So Governor Neil Abercrombie has decided to replace outgoing Board of Education member Wesley Lo with Grant Chun. In October, Maui Memorial Medical Center CEO Lo resigned from the board eight months before his term ended, citing work constraints. In choosing Chun, vice president of the Alexander & Baldwin, as Lo’s replacement, Abercrombie has gone with one of Maui’s most … [Read more...] about Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Grant Chun To State Board Of Education
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MEDB Sponsors Student Art Contest To Design New EV Chargers At Queen Kaahumanu Center
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there are four new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations going in at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center parking lot near the Ka’ahumanu Ave. entrance (fronting Koho, but much closer to the road). The chargers, according to a recent news release from Nishikawa & Associates, which handles public relations for the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), … [Read more...] about MEDB Sponsors Student Art Contest To Design New EV Chargers At Queen Kaahumanu Center
Wolf Education and Crappy Art And Least Competent Criminals
NOT EVEN A PIN DROP Officials at England’s 12th-century St. Peter’s Church in Seaford, East Sussex, which is renowned for its eerie quiet, created a 30-minute CD recently of near-total silence, first as a small-scale fundraising project, but later for general sales (since word-of-mouth had attracted orders from as far away as Ghana). Those who have heard it said they could make … [Read more...] about Wolf Education and Crappy Art And Least Competent Criminals
Sworn Testimony From Wailuku Main Street Association Exec Jocelyn Perreira Revealed While County Fines Ukulele Fest
‘I’M JUST THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’ For more than a quarter century, the nonprofit organization Wailuku Main Street Association has employed Jocelyn Perreira as its executive director. Her name and that of WMSA–which has long subsisted on a steady diet of County of Maui funds, to the tune of $243,000 a year or so–have been intertwined for just as long. As have stories of her … [Read more...] about Sworn Testimony From Wailuku Main Street Association Exec Jocelyn Perreira Revealed While County Fines Ukulele Fest
Imagine Surf Hires SUP Waterman Dave Kalama
Maui waterman David Kalama is on fire. A quick look at Imagine Surf’s website shows his handsome face is plastered all over it as their new brand ambassador and Vice President of Design and Innovation. Over at Men’s Journal, he’s hailed as a waterman guru and doles out expert advice in a column teaching gym heads how to do their workout outside. There are plenty of pics of … [Read more...] about Imagine Surf Hires SUP Waterman Dave Kalama