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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY -‘Oihana mahi ‘ai: Agriculture
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “The site first, and then the building.”
November, 1957: For the first time on record, the construction industry reports earnings that surpass agriculture. Building in the Hawaiian islands earns $150 million for the previous year, while sugar and pineapple earn $146 million.
It’s official–the Northern Pacific Humpback Whales have begun arriving in Maui waters for their annual breeding and calving season, taking shelter in the warm and protected waters between the islands. While the peak whale sighting season is in January, they begin arriving in November and settle in through the winter months and beyond–some remaining through April and into May to enjoy a tropical respite from their wanderings throughout the Pacific.
The Humpback’s scientific name, Megaptera novaengliae (Great wings of New England), refers to its its 15-foot pectoral fins, while the name Humpback was coined by whalers, possibly because of its appearance while diving–and diving would have been the natural and necessary response to whaling ships shooting harpoons. First recorded by whalers in the 1840s in the Maui area, no one knows just how long they have been coming here, but their arrival is celebrated throughout the islands.
MOM’S & DAD’S DAY