By Megan Hazen Here's your chance to help local farmers, win prizes and eat birthday cake this Saturday in Kihei. Lipoa Street Farmer's Market is celebrating their Second Birthday. For the past two years, the market has provided South Maui with fresh local produce and community fun. This Saturday, in addition to the usual juicy, colorful, delicious produce they're usually … [Read more...] about This Saturday, Aug. 4: Lipoa Street Farmer’s Market Celebrates 2-Year Anniversary
Archives for July 2012
Aug. 1-3: SWISS INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY at Brigit & Bernard’s Garden Cafe
By Megan Hazen If you're like me (not Swiss), Switzerland brings two things to mind: cheese with holes in it and international neutrality. Of course, this is a very narrow view of a country rich in cultural traditions and history (I'm assuming). For example, I just learned that Switzerland gained independence from German rule way back in 1291. This is important because you can … [Read more...] about Aug. 1-3: SWISS INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY at Brigit & Bernard’s Garden Cafe
Molokai Metals Facility Opens Today through Sept. 8
Recycling scrap metal and broken-down cars can be tricky, especially on Molokai. The County of Maui Environmental Management Solid Waste Division's Molokai Metals Facility (MMF) only accepts metals during certain times in the year. But residents who've been saving their metals may be thrilled that the recycling facility opens today and will be taking scrap metals through Sept. … [Read more...] about Molokai Metals Facility Opens Today through Sept. 8
Last Chance this weekend for Dinner and a show at Maui Onstage’s The Producers
I've always been a fan of community theater, though from a distance. I'm an expert in entertainment on Maui, but when it came to writing about productions in theater, I felt like I was missing something. So for my recent dinner and show outing to see Maui Onstage's The Producers–Mel Brooks' famous play about a theater company who decides that it can make more money with a flop … [Read more...] about Last Chance this weekend for Dinner and a show at Maui Onstage’s The Producers
Should We Care That Maui Representative Mele Carroll Still Can’t File A Campaign Finance Report On Time?
You know what's depressing? Reading the newspaper. And I know, because I write for a newspaper. I'm serious. In the last week, it seems that every time I open a paper or check my Google News Reader, I read some downer of a story that forces me to ask why we even bother to have laws and constitutions and things. Case in point is state Representative Mele Carroll (D-East Maui, … [Read more...] about Should We Care That Maui Representative Mele Carroll Still Can’t File A Campaign Finance Report On Time?