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By Anthony Pignataro It’s hard to imagine these days–especially if you’re standing on any south or west-face Maui beach in the winter for more than a minute–but even just 50 years ago there were fewer
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Just because Earth Day has passed, that doesn’t mean we can all go back to our fast food meals, sports utility vehicles and 15 gadget chargers. Sure, Maui seems more enlightened than many places
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Where environmental matters are concerned, Maui these days is a place of great contradictions. As a relatively tiny rock in the middle of the vast Pacific, the island has extremely limited landfill potential–a reality everyone
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The good news for those of us who still write books is that the rest of you still buy and read books. Bookstore chains may be dead or merely dying, but the act of
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By Anthony Pignataro It’s about noon, and a light rain is tapping the corrugated metal sheet above my head. The skies are dark gray, but the land is still serene and beautiful. I’m in Kanaio,
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State of Hawaii Throws Book At Tricia Morris of Hawaii’s Premiere Mortgage Co.
We’ve known for about the past six months that times have definitely gotten tough for Tricia Morris, probably Maui’s most famous mortgage broker. That the island could even have something called a “most famous
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Kahului Rotary Club Calls for Palaka Award Nominations and Announces Fund Raising Event
In the last year, the Kahului Rotary Club has fulfilled its motto “Service Above Self” with community giving projects all around Maui. Now it’s time for the organization’s biggest fundraising event of the year. There
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No More Gorgeous Shade Trees At Lahaina Market Place
And now we’re going to talk a bit about trees–or rather, the act of going up to very old, very beautiful trees and chain-sawing them into sawdust and toothpicks. This is happening, or by
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‘Family Ingredients’ on PBS Hawaii Takes Viewers to Japan with Chef Alan Wong
The simplest dishes are sometimes the most meaningful. To me, nothing tops a good grilled cheese. For Hawaiian celebrity chef Alan Wong, that favorite childhood comfort food was tamago kake gohan, an austere combination
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“Tropic Care Maui 2013″ to Provide Free Healthcare Services for Residents
Call government-funded healthcare a military “rapid deployment exercise,” give it a cool name like “Tropic Care Maui” and even the Republicans will get on board. Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa did just that in
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Why Does A Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Member Want The Whales Removed From The Endangered Species List?
By Anthony Pignataro It’s hard to imagine these days–especially if you’re standing on any south or west-face Maui beach in the winter for more than a minute–but even just 50 years ago there were fewer
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Stop Invading My Personal Space!
Have you ever heard of personal space? My husband, son and I were down the street from our house watching the sunset. We were the first to arrive, so we grabbed a prime spot
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Renovated Sand Hills Plantation House Wins Historic Hawai’i Foundation Honor
Mango trees casting shade over a wide lawn in front of a friendly white shingle-sided open-spaced house is a scene from plantation Hawaii. It’s a familiar one to the many Maui residents born and
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Hawaii @SeaShepherd Chapter Takes On Aquarium Fish Trade To Save Coral Reefs
Back in November 2012, Sea Shepherd–which is among the world’s most radical anti-whaling organizations, which they translated into the Animal Planet reality series Whale Wars–opened an office on Maui. At the time, organizer Deborah
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County of Maui Wins Best Booth Award At South Korean Flower Festival
It’s always nice to read that news in South Korea isn’t completely dominated by the threat of nuclear war. Sometimes, news there concerns nothing more than delicate flowers. As part of its effort to attract
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Art Contest: Students To Design New EV Quick Charging Stations At Queen Kaahumanu Center
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there are four new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations going in at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center parking lot near the Ka’ahumanu Ave. entrance (fronting Ruby’s, but much closer
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Mysterious Maui News Reporter Covers Former Maui County Family Court Judge Mimi DesJardins’ Trial
So it looks like Maui has lost a judge to criminal activity. On Thursday, May 9, Maui Family Court judge Mimi DesJardins pleaded no contest to a single charge of tampering with a government
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Haleakala National Park Looking For Interns To Study Climate Change and Silverswords
Back in January, we reported that new research from the United States Geological Survey and UH Manoa was showing that climate change may, in fact, doom the beautiful but endangered silversword plants that are
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2013 Spa Issue Interview with Acupuncturist Christine Asuncion of Iao Acupuncture & Spa
Christine Asuncion, Licensed Acupuncturist, Oriental Medicine Practitioner & Owner Iao Acupuncture & Spa 147 N. Market St., Wailuku 808-249-8280 www.iaoacupuncture.com The basics about yourself and spa or salon: My name is Christine Asuncion, LAc, owner of I’ao Acupuncture & Spa,
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