BEST POLITICAL ACTIVIST Nikhilananda You’ve seen him on Akaku’s Maui Talks TV show, which just celebrated its fourth anniversary. You’ve voted for him—or not voted for him—in six previous U.S. House or Maui County Council races. Now Green Party activist Nikhilananda is running for office again—this time for the open East Maui County Council seat being vacated by … [Read more...] about BEST OF MAUI 2006: Best Maui Politics, Community and Environment Revealed
Best Maui Politics Community and Environment 2006
MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best Reason to Visit Makena Right Now Today: Dowling Company
EDIT PICK: BEST REASON TO VISIT MAKENA RIGHT NOW TODAY Dowling Company Seibu’s big, big plans to shovel enough hotels, condos and golf courses into Makena to rival Wailea may be stalled, but in late June the Maui Planning Commission voted 5-2 to approve developer Everett Dowling’s plan to build 71 “luxury” condos—reported asking price: $3 million a piece—on some of the … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best Reason to Visit Makena Right Now Today: Dowling Company
MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best County Blunder on Maui: Abandoned Cars
BEST COUNTY BLUNDER Abandoned cars In a county that approves huge numbers of big commercial and residential developments without waiting for the corresponding infrastructure—roads, sewer lines, water sources, schools, etc.—to catch up, you chose abandoned cars. Yeah, they’re not pretty to look at when you drive by, but the county has already put up the heat on them with … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best County Blunder on Maui: Abandoned Cars
MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best Corporate Tool Running for Maui Mayor: James “Kimo” Apana
EDIT PICK: BEST CORPORATE TOOL RUNNING FOR MAYOR James “Kimo” Apana Oh man, this wasn’t even close. Do you people realize that between 1992 and 2002, when he lost the mayor’s office to Alan Arakawa, then-Mayor Apana raked in nearly $1 million in campaign contributions? A good chunk came from unions, which isn’t surprising given his Democratic Party credentials, but … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best Corporate Tool Running for Maui Mayor: James “Kimo” Apana
MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best County Official on Maui: Jo Anne Johnson
BEST COUNTY OFFICIAL Jo Anne Johnson Boy, you people really love West Maui County Council member Jo Anne Johnson. First elected in 2000, she immediately became (in)famous for calling for a moratorium on land development. Yeah, what a nutty idea that was—good thing the county didn’t follow her advice, or we’d just have empty hillsides at Launiupoko to stare at and a lot … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2006: Best County Official on Maui: Jo Anne Johnson