Jaimal Yogis is not what you think he is. He’s not easily synthesized into a 100-word bio. Searcher, castaway, lover, spiritualist, movie maker, fear scientist, guest lecturer, student of life, a damned talented writer: hurl whatever euphemism you like at this path-breaking human, and it will fail. He’s more than the sum of his parts, and his second book, The Fear Project, … [Read more...] about Writer Jaimal Yogis Talks About Big Wave Surfing And Mastering The Fear
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Here Are Six New Books That Help Illuminate Maui And Hawaii
At a time when more of our written words appear on bright computer and phone screens than ever before, we’ve decided to go retro and celebrate books printed on wood pulp. Paper, properly preserved, can last for centuries–probably a bit longer than the latest iPad, we’re guessing. Regardless of the medium we use, reading forces us to use our brains like no other activity. … [Read more...] about Here Are Six New Books That Help Illuminate Maui And Hawaii
Noshing on the New Vegan Cookbook Eat Raw Eat Well by Douglas McNish
In a brave attempt to slim down after a summer that began and ended with magnificent wine and food festivals (Four Seasons Four Pinots and Kaanapali Fresh, I’m looking at you), I’ve picked up Toronto-based Douglas McNish’s new book Eat Raw Eat Well. Raw food recipes take the cook out of cookbook, but while your oven gets a break new gadgets like high-powered blenders and … [Read more...] about Noshing on the New Vegan Cookbook Eat Raw Eat Well by Douglas McNish
Talking Story With Former Maui Chamber of Commerce Sales Executive Danielle Bergan On Her Remarkable Transformation From Male To Female
When Danielle Marie Bergan was seven, she used to climb an apple tree at her home in central New York and daydream about her life. In that tree was a caterpillar that she would watch. Day after day, she’d climb the tree and watch the caterpillar. Then one day, she climbed the tree, but her caterpillar friend was gone. Looking up, she saw a delicate butterfly flying above the … [Read more...] about Talking Story With Former Maui Chamber of Commerce Sales Executive Danielle Bergan On Her Remarkable Transformation From Male To Female
Talking Story With I Respect Dissent Author Tom Coffman About Former Supreme Court Justice Edward Nakamura And His Lonely But Principled Devotion To Workers Rights
Not long ago a local attorney told me that during Judge Richard Pollack’s recent swearing-in to the Hawaii Supreme Court, Pollack wore a robe that had earlier been worn by the late Justice Edward Nakamura. Not often spoken of today, Nakamura was a giant in Hawaii’s post-war labor and legal history. A powerful attorney and lobbyist for the International Longshore and Warehouse … [Read more...] about Talking Story With I Respect Dissent Author Tom Coffman About Former Supreme Court Justice Edward Nakamura And His Lonely But Principled Devotion To Workers Rights