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Hawai`i State Constitution - Section Titles publications | reference desk | library catalog | state directory | iClips | guide to lrb section titles preamble article I | article II | article III | article IV | article V | article VI | article VII | article VIII | article IX | article X | article XI | article XII | article XIII | article XIV | article XV | article XVI | article XVII | article XVIII | index (pdf, 45K) disclaimer | updated 01.01.05 | <<home | THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII For proposed constitutional amendment to Article I, see Act 60 onpage 301 of the 2004 Session Laws of Hawaii. The Hawaii Constitution was framed by a Constitutional Convention underAct 334, Session Laws of Hawaii 1949. It was adopted by the people atthe election held on November 7, 1950, and was deemed amended when threepropositions submitted to the people in accordance with the Act ofCongress approved March 18, 1959, 73 Stat 4, Public Law 86-3, wereadopted by the people at the election held on June 27, 1959. As soamended, it was accepted, ratified, and confirmed by Congress by the Actof March 18, 1959. It went into effect on August 21, 1959, upon theissuance of a presidential proclamation admitting the state of Hawaiiinto the Union. The Constitution has since been amended a number of times in accordancewith proposals adopted by the legislature or by constitutionalconvention and ratified by the people. The source of these amendmentsis indicated in the source notes immediately following the text of theamended or new section. Revision Note On November 7, 1978, amendments to the Constitution proposed by theConstitutional Convention of 1978 were presented to the electorate forits approval. The Lieutenant Governor's computer report showed that allof the proposed amendments passed by the necessary constitutionalmargin. However, the Supreme Court of Hawaii in Kahalekai v. Doi, 60 H.324, 590 P.2d 543 (1979), held that a number of the proposed amendmentswere not validly ratified. The revisor has deleted from theConstitution these invalid amendments and added explanatory notes to thesections concerned. This deletion has been done under the authority ofResolution No. 29 of the 1978 Constitutional Convention authorizing therevisor "to effect such necessary rearrangement, renumbering andtechnical changes of the sections within the articles of the StateConstitution, as may be affected, for proper form and arrangement andproper order in the State Constitution in the event that any or some ofthe amendments to the State Constitution proposed by the ConstitutionalConvention of Hawaii of 1978 are not ratified by the electorate." In addition to the abovementioned amendments, removed from the text ofthe Constitution, there appear to be other proposed amendments that mayhave failed of ratification. A number of unspecified amendments,involving technical, stylistic, and incidental changes, were submittedfor approval by the electorate under Question 34. As to these, theCourt stated: The question of whether any amendment submitted for approval by QuestionNo. 34 was in fact approved ... dependents on its effect uponsubstantive law. If the amendment is purely stylistic and technical innature, and does not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any provisionof the Constitution, it was approved by the electorate and has become apart of the revised Constitution. On the other hand, if the amendmentalters the sense, meaning or effect of any provision of theConstitution, it was not ratified and is not effective to change thelanguage of the Constitution. Obviously, we are not now in a positionto make these line by line determinations. The revisor does not consider that the authority granted underResolution No. 29 embraces the elimination of proposed amendments ashaving failed of ratification where the issue has not been adjudicated. Thus the text of the Constitution includes all the proposed amendmentssubmitted for ratification under Question 34. As an aid to the readers,however, an attempt has been made to identify all suchamendments--except those obviously purely technical and stylistic andclearly nonsubstantive (which have been ratified)--and explanatory noteshave been appended thereto. Preamble Federal Constitution Adopted Article I Bill of Rights Political power Rights of individuals Equality of rights Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition Due process and equal protection Right to privacy Searches, seizures and invasion of privacy Rights of citizens Enlistment; segregation Indictment; preliminary hearing, double jeopardy; self-incrimination Grand jury counsel Bail; excessive punishment Trial by jury, civil cases Rights of accused Habeas corpus and suspension of laws Supremacy of civil power Right to bear arms Quartering of soldiers Imprisonment for debt Eminent domain Limitations of special privileges Construction Marriage Public access to information concerning persons convicted of certainoffenses against children and certain sexual offenses Article II Suffrage and Elections Qualifications Disqualification Residence Registration; voting Campaign fund, spending limit