The Maui News took a couple of nasty hits this month. First there was the loss of City Editor Brian Perry and reporter Chris Sugidono, who left the paper to work in Mayor Mike Victorino’s administration. Now, the paper has announced that its opinion pages will decrease due to “budgetary considerations.” Instead of publishing five days a week, the publisher’s column, editorial … [Read more...] about Bad News for Maui News
Joe Bradley
2017 MauiTime Year In Review
It’s been a helluva year, and that’s not a good thing. For the United States, the watchwords for 2017 have been violence and hatred–against women, African-Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals and basically everyone who isn’t a straight white male. You don’t have to be a master at reading the room to know that greed and ignorance are triumphing over notions of cooperation … [Read more...] about 2017 MauiTime Year In Review
Maui News publishes wacky Las Vegas shooting letter, wackier note to readers
One of the best entertainment sources in The Maui News on a daily basis isn’t the comics, it’s the Letters to the Editor. In other newspapers, that space is usually filled with fairly earnest discourse. But in The Maui News, civic discussions are amply supplemented by missives on God, the apocalypse, Mauitopia and government cover-ups, thanks to the regular efforts of a … [Read more...] about Maui News publishes wacky Las Vegas shooting letter, wackier note to readers
UPDATED: South Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing deals with traffic bench warrant after MauiTime inquiry
State Representative Kaniela Ing, D–South Maui, is only now dealing with a bench warrant dating Feb. 18 of this year, after MauiTime inquired on the matter. The $250 warrant was issued by the Second District Court after Ing missed a court hearing on a citation for lacking motor vehicle insurance back on Jan. 18, court records show. MauiTime discovered the bench warrant after … [Read more...] about UPDATED: South Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing deals with traffic bench warrant after MauiTime inquiry
Maui News Editorial Condemns Youth, Says Future Leaders ‘In Hiding’
If young people still read newspapers, they might be insulted by today's staff editorial in The Maui News (click here for the editorial, but a subscription is required to read it). "There are not many times we feel sorry for the young," the editorial, titled "The search for leaders," begins. After a lazy start slobbering over the virtues of the "Greatest Generation" and how … [Read more...] about Maui News Editorial Condemns Youth, Says Future Leaders ‘In Hiding’