Willie Nelson’s Birthday

April 30, 2009 > MAUI TODAY No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastNational Honesty Day
Day 121 of 2009
244 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY —  Kaulikie ‘Ole: Injustice
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Welman: Squatter
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Let the old men, the old women, and the children go and sleep on the wayside; let them not be molested.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY —  “A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.” (Oscar Wilde)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — BioWillie.com
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Always on My Mind
 PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Peace Research Institute
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — Willie’s God!  (Texas Monthly Feature – May, 2008)

April 30th, 1900: Hawaii Becomes a U.S. territory
Maui's beloved Willie Nelson turns 75 todayPresident William McKinley signs the Organic Act. The Organic Act, established by Congress in the 19th Century, incorporates territory into the U.S. Incorporated territory of the United States is a specific area under the jurisdiction of the United States, over which the Congress has determined that the Constitution is to be applied to the territory’s local government and inhabitants in its entirety (e. g. citizenship, trial by jury), in the same manner as it applies to the local governments and residents of the States. Incorporated territories are considered an integral part of the United States, as opposed to being merely possessions. This motion, on this day, solidifies the crime committed by Sanford Dole and the small contingent of Marines who overthrew  the legitimate Hawaiian Government in 1893.

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Obama’s 1st 100 Days

April 29, 2009 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastGreenery  Day
Day 120 of 2009
245 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kaua kuloko: Civil War
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Pait: War
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Distance is ignored by love.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY —  “The art of war is simple enough.” (U.S.Grant)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — 2008 Auto Show Review
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Maui TV News
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Earth News
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — Politico.com

TODAY: Hawaiian-born President Barack Obama addresses the nation this evening (2:00pm HST) discussing his first 100 days in office. More >

April 29th, 1865: Three weeks after the end of Civil War, the news of its completion finally reaches Hawaii on the steamer Archer.  We have little to say about this except that the mirage of freedom for blacks at the end of the Civil War predates the U.S. overthrow of the Hawaiian nation by 30 years.

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Stimulus Funds Kealia Upgrade

April 28, 2009 > MAUI TODAY No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastKiss Your Mate Day
Day 119 of 2009
246 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Palemo: Sink
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Mauspas: Dumb
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The rain follows the forest.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.”
(E.J.Smith, Captain, HMS Titanic, 1907)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — 2008 Auto Show Review
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Maui TV News
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Earth News
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — Politico.com

Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

TODAY: Federal stimulus funds will pay for a $7.3 million visitor center and replacement administrative building at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Central Maui. More >

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Pitch In This Week

April 27, 2009 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastNat’l Volunteer Week
Day 118 of 2009
247 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘A‘a: Volunteer
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Halivim: Help
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The eel is a fish that moves skyward.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Generosity gives assistance rather than advice.” (Vauvenargues)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — “The Green Issue” – NYT Magazine
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — National Geographic
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Earth News
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — The Environmental Blog

Molokai mule whisperers

April 27th, 1898: Mantanzas Mule Day - In one of the first naval actions of the Spanish-American War, US Naval forces bombarded the Cuban village of Mantanzas. It was widely reported that the only casualty of the bombardment was one mule. The Mantanzas Mule became instantly famous and remains a footnote in the history of the Spanish-American war.

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Have a Lazy Sunday

April 26, 2009 > MAUI TODAY No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastRubber Eraser Day
Day 117 of 2009
248 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Luna kanawai: Judge
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Lektrik: Electric
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “A coral reef hardens into land.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” (Pablo Picasso)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — “The Green Issue” – NYT Magazine
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — National Geographic
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Earth News
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — The Environmental Blog

TODAY: Swine Flu Epidemic hits the mainland. More >

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Behold or Bestow

April 25, 2009 Raphael O'Suna No Comments

Some people learn important, significant or hidden things every day. A smaller number of people grow wiser.

Fewer than that even, learn to love. And a very tiny percentage of those step away from themselves.

Wisdom and love–compassion–will help one to abandon oneself. Knowledge, opinion, information and technology do not contribute to one’s freedom from oneself.

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Let It Grow

April 25, 2009 > MAUI TODAY No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastNational Arbor Day
Day 116 of 2009
249 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — La‘au: Tree
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Diwai: Tree
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The branches grow because of the trunk.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “You can always tell a Dogwood by its bark.” (Anon)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — “The Green Issue” – NYT Magazine
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — National Geographic
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Earth News
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — The Environmental Blog

Phto by Erin Cute

YESTERDAY – ARBOR DAY: National Arbor Day is the last Friday of April making it on April 24, 2008. But some U.S. States celebrate this tree-planting holiday on other days of the year. The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902), a Nebraska journalist and politician originally from Michigan.  Throughout his long and productive career, Morton worked to improve agricultural techniques in his adopted state and throughout the United States when he served as President Grover Cleveland’s Secretary of Agriculture. His most important legacy is Arbor Day, originally celebrated on his birthday, April 22.

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Flash Flood Watch Today

April 24, 2009 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastScoop the Poop Week
Day 115 of 2009
250 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Luna kanawai: Judge
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Jas: Judge
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “One cannot tell by his crowing what the cock’s spur can do.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “I don’t want to know what the law is. I want to know who the judge is.” (Roy Cohn)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — “The Green Issue” – NYT Magazine
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — National Geographic
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Earth News
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — The Environmental Blog

April 24th, 2008: Maui District court Judge Joseph Cardoza issued a preliminary injunction against Honua‘ula development project (formerly called Wailea 670). Read more in the Maui News … Save Makena …

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