I hate starting stories with “I.” Some curmudgeon reader probably snapped at me years ago for doing that, and I’ve subconsciously winced every time the thought popped into my mind when presented with a blank screen. But when writing about the scrappy paper I’ve called home for half my journalistic career that has somehow survived to its 20th birthday even though at one time or … [Read more...] about Anthony Pignataro reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
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Samantha Campos reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
By the time summer rolled around in 1997, Bill Clinton was President–again. Madeleine Albright had become the first female Secretary of State. Scottish scientists announced the successful cloning of a sheep named Dolly. The English Patient won “Best Picture” at the Academy Awards, J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was published, and Teletubbies debuted. Bruddah Iz passed … [Read more...] about Samantha Campos reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
Anu Yagi reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
The Zombie Apocalypse cometh! So I keep a bug-out bag by the door, ready n’ waiting. Sure, weapons and provisions would be the wise thing to pack. But if it’s TEOTWASKI, I’ve got other priorities. No, the first thing I’ll grab is my heavy metal file box. Locked inside are a few precious papers. Most weighty of which is a fat, chronological stack of MauiTime–every issue that … [Read more...] about Anu Yagi reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
Jacob Shafer reflects on MauiTime’s 20th Anniversary
Brad’s tattoos. That’s the first thing I saw when I walked into the MauiTime office on North Main Street in the spring of 2008. I was fresh off a run as staff reporter at an alt weekly in tony Marin County and looking for a new challenge. Something completely different, but sort of the same. I’d heard about an editor opening at this newspaper in Hawaii, which sounded … [Read more...] about Jacob Shafer reflects on MauiTime’s 20th Anniversary
MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Place to Get Waxed on Maui: Soleil Luna
BEST PLACE TO GET WAXED Soleil Luna People in the know get waxed with precision by estheticians Dana Costa and Aime Le at Wendy Pogni’s salon Soleil Luna in Lahaina. Costa and Le use an organic epilation process called sugaring that makes waxing so sweet! When you need the barest skin on Maui, call Soleil Luna and get waxed. (JR) (242 Lahainaluna Rd., Lahaina); … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Place to Get Waxed on Maui: Soleil Luna