1. On May 3, Hawai‘i Attorney General Russell Suzuki publicly thanked state officials for making progress on getting untested sexual assault kits–some of which date back to July 2017–to labs for testing. How many such kits did Hawai‘i officials finally get to a lab? A. 213 B. 513 C. 814 D. 1,313 E. 1,513 2. On May 7, Honolulu Civil Beat reported on the campaign finances … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: What do you know about the Kaiwo Maru’s recent visit to Kahului?
Maui’s Story of Hawai`i Museum getting Travel Channel exposure in May
The Story of Hawai‘i Museum at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center is getting some big publicity this month. On Thursday, May 17, the Travel Channel show Mysteries at the Museum will air a segment on the museum’s steel guitar exhibit (which we wrote about in this April 4, 2018 story). “I’m part of the narration in this segment,” museum owner Bryant Neal told me. “It features the … [Read more...] about Maui’s Story of Hawai`i Museum getting Travel Channel exposure in May
County of Maui closes Kalama Park Skatepark because of vandalism
Well, this sucks. Vandals struck the Kalama Park Skatepark in Kihei, and now it's closed indefinitely. Here's the news release the County of Maui sent out on this: KIHEI, Maui, Hawai‘i – The County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced that the Kalama Park Skatepark is closed due to vandalism. It is currently unsafe. The Department will be … [Read more...] about County of Maui closes Kalama Park Skatepark because of vandalism
Maui Mayor/County Council Candidate Alan Arakawa to hold big fundraiser in this guy’s multilevel marketing company office
One great thing about termed-out Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s campaign for the Maui County Council’s Kahului seat is that he will not discriminate when it comes to raising money. He’ll go to a fancy French restaurant in Waikiki (which is nowhere near the council district he’s running for but whatever) like he did in April, or he’ll go to regular old office building (which is … [Read more...] about Maui Mayor/County Council Candidate Alan Arakawa to hold big fundraiser in this guy’s multilevel marketing company office
Quizunderstood: Do you know how Haleakala National Park affects Maui County’s economy?
1. On April 27, officials with Haleakala National Park released new numbers on how the park affects Maui County’s economy. According to park officials, how many jobs does the park support? A. 519 B. 619 C. 719 D. 819 E. 919 2. Also on April 27, Stephen Levins, Executive Director of the State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection announced that he had started an … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: Do you know how Haleakala National Park affects Maui County’s economy?