This year, the Maui Matsuri Festival will take place at University of Hawai‘i Maui College on Saturday, May 5. The festival will feature a beautiful display of Japanese and Okinawan entertainment. The event is perfect for the whole family with a variety of contests to join in on like saimin and natto eating, manga and art drawing and video games. There’ll also be cosplay, … [Read more...] about Maui Matsuri Festival at University of Hawai`i Maui College
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Maui schools like some student protests better than others
At the same time high school students around Maui safely walked out of class to protest gun violence without any sanction from authorities, a student at Hana High and Elementary School has been suspended for flying the Hawaiian state flag above the U.S. flag at the school's flagpool. School authorities suspended 16-year-old Jesiah Malaikini after he refused to switch the flags … [Read more...] about Maui schools like some student protests better than others
Quizunderstood: Do you know when UH Maui College will go 100 percent solar?
1. On Mar. 15, which Maui legislator introduced two resolutions to create regional task forces on cesspools? A. Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran B. Sen. Roz Baker C. Rep. Angus McKelvey D. Rep. Justin Woodson E. Rep. Kyle Yamashita 2. Last year, the County of Maui’s share of the state’s Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) was $23.5 million–barely over the $22 million the county was … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: Do you know when UH Maui College will go 100 percent solar?
How Maui students are trying to get officials to take gun violence seriously
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there are a lot of scared kids in this country right now. They’re scared of gun violence, and they have every right to be. They’re even scared here on Maui. And like many students around the nation, a small group of Maui high school students have gotten organized and are taking action. On the same day that video of the “Empty Shoes … [Read more...] about How Maui students are trying to get officials to take gun violence seriously
UPDATED: Activists plan demonstration in defense of Kaleikoa Ka`eo’s right to speak Hawaiian
UPDATE: A few hours after this post went up, the Hawaii Judiciary announced that it had recalled the bench warrant against Kaleikoa Ka‘eo. Here's their statement in full: HONOLULU, HI – This morning, Maui District Court Judge Blaine Kobayashi issued an order recalling the bench warrant in State v. Samuel Kaleikoa Kaeo, case number 2DCW-17-0002038. Therefore, Mr. Kaeo is not … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Activists plan demonstration in defense of Kaleikoa Ka`eo’s right to speak Hawaiian