Archive for 2011 August
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Shane Victorino Foundation Raises $325,000 at 2nd Annual All Star Celebrity Fashion Show
The Shane Victorino Foundation raised more than $325,000 last week at their second annual all-star celebrity fashion show. The event was presented by Saks Fifth Avenue and Caesars Atlantic City at the Union League
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Valley Isle Gymnastics Chooses Special Olympics As Beneficiary for Fundraiser
Valley Isle Gymnastics will host their eighth annual Cartwheel Festival on Sept. 10 in honor of National Gymnastics Day and has named the Special Olympics Maui as their beneficiary. Owner Rusty Gage says they
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Feds Seize Birds In Crack Down On East Maui Animal Refuge
By Anthony Pignataro On Monday, Aug. 29, state and federal wildlife officials descended on the East Maui Animal Refuge — the famous “Boo Boo Zoo” — and seized 17 birds as part of a new
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High surf warning for South shore Maui via National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a HIGH SURF WARNING for SOUTH FACING SHORES of MAUI COUNTY in effect until 6 a.m.
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THE BIRD’S THE WORD: Genetic analysis confirms new species of Hawaiian shearwater (via @Discovery_News)
(Bryan’s Shearwater, Midway Atoll, December 1990; Credit: Reginald David) READ THE WHOLE STORY AT: http://news.discovery.com/animals/new-monkey-bird-species-110826.html Analysis by Jennifer Viegas This has been a great week for animal discoveries. A unique new primate was recently found in the
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FUNKY CHICKEN: Hawaii Firm Recalls 553 Pounds Of Chicken Caesar Salad
CHICKEN VS. EGG — THE BEEF CONTINUES by Nani Senchal “Recall.” Scary word, right? It conjures terrifying images of Jack in the Box in the ’90s and China-made Christmastime junk. But it turns out, this chicken
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We Saw Newt Gingrich During His Visit To Maui So You Wouldn’t Have To
By Anthony Pignataro In the overcast late afternoon hours of Saturday, Aug. 20, there were easily 150 people packed into the small but mercifully air-conditioned room at the Door of Faith Church in Wailuku (“out
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Talking With Maui County Democratic Party Chairman Todd Craine
By Anthony Pignataro Keokea resident Todd Craine took over as chairman of the Maui County Democratic Party in May. Though Craine has considerable party experience on Maui, he’s still very much a rookie chairman. And
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Eh Brah!
What the heck were you doing kiting above Ka`a Point? Didn’t you see everyone yelling at you, trying to tell you that you were going to get all the kiters kicked out of the
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Pacific Whale Foundation Celebrates Humpback Down Under at the Hervey Bay Whale Festival in Australia
Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) participated in the 12-hour Hervey Bay Whale Festival in Australia this year. Hervey Bay, located in Queensland, Australia, is known as the “Whalewatch Capital of the World” for the humpback
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