One great thing about termed-out Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa’s campaign for the Maui County Council’s Kahului seat is that he will not discriminate when it comes to raising money. He’ll go to a fancy French restaurant in Waikiki (which is nowhere near the council district he’s running for but whatever) like he did in April, or he’ll go to regular old office building (which is … [Read more...] about Maui Mayor/County Council Candidate Alan Arakawa to hold big fundraiser in this guy’s multilevel marketing company office
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Hukilike No Maui Coalition to rally TODAY outside A&B’s Kahului office
A new coalition of residents and community organizers hopes that a more holistic approach to dealing with land use in Maui County will start up now that Alexander & Baldwin has ended the cultivation of sugarcane on its 37,000 acres. Called the Hukilike No Maui Coalition, the organization includes groups like Sierra Club Maui and FACE Maui Housing. “All of Maui’s people … [Read more...] about Hukilike No Maui Coalition to rally TODAY outside A&B’s Kahului office
American Lung Association says Maui and Oahu have nation’s cleanest air
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina (reported as one city) ranks as the number four cleanest city in the nation for year-round particle pollution, according to The American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2018 report. The Maui “city” was also ranked as one of the cleanest cities for short-term particle pollution. The ALA's report reveals that Hawaii continues to have some of the … [Read more...] about American Lung Association says Maui and Oahu have nation’s cleanest air
Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
Growing up on Oahu in the 1960s and ‘70s, Geri Valdriz and his friends listened to the blues. “In my generation, that’s the kind of music we listened to–we never played Hawaiian music,” he told me recently. Then he started reading interviews of his favorite blues artists, and was surprised to find them citing Hawaiian steel guitar musicians as their influences. “So … [Read more...] about Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
Quizunderstood: What do you know about false rumors concerning the Maui Marketplace?
1. On Mar. 8, Pacific Business News reported that a Maui restaurant just signed a deal with Fransmart to expand to the continental U.S. Which Maui restaurant did this? A. Amigo’s B. Coconut’s C. Farmacy D. Fork & Salad E. Stewart’s Burgers 2. On Mar. 11, The Maui News debunked a local rumor about a potential new tenant for the old Lowe’s location in the Maui … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: What do you know about false rumors concerning the Maui Marketplace?