SECRET WAILUKU POST OFFICE INVESTIGATION MEETING! At long last, the Maui County Council’s Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs (PIA) Committee (which has the same members as the council itself) has taken another step on the long road known as the Great Investigation of the Demolition of Old Wailuku Post Office, according to an Aug. 15 story in The Maui News. Upcountry kids are … [Read more...] about Wailuku Post Office Demolition Investigation Plods On While Maui County Council Planning Committee Flirts With Prohibiting Future Timeshare Construction and Alexander And Baldwin Gives And Gives
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How Maui Adult Day Care Centers Uses Dancing And Dolls To Help Those With Dementia
This story began over a misunderstanding about a toy. During the run-up to our annual Charity Gift Guide, which we published on Nov. 21, the wish list from Maui Adult Day Care Centers included the curious entry “life size dolls.” Not really sure what the organization meant by that, and having very little knowledge of what MADCC did in any case, I emailed back, asking for … [Read more...] about How Maui Adult Day Care Centers Uses Dancing And Dolls To Help Those With Dementia
Candidate Don Couch
Running for: Maui County Council (South Maui) Running against: Alana Kay Birthplace: Long Beach, CA Profession: Incumbent Electoral Win/Loss Record: 1/3 First electoral victory: 2010 Supports: New water source development, short-term rental regulations Opposes: Lipoa Point development, drinking alcohol in South Maui parks Gets campaign donations from: Promoter Shep … [Read more...] about Candidate Don Couch
Lipoa Point Unpreserved And Cane Smoke Causes Haze Too
LIPOA POINT UNPRESERVED! Yeah, folks, you read that right. On Thursday, Aug. 2, five members of the Maui County Council voted to approve Maui Land & Pineapple Company's request to take about 150 acres of Lipoa Point–the heart of legendary surf and snorkeling spot Honolua Bay, and the subject of land development controversy for decades–out of preservation. ML&P's stated reason … [Read more...] about Lipoa Point Unpreserved And Cane Smoke Causes Haze Too