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

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ANSWERS

1: C–Nearly 40 percent

2: B–Senator Brian Schatz

3: D–Oahu

Photo: Sean M. Hower