February 29, 2008
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 Bachelor’s Day
Day 60 of 2008
306 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Alemanaka: Calendar
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Kalap: Jump
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “No kind deed has ever lacked its reward.“
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Screen Cleaner
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Slate
BLOG OF THE WEEK — Nader’s Nadir
February 29, 1951: 800 pineapple workers strike on Lanai because they hadn’t had a new contract since February 1. The strike lasts for three weeks, when the workers return to work - without a contract. Eventually the Hawaiian Pineapple Co. offers them 10 cents more an hour.
ON THIS DAY — February 29th
- 1504: Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians
- 1692: Sarah Good & Tituba, a Native American servant, accused of witchcraft in Salem
- 1704: French & Indians attack Deerfield, MA - kill 50, abduct 100
- 1904: Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal
- 1936: FDR signs 2nd neutrality act
- 1956: Islamic Republic established in Pakistan
- 1960: First Playboy Club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago
- 1968: Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” wins Grammy
- 1968: First pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)
- 1988: Nazi document implicates Kurt Waldheim in WW II deportations
- 1988: NYC Mayor Koch calls Ronald Reagan a “WIMP” in the war on drugs
- 1992: South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested while protesting government bans on anti-apartheid groups
- 2004: Facing rebellion, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigns
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 29th
- 1792: Gioacchino Rossini, composer
- 1792: Karl Ernst von Baler, naturalist (discovered human ovum)
- 1904: Jimmy Dorsey, orchestra leader 1920: Arthur Franz, actor
- 1936: Henri (“Rocket”) Richard, NHL center
- 1944: Dennis Farina, actor1948: Patricia (Anne) McKillip, sci-fi author
- 1950: John Roarke, comedian
- 1952: Raisa Smetanina, USSR cross country skier
February 25, 2008
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Pistol Patent Day
Day 56 of 2008
310 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hanini: Spill
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Wel: Oil
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Fish poison should be used in the daytime.“
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Screen Cleaner
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Slate
BLOG OF THE WEEK — Nader’s Nadir
The Maitreya Buddha relics were displayed this weekend at Maui Community College. Read more …
Yesterday: Source of 500-gallon oil spill off Oahu is unknown. Read more …
February 25,th 1977: An oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 25th
- 1540: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado searches for the seven cities of Cibola Mexico
- 1791: The First Bank of the United States is chartered
- 1859: The “insanity plea” is first used in a court to prove innocence
- 1862: The U.S. Congress establishes the U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing
- 1901: U.S. Steel Corporation organizes under the directorship of J.P. Morgan
- 1928: The First television license is issued
- 1964: Cassius Clay (later Mohammed Ali), a 7-1 underdog, stops champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight title
- 1986: Thousands of Egyptian military police riot and destroy 2 luxury hotels
- 2000: An Albany NY jury acquits four white New York police officers of all charges in the shooting death of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 25th
- 1901: Zeppo Marx, comedian/actor
- 1904: Adelle Davis, author
- 1908: Frank G Slaughter, author
- 1913: Jim Backus, Cleveland, actor
- 1917: Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist
- 1918: Bobby Riggs, tennis star
- 1943: George Harrison, singer/songwriter/composer/musician
- 1943: Sally Jessy Raphael, TV talk show host
- 1957: Stuart (“Woody”) Wood, guitarist
- 1958: Kurt Rambis, NBA forward
- 1959: Mike Peters, rocker
- 1965: Jean Bruce Scott, actress
- 1966: Téa Leoni, actress
- 1967: Carrot Top, comedian
- 1973: Justin Jeffre, R&B singer
- 1986: Justin Berfield, actor
- 1986: Oliver Phelps, actor
February 24, 2008
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Nothing Intresting Day
Day 55 of 2008
311 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Waiu: Milk
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Susu: Milk
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The food hidden in the bosom.“
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Shift Happens
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — TWiT.TV
TODAY: Steve Jobs is 53
February 24th, 1984: Safeway Stores sues the state of Hawaii for preventing the grocer from bringing in milk from the mainland, attempting to have declared illegal the Hawaiian Milk Act. As anyone who shops for dairy products today on Maui can see, the suit fails.That Safeway thought it could purchase mainland milk, and ship it all the way to Hawaii and still make a profit on a lower-cost gallon is somewhat amazing. Some may argue, however, that Hawaiians paying upwards of $6 a gallon for milk at all, is even more perplexing.
