No one else pulled papers for Council Chair Danny Mateo’s Molokai seat, but that doesn’t mean he’s running unopposed. Last week, Nellie Laird-Woods of Lahaina filed a petition with the Second Circuit Court, arguing Mateo can’t run again because of term limits. According to the County Charter, no Councilmember can serve “more than five consecutive full terms in office.” Mateo was first appointed to the Council in 2002, after the death of Councilmember Pat Kawano. Mateo was elected to a full term later that year and was reelected three more …

Red Bull doesn’t give you wings — McDonalds does. Thanks good ol’ Uncle Ron and my telephone book of bad habits, I’ve got the kind of freakish back fat that justifies starting a rumor that I practice Suspension (you know, hanging from the ceiling from deep sea fishing hooks sunk into the skin). Couple that with hair follicles feisty enough to make even the Missing Link jealous, and I’m a twice-certifiable circus freak. So it goes, I’ve not been much of a beach person.
It’s not that I don’t like the …

Eh Mr. Angry Golfer Man: Guess you didn’t get da memo that we go at a different speed here. You roll up to the shave-ice stand with your snot-nosed grandkid and immediately start mumbling under your breath that the line’s moving too slow. Turn around! There’s a gorgeous ocean right behind you, palm trees swaying in the warm tropical breeze. This is what you paid buku bucks for, and instead of enjoying it you’re shooting the stank eye at the teenage girl behind the counter slinging the flavored syrup. What, …

Interesting moment near the end of last night’s Gubernatorial debate, when Mufi Hannemann was asked what role religion would play in his administration. Here’s a complete transcript of his answer:
“I stand by what has been emphasized in my belief about my religion — that they teach me principles, but I have the principle of free agency to govern myself. And it’s that principle of free agency that I will exercise. This will not be an administration that will take orders from an ecclesiastical order, but then by the same time, …

Why is is it important to raise awareness about psoriasis in our community? Because 3,193 people in Maui County are affected by psoriasis—a chronic disease of the immune system that appears as red scaly patches on the skin that crack and bleed.
Psoriasis is the most prevalent autoimmune disease in the U.S.—as many as 7.5 million Americans have it—yet people with the disease often face discrimination in public places because others fear psoriasis is contagious. It’s not.
I have lived with psoriasis since 2000 and it hasn’t been an easy journey. About 90 percent …

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“I remember the day Jimi was leaving Maui. He looked at us with tears in his eyes and said, ‘You guys are so lucky. You get to stay,’” reminisces Mauian Les Potts, who spent three July weeks with Hendrix filming Rainbow Bridge, and was involved with the film’s production from its genesis. Shooting culminated with what was dubbed the “Rainbow Bridge Vibratory Color/Sound Experiment,” a storied concert on Baldwin family ranch land in …

For a guy who is neither an elected official nor an active candidate, Ed Case sure has managed to stay in the headlines. This week, Case announced he’s endorsing Neil Abercrombie for Governor. That alone is somewhat newsworthy, since Case and Abercrombie haven’t always seen eye to eye. But what really gave the story legs were the harsh words Case reserved for Abercrombie’s Democratic opponent, Mufi Hannemann.
Here’s the full text of Case’s endorsement/slam:
In the Democratic primary for Governor, I support Neil Abercrombie.
This may surprise some, as Abercrombie hasn’t supported my …

For the last two years, Halloween in Lahaina has been a virtual non-event, with no permits issued for adult activities and Front Street left open to traffic. Though some—most prominently the Cultural Resources Commission—criticized the party, many residents, visitors and merchants have lamented its loss. But no one has calculated how much money the event once known as the “Mardi Gras of the Pacific” brought in. Until now.
A study commissioned by the North Beach West Maui Benefit Fund and conducted by Hawaii Pacific University Professor Jerome Agrussa found that Halloween …

This is for all the parents who let their daughters join the various “dance” troupes on the island that are in fact training grounds for the next generation of hoochie mamas: Just because something is organized and has uniforms doesn’t make it a wholesome activity. Dancing is great; cheerleading is perfectly fine. But young girls wearing skin-tight shorts and short-shirts shaking their okoles, sometimes right out on the sidewalk to attract people (dirty old men?) to their car-wash fundraisers? It’s sick. I’m sorry–someone had to say it.

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