Opinion
Celestial Lights
From Gazette editions of March, 1986:
Thinking Forward
On Sunday the Vineyard Conservation Society held the last of its winter walk series at Pilot Hill Farm on Lambert’s Cove. The theme of the walks this year was education around the local impacts of global climate change. For the past few months those attending the walks have trod on ground already affected by the changes due to the warming of the planet.
Limbo Living
Lent, for those who observe, is traditionally a period of waiting. But one does not need to be a churchgoer to feel a sense of being caught in a holding pattern at this time of year.
Catching Up on Daylight Saving
Daylight Saving Time is upon us again. On Sunday, March 13, most of the United States will spring forward and enjoy an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day. Hawaii and most of Arizona abstain; the Navajo Nation residing in the state observes the tradition.
TALE OF TWO CITIZENS
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
Her name was Maile Malama Kamehameha. It was a long moniker and it pretty well summed her up. Maile is a kind of Hawaiian vine used as a ceremonial lei and worn mostly by men — she loved ceremonies and always gravitated to male “two-legs” (as she called human beings). Malama means “to take care of,” and that was her goal in life, which she did perfectly. Kamehameha is the name of Hawaii’s first king, the chief who united all the islands, which suggests her strength in adversity.