Archive for 2012 May
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HC&S Sugar Mill in Pu’unene Goes Offline On Same Day as EPA Meeting On Haleakala Natl. Park Haze
Take a close look at the photo above: you don’t often see the smokestacks of the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Mill in Pu’unene without any smoke. It’s a rare sight, though the fact that
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Watch Out for the Red Moped Guy!
Dude on red moped: Not sure you realize this, but you were driving illegally on the airport bike path. You were also on the wrong side of the path, going fast around a blind
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How Rachel Deboer and The Ultraviolets Use Body Paint and Performance to Explore Culture and Sexuality on Maui
By Jen Russo When Rachel Deboer pulls out her completely undecipherable calendar, with curly-sued scribbles that cover every square inch of space on the page, I can’t help but giggle. “Don’t laugh at me,” she
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Simeon Tabieros of Kahului wins a photovoltaic system from Revolusun and Zippys
Passion for Zip Paks paid off this month when Kahului resident Simeon Tabieros entered the “Join the RevoluSun Home Solar System Giveaway” and won the grand prize: a $15,000 photovoltaic system. Zippy’s and Revolusun
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Halloween In Lahaina T-Shirt Design Contest Announced by Lahaina Town Action Committee
Lahainatown Action Committee is holding a contest for a new “Halloween in Lahaina” t-shirt design. Lahaina’s long running and much anticipated annual Halloween town party features a custom T-Shirt design every year. The winning design will
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Reception for Edventure program and A&B Donation at Class Act June 7
The Edventure program at UH Maui College has been offering non-credit course training and skill building to more than 12,000 Maui students annually. For those of us who lack deep pockets, A&B Foundation is
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State of Hawaii Proposes $13,500 in Fines for Lahaina-Based GoZip LLC in 2011 Ziplining Fatality
Zipling is supposed to be fun–a thrill ride that allows participants to experience both a rush of adrenaline and the joy at seeing untouched natural splendor. But last fall, ziplining on Hawaii Island came
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This Thursday, May 31: EPA Hearing on Haze Visibility Issues in Haleakala Natl. Park at UHMC
The issue, as far as the federal government is concerned, concerns haze. They’re talking about the amount of haze in our air, and how that haze restricts visibility in our National Parks–specifically, Haleakala National
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UPDATED YET AGAIN: Maui Police Recover ‘Firearms’ From Stolen Car, Though Shooting of Marshall Langford Still Resembles 2004 Killing of Lisa Kaina
On the same day the Maui News reports that the mother of Marshall Langford, the alleged car thief shot and killed by a Maui Police officer on May 22, denied that her son owned
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MauiTime Summer Guide 2012: Why I Started Skateboarding At Age 40
By Anthony Pignataro Just after sunset one recent Sunday evening, there were a handful of 20-somethings at the Kalama Skate Park in Kihei. While one guy with iPod buds in his ears skated the bowl,
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