It bothers me that Greg diPiazza isn’t famous. It could be that I’m a hopeless optimist, or perhaps I’m living just this side of naivety. Maybe I’ve been duped. I’m talking about the good, old American dream. You know, those romantic nuggets of wisdom that suggest that if you work hard enough you can achieve anything? Do what you love and the money will follow? You can be … [Read more...] about Greg diPiazza
Shop Local! Gift Guide
Shopping—some love it, some loathe it. For those in the latter category, the holiday season, with its long lines, overly cheerful canned music and mandatory purchasing sprees, can be tough. Let us ease the pain a little by offering a silver lining. As we told you in our last gift guide, by doing your holiday shopping at locally owned businesses you can keep your dollars here … [Read more...] about Shop Local! Gift Guide
Thinking inside the box
A very small art exhibit has been making its way around the country. Currently in its ninth incarnation, the annual Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition has traveled the nation, inspiring and confounding audiences with how much skill, creativity and meaning can fit inside a regulation shoebox. Now a large portion of the show is coming to Maui—82 of the 121 original sculptures that were … [Read more...] about Thinking inside the box
The other half
If Hawaii’s music scene had its own kupuna, Kauai’s Keli’i Kaneali’i, with three decades of entertainment under his belt, would more than qualify for that elite title. The native Hawaiian, who was born on Oahu and spent many years living and playing on Maui, was part of one of the biggest musical movements to hit Hawaii and is largely responsible for … [Read more...] about The other half
Pink outside the box
Recently something has been catching my eye from the storefront windows of Epitome Boutique in Lahaina. I check out those familiar fashion viewports pretty often since I live just around the corner from the clothes store, and usually when my attention is caught like this my wallet gets lighter and my closet gets a little more crowded. For the past two weeks, however, the … [Read more...] about Pink outside the box