BEST COUNTY BLUNDER Wailuku Main Street Association Talk about a no-brainer. Wailuku Main Street Association (WMSA) has been taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants from the County of Maui for years ($2.2 million since 2002, according to The Maui News). And if you’d like to know what the non-profit organization has been doing with that money, get in line … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best County Blunder on Maui: Wailuku Main Street Association
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MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Political Scandal on Maui: County of Maui Department of Liquor Control
BEST POLITICAL SCANDAL County of Maui Department of Liquor Control Commonly called by their initials, the LC enjoys a great deal of power and authority over the county’s service industry. No one sells booze without the LC’s say-so, and that doesn’t come easy. And not just booze, either: LC inspectors also regulate the noise that emanates from a licensee, the use of … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Political Scandal on Maui: County of Maui Department of Liquor Control
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best State Blunder on Maui: Superferry
BEST STATE BLUNDER Superferry Wow, our readers really hold grudges. The Superferry has been dead in the water for a few years now (the U.S. Navy recently bought and renamed the two ferries) but our readers sure don’t forget the lawsuits, service halts, Kauai surfer protests and sanctimonious assurances from Governor Linda Lingle that all was well, even as court after … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best State Blunder on Maui: Superferry
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Environmental Non-Profit on Maui: Pacific Whale Foundation
For most people, Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) is probably just a kickass whale watch service (they did also win BEST ACTIVITY, after all) but this non-profit organization also does what it can to help the endangered sea giants. Founded in 1980, PWF carries out research, but does its best work educating the public about the threats facing whales and the critical need to keep … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Environmental Non-Profit on Maui: Pacific Whale Foundation
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Environmental Issue on Maui: Sugar Cane Burning
Are there other environmental issues these days? Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S), which operates the last mill on Maui, grows sugar on 37,000 acres. For much of the year, company workers burn the fields when the cane has grown about two years. This burning releases a great deal of smoke and ash which contain particulates that can exacerbate respiratory disease, … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Environmental Issue on Maui: Sugar Cane Burning