Jihadis took over their towns. Many distrust Mali’s rulers just as much. In a refugee camp in Mauritania, displaced Malians describe fleeing both Islamist insurgents and their own military government.

Al Qaeda-linked insurgents. Military coups. Russian mercenaries. These are the global headlines out of Mali. But behind each of them are communities uprooted and lives upended. #AlQaeda #Russia #Maili www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa...

I always get giggidy when I see The Westside of O’ahu on tv. (Hawaii Five-0, NCIS Hawaii, Lost, etc).

Something about being from the Westside and defeating the stereotypes that society holds on us Wessaiders makes me KŪ HA’AHEO, REGARDLESS! CHEEEEE! 🤙🏽 #HawaiiSky #Nanakuli #Maili #Waianae #Makaha