
Libby Leonard
Writer at Freelance
Journalist. (She/her/hers) Bylines: @nytimes @natgeo, @sfgate @guardian @civileats @modernfarmer @yesmagazine @vol1brooklyn
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6 days ago |
sfgate.com | Libby Leonard
Since its inception, the bill has sharply divided fire survivors, housing advocates, owners and real estate agents. This month, over 200 people signed up to provide public testimony before the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee. The committee is hoping to wrap up listening to testimony on June 23. If the bill passes the committee, then it would go before the full council for a decision.
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1 month ago |
miamiherald.com | Libby Leonard
In the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation story, the goddess Ho'ohōkūkalani gives birth to a stillborn son, who is buried in the fertile soil. In her grief, she waters the soil with her tears, and a sprout emerges, becoming the first kalo plant. This plant nourishes her second-born son, Hāloa, the first Native Hawaiian.
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1 month ago |
caledonianrecord.com | Libby Leonard
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1 month ago |
alexcityoutlook.com | Libby Leonard
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2 months ago |
sfgate.com | Libby Leonard
The franchise uses a pineapple in its logo, which is also an active trademark. Though commonly associated with Hawaii, the pineapple is not native to the Islands and is seen by some as a symbol of U.S. imperialism. Businessman Sanford B. Dole played a key role in the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, while his cousin, James Drummond Dole, later moved to Honolulu to establish Hawaii’s Dole pineapple industry.
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