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Nat’l Punctuation Day Day 268 of 2008 98 days left in this year

GOP War Against Truth. Today’s Threat Level: ORANGE - Latest Lies >

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hala kahiki: Pineapple
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Painap: Pineapple
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Your work is done, your fire is extinguised, your banana bunch has ripened.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Peace, like charity, begins at home.” – FDR

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WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — A Blizzard of Lies
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Crooks and Liars
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Livestrong.com – Lance Armstrong Foundation

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MAUI GOLD -That’s the name of the locally grown pineapple most often seen in Maui supermarkets, farmer’s markets and served in local restaurants. Mainlanders are always amazed and delighted at how different and how much better local pineapple is than what is sold as fresh and ripe in their home-town markets. It’s a wonderful thing we have available to us 12 months of the year.

The origin of pineapple growing in the islands is a bit fuzzy, with several different opinions about where and how it appeared for the first time. However, most accounts credit Dr. Dwight Baldwin with planting the first pineapple on Maui in 1903, with commercial production beginning in 1912 when David Thomas Fleming planted 20 acres at Honolua Ranch (site of Kapalua Resort today).

Three varieties of pineapple are commercially grown on the island today: traditional Champaka (used mainly in canning), extra-sweet Maui Gold and Maui Organic Pineapple. It takes 18 months to grow a mature pineapple – so it’s no wonder there are hefty fines for anyone caught taking fruit from the production fields and one more reason to appreciate this delicious local produce.

EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 24th
1957: President Eisenhower sends federal troops to Arkansas to enforce desegregation of the Little Rock Public School System.
1969: CompuServe system starts, first public computer info service.
1969: Trial of “Chicago 8″ (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins
2001: Memorial services are held at Yankee Stadium for the families of those lost in the World Trade Tower terrorist attacks
2007: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad questions the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks and defended the right to cast doubt on the Holocaustx