Aries (March 21-April 19) No one expects you to be realistic, Aries. It’s not in your essential nature, which is wired to act upon hopes and aspirations, not cynically limited realities. There are plenty of dreamers out there, but these days hardly anyone is willing to leap, repeatedly, based on self-faith alone. There are times when reality ought to intrude and tell you to … [Read more...] about Sign Language: It’s Make-Friends-With-A-Nerd Week for Geminis
Fireworks
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LahainaTown Action Committee Resumes Planning Fourth of July Fireworks
Lahaina's annual Fourth of July Fireworks event has returned to the LahainaTown Action Committee (LAC). The LAC, which launched the event, had turned the planning of the fireworks event over to the Maui Chamber of Commerce for the past four years while it regrouped and strengthened its organization. “It is such an important economic and social event for the Maui community,” … [Read more...] about LahainaTown Action Committee Resumes Planning Fourth of July Fireworks
Lahaina Fireworks and Makawao Parade and Kit Kat Club and Maui Thing Turns Five
THURSDAY, JULY 4 ALL-AMERICAN AFTERNOON – Celebrate the Fabulous 4th of July at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center for festive music, prizes and a sidewalk sale. The Boys & Girls Club of Maui will lead keiki crafts center stage and entertainment includes live performances from K Manu, Native Gems, a summertime salute to Roy Orbison with John Stephan and the Maui All Star Cheer Team. … [Read more...] about Lahaina Fireworks and Makawao Parade and Kit Kat Club and Maui Thing Turns Five
Gimme S’more
The 7th century Chinese get all the credit for fireworks. Granted, they discovered them, developed them and perfected them, but 7th century Byzantine Greeks also had a hand in creating one of our most beloved combustible traditions—and to their credit, put it in our hands. That flickering little stick we know and love as the "sparkler" sees its earliest origins from the … [Read more...] about Gimme S’more