Three Silversword specimens were recently sent to South Korea to be highlighted in the Goyang International Horticulture Show. The Mayor's Office of Economic Development secured the necessary permits to take the specimens from the greenhouse at Haleakala National Park (HNP) to be preserved by specialists and displayed at Goyang's rare plant exhibit. The Haleakala 'Ahinahina or … [Read more...] about Silverswords Leave Haleakala to Journey to Korea for the First Time Off-Island
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County of Maui Wins Korean Flower Festival Booth Award
It’s always nice to read that news in South Korea isn’t completely dominated by the threat of nuclear war. Sometimes, news there concerns nothing more than delicate flowers. As part of its effort to attract ever more visitors to our islands, the county and the Maui Visitors Bureau set up a booth at this year’s International Flower Festival in Goyang, a city located just north … [Read more...] about County of Maui Wins Korean Flower Festival Booth Award
Democratic Congressional Representative Tulsi Gabbard Talks Tough On North Korea While ACLU Hawaii Sues State Corrections Department
GABBARD RATCHETS UP NORTH KOREA RHETORIC There’s nothing like a just-before-going-to-sleep screening of the 1965 Sidney Poitier/Richard Widmark film The Bedford Incident to really put your mind at ease regarding nuclear war. Oh, you haven’t seen the flick (or read the 1963 James Poe novel of the same name)? Well, it’s really just Moby Dick, except Ahab is an American guided … [Read more...] about Democratic Congressional Representative Tulsi Gabbard Talks Tough On North Korea While ACLU Hawaii Sues State Corrections Department