Here’s Why The Maui County Council Should Refuse Terryl Vencl’s Request For $3.5 Million For The Maui Visitors Bureau

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Here’s Why The Maui County Council Should Refuse Terryl Vencl’s Request For $3.5 Million For The Maui Visitors Bureau

May 17, 2012 – 7:12 am | No Comment | 52 views




By Anthony Pignataro
The story goes that Terryl Vencl spends a lot of time at Maui County Council budget hearings. Supposedly, she’s there every day, during the spring months when the …

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May 8, 2012 – 1:08 pm | 3 Comments | 148 views
U.S. Navy Gives Lame Names To Old Hawaii Superferries




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January 16, 2012 – 10:55 am | No Comment | 121 views
Hawaii Congresswoman Mazie Hirono Glosses Over Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Controversy




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December 15, 2011 – 6:00 am | No Comment | 100 views
ACLU Hawaii Celebrates 220th Anniversary of Bill of Rights




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September 9, 2011 – 9:48 am | One Comment | 76 views
Maui Mayor Asks For Moment Of Silence On 9/11




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August 25, 2011 – 8:04 am | 3 Comments | 127 views
We Saw Newt Gingrich During His Visit To Maui So You Wouldn’t Have To




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August 21, 2011 – 8:22 am | No Comment | 140 views
Newt Gingrich Comes To Maui! (Again!)




By Anthony Pignataro
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July 28, 2011 – 3:10 pm | No Comment | 81 views
Congress Implodes; Cecil Heftel Gets Own Post Office!




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July 1, 2011 – 11:16 am | No Comment | 53 views
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June 27, 2011 – 11:42 am | No Comment | 77 views
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