Archive for 2012 February
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American Cancer Society Hawai’i Pacific elects new board chair Senator Rosalyn Baker
Every year in Hawaii, more than 6,000 people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 2,000 will die from the disease. The volunteer-based American Cancer Society (ACS), established a century ago in New York
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Lloyd Yamamoto’s Kahului Chevron is the first to exchange old light bulbs for Green Machine Light Engine LED’s
The future of lighting is in light emitting diodes (LEDs) but the world has been slow to adapt. LEDs have been a usable technology for around 40 years, according to Al Ulman of Pacific
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Maui News Reports Lahaina Will Soon Lose The Dolfijn, the Wrecked Sailboat off Front Street
Perhaps this week or maybe next, an era will come to an end. Life as we know it in historic Lahaina Town will change, hopefully for the better, but I’m not so sure. That’s right,
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Will the Hawaii Legislature Rob Daily Newspapers of Their Precious Legal Notices?
Ah, legal notices – those wordy blocks of text sent out by local government agencies and courts that fill a daily newspaper’s classifieds section and provide the best natural substitute to Lunesta yet found.
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Are Hawaii Public Officials Who Use Twitter Just Bots?
So some Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age students at Eugene Lang College in New York have started the Bot or Not Project. This is a simple test that allows Twitter users to see
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Wailuku Main Street Association Chairman Ridicules Maui News Reporter Ilima Loomis
Hey, I would to if she spent the last year kicking my non-profit association’s ass all over the island with a series of stories detailing the County of Maui’s increasingly pointed and critical attempts
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2012 @MauiTime Fashion on Maui Issue – Road Trip!
By Jen Russo Let’s start with an admission: we had no idea how to do another fashion issue. Sure, the staff got together and talked over various ideas and themes, but nothing seemed to click. Lucky
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Stop Yelling At Your Beautiful Girlfriend!
Eh Brah! You look really cool yelling at your beautiful girlfriend in public. It really makes you look like you’re in control of your pathetic, plaid wearing, illiterate, comb-less life of yours. It’s no
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State of Hawaii Inspectors Don’t Want To Inspect Ziplines, Get Legislature to Defer HB 2060
So it looks like Hawaii won’t be regulating ziplining any time soon. On Feb. 7, the state House Economic Revitalization and Business (ERB) Committee voted to defer HB 2060, a bill that would have
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Maui Playwright Wayne Moniz Publishes New Book – Beyond The Reef: Stories of Maui in the World
I’m starting to wonder if there’s anything Wayne Moniz can’t write. Seriously–the guy made his name in Hawaii writing plays, which can be difficult and confining. If you can’t write effective, meaningful, real dialogue
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