• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • News
    • Business
    • Community News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Law Enforcement
    • News of the Weird
    • Politics
    • Satire
    • Science and Environment
    • Surf & Sports
  • Eh Brah
  • Culture
    • Activities
    • Fashion
    • Health and Wellness
    • History
    • Horoscope
    • Maui Community
    • People
  • Entertainment
    • Add Your Event
    • Art
    • Calendar
    • Community Events
    • Conservation Events
    • Events
    • Film Critique
    • Health and Wellness Events
    • Movies & Showtimes
    • Music
    • Sports Events
    • Stage
  • Food & Drink
    • Food News
    • Made on Maui
    • Maui Bars
    • Maui Restaurants
  • Events
    • Add Your Event
  • How to Tip
  • About MauiTime
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe!

Maui Time

Mauis Best News, Information and Entertainment Site

You are here: Home / Culture / History / QuizUnderstood: How well do you know the voyaging canoe Mookiha O Piilani’s recent trip?

QuizUnderstood: How well do you know the voyaging canoe Mookiha O Piilani’s recent trip?

September 1, 2016 by Anthony Pignataro 1 Comment

1. On Aug. 29, Hawaii Dental Service announced that it donated $97,000 to the Lanai Community Health Center’s new dental unit. According to the company’s news release, what percentage of Lanai’s population–live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level?

A. Nearly 20 percent

B. Nearly 30 percent

C. Nearly 40 percent

D. Nearly 50 percent

E. Nearly 60 percent

2. On Aug. 26, President Barack Obama used his executive authority to expand the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, making it the largest protected marine area on Earth. Which Hawaii public official pushed hard for the expansion?

A. Senator Mazie Hirono

B. Senator Brian Schatz

C. Representative Tulsi Gabbard

D. The late Representative Mark Takai

E. Governor David Ige

3. On Sunday, Aug. 28, the Mo‘okiha O Pi‘ilani, Maui’s first true voyaging canoe built in 600 years, set sail out of Ma‘alaea Harbor. According to The Maui News, where did it go?

A. Hawaii Island

B. Molokai

C. Lanai

D. Oahu

E. Kauai

See answers below:

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

ANSWERS

1: C–Nearly 40 percent

2: B–Senator Brian Schatz

3: D–Oahu

Photo: Sean M. Hower

Share this:

Comments

comments

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Barack Obama, federal poverty level, Hawaii Dental Service, Lanai Community Health Center, Maalaea, Mauitime Columns, Mo'okiha O Pi'ilani, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, voyaging canoe

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe

* indicates required




My Interests

Yaaaas! Almost Done. Please check Email to agree that we are going to send you some dope ass emails.


You can unsubscribe anytime you desire via the footer of our emails. We always keep your info safe, and encrypted.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp’s privacy practices here.


Footer

Recent

  • Dancing Feathers Exhibit at Lahaina Arts Society
  • Grom of the Month December: Jackson Bunch
  • Through the Looking Glass: Project Censored’s top stories of the year
  • Eh Brah! Sup gramps…
  • Santa is in town! MauiTime’s Maui Calendar of Events | December 5th-December 11th, 2019

Search

Copyright © 2019 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in