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
Kate Bradshaw
MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
It’s hard to believe sometimes that we’ve been around for two decades. Sure, we’ve changed a lot in that time (what hasn’t?). But in that time, we’ve brought you a lot of stories–some good, others not so much, but all with the goal of publishing interesting, readable and honest stories about what’s really going on in Maui County. That commitment remains the same today as it was … [Read more...] about MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
Journalist Kate Bradshaw breaks down the true meaning of a vote for Jill Stein
For the last few weeks I've been thinking about how best to approach the very thorny subject of Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein voters in Hawaii. Though there's no real polling done out here to gauge her support in this, one of the most liberal states in the union, this Reason blog post from September put her numbers at around seven percent here. Anyway, I … [Read more...] about Journalist Kate Bradshaw breaks down the true meaning of a vote for Jill Stein
AnDen
Few band names are as enigmatic as that of Lahaina-based AnDen. This five-piece island/rock/Latin fusion collective is not named after the word's Peruvian meaning, which is a series of terraces carved into Andes mountainsides to accommodate agriculture. Nor did the word's Spanish translation, train platform, inspire the moniker. In Swedish anden translates as "spirit," though … [Read more...] about AnDen
Places to mourn your broken resolution
Dina's Sandwitch Sugar Beach, Kihei If you're like me, you broke your New Year's resolution within about five hours of the stroke of midnight January 1. Luckily I have an assortment of others from which I can choose. Becoming a teetotaler is not one of them. Getting out of my shell, however, is. So is not spending so damned much money. Enter Dina's Sandwitch (yes, the "t" is … [Read more...] about Places to mourn your broken resolution