Campaign contributions limits Resignation from public office General, special and primary elections Presidential preference primary Article III The Legislature Legislature power Composition of senate Composition of house of representatives Election of members; term Vacancies Qualifications of members Privileges of members Disqualifications of members Salary; allowances; commission on legislative salary Sessions Adjournment Organization; discipline; rules; procedure Quorum; compulsory attendance Bills; enactment Passage of bills Approval or veto Reconsideration after adjournment Procedures upon veto Punishment of nonmembers Impeachment Article IV Reapportionment Reapportionment years Reapportionment commission Chief election officer Apportionment among basic island units Minimum representation for basic island units Apportionment within basic island units Election of senators after reapportionment Staggered terms for the senate Congressional redistricting for United States house of representatives Mandamus and judicial review Article V The Executive Establishment of the executive Lieutenant governor Compensation: governor, lieutenant governor Succession to governorship; absence or disability of governor Executive powers Executive and administrative offices and department Article VI The Judiciary Judicial power Supreme court; intermediate appellate court; circuit courts Appointment of justices and judges Qualifications for appointment Tenure; compensation; retirement Judicial selection commission Retirement; removal; discipline Administration Rules Article VII Taxation and Finance Taxing power inalienable Income taxation Tax review commission Appropriations for private purposes prohibited Expenditure controls Disposition of excess revenues Council on revenues The budget Legislative appropriations; procedures; expenditure ceiling General fund expenditure ceiling Auditor Lapsing of appropriation Definitions; issuance of indebtedness Debt limit; exclusions Article VIII Local Government Creation; powers of political subdivisions Local self-government; charter Taxation and finance Mandates; accrued claims Transfer of mandated programs Statewide laws Article IX Public Health and Welfare Public health Care of handicapped persons Public assistance Economic security of the elderly Housing, slum clearance, development and rehabilitation Management of state population growth Public sightliness and good order Preservation of a healthful environment Cultural resources Public safety Article X Education Public education Board of education Power of the board of education Hawaii education program University of Hawaii Board of regents; powers Article XI Conservation, Control and Development of Resources Conservation and development of resources Management and disposition of natural resources Agricultural lands Public land banking General laws required; exceptions Marine resources Water resources Nuclear energy Environmental rights Farm and home ownership Article XII Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Acceptance of compact Compact adoption; procedures after adoption Public trust Office of Hawaiian Affairs; establishment of board of trustees Powers of board of trustees Traditional and customary rights Article XIII Organization; Collective Bargaining Private employees Public employees Article XIV Code of Ethics Article XV State Boundaries; Capital; Flag; Language and Motto Boundaries Capital State flag Official languages Motto Article XVI General and Miscellaneous Provisions Civil service Employees' retirement system Disqualifications from public office or employment Oath of office Intergovernmental relations Federal lands Compliance with trust Administration of undisposed lands Tax exemption of federal property Hawaii national park Judicial rights Quieting title Plain language Titles, subtitles; construction General power Provisions are self-executing Article XVII Revision and Amendment Methods of proposal Constitutional convention Election of delegates Meeting Organization; procedure Ratification; appropriations Amendments proposed by legislature Veto Conflicting revisions or amendments Article XVIII Schedule Districting and apportionment 1978 Senatorial elections Salaries of legislators Effective date for term limitations for governor and lieutenant governor Judiciary: transition; effective date Effective date and application of real property tax transfer 1978 Board of education elections Effective date for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Continuity of laws Debts Residence, other qualifications EFFECTIVE DATE

Hawaiian Food in the

