[The following letters were written in response to our Feb. 1, 2018 cover story “The Patriarchy is Bad for Men, too!”] What a farce. Consider a interview with a female librarian rather a stripper next time. And give your readers some substance. And stop piling on us men. -Tim Siver, via email * After completing […]
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MauiTime readers write to us about organic cannabis, nuclear war
CANNABIS CONTROVERSY Allow me to correct an untrue statement made by Steve Sakala, CEO of Mana Artisan Botanics (“Organic CBD,” Jan. 25, 2018). Sakala’s quote, “Most people don’t realize that the cannabis they get at a dispensary or off the black market is heavily laced with pesticides and fungicides, grown in-organically with chemical fertilizers. Then […]
Reader Feedback: Brocialists defend Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s right to meet Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad
Not sure why you have chosen to continue attacks on Tulsi, seemingly when she does something that gets wide press (“What was Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Thinking When She Went To Syria,” Feb. 2, 2017). Perhaps [former Congressional candidate] Shay [Chan Hodges] is urging you on. Regarding your latest effort, on Syria, I notice you rely […]
Reader Feedback: Enough with that Keith Regan photo already!
HATES KEITH REGAN PHOTO In the July 16, 2015 Coconut Wireless, I see that you printed the same big photo of Keith Regan as you did in the June 11, 2015 issue. The same photo with the bright green aloha shirt and treacly jack-o-lantern grin. In the June 11 issue, the caption read, “Would you […]
Feedback: Readers Diss Us Over GMOs, Haoles
HATES US BECAUSE WE NEVER RUN LETTERS You have to be feebleminded or incredibly stupid not to realized that the Federal Court Judge assigned to the Maui case is the same Judge who just held the Kauai case violated the preemption laws. Once a higher political entity covers a subject matter, any further attempt by a […]
Feedback: Readers Write MauiTime Wrongs
LOVED, HATED MANAO HANA HOU RADIO STORY As President of the Board of Directors of Mana’o Hana Hou Radio, I would like to take the opportunity to thank for your recent story about “the Rebirth” of the station (“Free Radio Redux,” June 26, 2014). After reading it I noted that no credit was given to […]
Our Readers Sound Off On Climate Change
[Ed. note: the following letters are in response to our Aug. 15, 2013 cover story “UH Professor Richard Zeebe Says Climate Change Is More Severe Than We Thought”] Thank you for a good, mostly heartfelt article on climate change. You obviously know we must do something. But then, I don’t know why Maui Time Weekly […]
Hospice Maui Responds To Letter About Island Hospice While Some Guy Liked Our Drones Story
HOSPICE MAUI LIKES DETAILS [Ed. Note: The following letter is in response to Mauisphere, which ran in our Aug. 7, 2013 issue.] Hospice Maui is not a “firm” it is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has been serving Maui since 1978 and was incorporated as a non-profit in Maui 1981. It began as a grassroots […]
Readers Sound Off On Appropriate Daniel Inouye Monuments and The Tea Party And Whales
ANOTHER MEASURED CRITICISM Yeah, “no,” Axel. We will honor [the late U.S. Senator Daniel] Inouye’s military achievements and be stoked (Mauisphere, May 30, 2013). To have some wannabe hipster take that away from him is plain offensive. You insult the warriors from the 44th [sic]. Maybe it would suit your PC sensitive semantics if we […]
Readers React To A New Season Of Cane Burning Coverage
I am contacting you today in regards to your article in the current MauiTime about the cane burning (Coconut Wireless, Mar. 21, 2013). I personally never had a problem with the burning and never paid notice to it unless I have to clean up the ashes when they are on my car. I started having […]
Readers Sound Off On Sign Language And Endangered Celebrities
SPEAKS SIGN LANGUAGE Just a quick note regarding Caeriel’s weekly piece in the Columns section: Kudos to MauiTime for running this guy’s stuff. Caeriel’s horoscope is really one of the best out there, relying more on common sense and straight talk than mystical nonsense. I especially like that astronomy is NOT a part of his […]
Readers Sound Off On Wailuku Redevelopment and Maui County Public Park Restrooms
WAILUKU REDEVELOPMENT Thanks Anthony for a well written, factual and fair report (“Small Town Life,” Feb. 7, 2013). I think you represented well our thoughts and intentions, which I appreciate. Only two things I read were a little off. When discussing Iao Plaza; the intent was for overflow theater crowds (not parking) in the plaza, […]
Letter Writer Says MauiTime Is Getting Boring Like San Diego Reader
For two years I have been reading the MauiTime faithfully. It’s my entertainment on Thursday evening while my husband watches bad TV. I look forward to it. However it has gotten really boring and soooo full of advertisements. Yes, I do understand ads are the bread and butter of an independently owned newspaper. There’s a […]
Readers Sound Off On Our Publisher and Year In Review Issue and Maui Adult Day Care Centers and Unsigned Letters
YOU COULD AT LEAST HAVE THE PAPERS RECYCLED How many excuses are you going to make for your publisher to act like a total jerk interfering with officers while they are on duty and obviously busy? Today I picked up the first issue of your magazine since his offensive behavior only to see you defending […]
The Year In MauiTime Hate Mail
And now, we present the year in MauiTime hate letters. Well, excerpts of hate letters, to be exact. As we’ve done in the past, here are the choices examples of vitriol, criticism, negativity and just plain meanness that we’ve run in our Feedback section, all strung together into one long paragraph of uninterrupted, unmitigated, undeniable […]
Readers Rip Stories on Dementia and Wailuku Main Street Association
SAYS EDITOR ANTHONY PIGNATARO IS AN ARROGANT RACIST I am a kupuna, as are many of my co-workers. We read your recent article (“Dancing, Dolls and Dementia,” Dec. 6, 2012) while at work, and were all surprised at your racial remarks. What are you thinking?? You never mentioned your own ethnicity, or that of your […]