It's pervasive, persistent, produced from petrochemicals. It takes many forms and can be found as lightweight Styrofoam packaging, rigid polyvinyl chloride pipes, polyethylene water bottles, high-density polyethylene laundry and milk bottles, nylon ropes and nets and thousands of variations and applications. Look around you and count all the things made of drastic … [Read more...] about Drastic Plastic: What we learned about plastic pollution and Hawaii at the sixth International Marine Debris Conference
Jack Johnson
What it was like to be at the March For Our Lives Maui rally and concert
Thousands gathered on the University of Hawaii Maui College lawn on Saturday, Mar. 24 for the March for Our Lives rally and concert. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D–Hawaii, launched the event with a moment of silence for the 17 people who were shot and killed on Valentine's Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Standing in the rain, the crowd grew as powerful … [Read more...] about What it was like to be at the March For Our Lives Maui rally and concert
How Maui students are trying to get officials to take gun violence seriously
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there are a lot of scared kids in this country right now. They’re scared of gun violence, and they have every right to be. They’re even scared here on Maui. And like many students around the nation, a small group of Maui high school students have gotten organized and are taking action. On the same day that video of the “Empty Shoes … [Read more...] about How Maui students are trying to get officials to take gun violence seriously
Maui Film Festival: Maui spearfishing champ Kimi Werner featured in ‘Fishpeople’
During her TEDxMaui talk in 2014, champion freediver and spearfisher Kimi Werner explained her key to survival in the deep sea–and in life. “When you feel the need to speed up, slow down,” she said. Born and raised on Maui, Werner spoke of how the ocean provided food for her family, how she tagged along as a young girl when her father spearfished and, later, how she longed to … [Read more...] about Maui Film Festival: Maui spearfishing champ Kimi Werner featured in ‘Fishpeople’
Talking story with Matt Lane about the 12th annual Lahaina Town Clean up
Matt Lane works at the Peter Lik Gallery in Lahaina. But 12 years ago, when he was a server at Hard Rock Cafe just up the street, he organized the first Lahaina Town Clean Up. Saturday, Sept. 24 will see this year’s clean up, which has ballooned from a modest gathering of Lane and his trash bag-wielding friends into a well-funded, extensively sponsored event that enjoys … [Read more...] about Talking story with Matt Lane about the 12th annual Lahaina Town Clean up