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U.S. Navy Gives Lame Names To Old Hawaii Superferries
That’s right, folks: Your United States Navy–which finally took possession of the old Hawaii Superferry vessels Alakai and Huakai a few months ago after the company (which operated for just …
How Will Hawaii’s Congressional Representatives And Senators Vote On SOPA?
Actually, your guess is as good as ours. According to the investigative news non-profit organization ProPublica, none of Hawaii’s people in Washington – U.S. Senators Daniel Akaka and Dan Inouye …
Hawaii Congresswoman Mazie Hirono Glosses Over Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Controversy
Today marks the observance of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday (his actual birthday was Jan. 15, 1929). Around the nation, people held parades, read (or, hopefully, re-read) …
ACLU Hawaii Celebrates 220th Anniversary of Bill of Rights
Happy Bill of Rights Day! That’s right, kids, exactly 220 years ago today the US of A ratified the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, thereby sparking an ongoing …
Maui Mayor Asks For Moment Of Silence On 9/11
From a County of Maui press release we received last night: “Mayor Alan Arakawa is asking that the entire County observe a moment of silence at 7 a.m. on Sunday, …
We Saw Newt Gingrich During His Visit To Maui So You Wouldn’t Have To
By Anthony Pignataro
In the overcast late afternoon hours of Saturday, Aug. 20, there were easily 150 people packed into the small but mercifully air-conditioned room at the Door of Faith …
Newt Gingrich Comes To Maui! (Again!)
By Anthony Pignataro
In the overcast late afternoon hours of Saturday, Aug. 20, there were easily 150 people packed into the small but mercifully air-conditioned room at the Door of Faith …
Congress Implodes; Cecil Heftel Gets Own Post Office!
Oh, those crazy congressional Republicans. They wanted control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and now they have it. Too bad they’re mired in a bitter fight between the extreme …
Happy Independence Day From USDA!
We here at MauiTime receive a lot of press releases. Most come from local officials and companies, but many are from powerful officials with global reach. They shotgun the statements …
Woo! Vote For Shane Victorino!
So I’m driving home Friday night, listening to Johnnie A and our own associate editor Anu Yagi on K-Rock, 97.3 FM, when Johnny A says, in response to Anu mentioning …
