1. On May 3, Hawai‘i Attorney General Russell Suzuki publicly thanked state officials for making progress on getting untested sexual assault kits–some of which date back to July 2017–to labs for testing. How many such kits did Hawai‘i officials finally get to a lab? A. 213 B. 513 C. 814 D. 1,313 E. 1,513 2. On May 7, Honolulu Civil Beat reported on the campaign finances … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: What do you know about the Kaiwo Maru’s recent visit to Kahului?
Kahului Harbor
Be Circular Beach Cleanup at Veterans Peace Park
There’s another Become Circular Beach Cleanup at Veterans Peace Park on Saturday, April 7. The Become Circular Task Force meets every first Saturday of the month to clean up ocean debris and hazardous plastics.There’ll be a pop up tent near Kahului Harbor, and after the clean up there will be a zero-waste lunch. 9am. Veterans Peace Park, (Waiehu Beach Rd., Wailuku); … [Read more...] about Be Circular Beach Cleanup at Veterans Peace Park
Kahului Harbor Beach Cleanup
There’s a Beach Cleanup at Kahului Harbor on Saturday, Mar. 3. This inaugural event will begin with an opening ceremony and blessing. After the cleanup, volunteers will be treated to a thank-you lunch, receive a task force t-shirt and a reusable bChill water bottle. This event is hosted by Become Circular, Aloha Outdoors and bChill. Free. 9am. Kahului Harbor, (103 … [Read more...] about Kahului Harbor Beach Cleanup
Girls in the Lineup: How a small Maui nonprofit wants to make water sports more accessible to women
Princess Keleanohoana‘api‘api, or Kelea, was a graceful and daring princess of Maui. She loved to surf and was told by the gods that she would find the love of her life only in the ocean. This wayward surfer is the inspiration for The Kelea Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to making water sports accessible to all girls and women. This fall, the foundation is putting on a … [Read more...] about Girls in the Lineup: How a small Maui nonprofit wants to make water sports more accessible to women
Quizunderstood: What do you know about upcoming work on the Maui Veterans Cemetery?
1. On Sept. 20, County of Maui officials said that about 62,500 gallons of wastewater spilled into the ocean off Kahului Beach Road in Wailuku. Back in August, there was another sewage spill, this time into Kahului Harbor. How large was that August spill? A. 48,000 gallons B. 58,000 gallons C. 68,000 gallons D. 78,000 gallons E. 88,000 gallons 2. On Sept. 22, U.S. Senator … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: What do you know about upcoming work on the Maui Veterans Cemetery?