With participants separated by oceans, social distancing won’t be a problem for Imua Family Services’ annual paddling race benefiting Camp Imua. For the past eight years, Imua Family Services has unified water sports athletes from around the state and world through Paddle Imua, a benefit race along the famous Maliko downwind run that raises funds for Imua’s annual summer … [Read more...] about Paddle Imua goes Global for 2020
Hiroshima
On Da Beach: Fighting the fear as Hawaii prepares for nuclear war
It’s a gorgeous afternoon, and I’m at a beach in Kihei. It’s warm and clear; the sun is blazing over a crystal blue ocean. But I’m not there to jump in the water–instead, I’m searching for a cave that will protect me and possibly my loved ones in the event of a nuclear attack. I’ve been tipped off by a friend as to its existence (because of the nature of this story, I’m going … [Read more...] about On Da Beach: Fighting the fear as Hawaii prepares for nuclear war
Peace on Your Wings: A Musical with Movement at Iao United Church of Christ
You can see Peace on Your Wings: A Musical with Movement at the Iao United Church of Christ on Sunday, Aug. 6. The production is based on the true story of a 12-year old victim in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, exactly 72 years ago. Co-authored by Jenny Taira and Lauren Rubin, Taira will give a keynote address and Rubin will sing excerpts from the musical. Maui Taiko, the Iao … [Read more...] about Peace on Your Wings: A Musical with Movement at Iao United Church of Christ
President Obama goes to Hiroshima, Maui gets millions in defense funding
Today President Barack Obama made the first-ever presidential visit to Hiroshima, site of the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare. That Obama was the first president to ever visit the city–where a single American bomb killed about a hundred thousand people–betrays a great deal about how we still can't cope with the fact that the U.S. is the only nation in history to ever … [Read more...] about President Obama goes to Hiroshima, Maui gets millions in defense funding