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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Waihona puke: Library
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Ridim: Read
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “She is the repository of learning.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Wisdom sets bounds, even to knowledge.” – Nietzsche

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Anchorage Daily News
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Keating Economics
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — McCain’s Voicemail to Obama
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK —  World Rainforest Network

October 15th, 1919: Several women meet at the home of Mrs. S.A. Baldwin and formally create the Maui Women’s Club. Perhaps not surprisingly, Mrs. H.A. Baldwin is elected the Club’s first president. Shortly thereafter, the Club establishes Maui County’s first Public Library on High St. not far from where, in 1928, C.W. Dickey built the Wailuku Library that still stands.The women draft a constitution which states the Club’s purpose: “First – To promote Americanism, and second, to take up any line of work which will promote the highest interests of the community.” Any female resident of Maui County was eligible to join, and the first year saw membership grow to 128 women.

EVENTS ON THIS DAY — October 15th
1815: Napoleon is exiled to the island of St. Helena
1846: First public use of ether (Dr. William Thomas Green Morton)
1858: Lincoln-Douglas debates end
1878: Edison Electric Light Company is incorporated
1914: ASCAP is founded (American Soceity of Composers, Authors & Publishers)
1993: Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk are named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
1999: The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
2005: Iraqis vote to approve a constitution