Tiare Roberson was born on Maui and has fond childhood memories of doing backhoe work for a neighbor in exchange for free rides on his horse. Roberson would take her lunch breaks and ride the horse to and from her favorite country store. It was a few miles up the highway from Paia, near Peahi. Eventually, her favorite store changed owners. Later, it closed. But eight months … [Read more...] about Talking story with Tiare Roberson about Jaws Country Store in Haiku
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MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
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 in Maui County. That commitment remains the same today as it was … [Read more...] about MauiTime celebrates 20 years of independent journalism
The Wave She Rode: Hanging out with Maui big wave surfing champion Paige Alms
At the Women’s March on Maui on Saturday, Jan. 21, Paige Alms was moving through the crowd of thousands gathered to speak up for women’s rights and equality and against the authoritarianism of Donald Trump when she saw herself. It was a large photo of her surfing Jaws, posted on a sign with the words “Action is Power.” Alms went up to the woman holding the sign and asked if she … [Read more...] about The Wave She Rode: Hanging out with Maui big wave surfing champion Paige Alms
Carly Scott murder trial ends with guilty verdict for Steven Capobianco
A wall-pulsating gasp shook a standing-room-only courtroom Wednesday as one of Maui’s longest and most lurid trials concluded with a unanimous guilty verdict returned against Steven Capobianco for the murder of Carly "Charli" Scott and the burning of her truck in February 2014. It was as if Scott’s family and friends had been holding their collective breaths for the past two … [Read more...] about Carly Scott murder trial ends with guilty verdict for Steven Capobianco
Eh Brah! Pay attention when you’re driving Maui’s Northshore!
To the driver of the beater Maui cruiser leaving Paia and heading to Haiku the other morning: brah, what were you smoking? First, you sat there at the light socializing, holding up traffic, then you bobbed your head up and down, non-stop, the whole way, swerving all over the road because you were texting your ass off! It’s a $300 ticket now, idiot, assuming you don’t kill … [Read more...] about Eh Brah! Pay attention when you’re driving Maui’s Northshore!