1. Last week the County of Maui announced that it’s looking for proposals to repurpose Old Maui High School. The Friends of Old Maui High School currently take care of the campus, which is over a century old, using money from a county Office of Economic Development grant. How much is that grant each year? A. $100,000 B. $90,000 C. $80,000 D. $70,000 E. $60,000 2. … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: Testing Your Knowledge Of Old Maui High Upkeep
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The Evil Of Three Lessers: The 2014 Hawaii Governors’ Race
The state Office of Elections' list of candidates for the 2014 election lists 12 individuals running for governor. Looking over the names, we find three Democrats, two Republicans, one Libertarian, one Indpendent and four Non-Partisans. Ten of them hail from Oahu, and the remaining two list Hawaii Island as their home. The first to file was Khis Dejean Caldwell, a non-partisan … [Read more...] about The Evil Of Three Lessers: The 2014 Hawaii Governors’ Race
Former Republican Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle Strikes Back In Campaign For US Senate
The moment was so perfect it was almost surreal. St. Paul, Minnesota, September 2008. The Republican National Convention. A giant American flag projected on the wall dissolves into a sea of red. Deep, blood red. A woman, dressed in a dark gray pantsuit and the hint of a pink shirt, strides to the lectern and flashes a confident, knowing smile. The assembled crowd roars. Sarah … [Read more...] about Former Republican Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle Strikes Back In Campaign For US Senate
Kula Kid #1: “My Second Date with Linda Lingle”
THE KULA KID - "MAYOR FOR A DAY" (13.50;1.0) In the fourth grade, I caught a cold. Forced to miss a day of school, I stayed up late the next night, hurriedly scrawling my make-up assignments—one of which was an essay on three ways to make Maui better. Back then, recycled paper was damn near the color of the carbon in #2s, and the lack of contrast was blinding. So I suggested … [Read more...] about Kula Kid #1: “My Second Date with Linda Lingle”