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‘Cravalho Was Sending Cops Around!’ – Newly released FBI files shed light on how Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho wielded power against the press

November 23, 2018 by Anthony Pignataro Leave a Comment

New documents obtained from the National Archives shed new light on former Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho – and his high-handed use of power when challenged by the media. The documents, 78 pages of files from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were finally released by the National Archives in late October, more than two years after […]

MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism

June 14, 2017 by mauitime Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe sometimes that we’ve been around for two decades. Sure, we’ve changed a lot in that time (what hasn’t?). But in that time, we’ve brought you a lot of stories–some good, others not so much, but all with the goal of publishing interesting, readable and honest stories about what’s really going on […]

Video interview with late Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho to air for first time TONIGHT

April 8, 2017 by Anthony Pignataro Leave a Comment

In a way, former Hawaii House Speaker and Maui Mayor Elmer Cravalho, who died in June 2016 at the age of 90, has returned from the grave. Apparently, Cravalho recorded a video interview back in 2014 with Maui District Superintendent of Education Darrell Oishi. According to this article from today’s Maui News, Cravalho forbade the […]

MauiTime 2016 Year In Review

December 28, 2016 by Anthony Pignataro Leave a Comment

Even without the election of Republican Donald Trump to be President of the United States, this was a monstrous year. We’ve had to deal with job losses, outrageous giveaways to big business and just a general slide away from democratic protections and open government assurances. We like to think of Hawaii (and Maui especially) as […]

‘Big Jim McLain’ – How Hollywood addressed communists in Hawaii in the 1950s

October 12, 2016 by Anthony Pignataro 1 Comment

During research for this week’s extended profile of the late Elmer Cravalho, Professor William Puette of the University of Hawaii’s Center for Labor Education And Research recommended that I check out the 1952 film Big Jim McLain, which starred John Wayne and James Arness as heroic investigators for the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) sent to […]

Using newly declassified documents, we examine the legacy of Elmer Cravalho, Maui County’s most important political leader.

October 12, 2016 by Anthony Pignataro Leave a Comment

Elmer Cravalho was a rare individual who made a mark on both Maui and Hawaii history. A man of considerable intelligence and energy, he wielded tremendous power on state and county stages for 25 years. But in the days following his death on June 27 at the age of 90, the obituaries for Cravalho that appeared in […]

County of Maui to hold public memorial service for Elmer Cravalho

July 8, 2016 by arielrogers Leave a Comment

The County of Maui will hold a public memorial service for the late former Mayor Elmer Cravalho on Thursday, July 14 at 4:45pm on the front lawn of the Kalana O Maui county building. Cravalho passed away June 28 at the age of 90. He was the first Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives, from 1959 […]

Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Trinette Furtado

July 5, 2016 by Anthony Pignataro 5 Comments

This year, there are three people running for the Maui County Council seat representing Makawao, Haiku and Paia. Mike White, the current Chairperson of the County Council, is running for reelection, and he’s got two challengers: Alan Kaufman (click here to read his Know Your Candidate feature) and Trinette Furtado. A single mom, Furtado is an […]

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