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Maui. GenX. Mom. Sober. Fuck Trump.

Thys ys a refuge. Thys ys a quiet shore. Thys ys a forest full of lost songs. Thys ys a hope machine. Thys ys a treasurye of languages. Thys ys a beacon for wanderers. Thys ys a workshop for the broken heart. Thys ys wher we meet across tyme and space. Thys ys wher dreames begin. Thys ys a library.

Making your shopping list? Add a little something to make a difference for the 1 in 4 Howard County residents struggling to keep food on the table. Thanks! Three drop-off locations: the East Columbia 50+ Center, the Elkridge Library, and Christ Episcopal Church at 6800 Oakland Mills Rd. 🍃

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Innovation ys not just tech. For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye. We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART: H umanityes E thiques A rtes R hetorique & the crafte of T eaching

Hawai‘i's economy has slowed this year under the weight of higher war-driven oil prices and an unusually active storm season, including two hurricanes within three weeks, according to the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization's third-quarter forecast for 2026.

UHERO: Headwinds hold back Hawai‘i’s economy

Hawai‘i's economy has slowed this year under the weight of higher war-driven oil prices and an unusually active storm season, including two hurricanes within three weeks, according to the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization's third-quarter forecast for 2026.

mauinow.com

🎶 'Alas, what hast thou done? Thou art a pynke pony girl Yn the daunse at the clubbe!' 'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe On the stage yn myne heeles It ys wher Ich belonge: Downe at the Pynke Ponye Clubbe! Ich shal keep on daunsinge, Down yn West Hollywoode' [WICKED LUTE SOLO] 🎶

Mauna Loa Road at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP will be closed to the public for tree trimming beginning at the 2nd cattle guard, from 6:00 am on Sept. 23, 2026 until Oct. 28, 2026; reopening on Oct. 29, 2026. Current back country holders may still access the road but be off the road from 6:00am thru 4:30pm.

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The Hawaiians have long believed that Japanese fishermen and Spanish shipwreck survivors had previously visited, intermarrying with local people. Hawaiian King David Kalākaua wrote in 1888 that it “had been pretty satisfactorily established” that a Spanish galleon arrived as early as 1555.

Were Spanish Explorers In Hawai‘i Before Captain Cook?

Debate rages on who showed up on the islands after the first Polynesians landed. Japanese fishermen? Spanish shipwreck survivors?

civilbeat.org