special mayoral election with 40.8 percent of the [...]
Honolulu: Prevedouros Adds Tension in Mayor’s Race
Former congressman Ed in a mass email to supporters says based on recent polls there’s no way Panos Prevedouros can win. According to case “the anti-rail candidate could steal enough votes from Peter Carlisle which would help Kirk Caldwell”. His theory goes, to keep Caldwell out of office, don’t vote for Prevedouros. “Both Ed Case [...]
Panos Prevedouros: A Greek for Mayor of Honolulu
You can think of a Greek-American running for office in New York, Illinois, and even the South. But how about a Greek running for mayor in Hawaii? Apparently Greeks are everywhere and participate in politics being eager to help at a moment that the world needs our actions, and Panos Prevedouros is no exception. The [...]
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