January 6, 2009
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Mai Lepela: Leprosy
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — I save tumas: Wise
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The disease that deprives one of relatives and friends.”
HAOLE SAYINGS OF THE DAY — “Love your neighbor as yourself; but don’t take down the fence.” - Carl Sandburg
TODAY: Bush Names New Pacific National Monuments. President Bush designates vast tracts of American-controlled Pacific Ocean islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor as marine national monuments, limiting fishing, mining, oil exploration and other commercial activity. More >
January 6, 1866: The first lepers are forced to move to Molokai.
The history of the Molokai Leper Colony at Kalaupapa causes a confusing and sometimes contradictory understanding of the peninsula. Today, there are people with Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) still living in the colony, even though the disease is curable with antibiotics. The state of Hawaii has pledged to keep the colony open as long as the residents wish to stay, or until the last of them dies.
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January 5, 2009
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By Kris Hutchington
There are so many blood and guts flying around these days it’s difficult to keep track. Today the world is focused, not unreasonably, on the Israeli invasion of Gaza. I want to talk about Pakistan, but I need to get there through Gaza.
I stand pretty clear on this: Israel needs to crush Hamas. Period. And, I would like think, permanently. Yes, innocent people are going to be killed. It’s a war. The innocent always get killed. Today a person told me they were outraged by the pictures of the innocent Palestinians maimed and killed now flooding the newswaves. Well, I said, where has your outrage been the past several months when Hamas has been lobbing volleyball bombs into quiet suburbs and blowing up Israeli schoolchildren?
Israel did not randomly decide on a whim to invade Gaza. They were provoked by the deaths of their citizens. They would most definitely prefer not to spend the time, money, and Israeli deaths which will occur as a result of this war. They are being forced by the despicable actions of a “duly elected” Palestinian government.
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January 3, 2009
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No one wants to claim the belfrey-boy, now that he is ready to slink away in utter disgrace.
No person, no party, no place is proud of our commander-in-chief–the “Master of Disaster.” It was well said months ago: “Bush senior was born on third base, and he thought that he had hit a triple. George W. was born on third base, and he promptly stole second.”
George W. will join the ranks of the discredited ex-presidents. Along with Fillmore, Pierce, Grant, Hayes, Hoover and others, George W. will rest, and then slowly sink to a level all is own.
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January 3, 2009
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 Int’l Creativity Month
Day 3 of 2009
362 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hanu: Birth
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Mama i karim: Born
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “His face is first seen in the world.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
January 3, 1840: Father Damien’s Birthday
January 3, 1904: The first day of operations for the county known as Maui. (The next day, a formal 
inauguration ceremony is held simultaneously in all four new Hawaii counties.) To say that island life was slow back then would be an understatement: For example, the first fire brigade - in Wailuku - wasn’t formed until 20 years later, July 1, 1924.
In 1905, the five-member council passed an act that established five districts for policing: Lahaina and Lanai, Wailuku and Kahoolawe, Hana, Makawao and Molokai. Each district had a sheriff. A formal police department wasn’t needed until 1939.
But recorded history for this period is sketchy. If any reader out there can find the name of the first mayor, we’ll give him or her international exposure right here on this site.
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January 2, 2009
Maui Curmudgeon
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By Maui Curmudgeon
How’s this for a brand spanking nifty idea?
Take a problem, oh it could be any problem really. For the point of examination, let’s take the small problem of the neck-deep shit this country finds itself in, courtesy of the past 28 years of Republican financial mismanagement, beginning with my vote for the single most destructive president in U.S. history, Ronald (”What should I say next, mommy?”) Reagan.
“Only two things are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” - Albert Einstein
Now, you take that problem, and you ad one faux democrat. It could be many people, but for our argument, let’s call him “Barack Obama”, it’s an easy name to remember. Someone who just won a Democratic election over the Republicans, and did so in near landslide numbers. It was clear the people were asking for something specific here, as in, “get us out of this Republican bullshit please.”
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January 2, 2009
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Betsy Ross Day
Day 2 of 2009
363 days left in this year |
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Anu: Cold
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Kol: Cold
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Cold are the nights without a mate.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.” - Isaac Asimov
Today: New County Council is sworn in, 10am on the 8th floor Council Chambers, Kalana O Maui building. Televised on AKAKU, channel 53.
January 2, 1961: At the summit of Haleakala, the coldest temperature ever recorded for the state of Hawaii: 14 degrees F.
January 2, 11836: Emma, the future queen of Hawaii, was born in Honolulu on January 2, 1836 to Fanny Kekelaokalani Young, daughter of John Young, King Kamehameha I’s haole counselor, and Ka’oana’eha, Kamehameha’s niece. Her father was high chief George Naea. Read More >
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January 1, 2009
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By Maui Curmudgeon
Recession’s imigration benefits
It seems every recession has a silver lining: in the past year, 724,000 fewer Mexicans tried to jump the border into the U.S. over the previous year, the lowest number of attempts in 35 years. In fact, there is a growing business in border states: companies that help Mexicans return to their former residence - permanently.
New hottest chili
There’s a new chili in town: the Dorset Naga. The hotness of chili is measured by the Scoville scale. For example, habanero chilis score 577,000 on the scale. The Dorset comes in at 1,600,000, just under the force of pepper spray. The hotness of a chili is caused by the amount of capsaicin in the thing, and no, it does not cause permanent internal damage. Go figure.
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January 1, 2009
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NEW YEARS DAY
Day 1 of 2009
364 days left in this year |
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Maluhia: Peace
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Gutpela taim: Peace
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “One can boast of a peaceful life.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Come on, now’s our chance. It’s the world that we all dreamed of. Come on everybody, let’s dance.”- Country Joe McDonald
January 1st, 2009:
- Thirty-four identified wars are waging on mother earth.
- Every Western religion is at war someplace on the globe.
- The United States has more than $10.5 trillion in public debt, increasing $1.3 billion per day, with your share currently being $36,000.
- Private debt in the U.S. exceeds $12 trillion.
- In the U.S. an estimated 5million people will lose their homes in 2009 due to financial mismanagement, theirs and lending institutions.
- Up to 40 million children in the U.S. live below the poverty line.
- More than 80,000 humans a day die of starvation and starvation-related diseases each day, one every 3.6 seconds. 40,000 of them are children under the age of five.
- Worldwide 15 million children will die of starvation in 2009
“How to Convert to a Peace Economy” - Deepak Chopra
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