Protecting & Preserving
November 25, 2007 12:17 am > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays, > mEnvironment |
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National Parfait Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Malama: Preserve HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The life of the land is preserved in righteousness.”
November 24, 2005:
Two Honored for Efforts to Preserve Maui’s Native Species
Kula nursery manager, Nancy Snow, and caretaker of the D.T. Fleming Arboretum, Martha Vockrodt-Moran, were presented with awards this month for their contributions in protecting Maui’s environment.
Born on this Day — November 25th
1562: Lope Felix de Vega, dramatist/poet
1835: Andrew Carnegie, steel industrialist/library builder
1846: Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers
1856: Sergei Taneyev composer
1881: John XXIII, 261st pope
1893: Robert Ripley, illustrator
1896: Virgil Thomson, composer/music critic
1920: Ricardo Montalban, actor
1925: Jeffrey Hunter, actor
1935: Gloria Steinem, feminist/writer
1938: Charles Starkwether, murderer
1947: John Larroquette, actor
1960: Amy Grant, gospel singer
1971: Christine Applegate, actress
