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By Anthony Pignataro It’s hard to imagine these days–especially if you’re standing on any south or west-face Maui beach in the winter for more than a minute–but even just 50 years ago there were fewer
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Just because Earth Day has passed, that doesn’t mean we can all go back to our fast food meals, sports utility vehicles and 15 gadget chargers. Sure, Maui seems more enlightened than many places
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Where environmental matters are concerned, Maui these days is a place of great contradictions. As a relatively tiny rock in the middle of the vast Pacific, the island has extremely limited landfill potential–a reality everyone
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The good news for those of us who still write books is that the rest of you still buy and read books. Bookstore chains may be dead or merely dying, but the act of
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By Anthony Pignataro It’s about noon, and a light rain is tapping the corrugated metal sheet above my head. The skies are dark gray, but the land is still serene and beautiful. I’m in Kanaio,
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Rock Stars, Celebs and Has-Beens Say Their Friends Will Buy Big Homes in Hawaii If Legislature Passes Steven Tyler Act And Criminalizes Paparazzi
The news was abuzz this morning with word that Steven Tyler himself would be testifying this morning in front of the Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee on SB 465, the so-called “Steven Tyler Act”
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Talking Story With Maui Redevelopment Agency Members Katharine Popenuk and Bill Mitchell About The Changing Face of Wailuku Town
By Anthony Pignataro The Wailuku Redevelopment Area covers about 68 acres of Central Maui. Its approximate center is the Vineyard/Market Street intersection. Like many small towns in America, the area’s narrow streets and cramped storefronts
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Eh Discriminating Resort!
On Thanksgiving, my husband was seized and interrogated at a resort just as he came out of the elevator. He was apparently not “looking” like he fit in. This was the second time he
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Special MauiTime Photo Caption Contest!
Here’s a photo sent to us just moments ago from U.S. Senator Brian Schatz’s office. The photograph, which was taken by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, shows Schatz with President Barack Obama at an
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This Tuesday, Feb. 12: Professor Puakea Nogelmeier to speak about Hawaiian Newspaper Project
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Professor Puakea Nogelmeier, acclaimed songwriter, Kumu Hula and UH Manoa Professor of Language, will talk to the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce on the status of the ‘Ike Kū‘oko‘a
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Thanks To Gov. Abercrombie, Feb. 6 Is NOT Ronald Reagan Day In Hawaii
Looks like Governor Neil Abercrombie has gone and done something right. Or rather, he went and did not do something right. Specifically, join with 40 other governors to declare today, Feb. 6, “Ronald Reagan
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Maui Youth and Family Services receives gift and needed makeover for building
The Maui Youth & Family Services historic Ka Pono building in Makawao was the recipient of a well-deserved and needed interior and exterior maintenance and landscaping last weekend, courtesy of good-willed Rotarians content to
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Maui’s Own Senator J. Kalani English Introduces ‘Steven Tyler Act’ To Protect Poor Celebs In Hawaii From Evil Paparazzi
Credit Malia Zimmerman of Hawaii Reporter for breaking this one today: State Senator Kalani English, a Maui Democrat, introduced the Steven Tyler Act, which would make it a tort to invade the privacy of celebrities. The
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Going To The Toilet: Our Guide To Maui County Public Park Restrooms
By Anthony Pignataro Kohler, which has been making bathtubs and bathroom appliances since about 1883, has a new toilet that will quite possibly take your breath away. Called Numi, the toilet “marks a new standard
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Eh Rude Driver Who Hates Handicapped People!
To the young woman in the white truck who sarcastically yelled, “That’s it; take your time” at me as I was crossing South Kihei Road at Lipoa Street: As it happens, I have a
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UPDATED: Proposed Bill HB 754 On Air Pollution Still Exempts Sugar Cane Burning From ‘Nuisance’ Category
So there’s a new bill floating around the state Legislature dealing with air pollution “nuisances.” Introduced on Jan. 24 by Representative James Kunane Tokioka, D-Lihue, HB 754 “Requires a county to investigate and notify
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Hawaii Senate to enable videoconference testimony from neighbor islands
With Maui boys Shan Tsutsui and Joe Souki holding down important positions in the state (Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House, respectively), island residents have predicted a louder voice in the seemingly Oahu-centric
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Taking Issue With Recent Maui News Editorial On The Prosecution Of Aaron Swartz
There’s no way I was the only person who thought The Maui News‘ denunciation of Aaron Swartz–an internet activist who recently killed himself after getting a whole law library thrown at him by a
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Hawaii Five-O Actor Scott Caan Apologizes For Wrong Thing
So I guess life in the islands can continue now that Hawaii Five-O actor Scott Caan has humbly apologized for dissing the Great State of Hawaii. For those whose televisions burned out or simply
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