Archive for 2010
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Collective Resolution: Calm the F#@% Down
We are, by nature, hysterical. I’m not singling out any group — Americans, liberals, conservatives, religious fundamentalists, 14-year-old girls — I’m talking about Homo sapiens (which, ironically, is Latin for “wise man”). We gravitate
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The Year in Review
Is life like football or is football like life? Let’s see: one involves unnecessary roughness, revolves around money and encourages gambling and excessive drinking—and the other is played on Sunday. Another similarity between life
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Kula Kid #29: “Two Dad Dilemma”
It’s strange when I listen to Anna speak—I can hear my voice in hers. It’s like playing back a homemade cassette tape—knowing it’s the sound of a long-lost, younger you—but having no memory of recording it. We have the same sort of bouncing cadence, like a slow rubber ball trapped in a rusty can, our enunciation touched with a properness that’s heartfelt albeit feigned. “I was nervous I wouldn’t recognize you—that we might walk right past each other and not know,” she said...
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The Year in Eh Brah!
Illustrator Ron Pitts reflects on his favorite anonymous gripes and the drawings they inspired… Once again, it’s that festive time of year when we look back and take stock. A special time when we prepare
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Kula Kid #28: “Tweetering on the Edge”
“For god’s sake, Anu,” I screamed aloud. “Pull yourself together!” The apps on my iPhone wiggled with little “Xs” in their corners and I flung my Twitter app into the furthest black screen, hoping that might curb my mania. No sane person should Tweet 22 times in 24 hours, historic lunar eclipse or no. It’s gotten to the rotten point where I think in 140 characters or less, and assess every passing half-thought based on whether or not it’s tweet-worthy. It never is. Nothing is. And no one cares (or should care) if I’ve gotten a haircut, a flat tire—or two—or the specifics of my poor eating habits...
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Cool Looking Navy ship moored outside Lahaina Harbor
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Your Horoscope For the Week of December 23
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) It’d be lovely if you could be perfectly well-rested and psychologically ready (or even eager) for a challenge the next time one presented itself. Of course, shit mostly hits the fan
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New Year, New Rules For Hawaii and Maui County
In addition to the countywide plastic bag ban, a number of new state rules are set to take effect in January. Political contributions will no longer be tax deductible. Corporations that give more than $1,000
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Abercrombie Submits Lingle Budget
With all the enthusiasm of a cat eyeing a pile of wilted arugula, Gov. Abercrombie submitted an initial budget – drafted by the Lingle Administration – to the state legislature this week. “The budget I am submitting
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By the Numbers: Hawaii Green Jobs and Kahului Library Closures
11,145 Number of private sector “green” jobs in Hawaii, about 2.4 percent of the total workforce 26 percent Portion by which green jobs are expected to increase statewide over the next two years 2/19/2010 Date on which the Kahului
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