Safeway runs three stores on Maui. The new Kihei store is currently the corporation’s largest in the world.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 24th
- 270: St. Valentine is beheaded in Rome for refusing to renounce Christianity
- 1803: The U.S. Supreme Court first rules a law as being unconstitutional and rules itself the final interpreter of constitutional issues (Marbury v Madison)
- 1821: Mexico gains independence from Spain
- 1836: 3,000 Mexicans attack 182 Texans at the Alamo (the attack lasts 13 days and ends with the death of every defender of the fort)
- 1863: Arizona becomes a US territory
- 1868: The House of Representatives votes to impeach President Andrew Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act
- 1895: The Cuban war of independence begins
- 1903: The U.S. signs an agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba
- 1946: Juan Peron is elected president of Argentina
- 1949: The V-2/WAC-Corporal becomes the first rocket launched to outer space (from White Sands NM, it reaches an altitude of 400 km)
- 1981: Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Britain’s Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer
- 1982: John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s “Double Fantasy” wins the Grammy
- 1991: U.S. & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 24th
- 1874: Honus Wagner, shortstop for Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1885: Admiral Chester Nimitz, in charge of Pacific Fleet in WWII
- 1928: Michael Harrington, socialist/author
- 1930: Barbara Lawrence, actress
- 1942: Joe Lieberman, US Senator (D-CT)
- 1942: Paul Jones, rocker
- 1945: Barry Bostwick, actor
- 1947: Edward James Olmos, actor
- 1950: George Thorogood, rock singer/musician
- 1955: Steven Jobs, Apple Computer co-founder
- 1956: Paula Zahn, TV news anchor
- 1966: Billy Zane, actor
- 1973: James Michael Kennedy, rocker
- 1977: Alexis Jose Grullon, singer
February 23, 2008
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World Thinking Day
Day 54 of 2008
312 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kahe ke koko o ka ihu: Nosebleed
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Maunten: Mountain
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY —
“Love is like mist, there is no mountaintop it does not settle upon.“
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Shift Happens
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — TWiT.TV
February 23rd, 1935: 304 cars struggle to be the first visitors to the 10,032-foot summit of Mt. Haleakala after the new road is officially opened. The dedication ceremony is broadcast nationally via NBC Radio. One newspaper calls the road the prettiest way to “the worlds highest parking space.”
The 28,000-acre national park today receives more than one million visitors annually, or about half of the annual average number of visitors to Maui.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 23rd
- 1822: Boston is incorporated as a city
- 1836: Generalismo Santa Anna begins the siege of the Alamo in Texas
- 1861: The People of Texas ratify the Texas legislature’s vote to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy (the 7th state to secede from U.S.)
- 1883: Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law
- 1883: The American Anti-Vivisection Society is organized (Philadelphia)
- 1904: Control of Panama Canal Zone is acquired by the U.S. for $10 million
- 1905: Rotary Club International is established by four men in Chicago
- 1954: The first mass inoculation of the Salk anti-polio vaccine begins (Pittsburgh)
- 1991: President Bush I announces the invasio of Iraq
- 1997: Scientists in Scotland announce they have succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named “Dolly”
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 23rd
- 1633: Samuel Pepys, marine expert/diarist
- 1868: William E.B. Du Bois, sociologst, founder of NAACP
- 1883: Karl Jaspers, psychiatrist/existentialist philosopher
- 1904: William L Shirer, historian
- 1929: Elston Howard, Yankee catcher
- 1940: Peter Fonda, actor
- 1944: Johnny Winter, guitarist
- 1946: Rusty Young, rock steel guitarist
- 1947: Shakira Caine, actress
- 1958: David Sylvian, vocal/guitar
- 1961: Woody (Woodrow Tracy) Harrelson, actor
- 1964: Kristin Davis, actress
- 1965: Veronica Webb, model/actress/writer
- 1966: Marc Price, actor/comedian
- 1970: Michael Wilton, rock guitarist
- 1994: Dakota Fanning, actress
February 23, 2008
Raphael O'Suna
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With Barack Obama so much in the news, it is a good time to pay tribute to Black America. On a few occasions in the past, mostly related to sporting events, white people shared in the joy of black people. Jesse Owens comes to mind, Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson. I do not believe white people have a true feeling of what a Joe Louis or Jack Johnson meant to the black race. As a New Yorker, I heard stories of the jubilation in Harlem, on the night Joe Louis KO’d Max Schmeling. Jubilation. What a great word.
Pride of race, which was withheld from black people for a long time, really began in earnest, all over the country, right after the Second World War. Black men in uniforms moved about the country. Their pride in America brought along pride in self.
An extraordinary people, who have enriched all of our lives. And now, a Black Avatar–representing the soul of America, is running for president.
Not too long ago, I was babysitting. I brought over the movie, “To Kill A Mockingbird.” At one point, I had to pause and explain to the three children the enmity between whites and blacks. These were intelligent children. They could not understand the notion of prejudice based on color. Simply could not grasp the notion.
That’s progress.
