Maui Be Good
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Good Samaritan Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Maikai: Good PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Gur pela: Good HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “It is a package of salt.” (good) HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Good that comes late is good for nothing.” (English)
March 13th, 1933 – Maui Money Changes: On this date in 1933, people on Maui could go to their banks again, the federal government having reopened them after FDR closed them to stem the tide of the bank failures. In place of money, banks hand out certificates representing money, in denominations of $1, $5, and $10. It was a neat trick: since most people wanted money, and FDR had promised them that the federal government would back up all banks, most people refused the certificates and let their money sit – which of course is what FDR wanted. It’s all good.
