Gimme a Draft

October 27, 2007 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays No Comments
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 HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - HIHIO: Draft (current of air) - ‘OHI WAE: Army draft
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “There is life in a gentle breath of wind.”

WW II Selective ServiceOctober 27, 1940: An estimated 2,000 Maui men join the nearly 60,000 men who register in the selective service (draft), a nearly 100 percent compliance record for the state of Hawaii. This is no small accomplishment given that the action which caused a flood of enlistments — the Japaneses attack on Pearl Harbor — came more than a year later.

According to records, 405,399 American men died in World War II. According to the National Archives, Military Resources section, World War II, 580 men born in Hawaii perished while members of the U.S. military during the war.

No Woman, No Cry

October 27, 2007 Raphael O'Suna No Comments

No truth, no justice. No justice, no peace. No peace, no liberty. No liberty, no creativity. No creativity, no love. No love, no wisdom. No wisdom, no understanding. No understanding, no compassion. No compassion, no unity. No unity, no community. No community, no brotherhood.

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