Though he's only running for the Kahului seat on the Maui County Council, soon-to-be-termed-out Mayor Alan Arakawa will hold a $1,000/person fundraiser with Honolulu's wealthy and powerful on Wednesday, April 11, according to a campaign notice recently posted by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission. Organized by the developer Stanford S. Carr, the fundraiser will take place … [Read more...] about Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa to hold $1,000/person fundraiser at swanky Waikiki restaurant
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Amy Hanaiali`i returns to the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua’s Anuenue Room
Amy Hanaiali‘i, an 18-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner, is celebrating a triumphant return to the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua’s Anuenue Room. She has a brand-new show that takes the audience on an interactive journey through Hawaiian culture from the early 1900s to today. The Anuenue Room has a special place in Hanaiali‘i’s career, as it was her first professional residence after … [Read more...] about Amy Hanaiali`i returns to the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua’s Anuenue Room
Nice to see Hawaii taking up the fight against white supremacist statues
It’s heartwarming to see activists way out here in Hawaii take up the civil rights struggle being fought right now in the continental U.S. over statues that honor the so-called “heroes” of the Confederacy. Those particular statues don’t exist out here, but that doesn’t mean we don’t face the same underlying issues. The fight is not, as white supremacists are fond of saying, … [Read more...] about Nice to see Hawaii taking up the fight against white supremacist statues
Drew Toonz really uses his noodle this week
Illustration: Andrew Miller … [Read more...] about Drew Toonz really uses his noodle this week
‘Kuleana’ filmmaker Brian Kohne talks about his film’s Maui Film Festival premiere
When I met up with filmmaker Brian Kohne for lunch in the conference room of Tasty Crust in Wailuku, he admitted it was his first time ever being in that room. "Kathy Collins and I come here for lunch to talk story, but I've never been in here," he said. It filled me with pride to show him one of the few spots on Maui he's never encountered. Since Kohne specializes in capturing … [Read more...] about ‘Kuleana’ filmmaker Brian Kohne talks about his film’s Maui Film Festival premiere