Living for hundreds of years with the self-sufficient ahupua`a land-tenure system and a communal subsistence economy, Hawaiians, particularly commoners, were unaccustomed to the concept of fee simple land ownership. This unfamiliarity, coupled with numerous legal and logistical constraints, led to foreign acquisition of large amounts of land intended for Native Hawaiians. Many … [Read more...] about UPDATED: New book ‘Tourism Impacts West Maui’ provides radical alternative to ‘official’ Lahaina history
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Is Maui singer Kalani Pe`a a game-changer in Hawaiian music?
Kalani Pe‘a is not just debuting his album, but himself. The cover photo of his album E Walea is a good indicator that Pe‘a is not a mere a newcomer to the Hawaiian genre; he’s a game-changer. Trading the beach for downtown Wailuku, an aloha T-shirt for a suit, a ukulele for an infectious smile and a shaka for a kalo necktie, you can see Pe‘a is different. But the 33-year-old … [Read more...] about Is Maui singer Kalani Pe`a a game-changer in Hawaiian music?
See Meheu at the Baldwin Home Museum
Meet the college buddies who make up the musical trio MEHEU this Thursday, Aug. 27 on the Baldwin Home Museum lawn. There you'll see traditional Hawaiian leo ki‘eki‘e (falsetto singing) accompanied by the ‘ukulele, guitar and bass. With roots in the Kamehameha Schools Maui Music Ensemble, the group includes a former Richard Ho`opi`i Falsetto Competition winner. Chairs are … [Read more...] about See Meheu at the Baldwin Home Museum
Maui County Council primary elections are normally bland, but this year’s four-way race over Mike White’s Makawao-Haiku-Paia district is different
He says it used to happen a lot more, but the last time was at about four or five years ago. Mike Molina was still a Maui County Councilmember then, and he’d just walked into the Burger King on Dairy Road in Kahului. Immediately, he says, the woman behind the counter began giggling. He says she then got her manager. “They thought I was Rick Moranis,” Molina is telling me at … [Read more...] about Maui County Council primary elections are normally bland, but this year’s four-way race over Mike White’s Makawao-Haiku-Paia district is different
Exercising Your Imagination at The New Wes Bruce Exhibition ‘Taken By Wonder’ At The Schaefer Gallery
True art makes you rethink your assumptions about the world. It makes you think about the world. It forces you to use your imagination and ask questions about what you know–and why you know–various things we call “truths.” In a nation governed by capitalist free market impulses that commodify everything, true art remains assertively non-commercial. “It reminds us that change … [Read more...] about Exercising Your Imagination at The New Wes Bruce Exhibition ‘Taken By Wonder’ At The Schaefer Gallery