ML&P Loses Millions
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Supreme Sacrifice Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Mea Kakau: Writer PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Raitim: Write HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The hairs on his chin bristle.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “If Christ were here now, there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.” (Mark Twain) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — American Library Association WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Frozen in Grand Central Station PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Global Podcasting Directory BLOG OF THE WEEK — The Daily Kos 
TODAY: Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (ML&P) announces it lost $70.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. It will sell its Kapalua Plantation Golf Course for $50 million to pay down debt. More >
March 18th, 1959: President Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill.
March 18th, 1866: Mark Twain begins his dispatches to the San Francisco Alta newspaper from Hawaii. During this time, he traveled often to Maui reporting on the beauty and splendor. Part of these writings can be found in his book Innocents Abroad.
