Page 2 - Hawaii Island MidWeek - April 28, 2021

2 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK APRIL 28, 2021
Rotten
A Monstrous Snoozer
BY CHRIS MCKINNEY
PAPAYAS
“D r. Andrews, did you see that?”
Kong do?
I don’t have much else to
pressively nonstop.
The neon, CGI lightshow
enjoyed this film. As a kid, I watched stuff like Flash Gordon, Highlander and all the Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. The sound of lasers firing in a movie puts my wife to sleep. I’ ve just discovered incessant roaring is what puts me to sleep. Godzilla vs. Kong is like cinematic Ambien for viewers of a certain age.
ones to the theater to watch it. You can nap while they cheer this gorilla of a movie on.
rently in theaters and can be
“The habitat’s not gonna hold much longer.”
say. The special effects, are, of course, impressive. It’s a $300 million film.
is strangely soothing. I nod- ded off a couple of times. I woke and had to ask myself, wait, did Kong just retrieve his ancient magic ax? Pri- mates can’t blacksmith.
streamed on HBO Max.
“We need to start thinking about off-site solutions.”
Godzilla vs. Kong is cur-
chrismckinney808@gmail.com
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT/ SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS RON NAGASAWA
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
BILL MOSSMAN
MANAGING EDITOR
NICOLE MONTON
PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER
DENNIS FRANCIS
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
DAVE KENNEDY
REGIONAL SALES MANAGER
LANCE TAKAKI
hawaiiislandmidweek.com
To start/stop delivery or report a service issue, please call (808) 529-4700.
Telephone for Editorial: (808) 529-4700
Fax: (808) 585-6324
Telephone for Advertising & Administration: (808) 529-4700
Hawai‘i Island Midweek is published every Wednesday by Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-500 Honolulu, HI 96813.
“The island is the one thing that’s kept him isolated. If he leaves, Godzilla will come for him. There can’t be two alpha titans.”
Theaters are probably hap- py. The film grossed $285 million worldwide on opening weekend — more than any other released in the last year. I find myself cheering for this film. I want theaters to succeed.
I’ m all for entertainment that stretches the confines of believability. Watchmen and Lovecraft Country do so brilliantly. But Godzil- la vs. Kong? I had a tough time. Perhaps the 8-year- old version of me would’ ve
These are the opening lines of Godzilla vs. Kong. I ap- preciate the absurdity of the dialogue right off the bat. It’s a tipoff that what I’m about to watch will be utterly ridicu- lous. Certainly, the title is the bigger indicator, but: “There can’t be two alpha titans.” Just. Wow. Actor Rebecca Hall de- serves an Academy Award nomination for saying that line with a straight face.
“That’s robot Godzilla.”
If you’re old like me and need a nap, watch this movie. If you’ re a child, you might dig it. Maybe take your young
Synopsis: Kong sent to go magic underground. Godzilla beat up Kong on trip. Kong live and still go underground. Ro- bot Monster look like Godzilla wake up. Man cannot control Robot Monster he make. Robot Monster fight Godzilla. What
“No, that’s ... Mecha- godzilla.”
The cheesy dialogue is im-
Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimination to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest). Answers are on page 7
RATING: BRONZE
# hawaiianrealty.com • hawaiianrealty.com • hawaiianrealty.com • hawaiianrealty.com • hawaiianrealty.com • hawaiianrealty.com #
NO LONGER MOVING AT THE SPEED OF MIDNIGHT!
hawaiianrealty.com 800-667-5028 ext. 8122
Denise S. Nakanishi
RB-17031, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRS
“Major Mom is a Major Difference”
cell 936-5100
majormom@ilhawaii.net
After my Dad tired of running his candy wholesale business, he started selling insurance. When one his policy holders died, he gifted ”Midnight” to our household. Midnight was not exactly a fast-moving dog. He dug in the sand and was content to stay there. To be honest, that’s about the speed things moved back in the day. Boy, we’ve sure been in over- drive since! Truth is, poor PePa and Midnight would be hard pressed to keep up with the digital world
in which we live. Even for me, it seems as though no sooner than I get one thing down-pat, it’s updated, changed or
replaced with something “new and improved”. Now, more than ever, much of our business is conducted
on-line. Introducing buyers and sellers
to the world of digital document signing was interesting. The first reaction is normally a disbelief that a digital signature can really be legal. After all, a mouse instead of a pen takes getting used to. Digital Ink, DocuSign and Dotloop, all common
platforms used by real estate professionals, offer secure storage and redundant methods of authentication. And yes, in most states, including Hawaii, digital signatures are binding and completely legal. The systems are simple to use by following the instructions that arrive in the signors email. The signor chooses how they want their signature to look and with a click and authentication, signatures are inserted in pre-marked spots. Systems are so user- friendly that the process can even be completed on most mobile devices. While some documents (wills and deeds to name a few) must still be acknowledged with a “wet signature”, it is possible (and common) to handle an entire listing and sale without so much as a BIC pen touching a piece of paper. But here’s the thing. These documents look like a contract so there’s never a question that a contractual obligation is formed. But watch this. I recall getting my first email address back in 1994. Back then, if we sent an email, we were likely to call the recipient to tell them we sent a message. Seems kind of silly now. Even
today, we still treat email as casual correspondence. We negotiate back and forth without considering that such dialogue could be construed as binding. In fact, email correspondence can actually be as binding as signing any other contract. It makes perfect sense, really. Suppose I “snail” mail you an offer to buy. Seller writes back that the terms are acceptable. We now have a meeting of the minds and, hence, a potentially binding contract. Remember, while our REALTOR® forms are well thought-out and easy to use, a contract can take many forms as long as the parties mean to agree. A 2010 New York Court Case (NaidiV Grunberg) established that email exchanges, just like snail mail can establish a meeting of the minds and hence can be binding. So, as technology continues to morph the ways we transact business from snail mail to faxing to a completely digital platform, it’s important to understand that even without a pen and paper or perhaps even a signature, contracts happen!
Blog forward each week at www.majormom.com
New Home New Neighborhood!
BACK ON MARKET - 3bd, 2.5ba, 1985sf, huge lanai, granite, stainless steel appliances, breakfast bar, soaring ceiling, open concept, spa bath w/twin towers, all utilities all on 1 acre. Owner/Listor
MLS #644804 $725K
FIND MY COLUMN EVERY SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. Watch “HAWAII LIFE” on HGTV!
h h a a w wa i a i a i n i a r e n a r l e t y a . c l o t y m . c • o h m a w • a i h i a a n w r e a a i l i t a y . n c o r e m a l t y . c o m
Ocean Views!
hawaiianrealty.com • hawaiianrealty.com