It was nearly two hours into the hearing on the future of Maui’s largest and most important hospital before Dr. Peter Galpin was able to roll his wheelchair up to the lectern. Galpin spoke for a couple minutes–one of dozens who’d packed themselves into the Maui Waena Intermediate School cafeteria to testify–but I only wrote five of his words in my notebook: “Trade us or play … [Read more...] about How Do We Save Maui Memorial Medical Center?
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HGEA, DLNR Team Up To Help The Haleakala Silversword
That's right–union members are actually going to work on a Saturday. Well, not really work: it's more like doing gardening, except instead of their backyard, they'll be going to Haleakala National Park. According to a Feb. 20 press release from the Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA), on Mar. 1 volunteers from the union will help the state Department of Land and … [Read more...] about HGEA, DLNR Team Up To Help The Haleakala Silversword