Archive for 2012 July
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Molokai Metals Facility Opens Today through Sept. 8
Recycling scrap metal and broken-down cars can be tricky, especially on Molokai. The County of Maui Environmental Management Solid Waste Division’s Molokai Metals Facility (MMF) only accepts metals during certain times in the year.
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Should We Care That Maui Representative Mele Carroll Still Can’t File A Campaign Finance Report On Time?
You know what’s depressing? Reading the newspaper. And I know, because I write for a newspaper. I’m serious. In the last week, it seems that every time I open a paper or check my Google
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After the ‘Opposites Attract’ TV Ad, Why is Ed Case Still Trying To Dance With Mazie Hirono and Linda Lingle in Hawaii’s US Senate Race?
If I were Ed Case, I’d start to consider ending my electoral political aspirations. He’s a decent guy, sure, and, when he was in the House of Representatives, as effective as a legislator can
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MauiTime Readers Sound Off On Best Of Maui, Eh Brah And Young Skaters Who Rip Old Skaters
BLAME THE VOTERS! I am appalled that your newspaper would list Big Beach as the Best Swimming Beach on Maui (Best of Maui, July 19, 2012). Are you truly unaware of the number of people
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State of Hawaii Representative Candidate Joseph Pontanilla
JOSEPH PONTANILLA Running for: State House District 9 (Kahului, Wailuku, Paia, Spreckelsville) Running against: Gilbert Keith-Agaran Birthplace: Puunene, HI Profession: Maui County Council member Electoral Win/Loss Record: 5/0 First electoral victory: Maui County Council (2002) Supports: Land development, organized labor, county
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Eh Brah! No Cigar Smoking On Da Beach!
You’re here on vacation–great! You’re at the beach with your wife–awesome! It’s a weekend and all the families are out in full force. And here you are, on your honeymoon and what’s the first
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Big Waste: Kihei Marketplace is having big problems with the EPA over its Large Capacity Cesspool. Here’s why you should worry
By Anthony Pignataro Species extinction. Ocean acidification. Rising sea levels. Invasive species. Solid waste disposal. Land development. Aquifer depletion. Sugar cane burning. Energy conservation. Superfund sites. The list of environmental problems facing Hawaii (much less the
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Special MauiTime News Quiz!
1. On July 21, county officials began distributing cans to about 1,650 residents in a pilot curbside recycling plan that involves each household receiving separate cans for trash, grass clippings and mixed recyclables, according
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Coach Janet Renner Teaches Adults to Swim on Maui
Are you an adult who still doesn’t know how to swim? Even here on Maui, which is surrounded by a vast ocean, adults who lack an ability to swim aren’t as rare as you
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Feed My Sheep Mobile Food Distribution Feeding Maui Families, Moved From Wailuku to Kahului on Saturdays
As founder Joyce Kawakami humbly describes her Feed My Sheep operation, she almost downplays the significance of her idea back in 1999 to start distributing food out of the trunk of her car to
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