Here are the top voted choices for politics and the environment on Maui. We asked you Maui, what politics, what issues are important, and who the top community leaders were on Maui, and you responded with your votes. We tallied up all of your votes and posted them right here. Read on for who you voted Best […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Political Activist on Maui: Tiare Lawrence
BEST POLITICAL ACTIVIST TIARE LAWRENCE A community organizer and People’s Congress Coordinator for the Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA), Tiare Lawrence has been a star among Maui’s activists for a while now. Sure, she lost in her bid to unseat Rep. Kyle Yamashita, D–Upcountry, in 2016, but only by a slim 350 or […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Environmental Issue on Maui: Monsanto GMOs
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE MONSANTO GMOS No surprise here–the growing of genetically modified corn on Maui (as well as Monsanto and GMOs in general) have been major issues to MauiTime readers for many years. Though the 2014 anti-GMO ballot measure was later struck down in court, changing demographics and the considerable popularity of the idea […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best State Blunder on Maui: Not Passing The Ban On Oxybenzone
BEST STATE BLUNDER NOT PASSING THE BAN ON OXYBENZONE Dear State of Hawaii: On behalf of all conscious residents, we’d just like to say that we don’t understand your senseless decision to let the ban on Oxybenzone die. Senator Will Espero, D–Ewa Beach, introduced a really awesome bill that would have helped save our […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best County Blunder on Maui: 24/7 Liquor Sales
BEST COUNTY BLUNDER 24/7 LIQUOR SALES On the scale of blunders we’ve written about through the years, this is off the charts–not quite as bad as putting too few lifeboats on the Titanic, but certainly worse than the decision to add Cousin Oliver to The Brady Bunch. Seriously, everyone in the county has denounced […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Political Scandal on Maui: LC Nepotism
BEST POLITICAL SCANDAL LC NEPOTISM This has been a scandal at the Maui County Department of Liquor Control for as long as I’ve lived on Maui, and it goes back much further than that. Back in 2003, when I first started reported on the LC, I was astonished to find that then-LC Director Frank […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Public Restroom on Maui: Kamaole II
BEST PUBLIC RESTROOM Kamaole II This might seem like a curious category but only when you really need a restroom do you appreciate its value. The Best Public Restroom, we say, is one that is conveniently located, clean, and in good working condition. Thank goodness for Kamaole Beach II and all its lovely, intimate, […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Teacher on Maui: Maris Van Der Lee
BEST TEACHER MARIS VAN DER LEE Without all the teachers in the world, our civilization would be, well, in a very bad place. They teach us fundamental skills in the early stages of our lives that kickstart our education. Especially in early years, teachers can have profound influences on how a child develops […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Maui Police Officer on Maui: David Wikoli
BEST MAUI POLICE OFFICER OFFICER DAVID WIKOLI The retirement of Officer Keith Taguma–the terror of Wailuku Town who wrote many thousands of parking tickets each year from either his little golf cart or his three-wheel motor trike–at the end of 2014 posed a real quandary for the Maui Police Department. But his replacement, Officer […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Scariest Public Figure on Maui: Donald Trump
SCARIEST PUBLIC FIGURE DONALD TRUMP Well, this is no shock! Once again, the man with the orange face, tiny hands, clammy handshakes, Dementia symptoms, borderline Tourette’s Syndrome, potty mouth and affinity for Twitter and Diet Coke has won the scariest public figure award. MauiTime readers are the best! You guys are so smart, and […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best County Official on Maui: Alan Arakawa
BEST COUNTY OFFICIAL ALAN ARAKAWA Very interesting choice, readers–especially given all that Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa has done in the past year. He signed a ban on styrofoam food containers, called for an export on sand exports, repeatedly said “bullshit” during a lengthy County Council meeting he was chairing, supports the state committing to […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Environmental Non-Profit on Maui: Surfrider Foundation
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFIT SURFRIDER FOUNDATION Surfrider Foundation is a national nonprofit dedicated to protecting our ocean, waves and beaches. Its volunteer-based Maui Chapter hosts monthly beach cleanups, recently launched water testing and Rise Above Plastics programs protecting coastal areas, and advocates at the County level to ensure a healthy future for Maui coastlines. For […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Community Non-Profit on Maui: Women Helping Women
BEST COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT WOMEN HELPING WOMEN This year’s Best Community Nonprofit, Women Helping Women, began 40 years ago as a grassroots effort to provide assistance and support for female victims of domestic violence. The organization now provides comprehensive services to hundreds of women, men and children annually, with focus on direct intervention, advocacy, education and […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best County Blunder on Maui: Homeless at Kanaha
BEST COUNTY BLUNDER Homeless at Kanaha “In the long-run, providing supportive housing actually saves more money for the taxpayer – roughly 50 percent–when compared to the cost for the homeless to remain on the streets where they use our public services–our police, fire, emergency rooms and courtrooms–at a very high frequency,” Maui County Mayor Alan […]
#Mauitime BEST OF MAUI 2016: Best Maui Politics, Community and Environment Revealed
BEST OF MAUI 2016: Best Maui Politics, Community and Environment Revealed Here are the top voted choices for politics and the environment on Maui. We asked you Maui, what politics, what issues are important, and who the top community leaders were on Maui, and you responded with your votes. We tallied up all of your […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Political Activist on Maui: Summer Starr
BEST POLITICAL ACTIVIST Summer Starr Last year our readers said Summer Starr exemplifies their ideal Maui activist, and nothing seems to have changed their minds this year. She holds a master’s degree in indigenous politics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and another master’s degree in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School. […]
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