When I originally wrote the blurb in our 2014 Best of Maui issue for the Best Environmental Nonprofit, I wrote that the SHAKA Movement–which won the readers poll–was actually not a nonprofit. In fact, they are a nonprofit–you can see their Domestic Nonprofit Corporation status in their filing here with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)–and I've since … [Read more...] about Correction and Explanation Concerning Our Best Environmental Nonprofit Writeup From 2014 Best of Maui
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Who Wants To Comment On Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s 20-Year Monopoly Extension Request?
For the last 15 years, Oceanic Time Warner Cable has been Maui County’s sole cable TV provider. And it’s been pretty cool, right? They provide us whatever broadband speeds they like in exchange for whatever they wish to charge us, and if we don’t like it we can cut the coaxial cable and walk away. Oh, and if they want to take a hardball approach to negotiating with something … [Read more...] about Who Wants To Comment On Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s 20-Year Monopoly Extension Request?
State of Hawaii Throws Book At Tricia Morris of Hawaii’s Premiere Mortgage Co.
We’ve known for about the past six months that times have definitely gotten tough for Tricia Morris, probably Maui’s most famous mortgage broker. That the island could even have something called a “most famous mortgage broker” is testament both to Morris’ marketing savvy and the extent to which the real estate bubble from a few years ago consumed Maui. In any case, Morris’ … [Read more...] about State of Hawaii Throws Book At Tricia Morris of Hawaii’s Premiere Mortgage Co.