Hawaiian Food - Patrick's Hawaiian Cafe - Hawaiian Restaurant - Vancouver Washington, Portland Oregon - Home . Home Menu Catering Location Specials Live Music Photos Patrick's Hawaiian Cafe ... Best Hawaiian Food in the NW! Is open for Lunch and Dinner. Delicious "home-cooked" Hawaiian food. Live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights starting at 6pm! Hula dancers and polynesian revue on Sundays! We also do catering for weddings, parties and events. Print out our coupon for your next visit! Great Prices and Specials everyday! In the Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon area Aloha, Several years ago, I moved from Honolulu to Vancouver, WA (near Portland OR). I found myself craving for the "local Hawaiian food" I left behind. Every chance I have, I return home and the first thing I do is eat at my favorite local Hawaiian restaurants. The cultural mix in Hawaii is amazing. The Hawaiians, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Filipinos, Thai and the Koreans all have made valuable contributions to Hawaii's multicultural society. And because we have this Asian and Polynesian blend, Hawaii has become a "gathering place" for chefs to practice their craft. The festive culinary possibilities are endless. But, nobody can argue, home-cooked meals are the best. Most people would have to agree that their favorite foods are the ones that mom and dad would make for them at home. They bring happy memories back to us when we eat them. We would like to share not only our "home-cooked" meals, but more important, the "Spirit of Aloha" with you, your friends, your family and the world. Mahalo, Patrick Need to email me? No problem! hawaiiancafe@aol.com Kalani Falcons, Where Are They Now? (this is a really nice article about Patrick! Read it!) Hawaiian Gatherings Hawaiian Collectibles, Antiques and Hawaiian themed event planning Patrick's Hawaiian Cafe 316 SE 123rd Ave. #D1 Vancouver, WA 98683 (360) 885-0881 Open 11am - 9pm 7 Days a week Home | Menu | Catering | Location | Specials | Live Music | Photos Web pages by Sparklepages Web Design

Hawaiian Shirts & Dresses

Hawaiian Shirts and Hawaiian Dresses photo shoot with Sondra Barker and Lindsay Hayes - December 2003 Hawaiian Shirts & Dresses Photo Shoot - December 2003 To feature our newest Hawaiian shirts, dresses, tops and bottoms, we headed out to a beach located a few hundred yards away from downtown Honolulu. For the December 2003 photo shoot, we chose Sand Island. While most people associate surfing with the North Shore of Oahu, there are other surf spots all around the island. Sand Island is located at the mouth of Honolulu Harbor, Oahu's major shipping port. Sand Island is a popular camp site for those who wish to rough it in a tent a stone throws away from downtown. On a typical day, one can find people crabbing, fishing, surfing, and canoe paddling in the waters just off-shore. This photoshoot marks the debut of Sondra Barker and Lindsay Hayes for AlohaFunWear.com. Sondra is a University of Hawaii student and has quite a funny streak. Lindsay is a hair stylist in Honolulu and agreed to be in the photo shoot after some gentle coaxing. Dave Randall modeled Hawaiian shirts for us in our February 2002 photo shoot at Makapuu Beach. The pictures below depict some fun and not-so-serious moments of our photo shoot as we tried to photograph our latest Hawaiian shirts and especially our different styles of Hawaiian dresses. We also included our newest super soft rayon Hawaiian shirts and dresses as well as matching Hawaiian print capri pants and halter top. Click on the images below for a larger view or view all pictures at once . Photography by Hokulii Images Return to Hawaiian Shirts Home | Fun Stuff Page Questions? Comments? What would you like to see on our site? Please tell us your thoughts . Your input will help us serve you better.

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Simply the most Hawaiian Music. Pull This Down and Wander Site in frames Listen Live page Making Donations Those who gave Sponsors Our email list Chat & Messages Speak Out! Requests Contact Info Surf Hawai`i Weather Buy Hawaiian Music IRH-Amazon Books Mother Ship (H4) Press to see what's playing Windows Media 20k Stereo Welcome to Listener Supported Internet Radio Hawai`i! Please visit our Donations Page and make one. Make a monthly donation and you'll be sent a special Monthly Donor's Only page where you listen and enjoy our 4 camera webcam system and a Recently Played Page making it easier for you to know what Hawaiian Music to buy from our friends at BUYHAWAIIANMUSIC.COM - see button left of page. More info below right. Donate Here ! buyhawaiianmusic.com If you don't see what you want listed, ask for it. Chris can get 'um. New - Older Photos here See Special Projects here Wanna Learn Hawaiian? Check this out. New Hawaiian Language Electronic Library Online Control Spam and help IRH too! SpamFire is what I use to weed out over 400 pieces of Spam every day and now it is available for Mac & Windows Users! I use it. It works. Before You Fly Webcaster Alliance Hawaiian Musicians can help out here . Some have helped already here . Special projects here The Fight to Stay Alive 2005 - Please Contact your reps and ask them to support legislation to resolve unintended consequences of the Webcasters Act. Latest eMails and Office numbers are at Congress.org Our IRH webcam page now features 4 cameras all peeking outside of the IRH studio. Help us out with a Monthly Donation and you get access to the Monthly Donor's Page with enhanced Playlist features and access to the now 4 Cam, webcam page..... IRH Tees 'n Stuff Tropical Kine Stuffs! Desktop Fotos 1! Desktop Fotos 2! Some of Your Websites TikiSteve.com TheSandalman.com Howard Bartlett Jason Cook panzo.org Dennis