Obama Ends Torture, Gitmo
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National Pie Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hana kuli: Noise, sound PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Nois: Noise HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “They are the fish of loud shouting.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “God’s only excuse is that he does not exist.” – Stendahl
YESTERDAY: President Barack Obama signs executive orders ending torture and closing Guantanamo Bay Prison. More >Janurary 23rd, 2007: The U.S. Navy is granted exemption to use Sonar in protected Hawaiian waters. Maui marine conservationists are critical of a decision to grant the Navy a two-year exemption from the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Read more …
Many marine biologists believe this technology disorients and interferes with marine mammal communications, which can result in mass beach strandings of whales and dolphins. Learn more at the Natural Resources Defense Council...
