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A Path for Those with a Passion to Teach

Since the Great Recession of 2008-2009, the U.S. has faced a significant shortage of qualified teachers. The situation has grown steadily more acute and was further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Maui has not been immune. We also face a serious scarcity of new teachers, particularly Hawaiian Immersion teachers. “We tried to think of something we could do in our capacity as a community college to provide a bridge to teacher licensure programs for people who are not able to attend college in the traditional sense,” says Kahele Dukelow, UH Maui College Vice Chancellor of ...

PANIOLO’S CORNER: The secret to the best papaya harvest

August has brought with it an abundant harvest of papaya in my backyard. I patiently watch them turn the distinctive orangish and yellowish color, trying to wait out that perfect moment when they will achieve their optimum ripeness. I’m not the only one watching too, as the birds will ...

First things first for Maui students

Maui’s current generation of children have endured much in the past few years. Covid isolated them and pushed them into online learning for which many were unprepared and lacked resources. When they returned to campus, they had to relearn how to engage with others face to face. Just when ...

Holy cow! History: When Hawaii had its own money

Think fast. You’re Lt. Gen. Delos Carleton Emmons. You’ve just been assigned a critically important new command. It was attacked by the enemy less than two weeks earlier, and the threat of imminent invasion is very real. What are your top priorities? That was the situation confronting the three-star general when he arrived in Hawaii on Dec. 17, 1941. Japan had delivered its devastating sneak attack on U.S. military facilities at Pearl Harbor just 10 days earlier. Emmons was all too aware that those islands were all that stood between the Empire of Japan and the West Coast of the ...

Sage Heart: Growing and Using Fresh Herbs for Taste and Health!

Do some foods seem to taste different than you remember from years past? Some chang- es in smell and taste naturally occur as part of the aging process; others are related to medication side effects or illnesses. While this may seem like an inconvenience it can negatively impact nutrition and the health in the long term. A common response to these changes is adding a little extra salt at the dinner table, indulging in more sweets, or just eating less because food taste bland. These changes can unfortunately impact blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, and lead to deficiencies in ...

PANIOLO’S CORNER: A once in a lifetime experience

Watching the Central East Maui Little League team make the run they have this year with everything they have had to overcome has been a joy to watch. The community is rallying around the boys after they won the West Regional tournament in San Bernardino last week.  There wasn’t much ...