Articles tagged with: Tommy Russo
MauiTime Subpoena Withdrawn!
With little fanfare and no apology, County of Maui has withdrawn the subpoena for all IP addresses in a 24-hour period of online commenters for an April MauiTime story. This marks the end of an …
Publisher’s Note: MauiTime Will Fight The Maui Police Department Subpoena, Defend Free Speech
A Note From Publisher Tommy Russo…
First and foremost, I want to assure MauiTime readers and the community at large that we plan to fight this subpoena, protect the identities and First Amendment rights of our …
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 ordering …
Does Duane Chapman aka Dog The Bounty Hunter Agree It Should Be Illegal To Film Police
On the evening of April 12, I was assaulted by a member of reality star Duane Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter’s security team. Soon after, I was assaulted again, and had my First Amendment …
UPDATE MauiTime Tours Office of the Mayor
This past Friday, Statehood Day, Mayor Charmaine Tavares, responding to a MauiTime request, led Publisher Tommy Russo and Associate Editor Anu Yagi on a tour of her ninth floor office, and the renovations that recently …
Maui Newspaper MauiTime publishes 3D issue
MauiTime, Maui’s only independent, locally owned newspaper, has published an issue featuring more than 100 3D photos. The 80-page issue–the annual Best of Maui readers poll, which highlights the island’s top people, places and businesses in a number of categories–hit stands July 22.
“We believe we’ve created the world’s largest 3D newspaper; we haven’t found any other publication that’s done it on this scale,” said Publisher Tommy Russo. “In that sense it was a leap of faith, but I’m proud of our team for pulling it off.”
Governor Lingle Vetoes Civil Union Bill HB444
A few hours ago, Gov. Linda Lingle announced she will veto civil union bill HB444. We’ll explore her reasoning (or lack thereof) in much more depth soon, here, at mauitime.com and in our print edition. …
Publisher Tommy Russo Turns Off His Tech with Cheyenne Ehrlich at Paia Meditation
“Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.”
- Rene Descartes
I’m not sure when it happened, but things have changed. I remember the days of my father coming home from work to read …
