Something extraordinarily frightening and stupid happened in Hawaii on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 13. A few minutes after 8am, the state Emergency Management Agency (EMA) sent out an alert to everyone’s phones saying a missile was inbound to Hawaii. For 38 minutes, that alert hung in the air like a guillotine blade–the rope had been freed, and we were all just waiting for … [Read more...] about After the Jan. 13 false missile alert, we ask if Hawaii will survive our Age of Stupid
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Hawaii Judicial Council seeks applicants for state Ethics Commission
The Judicial Council is seeking to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission; the terms on the commission will run from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022. The Ethics Commission addresses ethical issues involving legislators, registered lobbyists, and state employees (with the exception of judges, who are governed by the Commission on Judicial … [Read more...] about Hawaii Judicial Council seeks applicants for state Ethics Commission
UPDATED: Hawaii EMA sends out false ballistic missile launch warning because we live in an Age of Stupid
By now we all know that the emergency alert sent to phones this morning was a FALSE ALARM. There is no ballistic missile inbound to Hawaii. Someone (or some people) at Hawaii Emergency Management Agency apparently made a gigantic mistake, according to CBS News (because the whole country now knows that everyone in Hawaii just soiled their underwear). "Hawaii Emergency … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Hawaii EMA sends out false ballistic missile launch warning because we live in an Age of Stupid
Maui Rep. Angus McKelvey wants Gov. David Ige to stop all this Keawe Street-Honoapiilani Highway nonsense
Maui Rep. Angus McKelvey is mad as hell at the nonsense going on with the Keawe Street intersection with Honoapii`lani Highway in Lahaina, and he wants Governor David Ige to knock it off. Like, now. "I am officially requesting your office immediately intervene," McKelvey said in a Jan. 8 letter to Ige. "This proposal, which involves essentially removing one of the existing … [Read more...] about Maui Rep. Angus McKelvey wants Gov. David Ige to stop all this Keawe Street-Honoapiilani Highway nonsense
2017 MauiTime Year In Review
It’s been a helluva year, and that’s not a good thing. For the United States, the watchwords for 2017 have been violence and hatred–against women, African-Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals and basically everyone who isn’t a straight white male. You don’t have to be a master at reading the room to know that greed and ignorance are triumphing over notions of cooperation … [Read more...] about 2017 MauiTime Year In Review