Here's the drone footage from the rescue of stranded hikers due to flash floods from August 24. Notice at the :25 mark when the whitewater from the waterfall rapidly expands while a hiker is in the water at the top of the fall. At :46 mark, the man, unable to hold on, goes over the waterfall. Do you think those requiring rescue from emergency personnel should have to pay for … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Drone captures escape and rescue from a flash flood “Commando” hike in Maui, Hawaii
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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST New Movie Review
The morning before I attended the screening of the new X-Men movie, I was cleaning out an old box of mementos and came across an odd flyer. It read "Mutants Are People Too!" on the cover. On the inner fold were details of how this country was full of Mutant Oppression and lacking Mutant Equality. I was given this flyer at the first screening of the original X-Men in 2000, when … [Read more...] about X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST New Movie Review
Na Mele O Maui Song Competition Results
This year’s Na Mele O Maui Song and Art Competition–held at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Dec. 5–featured Maui county students from 16 schools. The 41st annual competition–the Valley Isle’s only county wide Hawaiian song and art competition–is dedicated to the preservation of native culture. It was designed to perpetuate Hawaiian music, language and arts. The competition … [Read more...] about Na Mele O Maui Song Competition Results
Hawaii State Library Now Loans Netbooks And EMagazines
Netbooks, eMagazines and a mobile app are among the new free services offered by the Hawaii State Public Library System. The HSPLS also has added services to help patrons learn how to speak the Hawaiian language. The HSPLS Mobile Netbook Loan Program offers netbook computers for loan at 37 public libraries across the state. The netbooks will be available for a three-week loan … [Read more...] about Hawaii State Library Now Loans Netbooks And EMagazines
Maui Culinary Academy and Farm Bureau Score Big Donations
Maui Culinary Academy and the Maui County Farm Bureau were among ten beneficiaries that received a total of $228,5000 in donations from the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. The two Maui-based non-profit organizations received the funds during a Nov. 22 presentation held at the Halekulani Hotel on Oahu. The Food & Wine Fest has raised nearly $700,000 for island nonprofits since its … [Read more...] about Maui Culinary Academy and Farm Bureau Score Big Donations