The annual Great American Cleanup is ready to get off to a strong start this year with national and local support systems working together to design a fun, effective community work day program.  The Community Work Day Program, which is launched every year in March across the nation, takes advantage of the good will of local residents and helps organize them to beautify their community.
Their are two main components that make this program such a success (estimated 3 million volunteers).  First of all, the individuals who are inspired by the landslide …

In Hawaii, land is our greatest gift, and therefore becomes also our most valued commodity.
Whoever controls the land itself has far-reaching power over the direction our islands take.  After 97 years of Maui Land and Pineapple dominating Maui’s land, protecting it as an agricultural zone, the closing of the company presents the island with the possibility of development; an idea which is faced with fear by many.  In this day in age, it simply makes more economical sense to cater to upper-class tourists than it does to sell pineapples – …

The footage is captivating, the protagonists (both human and dolphin) are in a semi-constant state of peril, the subject matter is controversial, and the style makes the audience feel that they are the ones peeking through the bushes at the contraband “cove” or huddled in the back seat of the car, fearful of foreign law enforcement.  Our American mindsets allow us to feel completely justified stomping into a little village in Japan, and demanding that the locals do an about-face on their centuries-old tradition.  It’s not like we haven’t done …

First of all, I apologize for always asking people to clean up.  I know that I dread being told to organize/wash/fix/scrub/vacuum anything…Actually, we were just discussing how it is possible that our office carpet has never, ever been vacuumed.  But seriously, us humans make a big fat mess, and need to at least lend a hand to all the little fish, plants, and other creatures that we like to go snorkeling with, and chow down on.  And the state of our beaches, parks, and roads has much more far reaching …

The North shore is the perfect place for surf breaks, hippie gatherings, health food, yoga, and now… education.  North shore children should be able to participate in the fun North Shore lifestyle, while learning the skills they will need to succeed not only in Paia, but in the world at large.  Pick up a brochure for yourself and take at look at the class photo… one blondie holds a yellow stuffed animal, another an un-made animal balloon, one sports a tie-die t-shirt, and another holds up the peace sign (and …

The precious, endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals are facing a 4% annual decline in population, currently leaving us with just over 1,000 living Hawaiian Monk Seals. Honolulu Advertiser Article.  This makes the Hawaiian Monk Seal the most endangered species in U.S. Oceans. LINK The leading causes of this decline are starvation, sharks, domestic violence (male seals kill or injure females by pursuing them too aggressively.)  Starvation is a result of the compromised eco-system in our oceans, and the Hawaiian Monk Seals inability to adapt quickly enough to survive in a sparser, …

Maui Time, Kokua Hawaii Foundation, and Community work day are asking for help with a Saturday Feb.13th Beach Cleanup Day from Kahului Beach Road through Waiehu Beach Road. The meeting spot is Kahului Beach park at 8:30. Play up your altruistic side in front of your sweetie before making a hopeful stab at a grand romantic gesture

The Kilauea volcano is currently sending out extremely high levels of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), rated by the Governor’s Office as Color Code Purple… SO2 comes from power plants, industrial sites, and volcanoes. Obviously, the situation is the worst on the big island, but the effects reach the outer islands too, sending us headaches, coughs, and

cientests, news shows, newspapers, books… Everyone spends a lot of time talking about global warming and the rising sea levels it is causing. So what exactly are we going to do about it? Well, to start off, there should probably be a re-location/evacuation plan as to avoid millions of refugees racing to the nearest safe countries and spilling over the

Please, don’t start with the Mayan Apocalypse predictions… However, it is undeniable that major changes are taking place in our environment, and not all of them are our fault. The sun is entering a “quiet” stage, which is a phase during which there are less solar eruptions, which results in a slightly dimmer sun. This can be measured by the quantity of