Maui is a magnet for creative types, and our own local community rallies around a lot of talented musicians. But how can our artists reach other audiences, hone their careers and be creative? One method is to exploit technology and the internet. That's what Brain and Shoshana Zisk are doing with the Maui Music Tech Conference. “Saturday, Dec. 10 is Maui Music Tech Day, which … [Read more...] about Maui Music Tech Conference to Bridge Maui and SF Music and Tech Community
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Military And Academic Science Guys Gather On Maui To Talk Space Surveillance
First, a note about the headline: by “space surveillance,” I mean the act of looking out at space, not the placing of satellites in space to look at us (though, as anyone who reads the papers knows, there’s plenty of that going on). And by “space,” I mean Earth orbit, because apparently that’s just a gigantic junkyard. There are, currently, an estimated half a million man-made … [Read more...] about Military And Academic Science Guys Gather On Maui To Talk Space Surveillance
How VIncent Mina And The Upcoming Body And Soil Conference Is Revolutionizing How Maui Farmers Grow Food
The engineer and entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell (@nolanbushnell) recently tweeted, “Innovation is inventing the future. Get on it. I want to live there.” Bushnell may not know Vincent Mina, the owner of Maui’s Kahuna Aina Farms and president of Hawaii Farmers Union, but Mina has his back concerning agriculture’s future. I first met Mina at his farm, which is tucked away in a … [Read more...] about How VIncent Mina And The Upcoming Body And Soil Conference Is Revolutionizing How Maui Farmers Grow Food
We Find Out The Big Ideas Behind The TEDxMaui Conference Happening This Sunday At The MACC
At first glance, it’s easy to assume TEDxMaui might be another kooky, self-help kind of conference. Wrong. Actually, the talks are less about you and more about the planet. Sure you may come back from it with all kinds of great ideas for improving your life, but the speakers and conference dig deeper into humanity, offering 20 different world experiences from 20 different … [Read more...] about We Find Out The Big Ideas Behind The TEDxMaui Conference Happening This Sunday At The MACC
Crazy Stereos and Love Hotels and Earless Bunnies
GENTLEMEN, START YOUR STEREOS Sophisticated automobile technology makes high-performance engines purr in relative silence, but automakers fear that their most demanding drivers are emotionally attached to the engines’ roar. Consequently, as Car and Driver reported in April, the 2012 BMW M5, with 560 horsepower tempered with sound deadeners, has installed pre-recorded engine … [Read more...] about Crazy Stereos and Love Hotels and Earless Bunnies