LOYALTY GONE MAD AT HAWAII STATE HOUSE? Loyalty, especially in local politics, is a strange thing. At first glance, it seems to be among the most important qualities for those seeking to climb the ladder in a political arena like a state Legislature. And yet journalist Jacob Weisberg has called loyalty “the most overrated virtue in politics” in a Nov. 29, 2008 Slate.com … [Read more...] about Speaker Joe Souki Shows His Loyalty While The County Of Maui Does Government At Its Best And Hawaii Health Connector Sort Of Goes Online
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YOURE NEXT New Movie Review
It happens at least once a year. A horror film premieres at a film festival and emerges surrounded by such buzz that it becomes a gotta-see-it phenomenon. The problem is you can’t always trust the word of mouth from an audience. I once suffered through a horror fest screening of Chillerama, a movie even the most forgiving horror fans have noted to be a new low for the genre. … [Read more...] about YOURE NEXT New Movie Review
Rick Carroll Travels To The Remote Maui Village Of Kahakuloa
Sometimes you don’t see the signs even when they are in your face. Sometimes you don’t know enough to know a sign when you see it. Sometimes, it all begins to make sense. Not that day in Kahakuloa. Spinner dolphins on Maui’s Nakalele Bay. A grinning pit bull at the valley’s padlocked gate. The rustling pareu in the window on a calm day. The wet rock in the stream that sent me … [Read more...] about Rick Carroll Travels To The Remote Maui Village Of Kahakuloa
Bailey House Museum Calls For Interns
The Bailey House Museum in Wailuku is offering a paid work study program for high school students. Known as the Alexa Kahui HC&S High School Internship, it calls for interns to work in various museum departments including the gift shop, grounds, office or on special projects. The internship requires 18 hours of work per week during school breaks and six hours on Saturdays when … [Read more...] about Bailey House Museum Calls For Interns
Cheese Eating Mites and Ironic Gas and Too Much Information
THE MITES ATE THE CHEESE The Food and Drug Administration proposed recently to limit the quantity of tiny “mites” that could occupy imported cheese, even though living, crawling mites are a feature desired by aficionados. (“Cheese is absolutely alive!” proclaimed microbiologist Rachel Dutton, who runs the “cheese laboratory” at Harvard University.) In fact, cheese is home to … [Read more...] about Cheese Eating Mites and Ironic Gas and Too Much Information