Friday Town Parties wouldn’t have got their wings without the enthusiasm and marketing from Maui Thing, which moved in on the Market Street scene just five years ago. These days every town on Maui seems to want a Friday night party and Maui Thing is setting the trends in the Maui fashion scene. This Friday, Wailuku will light up with Maui Thing’s annual summertime birthday … [Read more...] about Maui Thing Turns 5 So We Talk Story With Owner Saedene Ota and Manager Ashley Takitani
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Free WiFi May Soon Come To Wailuku Town
Maui resident Yuki Lei Sugimura wants to bring Wailuku into the 21st century with WiFi Wailuku, a plan to provide free wireless internet access to the Wailuku Town. The program, which has been discussed at various Maui Redevelopment Agency meetings over the last few months, would put Wailuku on the growing list of towns in the U.S. offering wireless Internet as a service to the … [Read more...] about Free WiFi May Soon Come To Wailuku Town
County of Maui Gives Out Small Town Grant Money
The end of County of Maui grants of nearly a quarter million dollars each year to the Wailuku Main Street Association’s (WMSA) has brought about a new era of “small town planning” grants. A total of $243,000 (the exact amount of money WMSA received last year) will now provide direct benefits to one of Maui County’s small towns, including Haiku, Hana, Kaunakakai, Keokea-Waiakoa, … [Read more...] about County of Maui Gives Out Small Town Grant Money
Readers Sound Off On Wailuku Redevelopment and Maui County Public Park Restrooms
WAILUKU REDEVELOPMENT Thanks Anthony for a well written, factual and fair report (“Small Town Life,” Feb. 7, 2013). I think you represented well our thoughts and intentions, which I appreciate. Only two things I read were a little off. When discussing Iao Plaza; the intent was for overflow theater crowds (not parking) in the plaza, and police parking in the new lot or the … [Read more...] about Readers Sound Off On Wailuku Redevelopment and Maui County Public Park Restrooms
Talking Story With Maui Redevelopment Agency Members Katherine Popenuk and Bill Mitchell About the Changing Face of Wailuku Town
The Wailuku Redevelopment Area covers about 68 acres of Central Maui. Its approximate center is the Vineyard/Market Street intersection. Like many small towns in America, the area’s narrow streets and cramped storefronts seem to be a relic of an older age. Its heyday took place in the final decade of Hawaii’s territorial history. Most people call it Wailuku Town, though that … [Read more...] about Talking Story With Maui Redevelopment Agency Members Katherine Popenuk and Bill Mitchell About the Changing Face of Wailuku Town