Pretty much everyone on the island now knows that about 7pm on Monday, Oct. 21, a Cessna 208B Caravan commuter aircraft operated by Mokulele Airlines made an emergency landing on Pi’ilani Highway in Wailea near the Kilohana intersection. According to a Maui News story posted about an hour after the accident, the plane’s eight passengers and two pilots were all safe, and the … [Read more...] about Mokulele Airlines Commuter Plane That Landed In Wailea Had 2009 Accident On Molokai
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Toilet Hacking and Bad Bird News and How Not To Teach Abstinence
HAUTE WATER The upscale restaurant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced in August that it would soon add a 20-item selection of waters from around the world, priced from $8 to $16 a bottle (except for a $12 “tasting menu”). Martin Riese, general manager of Ray’s & Stark Bar, who is also a renowned water gourmet, will sell his own California-made 9OH2O, which comes … [Read more...] about Toilet Hacking and Bad Bird News and How Not To Teach Abstinence
Creative Smuggling and Weird Coffee and National Insecurity
CULTURE CLASH Five self-proclaimed devout, conservative Muslim women host the TV series Building Bridges on Channel A9, presenting the seemingly contradictory case against both the female head scarf and Turkey’s turn to secularism. A report on Slate.com in May noted that the five are “mostly bottle blonds... [with] neon lipstick” wearing “brightly colored satin pantsuits and … [Read more...] about Creative Smuggling and Weird Coffee and National Insecurity
Maui County Wastewater Report Now Online
Worried about the possibility of a sewage or wastewater spill near you? Could the pond near your house be the site of a recent and unpublicized poop spill? Let the County of Maui ease your mind with its latest EPA/Department of Health Wastewater Report, now available online. The County of Maui EPA/Department of Health Wastewater Report is a mandatory report issued by the … [Read more...] about Maui County Wastewater Report Now Online
FitchRatings Says Hawaii Pension Debt Is Worse Than We Thought While Someone Spent Six Billion Bucks On Political Ads
FITCHRATINGS SAYS COUNTY FINANCES GOOD, HAWAII PENSION DEBT WORSE THAN EVER And now I’d like to take a few moments to talk about something near and dear to all of our hearts: Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) liabilities. I know, topics as sexy and provocative as this are rarely suitable for even alternative papers, but hey–we’re all adults here, right? Basically, we’re … [Read more...] about FitchRatings Says Hawaii Pension Debt Is Worse Than We Thought While Someone Spent Six Billion Bucks On Political Ads