🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.2 strikes 1 mi SW of #Pāhala (#Hawaii) 4 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1985935

Volcano - A Science Comedy Show - Ben Miller [DMNS]
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https://www.dmns.org/purchase/tickets/events/volcano-a-science-comedy-show-ben-miller/ <-- link to details of the April 24th DMNS show
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https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2026-01-06/comedian-hopes-his-volcano-show-will-make-audiences-erupt-with-laughter <-- shared media article with audio
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[it was interesting to attend this comedy standup (sic) show at our local (wonderful) museum]
“A stand-up comedian walks into a national park… It sounds like it could be the setup for a joke, but in 2023, Ben Miller became the first comedian-in-residence at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
He met with park rangers and took in an active lava lake in Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Out of that experience came a one-hour stand-up comedy show about volcanoes he’s taken on a tour around the world….”
#geology #DMNS #publicengagement #volcano #Hawaii #comedian #comedy #standup #comedianinresidence #science #sciencecomedy #nationalpark #parkranger #publicscience #SciComm #ScienceCommunication
@DMNS | @ben Miller | @USGS | @NPS

#camouflage #beach #driftwood #Maui #Hawaii

A federal program has helped Native Hawaiian medical students for 35 years. It’s now being sued for discrimination https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/25/hative-hawaiian-scholarship-program-lawsuit?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1777298167-1 #Hawaii #Indigenous #NativeAmerican

Tiny Giraffe and his friend, Tiny Llama, love their happy days on Maui, but when a strange, troubling sound rises from the grove, big feelings boil up in Tiny Giraffe and the Banana Tree by Marian Louise Camden. "Healing for children who have experienced loss and grief."
#childrensbooks #Hawaii #grief
https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Giraffe-Banana-Tree-beginnings/dp/B0GR5S4Y93/