#puunene

[hawaiiianstore]

Who remembers this? There are still a few of those trees left, wish we could bring them all back. #puunene, #puunenesugarmill (at Puunene, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGJtXJajbHJ/?igshid=62fb5jrv3sds

[fudoshin09]

#knowyourroots Went to the Sugar Museum to get a glimpse of #familyhistory Overtures of colonialism cast a shadow upon this part of my family, such as the separation of migrant workers into camps to discourage cooperation. My family stayed in Ah Fong, Spanish A, and Spanish B. Despite this separation the various cultures blended together, creating a beautiful sense of community and creating something new. My grandfather worked in the bagasse building in #puunene (at Puunene, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvC-NSYhR-J/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6nkixkh1kps3

[navireapothecary]

Demi-God Maui ✨ According to legend, days were short in early times and people never had enough daylight to complete their tasks. Without adequate sunlight, crops took longer to grow. When his mother complained about this situation, the demi-god Maui decided to correct it by making the Sun 🌞 called La, slow his journey across the sky. To accomplish this, Maui climbed up Mount Haleakalā 🌋 the house of the sun, with a special net which some say was woven with his grandmothers hair. As La began to rise over the rim of the crater, Maui snared him. The mighty sun struggled desperately in the net and was unable to escape. Finally, he agreed to travel more slowly across the sky for half the year. This is why the Island of Maui (which bears the demi-god’s name has the abundant sunlight necessary for sugarcane cultivation. Some say the islands 🌴 shape references Maui’s head, neck, and, body. #maui #hawaii #magic #travel #learn #beauty #puunene #myths #legends #haleakala #wanderlust #boho #gypsy #grateful #earth (at Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum)

[huggingtreesandgirls]

Pretty plumeria blossoms. #hawaii #travel #flowers #maui #puunene #plumeria (at Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum)

[shootingstarsmaui]

An image of an old rusty broken down fence in the middle of nowhere in an old cane camp on Maui where workers from many countries worked, lived & ate. Brings to mind the debate on "quiet titles" here locally and borders globally. Just an image.... #shootingstarsmaui #shootingstarsphotography #fences #green #borders #puunene #maui #sugarcane #luckywelivemaui #mauinokaoi #mauilife #islandlife #islandliving #afternoonlight #canon_photos #canon_official #canonphotography (at Puunene Sugar Mill)

[mauitime]

Maui Friends of the Library Used Books Sale

Maui Friends of the Library Used Books Sale

This Saturday, April 9, the Maui Friends of the Library (MFOL)invites bookworms, teachers and adventure-seekers to their used book sale at the MFOL Warehouse. From fiction to nonfiction to children’s books and everything in between, the inventory is vast. Take advantage of their deal: 10 books/CDs for just $1, and all keiki will receive one free children’s book. Maui County teachers can also…

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[mauitime]

Watch author Julie Checkoway discuss Maui's sugar ditch kids and her book 'The Three-Year Swim Club'

Watch author Julie Checkoway discuss Maui’s sugar ditch kids and her book ‘The Three-Year Swim Club’

For those of you who can’t get enough of the new book The Three-Year Swim Club–the story of Coach Soichi Sakamoto and his ditch kids who went from Pu‘unene poverty in the 1930s to international swimming glory, which we discussed in our Nov. 5, 2015 cover story “Maui’s Swimming Legends”–you can watch author Julie Checkoway speak about the book in a 50-minute video on C-SPAN.

“They were out-pacing…

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