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Killings come to a head—gun laws re-examined. On August 1, 1966, former Marine and university student, Charles Whitman fired down on passersby from the observation deck of the University of Texas at Austin clocktower. By the time police reached and...
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Love is in the air every sight and every sound.” It’s February—the month of Love. Almost everywhere, there is a constant reminder that Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide on February 14. Most stores (and don’t forget Amazon) have something for...
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Emergency Alert. Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawai‘i. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. On Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 8:06 a.m., the State of Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) sent Hawai‘i into...
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Some have called the Philippines, “the land of fiestas.” And no other festival is so rich, so joyful, so meaningful and so… well, so long, as Christmas in the Philippines. From the moment the calendar changes from August 31 to...
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The Filipino Vote in Maui County Things could look very different in Hawai‘i politics if the population of Filipino ancestry were to register and vote their full numerical strength. Though the state and local landscape is lightly sprinkled with successful...
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Celebrate at the Maui Fil-Am Heritage Festival® I confess. I’m the guy in Sam Cooke’s love song “(What a) Wonderful World” with that famous line: “Don’t know much about history.” English and Social Studies were my favorite high school subjects...
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