Archive for 2010 January
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Meco rummage Sale for United Way
things are selling like hotcakes this morning at the MECO rummage sale. clothing, toys, baby stuff, art and household items. check it at 210 kamehameha street in kahului. goes till noon. its for a
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When I Think About You, I Objectify Myself
CASTING CALL: Kailua born B.J. Penn—current UFC lightweight champion, who on December 12th in Memphis, Tennessee, defeated Diego Sanchez in the fifth round, by technical knockout—is looking for ring girls.
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Cheaaa! Bombing down Haleakala!
It's early Friday evening, and I am lying on the couch flipping channels, when a friend, who I am currently furious with, calls my cell and "Wonderwall" starts to play. Do I answer it? I let it ring a few times... "Hey." I say in a non-committal tone, (The anger evaporates.) "What happened?
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The Cutting Room Floor: Chee Kung Tong Society building
Here are a few tidbits from this week's story 'A Treasure,' that hit the cutting room floor... (continuing from a quote from the National Register report) "... Members would meet to exchange news of China with people form other islands, and read or have read to them Chinese newspapers… Other activities
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So Close Yet So Far: Veto-proof Civil Unions bill?
The majority of our State Senate is in favor of passing a civil-unions bill, but there are a few roadblocks being thrown up right now in our government. First of all, the democratic senators who are advocating the bill want to pass it through without risking the possibility of a veto. Currently, the bill has written that it would take effect on January 1st,
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$202 Tropical Getaways
Last week, hotels got a little fuller... rates of occupancy on the island of Maui rose from 61.3 percent to 71.6. Still not exactly flowing over the brim, but things are looking up. However, rates are 17.1% lower than they were the same time last year. The average price of Maui hotel rooms is now $202/ night. It's a good change for us...
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It’s a bird, It’s a plane…
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's the Superferry! The controversial superferry (useful and damaging...) is finally doing something that is hard to make a good argument against. The Superferry "Alakai" is heading from its current resting spot in VA to Haiti to help with the relief effort. "Huakai," the second superferry that never touched Hawaiian waters, has already
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Hope for Haiti
"Today, thousands of Haitians may get their first real meal since last Tuesday's earthquake, thanks to a small, American nonprofit group, the What If? Foundation," writes Courtney Hutchison in a January 19th article form the ABC News Medical Unit. "This decade-old foundation was started by a Californian, Margaret
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13th Swine Flu Death
Unlucky 13... Hawaii just suffered it's 13th death as a result of the Swine Flu. The Oahu man who died was 50-years old and healthy up until he came down with the flu. Luckily, Hawaii has not experience a wave of the flu so big that it has caused major panic. Still, it is possible that a second wave is still headed for Hawaii, and the most important thing is to protect
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MauiTime Box Gets Much Needed TLC
Anyone who strolls along N. Market St. knows about the sorry condition of the distribution box on the sidewalk outside our office. Rusty, grimy and tagged past recognition, it got the least attention of
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