CHANNELING GEORGE CARLIN The head of U.S. Navy intelligence has for more than two years been prohibited from accessing classified information (as the Pentagon disclosed to The Washington Post in January). Vice Admiral Ted Branch came under investigation in 2013 in a corruption scandal involving a foreign defense contractor and various Navy personnel and might have been … [Read more...] about NOTW: Military intelligence, fast food pranks and camel urine fraud
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Burger King in Kahului throwing a ‘grand re-opening’ party
Burger King is throwing a party, and not just for its Chicken Fries. Deep fried fingers of meat are an acceptable reason to dance and celebrate life, but the remodeled burger franchise in Kahului’s Maui Marketplace will be strapping on its party hat for its Grand Re-Opening. On Wednesday, Aug. 19, Kahului’s Burger King will jam out and provide partygoers with free samples … [Read more...] about Burger King in Kahului throwing a ‘grand re-opening’ party
Report: Maui Police Officer Keith Taguma To Retire This Week
Yes, kids, it's true: Maui Police Officer Keith Taguma, a 30-year veteran of the force, will retire this week. Drivers in Wailuku can now rest a bit easier: Taguma's parking ticket reign of terror is nearly at an end. Rumors of Taguma's impending retirement have been flying around Wailuku for months. I even asked Lt. William Juan, the Maui Police spokesman, about it back in … [Read more...] about Report: Maui Police Officer Keith Taguma To Retire This Week
Maui County Council primary elections are normally bland, but this year’s four-way race over Mike White’s Makawao-Haiku-Paia district is different
He says it used to happen a lot more, but the last time was at about four or five years ago. Mike Molina was still a Maui County Councilmember then, and he’d just walked into the Burger King on Dairy Road in Kahului. Immediately, he says, the woman behind the counter began giggling. He says she then got her manager. “They thought I was Rick Moranis,” Molina is telling me at … [Read more...] about Maui County Council primary elections are normally bland, but this year’s four-way race over Mike White’s Makawao-Haiku-Paia district is different
‘Leis of Hope’ Campaign Benefits MDA Hawaii
Kazi Foods' restaurants Burger King Hawaii and KFC Hawaii have launched a “Leis of Hope” campaign to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Association Hawaii. The campaign will support an annual summer camp program for children age 6-17 who are affected by neuromuscular diseases. Beginning May 1, all Kazi Foods-operated Burger King and KFC stores throughout the state will sell … [Read more...] about ‘Leis of Hope’ Campaign Benefits MDA Hawaii