Spring is a time of flowering, renewal, hope, and great promise, as the longer, warmer days arise out of the dark and cold of winter. Since 1970, Earth Day has taken this time to pause to rally for the environment, to love and honor our planet, and to imagine what it may take to reverse the degradation wrought upon our once-pristine ecosystems. When Wisconsin Senator Gaylord … [Read more...] about The Green Issue 2019: Leaders share their messages to Mother Earth
Clifford Naeole
Nice to see Hawaii taking up the fight against white supremacist statues
It’s heartwarming to see activists way out here in Hawaii take up the civil rights struggle being fought right now in the continental U.S. over statues that honor the so-called “heroes” of the Confederacy. Those particular statues don’t exist out here, but that doesn’t mean we don’t face the same underlying issues. The fight is not, as white supremacists are fond of saying, … [Read more...] about Nice to see Hawaii taking up the fight against white supremacist statues
‘Hawaii’s Wounded Knee’ – Remembering the Olowalu Massacre
Kalolopahu. It’s a Hawaiian word meaning “the spilled brains.” Until I began researching the history of Olowalu, I had never heard the word. Olowalu, a tiny coastal town just a few miles south of Lahaina (pop. 80), has been in the news a lot lately because of the grand development plans from Olowalu Town LLC (a hui owned by Peter Martin, Jim Riley, David Ward, Glenn and Alice … [Read more...] about ‘Hawaii’s Wounded Knee’ – Remembering the Olowalu Massacre
PBS Hawaii to air Haleakala documentary TONIGHT (May 14)
PBS Hawaii will air a Maui-made documentary about Haleakala crater on May 14 (that's TONIGHT) at 9pm Hawaii time. The documentary, The Quietest Place on Earth, was made by Emmy Award-winning Maui filmmaker Dr. Tom Vendetti Vendetti and co-producers Robert C. Stone and Rick Chatenever (who's been steadily plugging the documentary in his Maui News column for the past year) … [Read more...] about PBS Hawaii to air Haleakala documentary TONIGHT (May 14)
UPDATED: We Audit Rick Chatenever’s Friend List/Maui News Column
[Note: I updated this post on Aug. 20 to include data from all of Chatenever's column entries, though as you'll see, nothing really changed. The infographic now reflects the updated data, and is also now slightly easier to read.] Every Tuesday since January, The Maui News runs a column on Page A3 called "Maui Connections." Written by Rick Chatenever (who used to edit … [Read more...] about UPDATED: We Audit Rick Chatenever’s Friend List/Maui News Column