[In celebration of Bob Marley’s birthday, the annual Bob Fest will be held at the Lahaina Civic Center on Saturday Feb. 9. This honors the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley & The Wailers having played here during their 1979 World Tour. Marley’s son, Ky-Mani Marley, will headline the star-studded event (which runs from 1pm-10pm), as he retraces his father’s footsteps. Click … [Read more...] about Comeback Kid: The Son of Bob Interview That (Almost) Wasn’t
Anu Yagi
Anthony Pignataro reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
I hate starting stories with “I.” Some curmudgeon reader probably snapped at me years ago for doing that, and I’ve subconsciously winced every time the thought popped into my mind when presented with a blank screen. But when writing about the scrappy paper I’ve called home for half my journalistic career that has somehow survived to its 20th birthday even though at one time or … [Read more...] about Anthony Pignataro reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
Anu Yagi reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
The Zombie Apocalypse cometh! So I keep a bug-out bag by the door, ready n’ waiting. Sure, weapons and provisions would be the wise thing to pack. But if it’s TEOTWASKI, I’ve got other priorities. No, the first thing I’ll grab is my heavy metal file box. Locked inside are a few precious papers. Most weighty of which is a fat, chronological stack of MauiTime–every issue that … [Read more...] about Anu Yagi reflects on MauiTime’s 20th anniversary
Jacob Shafer reflects on MauiTime’s 20th Anniversary
Brad’s tattoos. That’s the first thing I saw when I walked into the MauiTime office on North Main Street in the spring of 2008. I was fresh off a run as staff reporter at an alt weekly in tony Marin County and looking for a new challenge. Something completely different, but sort of the same. I’d heard about an editor opening at this newspaper in Hawaii, which sounded … [Read more...] about Jacob Shafer reflects on MauiTime’s 20th Anniversary