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Paia is normally a sleepy little North Shore town, known for attracting a rich mix of Europeans, hippies and kite surfers. It’s a mellow place, with boutiques, curio shops and restaurants that provide an
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Maui High School students Mitchell Borge and Lawrence Paet, under the guidance of instructor Shannon Rowe, raced through the grease, grime and pressure of a ticking clock to earn a fifth-place finish in the
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It’s estimated that the first Polynesian voyagers left South-East Asia to explore the Pacific in 1500 BC. Hawaii was settled by these canoe-paddling navigators in 900 AD. And in 1975, the cultural renaissance of
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In celebration of 13 years of business, Maui Surfer Girls is partnering with the Will Smith Foundation to provide local Maui girls with scholarships to attend their July surf camp. In addition to offering
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In a seemingly unlikely partnership, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and Conservation International’s Hawai’i Fish Trust have joined the Sportfishing Conservancy to host the 2013 Sanctuary Classic, a three-month long photo
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UPDATE: Maui County Liquor Commission Postpones Kihei Triangle Decision For 6 Months
UPDATE: Akaku/radio personality Shawn Michael, who attended the hearing, just Tweeted that the LC has the whole matter involving Kihei Kalama Village (the “Barmuda Triangle”) for six months. He reported that the vote to
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Maui Historical Society receives grants from MECO and the Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation
Get ready to party outside at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku. The Maui Historical Society has recently accepted a $7,000 improvement grant from Maui Electric Company to complete an outdoor lighting project. This
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Sharon Suzuki Announced As New Maui Electric Company President
On May 1 Sharon Suzuki will take over as president of Maui Electric Company (MECO). Current president Ed Reinhardt will retire after 10 years as president and 26 years with MECO. Suzuki is currently
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Hawaii Republican Party Caucus Tuesday Night Across Maui!
For anyone watching the 2012 presidential election unfold, the drama between the four frontrunner candidates – Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich – has been nothing short of Shakespearean. Romney is
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Proposed Olowalu Town Environmental Impact Statement Now Online
This weekend, if the weather forces you to spend more time indoors than you originally planned, you might want to consider perusing Olowalu Town LLC’s new and massive environmental impact statement. It’s all online,
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Operation Sandtastic Success $13k raised at Sand Sculpture Contest for Family & Friends of Na Koa E Kapili
During the Annual Business Summit which took place Feb. 9-12, The Elite Hearing Network, one of the largest affiliations of independent hearing care providers in the U.S., held a fundraiser for the Maui National Guard and
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Maui Oral Health Center Receives $100K for new Chairs from anonymous donor
Somebody bought a lot of smiles this year to the Maui Oral Health Center. The center provides affordable and accessible oral/dental health care to the under-served, low-income, uninsured families of Maui. The MOHC opened in
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Three of Maui’s Irishman come together on St. Patty’s day to raise a pot of gold for Charity
If you think if St. Patty’s day is just an occasion to drink green beer and eat bangers and mash, then it’s time to step it up a notch and sign up for a
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Maui County Councilmembers Danny Mateo, Joseph Pontanilla, Bob Carroll and Mike White Hate Hawaii’s Sunshine Law
Let’s talk for a moment about HB 2742. It’s a very short bill that would exempt “legislative bodies of the counties of this State” from the Hawaii Sunshine Law, which mandates certain rules governing
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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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