Researchers from Pacific Whale Foundation are part of an international team from five countries and six universities involved in the first global research project kicking off today that studies how ocean changes influence the recovery of whale populations in the southern hemisphere. The ultimate goal is to create a model for whale distributions under future climate-change … [Read more...] about Pacific Whale Foundation researchers dive deep to understand climate impacts on whales
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Paddle Imua goes Global for 2020
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
Naughty or Nice? At the one-year anniversary of Mahi Pono’s 56,000-acre Maui ag land grab, questions remain about the company’s ultimate intentions
Last year at this time, Mauians were cheering the news that Alexander & Baldwin had suddenly shed its former cane field land and 50 percent of its EMI irrigation system in a $267-million sale to a completely unknown, newly-created entity named Mahi Pono. Oh, there were high hopes for this corporate stranger, the result of a partnership between the Canadian Public Sector … [Read more...] about Naughty or Nice? At the one-year anniversary of Mahi Pono’s 56,000-acre Maui ag land grab, questions remain about the company’s ultimate intentions
NOTW: Baby-tossing, vampire tourism and gun-toting bureaucrats
THIS WEEK IN BABY-TOSSING India has supposedly outlawed the “baby-tossing” religious test popular among Hindus and Muslims in rural villages in Maharashtra and Karnataka states, but a July New York Times report suggested that parents were still allowing surrogates to drop their newborn infants from 30 feet up and awaiting the gods’ blessing for a prosperous, healthy life. In … [Read more...] about NOTW: Baby-tossing, vampire tourism and gun-toting bureaucrats
Interview with Maui Surfer Melissa Proud – March 3, 1998
Born a water baby, Melissa Proud has been pulling sea shells out of her ears since she first set foot in the sand. Out at Ho`okipa, she learned to surf from Rick Irons, who pushed her into her first waves. From that point, surfing was to become her passion. “I didn’t get into surfing until I was 14," she said. "I had always been competitive in sports, but once I started … [Read more...] about Interview with Maui Surfer Melissa Proud – March 3, 1998