Tuesday morning the Maui Police Department arrested Thomas Russo, MauiTime’s publisher and owner, after Russo began filming MPD officers on Haleakala Highway during a massive series of traffic stops involving five or six police cars. Maui PD charged Russo with interfering with a government operation, harassment and resisting arrest. “I stopped to find out why it was so … [Read more...] about Maui Police Arrest MauiTime Publisher Thomas Russo While He Was Filming Their Operation Recon Traffic Stops
Arrest
Modern Warfare and Fungus and the Perils of a Compelling Booty
MODERN WARFARE China, Japan and Taiwan each claim ownership of the uninhabited South China Sea islands of Senkaku (or Diaoyu), and the controversy heightened in September when Japan announced that it had formally “purchased” the islands from a private company that reputedly owned them. China countered by “launching” its first-ever aircraft carrier (a vessel junked in 1998 by … [Read more...] about Modern Warfare and Fungus and the Perils of a Compelling Booty
Will Elle Cochran’s Checkered Past Affect Her Future?
The recent revelation, first reported in The Maui News, that Elle Cochran was involved in an attempted robbery sixteen years ago raised a number of questions. Chief among them: what, if anything, will this do to her bid for the West Maui Council seat? Cochran got the most votes in the September 20 primary and—with the endorsement of popular termed-out incumbent Jo Anne … [Read more...] about Will Elle Cochran’s Checkered Past Affect Her Future?