In his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace imagined a future in which everything corporations sponsored everything in society–including time itself. Numbered years gave way to the “Year of the Whopper,” “Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad,” “Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar” and so forth. It’s funny on its face, but given government’s increasing reliance on corporate … [Read more...] about Maui County Council Budget and Finance Committee approves park concessions/naming rights bill
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Unsuccessful County Council Candidate Ka’ala Buenconsejo Takes Over Maui County Parks Department
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Ka‘ala Buenconsejo became the new County of Maui Parks Department Director, according to an inter-office email sent out by the department’s interim director. “This is to let you know all know there has been an appointment to the Director of Parks and Recreation position,” interim Parks chief Brianne Savage said in the Dec. 5 email, which MauiTime … [Read more...] about Unsuccessful County Council Candidate Ka’ala Buenconsejo Takes Over Maui County Parks Department
Maui County Councilman Don Guzman Wants Volunteers To Fix County Parks Dept. Shambles
Last time we checked, the County of Maui Parks Department was a mess. Director Glenn Correa–the subject of a Maui Police investigation into... something–is gone, and the state Attorney General's office is currently looking into the department for... something. We tried to ask new Parks chief Brianne Savage, but she refused to sit down with us "until things are a bit more … [Read more...] about Maui County Councilman Don Guzman Wants Volunteers To Fix County Parks Dept. Shambles
UPDATED AGAIN: Embattled Maui County Parks Dept. Director Glenn Correa Retires
[Editor's note: I updated this post on June 18 with information from an official press release sent out by Mayor Alan Arakawa's office, which wasn't yet available when I first posted this on June 17.] [Second Editor's note: I further updated this post on June 19 to include a statement from the Attorney General's office] Maui County Parks Department Director Glenn T. Correa, … [Read more...] about UPDATED AGAIN: Embattled Maui County Parks Dept. Director Glenn Correa Retires