State-published calendar educates us all year long

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 01, 2012

~~<p>Every year since 1984, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources has come out with a calendar and every year it's a thing of beauty and scholarship.</p>
<p>Just having a state project survive for 29 years is amazing enough, as the calendars have continued through changes in administration, economics, taste and technology. But even more than surviving, the project continues to surprise and inspire. This year, the theme is well-suited for the uncertainty of 2012: looking at traditional Hawaiian sustenance that still exists in the modern world. Underlying the stunning photos by Ric Noyle and text by Hallett Hammatt is a message of hope, the idea that we can learn, or relearn, to take care of ourselves.</p>
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Every year since 1984, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources has come out with a calendar and every year it's a thing of beauty and scholarship.

Just having a state project survive for 29 years is amazing enough, as the calendars have continued through changes in administration, economics, taste and technology. But even more than surviving, the project continues to surprise and inspire. This year, the theme is well-suited for the uncertainty of 2012: looking at traditional Hawaiian sustenance that still exists in the modern world. Underlying the stunning photos by Ric Noyle and text by Hallett Hammatt is a message of hope, the idea that we can learn, or relearn, to take care of ourselves. Login for more...