Peterson's HawglyDavidson.com theVirtualBarAndGrill.com R.J. Allison My Dad robertkabbett.net Wednesday! Well, so much for my optimism for the year. I heard you saying yesterday that you had only received about one third of what was needed in the way of donations for the month. I can’t imagine your frustration. You work so hard providing a site where people from the world over may drop in and enjoy a slice of paradise. In a time where we are willing to pay significant amounts to have cable or satellite television in our homes, folks now paying to listen to the likes of Howard Stern on satellite radio and we pay for some type of computer bandwidth to send jokes by e-mail, why not give a few bucks a month to keep something as beautiful as IRH alive? As long as you are here, you’ll have our donations. Take care Rab. Greg and Pat Roberts A new camera is enabling me to show you more realistic views of our Hawai'i. Above, Friday morning's sunrise as seen off the garage roof just outside our studio. More below - all shot Friday 1/20/06. I think this camera is gonna work out ;) Kahala Beach to Koko Head. Triangle Park, Kahala-Kaimuki. Inside Diamond Head Crater. Makapu'u. Waimanalo to Kailua. Monday morning's sunrise at 6:50 a.m. HST. The Monster Sea-Based X-Band Radar Dome you may have read or heard about is at Pearl Harbor. It arrived for a paint job last week. it caused quite a stir as it came into view from around Diamond Head unannounced last Monday. I saw it last Tuesday from atop Aiea Heights and wandered down to get closer and ended up down near the Arizona Memorial Museum. It's home port is Adak, Alaska and it will keep the western skies under surveillance when it goes into operations in the Aleutians soon. From a church parking lot you can see this large dome thing is docked down at Pearl. I got down closer to the X-Band and you can see it is loaded atop the 736-foot semisubmersible ship M/V Blue Marlin. I took this shot from the launch ramp down by the Arizona Memorial Museum. The USS Missouri and the Arizona Memorial from the lawn at the Arizona Museum. The new Ford Island Bridge from the lawn of the Museum. The plaque - lower left reads: "Anchor raised from the hulk of the U.S.S. Arizona. Cast in Chester, Pennsylvania 1911. Weight 49,585 pounds. One of many floral pictures captured by Amelia on her hike. Steps along the Maunawili Demo Trail - photo by Amelia Abbett, who is now back at Penn State after her Christmas vacation at home here in Kailua. More photos from Amelia's adventure to come. To follow below, some pictures from my adventure to Arizona. Press the small photo and a big one will open in a new browser window. Carol Schaub writes: I'm so sorry to hear that the station is in need again. Frankly, I don't understand the thinking of some of your listeners. The same people who wouldn't blink at spending $3.50 or more daily on a specialty coffee, can't seem to come up with a piddling donation of $25 a month to support the music that gives them so much pleasure. Even if they listen only twice a week, it comes out to a contribution of a mere $3 and change each time they listen. Now we both know that most people listen much more often than that – so it's even cheaper, especially when you consider all the hours that they listen. In any case, I'd like to contribute double my usual this month, and to thank you once again for all you do so that we, your listeners, may experience a piece, and the peace, of the islands. Happy Holidays to you and your family. I hope that this month your listeners will reciprocate and acknowledge just how important Hawaiian music is in their lives. May the new year bring you health, happiness and peace of mind. Aloha, Carol Listeners Ron & Madeline Speak Out. I read your article this morning about the correspondence between you and " Joel ". And having been a supporter of IRH for years continuously, I feel I have a certain right to respond to the matter in question. , Listeners are being urged to donate in order to keep IRH alive and running without you having to beg and plead each month to help out. That being said, by offering 'free' access in the beginning, until IRH had grown to an overwhelming audience of such proportions that it became evident that help was needed in the way of monthly donations. It thus became an absolute necessity in order for IRH to live on because of its own success. Consequently, listeners such as "Joel" are unfortunately just one of many of hundreds if not thousands, of cheapskates that think it is their god given right to take and not give in return just because something is there for the taking. What they don't understand is, is that it is not there for the taking, but for the enjoyment. The listening enjoyment of having a piece of Hawaii there within arms reach . A piece of Hawaii that a guy by the name of Robert Abbett provides for each and every one of us. For those of us who have been to Hawaii one time or many many times, it is a way to re-connect back to that little piece of heaven on Earth. For those who have never been there and only wish they could be, it is a way for them to be there without having to actually be there bodily but in spirit. In any event, the 