Today (Monday, Dec. 12, 2016) marks the final cane haul for the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S) mill in Pu`unene, Hawaii News Now reported. With no more cane burns scheduled and the final harvest winding down–parent company Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) announced the mill's closure back in January–many workers have already been let go. "A transition team is … [Read more...] about Today marks final cane haul for Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar mill on Maui
Jill Engledow
Author Jill Engledow to speak about her two new Maui history books
See acclaimed Maui author Jill Engledow speak about her two new books about Maui history this Friday, Dec. 2. The Upcountry Rotary Club is hosting the event, and Engledow will talk about Sugarcane Days: Remembering Maui's Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company and The Story of Lahaina. The former is a picture book using images from the HC&S company paper, … [Read more...] about Author Jill Engledow to speak about her two new Maui history books
Jill Engledow talks self-publishing at the Wailuku Public Library
Author and former Maui News reporter/editor Jill Engledow will host a talk on self-publishing this Thursday at the Wailuku Public Library. She will break down how technology can help authors publish and distribute their own books. Engledow has written several books on Maui history, and has experience in both traditional publishing and releasing self-published e-versions of her … [Read more...] about Jill Engledow talks self-publishing at the Wailuku Public Library
UPDATED: Mutual Publishing Releases Updated ‘Maui: A History’
One of the greatest errors a person can make when picking up a history book is thinking that it represents the only narrative of a given place or time period. In fact, stories about a given event vary widely, depending on point of view (those in power often have a very different take than those out of power, for instance). The best historians acknowledge this reality early on … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Mutual Publishing Releases Updated ‘Maui: A History’
10 Essential Books About Maui
Back in 2008, when Amazon released its then-revolutionary Kindle e-reader, Apple’s Steve Jobs predicted that it would fail because “the fact is that people don’t read anymore.” Though Jobs was soon proved wrong–indeed, Apple today sells tablets, which also function as e-readers–the numbers of Americans who don’t read books are scarcely better than they were in 2008. Back then, … [Read more...] about 10 Essential Books About Maui