Author Jacob Shafer
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County Sets Meeting To Discuss Proposed Wailuku Parking Structure
If you’re fed up with the parking situation in Wailuku (which is to say, if you ever park in Wailuku), make plans to attend a meeting this Thursday, June 16, where the Department of
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Eh Brah! Stiff Armed
Let me get this straight: First you follow me around the party all night demanding I arm wrestle you. I refuse, repeatedly, before finally agreeing, mostly to shut you up. Then you say you
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Governor Abercrombie Appoints New Hawaii CIO
Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia has been tapped by Gov. Abercrombie to fix the state’s computer and tech systems, which might charitably be called “aging.” In fact, that’s what Hawaii News Now called it, in a
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More Hawaii Small Businesses For Sale, For Less
According to a recent SmallBiz Hawaii item, the median price of a small business in Hawaii fell nearly 40 percent in the first quarter, while the number of small businesses up for sale rose
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MauiTime Summer Guide: The Swinging Bridges Hike
To call a hike that’s been featured in an Adam Sandler movie a hidden gem might be a stretch, but the Waihe‘e Valley, or “swinging bridges” trail still flies mostly under the radar. That’s
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Maui Police Department Targets MauiTime’s Online Commenters
If you’ve recently left a comment on MauiTime’s Web site, your personal information could soon be in the hands of the Maui Police Department. Last week, MPD and the county prosecutor’s office issued a subpoena
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Final, Posthumous Michael Crichton Novel To Be Set In Hawaii
A group of grad students wandering through a Hawaii rainforest may sound mundane compared to reanimated dinosaurs, but it’s the setup of late author Michael Crichton’s final novel, to be published posthumously in November,
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Matson Hikes Fuel Charge To Record High
Rising oil costs aren’t just impacting the price at the pump — this week Matson Navigation announced plans to hike its fuel surcharge to a record-high 47.5 percent for service to Hawaii. The change
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On Birthers and bin Laden
On April 27, 2011, the President of the United States went on national television to show the world his long-form birth certificate. He did it more than three years after taking office, and many months
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Eh Brah! Easter Peep Show
I thought the only Peeps I was going to see on Easter Sunday were the yellow chicky candies — until I showed up at Easter mass and saw you wearing a short, white strapless
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