STATE BLUNDER Hawaii Superferry Ah, the Superferry. Love it or hate it, everyone’s got an opinion. (For evidence of just how polarizing this issue is, see the runner up.) But after all the money, protests and legal wrangling, the only opinion that really mattered was that of the Hawaii Supreme Court, which ruled that Act 2—the special law that allowed the vessel to launch … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best State Blunder on Maui: Hawaii Superferry
Best of Maui 2009
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Political Activist on Maui: Lance Holter
POLITICAL ACTIVIST Lance Holter “No-nonsense” and “pull-no-punches” are two good ways to describe Lance Holter. Another one is “dedicated.” Among other things, Holter is chair of the Sierra Club Maui Group, but his commitment to environmental and social justice issues dates back to his days in the Peace Corps. Our own Rob Parsons once compared him to an iconic old West … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Political Activist on Maui: Lance Holter
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best County Blunder on Maui: TVR Crackdown
COUNTY BLUNDER TVR crackdown Maui has no shortage of divisive issues, many of them related, directly or indirectly, to the visitor industry. But no issue divided the community more sharply, or led to a bigger backlash, than the County’s crackdown on transient vacation rentals. Mayor Charmaine Tavares’s decision to shut down TVRs, made shortly after she took office, was a … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best County Blunder on Maui: TVR Crackdown
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best County Official on Maui: Jo Anne Johnson
COUNTY OFFICIAL Jo Anne Johnson Winning this award once is one thing; could be a fluke, or based on a single, transitory issue. But the fact that Councilmember Johnson has been voted Maui’s top county official multiple years in a row—and, has, in fact, dominated the category—shows shetruly doing something right. That something is faithfully serving her West Maui … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best County Official on Maui: Jo Anne Johnson
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Uphill Run on Maui: Iao Valley
UPHILL RUN - Edit Pick Iao Valley This run’s appeal goes well beyond the astonishing scenery. It’s six miles roundtrip, and downhill the second half of the course. Plus it’s close to the office. The incline starts out gently and even slopes downward in a few spots, but soon it becomes apparent that you’re rapidly ascending. The valley’s lush green slopes flank both sides … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Uphill Run on Maui: Iao Valley