The new Crossroads USO Exhibit will open at the Makawao History Museum this Thursday, Feb. 2. The exhibit will commemorate the 200,000-plus American servicemen and women who relaxed in Makawao while stationed on Maui during World War II. The show will feature historical displays depicting the old USO from its opening in 1943 until the end of the war in 1945. Visitors will see … [Read more...] about The Crossroads USO Exhibit at Makawao History Museum
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Humpback Whale Sanctuary Honors Volunteer
Honolulu native Trisha Kehaulani Watson has been honored along with 14 others at the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s 11th Annual Leadership Awards Dinner in Washington D.C. The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, a non-profit organization that acts as a resource for marine sanctuaries across the nation, recognized Watson for her work as the Native Hawaiian … [Read more...] about Humpback Whale Sanctuary Honors Volunteer
Why a Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council member wants the whales removed from the endangered species list
It’s hard to imagine these days–especially if you’re standing on any south or west-face Maui beach in the winter for more than a minute–but even just 50 years ago there were fewer than 1,500 humpback whales in the North Pacific. Whaling, which devastated whale populations around the world, had largely been banned around the world, but as a species, humpbacks hovered near … [Read more...] about Why a Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council member wants the whales removed from the endangered species list
What One Researcher Found When She Visited The Great Western Garbage Patch With The Sea Dragon
The development of a new man-made plastic called Parkesine won the bronze medal in The Great London Exposition in 1862. Since then, scientists have created more plastics at an ever-increasing pace. It’s no wonder that more than a hundred types of plastics are littering our oceans and gathering into great garbage patches and swirls. Giant gyres of garbage floating beneath the … [Read more...] about What One Researcher Found When She Visited The Great Western Garbage Patch With The Sea Dragon
Looking At How US Navy Training In Hawaii And California Waters Will Harm Marine Mammals And What The Service Intends To Do About It
Witnesses said they looked like a wave entering the bay. There were between 150 and 200 melon-headed whales that morning, all sweeping into Hanalei Bay on Kauai at once. It was July 3, 2004, and the whales would stay in the bay for 28 hours, leaving only after a legion of volunteers helped shepherd them back to the open sea. All the animals save one–a calf, who apparently died … [Read more...] about Looking At How US Navy Training In Hawaii And California Waters Will Harm Marine Mammals And What The Service Intends To Do About It