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 of getting rid of … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Environmental Issue on Maui: Monsanto GMOs
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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 coral reef systems and marine life. Don’t you … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best State Blunder on Maui: Not Passing The Ban On Oxybenzone
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 the Liquor Commission’s secret rule change that … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best County Blunder on Maui: 24/7 Liquor Sales
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 Silva employed two of his sons in the department, though to be fair there … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Political Scandal on Maui: LC Nepotism
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, less populated park space–which means better … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Public Restroom on Maui: Kamaole II