Public Lands Day Day 271 of 2008 95 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Mokuahua: Disappointment
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Lapun: Old man
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “I fly away leaving disappointment behind.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office a Republican wants. - Alben Barkley

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — A Blizzard of Lies
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Crooks and Liars
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Livestrong.com - Lance Armstrong Foundation

I am fascinated by the wealthy old people, the Southerners and the Establishment-types who are saying: “I will not vote for a black man for president and neither will America.”

Some of these people have gone further and added: “I don’t want a black woman in the White House.” It doesn’t matter that the Obamas are elegant, eloquent, intelligent and inspirational. Or maybe it is because of that!

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Pacific Ocean Day Day 269 of 2008 97 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ku‘aku‘ai: Buy and sell
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Baim: Buy - Sailam: Sell
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “When the shark eats, he never troubles to look at the foot of the cliff.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The logical extension of business is murder.” - Charlie Chaplin

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WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — A Blizzard of Lies
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Crooks and Liars
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Livestrong.com - Lance Armstrong Foundation

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Do you need a unique-to-the-islands keepsake for a visitor or mainlander? You can find it here. Do you need some colorful, cool island-style clothing at very affordable prices? You can find it here. Do you collect vintage aloha shirts? You can find them here. There is something for everyone, even if you only want to look at the passing parade of shoppers. The 50 cents admission is a bargain - come out and see for yourself. – Haole Anna

EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 25th
1513: Balboa “discovers” the Pacific Ocean
1639: The first printing press in America is put into operation
1890: Mormon president Wilford Woodruff issues a Manifesto renouncing polygamy
1890: Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (California)
1926: Henry Ford announces that his factory employees will work an 8-hour, 5-day work week
1937: Blues singer Bessie Smith dies of injuries sustained in car crash because a white hospital would not tend to her
1981: Sandra Day O’Connnor is sworn in as the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice
2007: Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group, is convicted in St. George, Utah, of being an accomplice to rape

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Nat’l Punctuation Day Day 268 of 2008 98 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hala kahiki: Pineapple
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Painap: Pineapple
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Your work is done, your fire is extinguised, your banana bunch has ripened.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Peace, like charity, begins at home.” - FDR

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WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — A Blizzard of Lies
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Crooks and Liars
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Livestrong.com - Lance Armstrong Foundation

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MAUI GOLD -That’s the name of the locally grown pineapple most often seen in Maui supermarkets, farmer’s markets and served in local restaurants. Mainlanders are always amazed and delighted at how different and how much better local pineapple is than what is sold as fresh and ripe in their home-town markets. It’s a wonderful thing we have available to us 12 months of the year.

The origin of pineapple growing in the islands is a bit fuzzy, with several different opinions about where and how it appeared for the first time. However, most accounts credit Dr. Dwight Baldwin with planting the first pineapple on Maui in 1903, with commercial production beginning in 1912 when David Thomas Fleming planted 20 acres at Honolua Ranch (site of Kapalua Resort today).

Three varieties of pineapple are commercially grown on the island today: traditional Champaka (used mainly in canning), extra-sweet Maui Gold and Maui Organic Pineapple. It takes 18 months to grow a mature pineapple - so it’s no wonder there are hefty fines for anyone caught taking fruit from the production fields and one more reason to appreciate this delicious local produce.

EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 24th
1957: President Eisenhower sends federal troops to Arkansas to enforce desegregation of the Little Rock Public School System.
1969: CompuServe system starts, first public computer info service.
1969: Trial of “Chicago 8″ (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins
2001: Memorial services are held at Yankee Stadium for the families of those lost in the World Trade Tower terrorist attacks
2007: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad questions the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks and defended the right to cast doubt on the Holocaustx

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Eat an Apple  Day Day 264 of 2008 102 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ma‘ema‘e: Cleanliness, to clean
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Klin: Clean
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “When one does not clean the side of the poi bowl properly, he is unlikely to wipe his behind clean after defecation.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.” - John Kenneth Galbraith

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WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — A Bliizzard of Lies
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Crooks and Liars
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Livestrong.com - Lance Armstrong Foundation

THREAT LEVEL YELLOW: John McClueless recently stated: ”Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation.“  Latest Lies >

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September 20, 1927: Rolls of toilet paper sell on Maui, 3 for 25 cents, not a small amount of money in those days. (25 cents then would pay for enough meat for a meal for a family of four.) Toilet paper holds a special place in the domestic history of Maui, and Hawaii. Residents love their toilet paper. During the oil embargo of 1970’s, supplies to the state became scarce, and among the first to disappear off store shelves was, yes toilet paper.

Today, whenever there is a hint of a dock strike, or shipping problem, you can see residents line up at Costco, megapacks of toilet paper hogging most of the room in their carts. The cost? About $14 for 36 rolls, or 39 cents per roll. But don’t let the price deceive you. The price per roll hasn’t gone up, it’s gone down. In today’s currency, a single roll of toilet paper in 1927 would cost a Mauian $1.08.

“As above, so below.” As within, so without. Because the planet is being beset by an increased number of calamities, warning signs and chaos, one must conclude that man’s consciousness must correspond to these conditions. In fact, one must disappointingly conclude that human consciousness has retrogressed to dangerous levels.

We have seen this retrogression in art, entertainment, politics, religion, sports, warfare and the inability to actually think. Also, we seem to have lost the ability to perceive, as well as conceive. We no longer observe properly, so we cannot synthesize. We no longer seem capable of understanding, believing in or following a more enlightened destiny.

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