HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY – Nene: Hawaiian Goose
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY – “Do not catch it, for it is a bird reserved.”
  Adopt a Nene with Friends  of Haleakala National Park
  FULL MOON - Wednesday September 26th, 9:46am

The Hawaiian Goose or Nene, Branta sandvicensis, is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The Nene is the world’s rarest goose and gets its Hawaiian name from its soft call.

The official bird of the State of Hawaiii, the Nene is exclusively found in the wild of the islands of Maui, Kauai and Hawaii. A larger, extinct and possibly flightless species, the Nene-nui (Branta hylobadistes) was present in prehistoric times on Maui. Nene shares a recent common ancestor with Branta canadensis, the Canadian Goose.

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Maui Vacation Rentals

Let’s send every owner of an illegal vacation rental a slice of cheese to go with their whines, eh? They’ve benefited from breaking the law for years, in some places ruined the peace of a good residential or rural street, what with their tourist traffic, and now they complain about this administration’s decision to actually enforce the law. Well, they can’t shut them down fast enough, I say. And how about their paltry arguments? They need the income to live on the island! They contribute to the good economic health of the island. Yeah. I think I heard a drug dealer say that once.

- Maui Curmudgeon, somehwere on Maui