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WAIMEA CHERRY BLOSSOM HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Feb. 2, 2008

You’ll be tickled pink at this 15th annual event that showcases the blooming of Waimea’s historic cherry trees and hanami, the Japanese tradition of viewing them. The festival features multicultural performing arts, demonstrations of bonsai, origami, sumie, calligraphy and mochi pounding. 
Waimea Town, (808) 961-8706.

 

LIFE LESSONS

When Maui writer Jill Engledow worked at the Hawaii Community Foundation more than five years ago, she overheard an executive complain that high-tech companies spend thousands of dollars to recruit and move skilled workers from the Mainland, only to see them leave Hawaii after a year or so.

Shortly thereafter, Engledow put together an orientation class for newcomers to Maui, which eventually became a seminar and then a book, Maui 101: Your Guide to Island Life. This month, Maui Island Press releases Island Life 101: A Newcomer’s Guide to Hawaii, an expanded version that covers all the Islands. The book is a quick primer to all things Hawaii.

Don’t worry, there won’t be a test.

www.mauiislandpress.com

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