'little radio station that could', from a house in Kailua Hawaii, needs all our support. If you don't believe it, turn it off and go put on your FM radio and listen to some BS music and a bunch of nonsense commercials for awhile. Maybe then you'll realize how much having Internet Radio Hawaii means to us all. Ron & Madeline Wilson Valrico, Florida Da Mokes, or more properly the Mokulua islands sit off of Lanikai beach. The island to the left is Moku Nui. To the right is Moku Iki. Both are bird conservation areas. You may land and visit the beach on Moku Nui during the day but you are not supposed to land at all on Moku Iki. Landing on and paddling out from Moku Nui can be very tricky and in fact deadly. Waves from both sides of the island wrap around the front and slap together as you make your approach. As happened on Monday 12-05-05 one can be swamped or turtled coming off the beach. A visiting reservist lost his life when that happened. Moku Nui island off Lanikai. Another shot of the Mokulas off of Lanikai. Ever see Kite Aerial Photography? Check out some shots of Haleiwa here . Mahalo to Tom Garber for sharing. Our family has given - how about yours? Press the graphic to go the Red Cross Website . Beware of Spam from sunspots.us - Roadrunner Security sent me an email Monday 8/29/05 indicating that someone in Seattle (not our friend Dennis Peterson) is using my domain irh.com as an "Ad" on spam about visitor destinations and to solicit business for their businesses and rental properties listed at sunspots.us. I know who this person is and I have spoken with roadrunner and some other folks about it. Should you ever get an email other than a personal thank you for your donation or an answer to a question, or a listener page update from irh.com or one of my other addresses then you can be sure it is not from here nor from me. We are currently being included as an "advertiser" via a link on the bottom of someone else's spam without my permission or previous knowledge. I do not spam, I have never spammed and if I did I certainly would not offer you relief from spam by suggesting you try Spamfire like I use - see the Spamfire info to the left. This person is a disgruntled wanna-be-partner who approached me several years ago about partnering up but never got it together (Thank God!). He also sends me $20 bills every once in a while and asks if I am still mad about all the wasted time and energy he caused. I always just mail the twenties back. I sent back his most recent $20 a few months ago and asked that he not call, write or even think of doing either ever again and this is apparently how he responds. This person and his employees even listed several other sites in closing their email as if to make it look like we were all buddies of his. "P.S. If you can't go right away, click below to enjoy some Hawaiian tunes www.kealiireichel.com/ www.e-hawaii.com/iz/izbook/izbook_98-09.htm www.makahasons.com/ www.IRH.com (Internet Radio Hawaii)" I am sure that Keali`i, the Makaha Sons and most certainly my dear friend the late Israel Kamakawiwo'ole would never wish to have their sites or themselves nor their music associated with this person and his spam and business practices. It is very obvious that he simply does not understand the concept of Aloha and has some sort of major screw loose somewhere. One listener wrote me about his troubles with this fellow and how the folks in Washinton State call him "No-Pay" as he never honors committments and seems to forget to pay his bills. Anyhow, again, IRH.com does not spam nor advertise on other's email - period. I do not engage in spamming, have never spammed and never will. You can be assured of that. Should you ever get such an email please forward it to me and I will make sure the proper authorities are again alerted. Mahalo! Rabbett Runs here daily. Your hosts Joel Block & Deborah Byrd always have something intriguing to tell us about our Earth & Sky. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do. Please support these fine Hawaiian Artists! Most are available thru our affiliate link with BuyHawaiianMusic.com Special Mahalos to Dennis & David Kamakahi, Mike Kaawa, Keali`i Reichel & Fred Kraus, Iopa Maunakea - Bruddah Kuz, Pali, Bob Rogers ( Coconut Joe), Ku`uipo Kumukahi, Wiki Waki Woo, Keola Beamer, Bill Wynne (no cd yet), Monkeypod Records , Moloka`i, including artists Darrell Labrado, Sterling Kalua and all songs and artists who appear on "Moloka`i Now," Sonny Ching, Na `Oiwi, John Keawe, Leokane Pryor & Weldon Kekauoha, Neosproductions and the Moonlighters ! Mahalo to ALL these folks! Internet Radio Hawai`i is a service of Hot Spots Hawai`i, Inc. © 2005 Saturday morning I was up on Makakilo early for a work appointment. I caught pre-dawn on the way up and sunrise on the way down the hill. Pre-dawn off of Makakilo. Sunrise as seen from Makakilo. Diamond Head Sunrise. Makakilo Hillside bathed by the early morning sun. Santa blessed our Daughter Amelia with a new digital camera for Christmas and on January 4th she and friends went for a hike along the Maunawili Demo Trail from Waimanalo to Maunawili. Over the next few weeks I'll post some of the photos she took from that hike on the page