The largest anti-litter nonprofit in the nation, Keep America Beautiful, recently honored Keep The Hawaiian Islands Beautiful as an "exemplary affiliate organization," according to a Mar. 18 press release from Jan Dapitan, the Hawaii organization's state leader. "Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful received a Keep America Beautiful (KAB) Gold State Recognition Award during … [Read more...] about Keep The Hawaiian Islands Beautiful Gets Award From Keep America Beautiful
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County Of Maui Wins Transparency Award From Group That Hates Transparency While Sugar Cane Burning Starts Again
THE COUNTY OF MAUI IS MY SUNSHINE One of the great things about the County of Maui is that they don’t discriminate against anyone willing to give them an award. Regardless of the organization, its funding or the fact that it doesn’t really like government of any kind, if it’s willing to hand over an award that didn’t exist five years ago, the County of Maui is more than … [Read more...] about County Of Maui Wins Transparency Award From Group That Hates Transparency While Sugar Cane Burning Starts Again
Bonnie Raitt and Kanaka Roots and Dawn Upshaw and Menehune Mayhem
FRIDAY, MAR. 15 MAKAWAO THIRD FRIDAY – This month’s Makawao Third Friday town party goes green, and not just for the leaf-colored leprechaun. The street festival will celebrate Maui’s natural beauty with the theme "Reduction, Reuse and Recycle." Aloha Recycling, Community Work Day and other ecologically sound companies will be on hand to share informational tips on living … [Read more...] about Bonnie Raitt and Kanaka Roots and Dawn Upshaw and Menehune Mayhem
Oz The Great And Powerful New Movie Review
In this prequel to L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz books and the timeless 1939 musical, James Franco plays Oz as a ramshackle, womanizing, traveling magician. A tornado whisks him away to the land of Oz, where, due to a prophecy, he is declared king. But there’s a catch: he will become ruler of the land and in possession of piles of gold only after he kills the … [Read more...] about Oz The Great And Powerful New Movie Review
How The War Between Maui Brewing Company and Kona Brewing Company Over What It Means To Be A Local Beer Spilled Over Into The Hawaii State Legislature
You don’t have to spend more than five minutes in a bar on Front Street or in the Kihei Triangle or any of the big Ka‘anapali and Wailea resorts before a visitor (usually a male) walks in, scans the bar taps and then asks the bartender what “local beers” they have. A decade ago, that usually spurred said bartender to offer a glass or bottle of whichever Kona Brewing Co. label … [Read more...] about How The War Between Maui Brewing Company and Kona Brewing Company Over What It Means To Be A Local Beer Spilled Over Into The Hawaii State Legislature