Viola Gaskell

Writer and photographer as seen in @Eater @Civilbeat @Fluxhawaii | Maui Times | Hana Hou! | DPA | @Independent | @Whetstone_mag | @Zolimacitymag | Al Jazeera

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

Reporting is a blast when it means hanging out with mushroom farmers and amazing chefs.. | How Hawaiʻi Farms Are Bringing Local Food to Diners’ Plates 🍄 https://t.co/a0iiOlfCAY via @Eater #sourcelocal #mushrooms #hawaiifood #sustainability

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

Update: Nearly TWO HOURS. At 1:55:00 I finally gave up. #whatiswrongwithhealthcare

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

I have been on hold with @hmsahawaii for over 90 minutes because I got a letter from the hospital saying HMSA was denying payment and I'd be responsible if it is not paid in 14 days. No callback option. Truly insane. #healthcareproblems #HMSAHAWAII #problematichealthcare

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

#unitetheleft #progressivepolitics #timeforthepopularvote

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

We cannot let America become another country where a power hungry minority uses outdated tactics to preside over a more progressive populace that wants change.

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

They want dominion over women’s bodies, to disregard the environment and let corporations reign, for Christianity to be law, and they are willing to further corrupt our democracy to do this.

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

@elonmusk @RonDeSantis Does @elonmusk not care that @RonDeSantis wants to restrict abortion, widen gun rights, and ignore climate change? In what world does that make sense for someone who is so obsessed with "freedom". What about reproductive freedoms and the right not to get shot?

[Honolulu Civil Beat @CivilBeat]

Beneficial after-school programs received millions in pandemic-relief funding, but more than 1,000 Oahu families are still waitlisted because of staffing shortages. https://t.co/H3BjqHZH0C @violaJgaskell #HInews

[Honolulu Civil Beat @CivilBeat]

Hawaii schools continued to operate a popular alternative diploma program from 2014 to 2019, despite it not meeting federal standards. Now some of those graduates are unable to access financial aid. https://t.co/5N18Y3yEOm @violaJgaskell #HInews

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

Data says Hawaii’s English learners need more support. Story here on why that is and what the DOE / schools are doing about it.
https://t.co/iMnIQZhhWL #education #Hawaiieducation #Englishlearners #ESL #ELL

[Honolulu Civil Beat @CivilBeat]

Hawaii’s only charter school authorizer is charting a path to progress, but some school leaders remain skeptical about the commission’s ability to both regulate and support the schools. https://t.co/mRI64XhO7A @violaJgaskell #HInews

[Honolulu Civil Beat @CivilBeat]

Schools across the state showed modest gains in test scores, but it will likely take years for students to fully recover academically. https://t.co/qWEpI6MpAi @violaJgaskell #HInews

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

First story for @CivilBeat went up yesterday 🤙🏼 In November, thousands of Hawaii’s teachers will see a pay fix that was, for many of the state’s most experienced teachers, a long time time coming. https://t.co/qkr56bDWE6

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

Excellent words / thoughts @hautepop on the iphone sexiness + luxury. “This excess is, he believed, inherent to both eroticism and economy, in fact to life itself: it is integral to the condition of living on a planet powered by an endlessly exploding sun.” @Dirty_Furniture

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

@LeaderMcConnell Not horrified enough to do anything about it. Disgraceful.

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

New story on the #Maui lei makers and #flower farmers rejecting the prioritization of convenience and unchecked supply for a sustainably foraged, locally grown genre of #lei making—the way it used to be. @FLUXhawaii #sustainable #forage #sustainableflorals https://t.co/h9WW7TjRXg

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

How @HFUUHawaii , SNAP, @CountyofMaui, Project Ho'omana, and @MauiUnitedWay came together to increase #foodsecurity for Hāna.
#increasefoodsecurity #Hawaii #supportyourfarmers #eatlocal #HanaMaui #sustainablehawaii #eatlocalhawaii #Hanafarmersmarket
https://t.co/COe5knQ8gs

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

“I wouldn’t want anyone to be in our shoes. I went blind living down here.” -Donnel Pua. Life expectancy in Hawaiʻi is 81 years; For the homeless population, which is disproportionally native Hawaiian, it is only 53.. #homelessnes #Maui #HI #Kanaha
https://t.co/Za0LT0sFXH

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

If the phrase “Japanese food” doesn’t conjure images of soft, gooey loaves of white bread, or crusty baguettes with perfectly pinched tips, perhaps it should..
Story for @whetstonemagazine https://t.co/7OU4KYCPIS #shokupan #sando #Japanesebread #Japanesefood #kashipan #kyotobread

[Viola Gaskell @violaJgaskell]

@naval A president who does not win the popular vote he does not speak for the majority.