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More than 8,000 people, mostly Native Hawaiians, perished at Kalaupapa, including Damien, who eventually contracted leprosy, later called Hansen’s disease. Damien’s love for Kalaupapa’s people was unconditional, said Barbara Jean Wajda of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities. “They keep me like this, make me strong.”She enjoys when people visit and when the church brings pilgrims, she said. The walls of the sisters' house, Kalaupapa’s largest dwelling, are filled with photos of the sisters who worked on the settlement after Marianne. “And we both feel connected to the patients, to the land, to the saints who were here, declared and undeclared,” Wajda said.

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☆ I'm a Hawaiian Local. Here's What I Think About the Tourism Industry.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Pooja Mistry | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Keani Rawlins-Fernandez grew up in Hawaii and has seen tourism increase over the years. Now a local council member, Rawlins-Fernandez says locals can feel overrun by tourists. Many economic, social, and financial issues arise with unrestricted tourism, and I don't know how Hawaii will continue to cope with these numbers. I grew up in Molokai, the only island of Hawaii where the economy is not reliant on tourism. My island in Molokai fared better because the model is to cater to local businesses and local patrons instead.

Persons: Keani Rawlins, Fernandez, Rawlins, —, Uncle Walter Ritte, We've, aren't, I've Organizations: Service, Maui County Council, Kaho'olawe, Systems, Fernandez Tourism, Department of Transportation Locations: Hawaii, Maui County, Molokai, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaiian, Maui, Zion, Utah

☆ The death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Maui residents John Rey Serrano and Lexie Lara look from a road above Lahaina Town in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. Maui County raised the number of confirmed deaths to 80 in a 9 p.m. statement Friday. Cadaver-sniffing dogs were deployed to search for the dead, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. said. Maui County's hazard mitigation plan updated in 2020 identified Lahaina and other West Maui communities as having frequent wildfires and several buildings at risk. The report also noted West Maui had the island's second-highest rate of households without a vehicle and the highest rate of non-English speakers.

Persons: John Rey Serrano, Lexie Lara, Anthony Garcia, Garcia, I'm, Josh Green, Green, Richard Bissen Jr, Anne Lopez, Lopez, Lynn Robinson, Kyle Scharnhorst, Gilles Gerling, Karen Clark, Bobby Lee, Andrew Whelton, Lana Vierra, Riley Curran, Curran, I've Organizations: roosters, Gov, Hawaii News, Associated Press, Iniki, Karen Clark & Company, Hawaii Firefighters Association, Purdue University Locations: Maui, Lahaina, Hawaii, Maui County, Kaanapali, West Maui, U.S, California, Paradise, Molokai, Kula

☆ This 15-year-old swam 28.5 miles around the island of Manhattan: 'I didn't know that I was breaking records'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Maya Merhige swam around the entire island of Manhattan for 28.5 miles, with the support of her crew including her kayaker, Eric. On July 15, Merhige successfully swam around the entire island of Manhattan in eight hours and 43 minutes. 'I didn't know that I was breaking records'The 20 Bridges Swim isn't Merhige's first attempt at a long-distance swim. "When I started swimming, I didn't know that I was breaking the records, at all," she says. In preparation for her long-distance swims, which fall under the category of open water swimming, Merhige usually trains for three months.

Persons: Maya Merhige, Eric, Merhige, who've, Liz Tung, she's, She's, Hamilton, Merhige's, there's, Alexander Hamilton Organizations: Berkeley Calif, Swim, CNBC, Catalina Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Molokai, Oahu, Hawaii, California

☆ Tropical Storm Calvin threatens to bring heavy rainfall and dangerous coastal surf to the Hawaiian islands
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Taylor Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Hawaii’s Big Island is under a tropical storm warning as Tropical Storm Calvin is forecast to pass over or just south of the island, threatening to bring dangerous coastal surf, heavy rain and gusty winds to the area, according to the National Hurricane Center. Calvin is expected to remain a weak tropical storm as it swiftly presses westward and passes by the state. The heavy rainfall poses the most significant threat, prompting flood watches for the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island from Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms will reach the Big Island by Tuesday evening, and continue through the night. Flash flooding is the primary threat, especially for Big Island.

Persons: CNN —, Storm Calvin, Calvin Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, Big Locations: Hilo, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Honolulu

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