Community corridor topic for speakers Contest: Predict first whale sighting

The Rotary Club of Kahului will welcome Jennifer Wieland of Nelson\Nygaard Consulting and Maui County planner Pam Eaton to its noon to 1 p.m. meeting Monday via Zoom.

Wieland and Eaton will speak about Maui County’s initiative to develop a community-supported vision for affordable housing and new transportation options through a project called the Ka‘ahumanu Community Corridor. The pair are working with community members and stakeholders to envision the future for the 2.5 miles of Kaahumanu Avenue that connect Kahului and Wailuku.

To sign up for the Zoom meeting, contact club President, Della Nakamoto at (808) 264-1213 or dnakamoto@ atlasinsurance.com.

In celebration of the upcoming whale-watching season, Pacific Whale Foundation invites ocean wildlife lovers to enter PWF’s “Take Your Best Guess: First Whale Sighting 2020” contest.

Predict the date and time of the first humpback whale of the season will be spotted — from any private or commercial vessel or coastline vantage point — for a chance to win a swag bag of PWF-branded products commemorating the nonprofit’s 40th anniversary.

To enter, submit a guess via email to firstwhale@ pacificwhale.org by midnight Friday in the following format: First Whale Sighting 2020 in subject line; your name; your email address; predicted date of first sighting; predicted time of first sighting.

The individual whose submission is closest to 2020’s first official recording of a humpback whale sighting in Maui Nui waters, verified by a time-stamped image/video or confirmed through local news or media outlets, will receive prizes.

Hint: The first humpback whale sighting observed from a PacWhale Eco-Adventures vessel in 2019 was at 11 a.m. Oct. 9.