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Pulling together is what community is all about
It rarely rains, but sometimes it pours. And in the worst-case scenarios — which have been known to happen to the beleaguered residents of the Waianae Coast — it floods.
In the case under discussion Wednesday — starting at 7 p.m. in the Waianae District Park multipurpose room — government experts will talk about how Puuhulu Stream has been improved in the year or more since a flash flood in the trash- and plant-choked stream nearly killed two people. The Legislature last year alloted $2 million for Puuhulu and Lualualei Flats, but the help came at least in part at the hands of the residents themselves. There were major community cleanups held in November, December and January, but there’s sure to be more to talk about.
Light pupus will be served from 6:30 p.m. Hey, neighbors: You deserve a break.
American hubris and the ‘World Series’
Baseball’s major league spring training games have been enjoyable, and they’re not over yet, but the first game of Major League Baseball’s 2012 regular season that actually counts is on Wednesday between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics — in Tokyo.
The two American teams have been in Japan for several days already, having exhibition games with the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers of Japan, which begs the question: Why can’t the annual World Series be more of a true world series, featuring teams not only from the U.S. and Canada but also Japan, Taiwan, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba, or wherever else the sport has taken hold — you know, kind of like the Little League Baseball World Series?
By the way, the next MLB game that actually counts will be between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins, in Miami, on April 4, which is also the last day of spring training.