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Tad Bartimus

Tad Bartimus is an award-winning journalist and author and founder of the Journalism and Women Symposium. She lives in Hana.
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Maui: Feels Like Hana Of Old After Hurricane Threat Chases Tourists Away

Maui: Feels Like Hana Of Old After Hurricane Threat Chases Tourists Away

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The iconic but usually congested Hana Highway is quiet as confident residents get ready to hunker down.

Tad Bartimus: How The Women’s March Changed The World Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Tad Bartimus: How The Women’s March Changed The World

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March founder Teresa Shook sees a straight line from the Women’s March to #MeToo, #TimesUp and more women running for public office.
Tad Bartimus: When There’s A Nuke Headed Your Way, ‘Do What You Gotta Do’ Getty Images

Tad Bartimus: When There’s A Nuke Headed Your Way, ‘Do What You Gotta Do’

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Saturday's false alarmed proved we are all wholly unprepared for a nuclear missile strike.
Hokulea’s Voyage To Hana Is A Homecoming For Young Captain Justyn Ay Chong/Polynesian Voyaging Society / ʻŌiwi TV

Hokulea’s Voyage To Hana Is A Homecoming For Young Captain

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Hana native Nakua Konohia-Lind, 24, the youngest captain of the storied voyaging vessel, manned the helm as it sailed in to East Maui.

Tad Bartimus: Why Breadfruit Belongs On Our Tables Tad Bartimus/Civil Beat

Tad Bartimus: Why Breadfruit Belongs On Our Tables

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As researchers look for ways to preserve and expand the varieties, a pair of Maui events are set to celebrate the ubiquitous food.

Tad Bartimus: Abandoned Pets Find Aloha In Northwest Courtesy of Julie Syring

Tad Bartimus: Abandoned Pets Find Aloha In Northwest

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The Maui Humane Society partners with Alaska Airlines to fly dogs and cats to West Coast shelters where people are anxious to adopt them.

Tad Bartimus: Building A ‘Farewell Place’ For Maui Pet Owners Courtesy of Tracey Harrap

Tad Bartimus: Building A ‘Farewell Place’ For Maui Pet Owners

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A woman gathers a group of volunteers to construct a facility at the Humane Society where people can say goodbye.

Tad Bartimus: Can Rat Contraception Be A Weapon In War On Lungworm? Tad Bartimus/Civil Beat

Tad Bartimus: Can Rat Contraception Be A Weapon In War On Lungworm?

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The rodent population on a Hana school campus was recently assessed by representatives of a company that produces the liquid contraceptive.

Tad Bartimus: Rare Glimpses Of The Creatures Of Papahanaumokuakea Courtesy of David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton

Tad Bartimus: Rare Glimpses Of The Creatures Of Papahanaumokuakea

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A Maui Ocean Center exhibit offers visitors magical views of the air and sea inhabitants of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands’ national marine monument.

Tad Bartimus: Life-Saving Rescue Tubes Date Back 100 Years Courtesy of Monty Downs

Tad Bartimus: Life-Saving Rescue Tubes Date Back 100 Years

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Thanks primarily to volunteer efforts, more than 1,000 yellow rescue tubes have been installed on beaches on the Mainland and Hawaii, including 240 on Kauai.

Tad Bartimus: Maui Hopes New Rescue Tubes Will Reduce Drownings Erica Tait

Tad Bartimus: Maui Hopes New Rescue Tubes Will Reduce Drownings

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Ocean drownings, which claimed 143 lives, are second only to suicide as the leading cause of fatal injuries in Maui County between 2006 and 2016.

Tad Bartimus: How Anne Morrow Lindbergh Battled Maui’s Wild Side Library of Congress

Tad Bartimus: How Anne Morrow Lindbergh Battled Maui’s Wild Side

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Today, the famous author’s granddaughter faces similar struggles keeping the critters and climate at bay in remote Kipahulu.