– Raphael O’Suna, Haiku
February 22, 2008
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Be Humble Day
Day 53 of 2008
313 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Mana’olana: Hope
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Hop: Hope
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY —
“Life is placed where it can take only a brief flight.“
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Shift Happens
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — TWiT.TV
UPCOMING EVENTS — Feb. 22: “Give Peace a Dance”
YESTERDAY: A Reason for Hope
Read The Maui News editorial …
February 19, 2008: Maui and Hawaii voters statewide turned out in record-breaking numbers to participate in Tuesday’s Democratic Party caucuses, which gave Barack Obama an overwhelming victory by a
3-1 margin. Read The Maui News story …
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 22nd
- 1630: Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn
- 1856: 1st national meeting of the Republican Party (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 1888: John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers, NY)
- 1889: Dakotas, Montana & Washington admitted to the union
- 1923: Transcontinental airmail service begins
- 1935: Airplanes are no longer permitted to fly over the White House
- 1956: Elvis Presley’s first hit in Billboard’s top 10: “Heartbreak Hotel”
- 1980: US Olympic hockey team unexpectedly defeats the USSR team 4-to-3 at Lake Placid, NY (the team goes on to win the gold medal)
- 1994: The Justice Department charges 31-year CIA veteran Aldrich Ames and his wife, Rosario, with selling national security secrets to the Soviet Union
- 2001: A UN war crimes tribunal convicts three Bosnian Serbs on charges of rape and torture in the first case of wartime sexual enslavement to go before an international court
- 2006: Insurgents destroy the golden dome of one of Iraq’s holiest Shiite shrines, the Askariya mosque in Samarra, setting off a spasm of sectarian violence
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 22nd
- 1732: George Washington, general/1st US president
- 1778: Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter
- 1810: Frédéric F Chopin, pianist/composer
- 1857: Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder Boy Scouts)
- 1891: “Chico” Marx, actor/comedian
- 1892: Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/writer/feminist
- 1908: John Mills, actor
- 1925: Edward Gorey, author/artist
- 1932: Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy, Senator (D-MA)
- 1932: Piper Laurie, actress
- 1938: Ishmael Reed, author
- 1944: Jonathan Demme, actor/director
- 1950: Julius Erving, ABA/NBA forward
- 1950: Julie Walters, actress
- 1972: Michael Chang, tennis pro
- 1975: Drew Barrymore, actress
February 21, 2008
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Card Reading Day
Day 52 of 2008
314 days left in this year
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ho‘olaule‘a: Festival
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Singsing: Festival
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Gone lamp-trimming til tired.“
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Shift Happens
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — TWiT.TV
UPCOMING EVENTS — Feb. 22: “Give Peace a Dance”
TODAY: Chinese Lantern Festival
The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because it is the first night of the year to see a full moon. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice balls) creating a joyful atmosphere.
Miracles & Murders
Just a small note on the recent tragic deaths from the storms that socked the mainland: It’s more than wonderful that the baby who got thrown 300 feet in a tornado has survived. Fantastic. But you can’t call the incident a miracle, or even worse, “a miracle from god,” unless you also admit that your god murdered the 2-year-old boy down the street with the same storm. Unless, of course, you’re a hypocrite.
The storm was horrible — some people lived, some people died – it’s random and meaningless and that’s life. Grow up and face the truth.
– Maui Curmudgeon
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 21st
- 1804: The first locomotive engine runs for first time (in Wales)
- 1828: The first Native American newspaper in the U.S., the “Cherokee Phoenix,” begins weekly publication (Georgia)
- 1864: The first U.S. Catholic parish church for African Americans is dedicated (Baltimore)
- 1885: The Washington Monument is dedicated (Washington DC)
- 1887: Oregon becomes the first U.S. state to designate Labor Day as a holiday
- 1925: The first issue of “New Yorker” magazine is published
- 1972: Richard Nixon becomes the first U.S. president to visit China
- 1975: Republicans all - former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman, are sentenced to 2½ to 8 years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up
- 1981: Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares
- 1981: NASA launches Comstar D-4
- 1988: Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart confesses to his congregation in Baton Rouge, LA that he is guilty of an unspecified sin, and states he is leaving the pulpit temporarily (reports link Swaggart to an admitted prostitute, Debra Murphree)
- 1995: Steve Fossett, a Chicago stockbroker, becomes the 1st person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 21st
- 1801: John Henry Newman, cardinal/churchman/author
- 1893: Andrés Segovia, classical guitarist
- 1903: Anaïs Nin, novelist
- 1925: Sam Peckinpah, film director
- 1927: Erma Bombeck, humorist
- 1933: Nina Simone, singer/pianist
- 1936: Barbara Jordan, Rep (D-TX)
- 1940: John Lewis, Rep (D-Georgia)
- 1943: David Geffin, record producer
- 1949: Jerry Harrison, rock keyboardist
- 1952: J J Brunel, rocker
- 1953: William Petersen, actor
- 1955: Kelsey Gramme,actor
- 1958: Jake Steinfeld, exercise expert
- 1958: Mary-Chapin Carpenter, singer/songwriter/guitarist
- 1961: Ranking Roger, rock vocalist
- 1963: William Baldwin, actor
- 1968: Todd Ferich, computer language expert
- 1970: Eric Wilson, rocker
- 1979: Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress
- 1987: Ellen Page, actress (Juno)
February 28, 2008: The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life just released the results of an extensive survey of Americans and religion and the results are startling.44% of Americans are NOT the faith of their parents, having left that religion for something else — or nothing all together. That’s right, the fastest growing “affiliation” for religion in America is NO affiliation (just like political parties). Could it be that Americans are finally beginning to understand that religious myth, while effective and even helpful 2,000 years ago, is not only a detriment to modern living but destructive today?
