Met Rubin yesterday at the farmers market in downtown city of Monterey.
For #Monterey County market locations and other tips, see: https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-farmers-market-locations.html
#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #SalinasValley #SaladBowlOfAmerica #FarmersMarkets ##SalinasFeedsAmerica #SalinasAlimentaNuestraNacion #Farmers #FreshProduce #Lahaina #tattoos
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Sixty percent of Lahaina’s banyan tree is showing green growth, that’s according to volunteers who have been working on the tree.
“You can see right directly behind me, I have a branch that just broke today, this separated today. So this is kind of scary to have this long of a branch break off. And you can see at the very long branch here, it goes all the way back to the heart of the tree right here in the middle. So we know that portion of the tree is dead. Unfortunately, we will have to start cutting that out. But there is good news, lots of this tree does have a lot of green growth, roughly about 60% has a nice green canopy. So above me, you’ll start seeing some of the greens pop up as I turn around, and you start to see that green show up back there. So we get lots of green above me. And this is the area on the courthouse side. The makai side of this tree has lots of growth,” said Duane Sparkman, Treecovery volunteer.
How Centuries of Extractive Agriculture Helped Set the Stage for the Maui Fires
The sugar and pineapple plantations that dominate the Hawaiian island changed the landscape, how the water flows, and contributed to the devastation of the fire.
Bare-Knuckle Reporting On Maui Fires Runs Headlong Into Culture of ‘Aloha And Kindness’ https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/bare-knuckle-reporting-on-maui-fires-runs-headlong-into-culture-of-aloha-and-kindness/ #maui #lahaina #hawaii
This article about the experiences of Lahaina residents who fled the fire by clamoring over the sea wall and into the ocean is very well written.
NBC News: They survived hypothermia and a lack of oxygen to escape the Maui fires by sea
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fled-maui-wildfires-jumping-ocean-needed-survive-sea-rcna100226
I'm so glad people like this guy exist, and you don't get to find out until the end that not only did he help a bunch of people, the people he helped helped a bunch of people. #Community.
#lahaina #maui #ohana #wildfire
#Maui: As happens with most disasters, people trying to be helpful don't always pay attention to what's actually needed. And as usual, places already have more than enough clothing donations.
This article indicates what's currently being requested (beyond money, which is always a good option) and where to take donated items:
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/15/this-is-marathon-not-sprint-state-county-officials-give-updates-how-donate-maui/
h/t @W6KME
#Lahaina
Thank you to the Pacific Whale Foundation for all the work they've been doing for #Maui. They've been using their maritime transportation to ferry in supplies for the #Lahaina survivors. No hesitation in jumping in despite employees and volunteers losing their homes in the #lahainafire. They also lost one of their boats to the fire.
Words that should never be used by any government or corporate representative:
"Nobody saw this coming".
Regarding the tragic Lahaina fire, a quote from a Maui government official in a #SFChronicle article today, "Officials may have misjudged fire danger".
In fact, there was a warning. The Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization raised wildfire concerns on Maui in a 2014 report.
When are we going to learn to listen to warnings and disregard the cost and effort involved in addressing the danger? Sadly, we humans all to often demonstrate that we are not the brightest species on this fragile planet.
#Maui #Lahaina #Hawaii #WildFire
Edit: Fixed misspelled "quote"
#PentagonIsTheLargestEmitter: It is only 91 nautical miles in a Littoral Combat Ship, loaded with diapers and turkey dinners, from #PearlHarbor to #Lahaina as Kaili Scheer pointed out, and less than an hour’s flight in Chinook helicopters fitted for fire-fighting, from Schofield Barracks in Honolulu.
#TragedyOfEnclosure: #Lahaina used to be a #wetland. It was only because of #colonization and #climatechange that it became a #tinderbox-@emorwee
#LandTheft #CorporateTheocracy #settlercolonial #watertheft
#DesertificationSpecies #AgroOligarchs #monocrops #MauiWildfire #GreenNewDeal #aquaculture
From Kathleen Ageton, a Maui resident and librarian, and our esteemed friend:
"One way you can help in this time of devastation on Maui is to delay visiting our island. Instead, please send your prayers, love and donations to those who are suffering."—Hawaiʻi Community Foundation's Maui Strong Fund: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
"Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority: Visitors urged to forego travel plans to West Maui." https://mauinow.com/2023/08/12/hta-visitors-urged-to-forego-travel-plans-to-west-maui/
The Pacific Whale Foundation had a shop in and ran boats out of Lahaina. They’ve done a lot for ocean conservation and education over the past 40 years. Now their employees need help in the aftermath of the devastating Maui fires.
So if you don’t feel comfortable donating to big organizations like the Red Cross or Salvation Army, please consider sending a few dollars to a local nonprofit directly helping their own people and families. https://secure.pacificwhale.org/forms/pwfohanarelief
Have y'all seen the videos and pics from #Lahaina??
Omg. It's devastating. The entire area looks like it was strafed by firebombs. I think the death toll is climbing, too. It's literally horrific.
No electricity, fuel is low, food is low, water is low, supplies are low. Maui only has ONE hospital and it is overrun. Folks are traumatized.
And if there are folks/ mainlanders complaining about their busted vacation plans, they can suck it. Maui's resources need to go toward relief -- not effing tourists.
(Seriously. Who needs to be reminded of that?!?)
Important info about #geography and background, and the difficulties of mutual aid:
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As #Fires Destroy #NativeHawaiian Archive in #Maui, #MutualAid Efforts Are...
Glad to see my governor sending Search and Rescue team members to #Maui. So very sorry it’s needed. #wildfire #Lahaina
https://www.kcra.com/article/california-gov-newsom-resources-urban-search-rescue-teams-assist-maui-wildfire-response/44788204#
In the wake of the devastating #Lahaina fire, 3 Fish Studios will donate 100% of the purchase price of their lovely “I Love You, Hawaii” prints to the #Maui Strong Fund of the #Hawaii Community Foundation. https://www.3fishstudios.com/products/i-love-you-hawaii-print
“Buildings in #Lahaina town traced the story of #Hawaii’s industrial and capitalist development, from the era of the Hawaiian kingdom to the sugar and pineapple plantations and, finally, tourism.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/lahaina-maui-wildfires-hawaii-history.html
