The University of Hawaii has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to help digitize 100 out-of-print UH Press scholarly texts (like the one pictured above). The grant is part of the Humanities Open Book Program, a joint initiative by the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) […]
Maui Marches for Science this Earth Day
Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, and communities around the globe will be gathering to participate in a March for Science. On Maui, the University of Hawaii’s Student Ohana for Sustainability (SOS) club will be hosting the march, beginning at the UH Maui College campus at 9am, and following a route up and down Queen […]
Maui mourns the passing of Dave Warren
If you driven through Lahaina, you’ve probably seen the van with the huge banner, “We are Not!!! In The Last Days.” Or the bike with the same bulletin on the side of the Honoapi`ilani Hwy. If you’ve lived on the Westside long enough, you’ve probably even met the man behind this uplifting message. To many […]
New Petition to Add Maui Bus Service between Paia and Makawao
Upcountry Maui residents have started a petition to add more convenient bus service between Paia and Makawao. Despite the two districts being adjacent to each other, the current travel time is over two and half hours on the bus–the same time it would take to travel from Makawao to Kapalua. This is because the route […]
Medical marijuana dispensary Maui Grown Therapies holds first of two open houses
Saturday, April 8 was the first of two open houses that Maui Grown Therapies will hold at its soon-to-be-open location in the Maui Lani Center. The new location looks a lot like a regular doctor’s office, with a waiting area (known as the “Ocean Room”) featuring calming music and magazines for clients’ reading pleasure. The […]
New medical marijuana dispensary Maui Grown Therapies to hold open houses
Maui is getting their first medical marijuana dispensary, set to open soon in Kahului. Hawaii currently only has one medical dispensary, located on Oahu, and the islands do not recognize medical marijuana cards issued in any other state. The company bringing the first to Maui is Maui Grown Therapies. Once the dispensary opens, later this […]
ACLU Hawaii asks County of Maui to resist Trump’s deportation efforts
President Donald Trump’s continued assault on immigration has led to the implementation of ‘deportation forces’ across the country. These units have attempted to draft local law enforcement officials from every state, including Hawaii. To combat this, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii (ACLU) has sent letters to officials in every Hawaii county, warning of […]
Rideshare company Lyft launches on Maui today
Lyft, the nation’s fastest growing and newest ridesharing service, becomes available today on Maui (yes, the company retired their pink mustaches a couple years ago, but whatever). The company, similar to Uber, allows users to request drivers with the touch of a single button, and payment is completed through the app on your phone. One […]