Kudos to Kamehameha Students!
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Lokomaika’i: gracious PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Givim: act of kindness HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “No kind deed has ever lacked its reward.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “”It is impossible to go through life without trust: That is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.” (Graham Greene) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Maui Culinary Academy - Class Act WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Iraq War Veterans Speak Out PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Slate.com podcasts BLOG OF THE WEEK — BoingBoing.netApril 11: 2008: We close this historically quiet week on Maui with a small but important story about kids today.Several juniors at Kamehameha Schools have chosen an interesting task for their senior projects. Every senior must complete such a project, and the scope available to them is broad: perhaps you want to study the orbit of electrons in certain molecules, or work a dairy farm or clerk in a law office. Most choices focus on the career interests of the student involved.
These juniors have chosen to rebuild used computers for families on Maui which cannot afford to buy computers. They will work this project in conjunction with the Maui County E-Cycling program, which recycles computers and electronics, and they will do so during their summer. They would like to build and distribute a dozen systems per student. Yes, they knock off their project requirement for their curriculum, but they do so unselfishly, taking their own summer time, and producing something which benefits us all - recycled goods - and helps the children of poorer families to step into the world of computers and the Internet. Of course, the Kamehameha students do all this without pay.
Our cynical hats come off in salute to them.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — April 11th
- 1689: William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain
- 1898: President McKinley asks for the Spanish-American War declaration
- 1899: Treaty of Paris is ratified: Spain cedes Puerto Rico to the U.S.
- 1945: American and Allied soldiers liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany
- 1951: General Douglas MacArthur is removed from his Korean Command by President Truman
- 1960: The first weather satellite is launched (Tiros 1)
- 1961: Israel begins the Adolf Eichman trial for World War II crimes
- 1968: President Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act
- 1979: Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is overthrown
- 1986: Halley’s Comet makes its closest approach to Earth this orbit
BORN ON THIS DAY — April 11th
- 1370: Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony
- 1722: Christopher Smart, English poet & journalist
- 1893: Dean G Acheson, statesman/U.S. Secretary of State
- 1907: Paul Douglas, actor
- 1913: Oleg Cassini, fashion designer for Jackie Kennedy
- 1918: Cameron Mitchell, actor
- 1925: Ethel Kennedy, wife of Bobby
- 1932: Joel Grey, actor
- 1933: John Sheffield, actor
- 1938: Michael Deaver, politician/lobbyist
- 1939: Louise Lasser, actress
- 1948: Ellen Goodman, syndicated columnist
- 1957: Marty McMahon, ecycler/blogger
- 1958: Stuart Adamson, rock vocalist/guitarist
