Da Beer Show is a new public access television show that piqued my interest. Alas, while I love beer, beer doesn't love me – but I can live vicariously through hosts Steve B. and Erick T., who are obviously naturally wired to drink brews and talk about it. These guys can seriously keep it together after tasting several pints! Their set is a beautiful pub that Steve built … [Read more...] about Da Beer Show on Akaku
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Legislature Goes Live
Can't get enough of government on TV? Want to learn more about how decisions at the state level are going down? Rejoice, because "Live at the Legislature" is back, and now it’s airing on Akaku Community Media. ‘Olelo Community Media premiered its weekly “Live at the Legislature” show on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 8:30am on channel 49, in advance of the opening of the regular … [Read more...] about Legislature Goes Live
Bad News for Maui News
The Maui News took a couple of nasty hits this month. First there was the loss of City Editor Brian Perry and reporter Chris Sugidono, who left the paper to work in Mayor Mike Victorino’s administration. Now, the paper has announced that its opinion pages will decrease due to “budgetary considerations.” Instead of publishing five days a week, the publisher’s column, editorial … [Read more...] about Bad News for Maui News
Mentoring for Maui’s aspiring journalists
Maui County kids can get “MoJo Certified” by participating in Youth Broadband Education Awareness Mentoring (YBEAM) this summer at Akaku Maui Community Media. MoJo (mobile journalism) focuses on short format, community storytelling. Tweens and teens ages 12 – 18 will become Certified Mobile Journalists while learning to produce short video stories through interviews and news … [Read more...] about Mentoring for Maui’s aspiring journalists
Maui Business Brainstormers talk story on workplace challenges for women
“I was told a woman’s place is in the kitchen and the bedroom–not the boardroom,” said Gladys Coelho Basia, a third generation Maui woman who states forthright that she was born in 1940. Women in business have obviously come a long way. But experts predict it may take nearly 100 years for women to achieve economic equality with men worldwide; we can only hope that it’s sooner … [Read more...] about Maui Business Brainstormers talk story on workplace challenges for women