The Nose Blows

November 1, 2007 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays, > Superferry No Comments
Aloha

Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastALL SAINTS DAY
Day 305 of 2007
60 days left in this year

 HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY –  IHU: Nose
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY –
“Do not make friends of a woman lest you blow your nose with weeping.”


Yesterday: The Hawaii legislature  thumbs its nose at Maui and Hawaii courts by passing a law, at Governor Linda Lingle’s urging, to exempt one company from environmental requirements all others companies must comply with.   

November 1, 1898: Work proceeds apace to electrify certain buildings on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island. Today, the superintendent of the Department of Government Electric Light Works announces a plan to put all new electric lines from this point forward underground.

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“Trades” Keep Maui Cool

November 1, 2007 Haole Anna No Comments

The trade winds,  nature’s wonderful marine zephyrs, keep Maui and the Hawaiian Islands cool. There are scientific reasons  why the “trades” are the prevailing winds of the tropics. They blow from the high-pressure of the horse latitudes near 30 degrees, toward the low-pressure area around the equator, at a velocity 10-30 mph. Because of the Corilios Effect, south of the equator the trade winds  blow from the southeast, but here in Hawaii at about 20 degrees north latitude, they blow from the northeast.

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