Franklyn Silva is retiring as director of the Maui County Department of Liquor Control. I don’t believe I’ve written 14 more important words in my decade or so I’ve spent reporting on Maui. Even just contemplating Silva’s retirement is overwhelming. As I write this I sit surrounded by years of yellowed clips from Mauitime’s early coverage of the LC. The years 2004-08 were … [Read more...] about We toast LC Director Frank Silva on his retirement as corruption charges swirl around his department
Franklyn Silva
An Open Letter To FBI Honolulu Division Special Agent in Charge Vida Bottom Concerning Former LC Inspector Justin Dobbs’ Lawsuit Against the County of Maui
Ms. Bottom, You’ve been running the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Honolulu Division for five months now, which I can only imagine is quite a change from your previous postings in Washington, DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. But I see from this May 21 FBI press release announcing your new assignment that your most recent job was chief of the Public … [Read more...] about An Open Letter To FBI Honolulu Division Special Agent in Charge Vida Bottom Concerning Former LC Inspector Justin Dobbs’ Lawsuit Against the County of Maui
Here’s the Deal on the County of Maui Liquor Commission’s Proposal to Ban Live Entertainment at Kihei Kalama Village After 10pm
By Anthony Pignataro Mikhail Tassi is sitting at his own bar, the South Shore Tiki Lounge in Kihei, talking about what has become the hottest conversation topic in town. “I ran the numbers, and about 40 percent of our nightly revenue comes after 10pm,” he said. It’s a significant percentage. Tiki Lounge is a popular bar and restaurant that features live music at sunset and … [Read more...] about Here’s the Deal on the County of Maui Liquor Commission’s Proposal to Ban Live Entertainment at Kihei Kalama Village After 10pm