[This story went to press on the morning of Wednesday, March 18. For the latest, visit Health.hawaii.gov and MauiTime.com/covid19. Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced new rules on March 18, to go into effect on March 20. Read more here: … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Impacts State and County: Sixteen confirmed cases in Hawaiʻi as Gov. Ige asks tourists not to come
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It’s Not the Potatoes, It’s the Pesticide – Public health expert to Mahi Pono: ‘Quit spraying stuff!’
A sample of potatoes from Mahi Pono’s recent donation to the Hawaii Foodbank on O‘ahu show insignificant amounts of the heavy metals cadmium and lead, a trace of the herbicide chlorpropham, and nothing else, according to the results of lab testing recently commissioned by MauiTime. The tests were conducted by Anresco Laboratories of San Francisco on a sample of potatoes … [Read more...] about It’s Not the Potatoes, It’s the Pesticide – Public health expert to Mahi Pono: ‘Quit spraying stuff!’
Raise the Minimum Wage and Reduce Suicide, Study Says
[Content Warning: Suicide] Increases to the minimum wage result in a decrease in the rate of suicide among individuals with a high school education or less, found a study published last month in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Researchers involved in the report looked at monthly data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1990 to 2015 and … [Read more...] about Raise the Minimum Wage and Reduce Suicide, Study Says
Nominate a Woman of Excellence
Forty years ago, President Carter established Women’s History Week. In 1987, the US Congress took this one step further and declared March as National Women’s History Month – a time to celebrate the richness of women leaders and their accomplishments. As Women's History Month approaches, The County of Maui Committee on the Status of Women is once again accepting nominations for … [Read more...] about Nominate a Woman of Excellence
Japanese Cultural Society to Honor Nihon Bunka Awardees at Annual Shinnen Enkai Dinner
The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui will welcome the Year of the Rat and present the prestigious Nihon Bunka Award at its annual Shinnen Enkai (New Year) dinner, January 25, at the Maui Beach Hotel. This year's Nihon Bunka Awards will honor Senator Joe Tanaka, Reverend Shinkai Murakami, and artist Kirk Kurokawa for dedicating their lives to perpetuating Japanese arts and … [Read more...] about Japanese Cultural Society to Honor Nihon Bunka Awardees at Annual Shinnen Enkai Dinner