Richard “Pablo” Caldito, Sr., the first Filipino-American elected to public office in the United States, will be recognized Thursday, Oct. 17 at a dedication ceremony to rename the Waihe’e Ball Park in his honor. Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa and the county Department of Parks & Recreation are inviting the public to join them at a 3:30pm ceremony as they officially change the park’s … [Read more...] about County of Maui To Rename Waihee Park After Richard Caldito
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Clean Toilet Happiness and Macaque Punishment and The Reality Of Sharknado
HAPPINESS IS A CLEAN TOILET Beginning in 2011, about three dozen people in Tokyo have been meeting every Sunday morning at 6am on a mission to scrub down, one by one, the city’s grungiest public restrooms. “By 7:30,” according to an Associated Press reporter who witnessed an outing in August, the team had left behind a “gleaming public toilet, looking as good as the day it was … [Read more...] about Clean Toilet Happiness and Macaque Punishment and The Reality Of Sharknado
Friends Of Haleakala National Park Want You
In geological terms, Haleakala is very much a living place. Yes, the mountain is full of vibrant, colorful flora and fauna that’s as unique as Maui, but the volcano itself is also far from dead. As Jill Engledow has written in her voluminous 2012 book Haleakala: A History of the Maui Mountain, the last eruption took place just a couple centuries ago, while geologists won’t … [Read more...] about Friends Of Haleakala National Park Want You
Honoring Sun Mei In Keokea
Past Grandma’s Coffee in Keokea, a little ways down the winding road that leads to the unseen parts of the island, is a small park that overlooks everything from Makena to Ma'alaea. It’s the first place with enough space to turn around if you’ve realized you’ve driven too far, and it’s also the site of Sun Yat-sen Park. The park honors Chinese hero Sun Yat-sen, who led a … [Read more...] about Honoring Sun Mei In Keokea
Haleakala National Park Looking For New Intern To Study Silverswords And Climate Change
Back in January, we reported that new research from the United States Geological Survey and UH Manoa was showing that climate change may, in fact, doom the beautiful but endangered silversword plants that are endemic to the highest elevations of Haleakala. News like this obviously concerns the good people at Haleakala National Park, who are conducting their own research on how … [Read more...] about Haleakala National Park Looking For New Intern To Study Silverswords And Climate Change