February 2013 - Hawaii Star

Worldâ€™s Oldest Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick

February 11, 2013February 11, 2013 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments albatross, fws, papahanaumokuakea

A Laysan albatross known as â€œWisdomâ€ â€“ believed to be at least 62 years old â€“ has hatched a chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) for the sixth consecutive year. Early morning on February 3, 2013, the still-wet chick was observed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Pete Leary, who said the chick appears healthy.

Wisdom was first banded in 1956, when she was incubating an egg in the same area of the refuge. She was at least five years old at the time.

â€œEveryone continues to be inspired by Wisdom as a symbol of hope for her species,â€ said Doug Staller, the Fish and Wildlife Service Superintendent for the PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine National Monument (Monument), which includes Midway Atoll NWR.

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Honolulu Theatre for Youth Presents ‘Hold These Truths’

February 4, 2013 Hawaii Star Wire 0 Comments

Actor Daniel Dae Kim is part of the team bringing the acclaimed Off-Broadway drama “Hold These Truths” to Hawaii. Dedicated to the memory of the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, the show tells the true story of second-generation Japanese American Gordon Hirabayashi, who resisted the Japanese American internment during World War II in the famous case, Hirabayashi v. United States.

Set in Seattle during World War II, “Hold These Truths” follows Hirabayashi, then a University of Washington student, as he fights to reconcile his countryâ€™s betrayal with his passionate belief in the U.S. Constitution.

President Obama posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hirabayashi (1918-2012), the nationâ€™s highest civilian honor, in April 2012.

Kim said: “I was deeply moved by ‘Hold These Truths’ when I saw it in New York. Having lived in Hawaii for almost nine years now, I recognized how inspiring Gordon Hirabayashiâ€™s story would be to our community.”