This year’s Na Mele O Maui Song and Art Competition–held at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Dec. 5–featured Maui county students from 16 schools. The 41st annual competition–the Valley Isle’s only county wide Hawaiian song and art competition–is dedicated to the preservation of native culture. It was designed to perpetuate Hawaiian music, language and arts. The competition … [Read more...] about Na Mele O Maui Song Competition Results
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What Is It Like To Be Red Bull King Of The Air Kiteboarder Jesse Richman
The thing pro kiteboarder Jesse Richman remembers most about his first jump isn’t the accelerated speed at which he was moving over the surface of the ocean. It isn’t the size of the kite that was billowing 70 feet above him or the force of the wind trying to rip that same kite from his relaxed grip. The thing Richman remembers most about his first jump is the silence. “You … [Read more...] about What Is It Like To Be Red Bull King Of The Air Kiteboarder Jesse Richman
Lahaina Market Place Axes Its Trees While State Of Hawaii Throws Book At Mortgage Broker Tricia Morris As The Kihei Upcountry Road Goes Nowhere
LAHAINA MARKET PLACE CUTS DOWN ITS TREES And now we’re going to talk a bit about trees–or rather, the act of going up to very old, very beautiful trees and chain-sawing them into sawdust and toothpicks. This is happening, or by this point has happened, at the Lahaina Market Place on Front Street. That little courtyard of shops has been an oasis of shade for decades in Lahaina … [Read more...] about Lahaina Market Place Axes Its Trees While State Of Hawaii Throws Book At Mortgage Broker Tricia Morris As The Kihei Upcountry Road Goes Nowhere
MEDB Sponsors Student Art Contest To Design New EV Chargers At Queen Kaahumanu Center
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there are four new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations going in at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center parking lot near the Ka’ahumanu Ave. entrance (fronting Koho, but much closer to the road). The chargers, according to a recent news release from Nishikawa & Associates, which handles public relations for the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), … [Read more...] about MEDB Sponsors Student Art Contest To Design New EV Chargers At Queen Kaahumanu Center
Sean Naauao And Fishing For Wives And Hawaiian Renaissance Faire And Legends Of The Celtic Harp
THURSDAY, MAR. 21 JEFF PETERSON & NATHAN AWEAU – A professor at University of Hawaii's Manoa campus, Jeff Peterson has been described as one of the “most versatile guitarists” on Hawaii’s music scene today. Blending traditional slack key with jazz undertones, Peterson has contributed to Grammy nominated records and won three Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. On the MACC stage Peterson … [Read more...] about Sean Naauao And Fishing For Wives And Hawaiian Renaissance Faire And Legends Of The Celtic Harp