BEST THING ABOUT THE MAUI COUNTY FAIR da food! I moved to Central Maui just so I could go to eat at the county fair every night it is open. They have everything there, turkey and mashed potatoes, flying saucers, chow fun, fried ice cream, coscaron, smoke meat, tacos, pizza, cotton candy, candy apple and malasadas, just to name a few of the tasty items that keeps the food at … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Thing About the Maui County Fair: da food!
Archives for July 2006
From Perspiration to Inspiration
It took a computer crashing and numerous car problems—including overheating, the Ma’alaea wind breaking my door and a close encounter with a taxi van—to get me to Art Night. Every Friday, Lahaina galleries offer a sort of open house for art lovers with wine, pupus and the opportunity to meet artists or witness painting “demonstrations.” Needless to say, I wasn’t exactly … [Read more...] about From Perspiration to Inspiration
This Week in Review
In an act of measured rationality—or political insanity, it’s hard to say at this point—the Maui County Council killed property tax “reform” yesterday in a 5-3 vote, according to today’s Maui News. Spurred by the anti-tax group Committee for More Equitable Taxation (COMET), the proposed charter amendment would have fundamentally changed the way county officials do tax … [Read more...] about This Week in Review
Numbers Game
Recently I met with Keith Wolter, who became executive director of the Maui AIDS Foundation in November 2005. My goal was to go over some statistics on Maui’s HIV cases—most importantly, I wanted the number of how many people on the island could develop AIDS. It was not to be. Wolter said his organization had no idea how many people on Maui are HIV-positive. What’s more, he … [Read more...] about Numbers Game
Issue 10.5: Cunning Lingle
“We will continue to send prisoners to the mainland and make certain they are in facilities that have appropriate programs and are well maintained.” What she didn’t say: From the earliest days of the Lingle Administration, the whole issue of criminal justice has focused on finding space for the increasing numbers of convicts the state and counties are locking … [Read more...] about Issue 10.5: Cunning Lingle