here. Below plants on plants. Parasitic plants grow upon another along the trail. One of many floral pictures captured by Amelia on her hike. Steps along the Maunawili Demo Trail - photo by Amelia Abbett, who is now back at Penn State after her Christmas vacation at home here in Kailua. More photos from Amelia's adventure to come. Christmas Morning Bike Ride Slide Show. Choose BIG SCREEN or SMALL SCREEN Dawn Christmas Day 2005. Sunrise 12/23/05 in Kailua - press for the desktop photo. Ginger grows up near the Pali Lookout. Kane'ohe wakes up. I shot this off the H3 on the way to work Thursday morning December 15th at 7:45 a.m. HST. bath in sunlight is part of the Ko'olau mountain range. "Cool Mauka Cams" http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/cams / http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu / http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ Older posts and pictures are now here - IRH Photos, Links and Stuff for your amusement. See this logo? This is an icon for Firefox, the new browser from Mozilla.org . It's free to try and a great way to replace Explorer. I encourage you to purchase an upgrade and support the project if you find it works for you. Somewhere over the rainbow... November 17th, 2003 we said Aloha to Ziggy, our beloved dog. The following Tuesday was very hard for me. Every time I walked through the kitchen ( where Zig lived under the table) or through the big room where she hung out sprawled across the cool tile floor, I missed her terribly. My friend is no where to be seen. I'm crushed. I am so very much alone. Ziggy passed on over the rainbow at around 1 pm HST Monday afternoon at home in her bed under the careful hands and watchful eyes of her vet, an assistant and yours truly. I held her head in my hands and told her how good she was and how much I loved her, over and over. Ziggy was an angel in the body of a female white shepherd who kidnapped all our hearts and quickly became a member of our family. She was 13. Strangely enough, after glancing through her records it appeared that our first visit to the Vet was on Christmas Eve, 1990 and she was listed as being six weeks old. So although I don't remember the date because I wasn't there, she was born right around this part of the month of November. Ziggy was one of the smartest animals I have ever known. She learned tricks and how to use dog doors with ease and loved to play ball! She could catch incredible bounces and when younger would play and chase the darn thing for hours on end. She was obedient to a fault. She would come over and console us when we were down and had an amazing smile that would brighten any gray day. She was a great guard dog but did not just go outside and bark for the sake of barking. She came on command, she came with hand signals, she came to me sometimes with just a thought. Ziggy was a bit annoyed by our recent construction and hated the thumping noises most. She'd often retreat to the quiet of the bathroom in the old house but, she greeted all the carpenters every day with a wag, a sniff and a lick. I'm so glad she got to enjoy the big new room downstairs. I'm sorry she wasn't capable of making it up the 14 steps to the new studio. She would have dug it. I swear, she liked Hawaiian music. I left a radio on all the time in the new bathroom downstairs and I caught her groovin' on more than one occassion. You could tell. It was that special look on her face. Sheer bliss. She really liked Gabby and would react with recognition whenever she heard me rattling on about something or doing a promo. Ziggy went over the rainbow with dignity and class and a full belly of her favorite rawhide treats, a freshly brushed coat of gleaming white fur and a flood of love from a several hour petting and hangin' out session we enjoyed Monday. We also played drop catch with the ball and she never missed, even through pretty heavy cataracts. Dr. Caspar, who she greeted by jumpin' up and wobblin' over to and then licking excitedly, said she also apparently was beginning to suffer liver malfunction as her belly was filled with liquid. That made me feel better about my decision and bad too because maybe I should have done something last week. It was, without a doubt, the hardest decision I have ever made in my life. I agonized over it for the past couple months but finally, Monday with her condition deteriorating rapidly, I decided to call in the Vet. I did this for my dearest and very very best friend who was having real problems with advanced arthritis in her back legs and was hardly able to get around anymore. We exhausted all the heroics - pain pills, pain receptor inhibitors, powder and liquid glucosamines, steroids and prayers. Ziggy resting in the garage early Monday by her Big Water. My Mom and I talked Monday - (she is the dog queen and has a couple grand champions to her credit!) and she mentioned that there is a point where the human tends to go too far to keep the dog around. I didn't want to do that to her and as it turned out what with the liver disfunction and all I guess our timing was bless-ed. We love You Ziggy! We always will. We hope to play with you again one day on the other side of the rainbow.