Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. Congressional Representative for Hawaii's 2nd District, is enormously popular. In the 2014 election, she won reelection with nearly 76 percent of the vote. But she's far from universally loved–in fact, she's been something of a rebel this year. Long a critic of President Barack Obama's military and foreign policy, she threw all her support this … [Read more...] about Know your 2016 Maui County election candidate: Shay Chan Hodges
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Maui Robocops: Looking at the militarization of the Maui Police Department
Imagine a robot that can maneuver through a building, climbing stairs and opening doors. Imagine that it can record what it sees and talk to people. Now imagine that it can hold and use a firearm. If that sounds like science fiction, think again: the Maui Police Department recently took possession of a robot that can do all that. The “militarization” of our nation’s law … [Read more...] about Maui Robocops: Looking at the militarization of the Maui Police Department
SNEAK PEEK: Maui Police Dept. Takes Possession Of New Tactical Robot
[Ed. Note: The following is an excerpt of a larger, upcoming story on the militarization of the Maui PD that will appear in this Thursday's edition of MauiTime.] Imagine a robot that can maneuver through a building, climbing stairs and opening doors. Imagine that it can re cord what it sees and talk to people. Now imagine that it can hold and use a firearm. If that sounds like … [Read more...] about SNEAK PEEK: Maui Police Dept. Takes Possession Of New Tactical Robot
Talking Story (Interview) with Comedian Bobby Lee
Comedian Bobby Lee makes his Maui appearance this Thursday (7:30pm) at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center's Castle Theatre. He will be serving up his spicy Asian humor straight from Hollywood, so we took a moment to chat with him to see if he's Korean enough for bulgogi. MAUITIME: Do you think you have to be dark to be a good comedian? You have done comedy fucked up … [Read more...] about Talking Story (Interview) with Comedian Bobby Lee