Many people have heard the story of how certain older cultures caught a particular kind of monkey. The monkey’s favorite nuts were placed in a container, with a hole large enough for the monkey to put through his hand in order to get the nuts. But the hole was not large enough to allow free passage of a fist clutching nuts. Since the monkey would not let go, he was trapped. Read the rest…
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - ‘Luna’apoli: Censor
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “A waste of effort to care for another’s semen.”
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November, 1961: The best way to censor anything is to make sure it doesn’t get to the public in the first place, which is what happened this month when Honolulu police, obviously with lots of time on their hands, confiscated copies of Henry Miller’s classic novel “Tropic of Cancer.” Read the rest…
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY – HU HU: Anger
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The eyes are turned to the back” (in anger).
YESTERDAY: Governor Linda Lingle signs the Superferry Exemption Bill, but environmentalists promise to fight the new law in court. Read the Star Bulletin story …
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[tags] maui, hawaii, superferry, linda lingle [tags]
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY – IHU: Nose
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY –
“Do not make friends of a woman lest you blow your nose with weeping.”
Yesterday: The Hawaii legislature thumbs its nose at Maui and Hawaii courts by passing a law, at Governor Linda Lingle’s urging, to exempt one company from environmental requirements all others companies must comply with. 
November 1, 1898: Work proceeds apace to electrify certain buildings on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island. Today, the superintendent of the Department of Government Electric Light Works announces a plan to put all new electric lines from this point forward underground.
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - MANU: Bird
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “The bird of the day reaps its reward.”
Yesterday: State Senate mocks Maui by passing bill to exempt Hawaii Superferry from environmental laws. Read Honolulu Advertiser story …
October 30, 1933: The Hui Manu — a Honolulu-based organization that was formed to devote its efforts to introducing songbirds to the Hawaiian Islands — releases Mockingbirds on Maui, because, evidently, Maui doesn’t have enough birds which sing prettily. (Mockingbirds are members of the Mimidae family, with about 17 species in three genera.)
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - ‘OIA’I'O : Truth
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “Truth is not changeable.”
October 23, 2006: The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Fund awards Maui Community College $371,792 for improving the career and technical education programs offered to students in the technical fields.
MCC, which serves nearly 3,000 students each semester, offers 23 AA degrees, of which six are technology based, including automotive technology and engineering. In conjunction with the University of Hawaii, the College also offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees, of which two are technology based: applied science and information technology. Visit MCC online …
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - `AHA : Meeting, council
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “No mudhen’s cry to disturb the councl meeting.”
Hawaii Superferry Public Informational Meeting
Monday October 22 - 3pm, Baldwin High School Auditorium, Kahului
State Senators are holding an informational meeting Monday on a draft of the Superferry bill the Governor and Attorney General are submitting to the legislature. This bill will be introduced into the speical session she will call, probably next week. Citizens are invited to review the draft and come to the meeting for comment. The bill is an attempt to allow the Superferry to operate while the court-mandated environemntal assessment is conducted. Read the draft bill here …
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - LELE: Fly (as a bird) - PONALO: Fly (the insect)
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “Where the odor is bad, there the flies hum.”
October 14, 1922: Flying was about 19 years old, and even newer to the Hawaiian Islands, when then Hawaii Governor W. R. Farrington takes a sea plane from Maui to Honolulu. Near the end of the estimated 60-minute flight, the plane catches fire and is forced to ditch in the sea, well off the coast of Pearl Harbor. Luckily, radio had already been invented, and another sea plane swooped down to the rescue. The governor swam from one plane to another. No one was hurt. The plane sank. Read the rest…
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - KANAWAI: Law HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “When the Wiliwili tree blooms, the shark bites; when a pretty woman blossoms, the law bites .” Judge Bans Superferry from Maui Pending EA.October 10, 1911: Dr. Sun Yat-sen dethrones the Manchu Dynasty and founds the Chinese Republic of China. Read the rest…
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - HALA: Past, the past
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “Passing time obscures the past.”
October 5, 2005 - Superferry seems to be in uncharted water
KAHULUI – In trying to explain how the Hawaii Superferry will fit in at the already crammed Pier 2 at Kahului Harbor, the most common answer from state Department of Transportation Director Rodney Haraga on Tuesday was: “We haven’t worked things out yet.” Read the full story …
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