In the Brat Pack classic The Breakfast Club, students from diverse backgrounds come together to realize they share many common feelings and problems. In the iconic movie, the brain, the athlete, the basketcase, the princess and the criminal face similar judgments despite looking like they have nothing in common. Like the kids in the movie, the members of the LGBTQ+ community … [Read more...] about ‘Equal Means Equal’ – What to expect at the 2017 Maui Pride Festival
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Here’s who won Lahaina Cannery Malls Sing It! youth singing competition
Thirteen-year-old Jacqueline Brown won first place at the Lahaina Cannery Mall's recent Sing It! youth singing competition. Brown’s performance of “Part of Your World” from Disney’s Little Mermaid brought her the highest point total of the day and she was awarded the $1,000 first place prize. The event, which took place June 24 at Lahaina Cannery Mall, featured 20 kids who … [Read more...] about Here’s who won Lahaina Cannery Malls Sing It! youth singing competition
‘Kuleana’ filmmaker Brian Kohne talks about his film’s Maui Film Festival premiere
When I met up with filmmaker Brian Kohne for lunch in the conference room of Tasty Crust in Wailuku, he admitted it was his first time ever being in that room. "Kathy Collins and I come here for lunch to talk story, but I've never been in here," he said. It filled me with pride to show him one of the few spots on Maui he's never encountered. Since Kohne specializes in capturing … [Read more...] about ‘Kuleana’ filmmaker Brian Kohne talks about his film’s Maui Film Festival premiere
What it’s like to make Brian Kohne’s new Maui movie ‘Kuleana’
Jim Oxborrow is standing in his living room. Located in Waiehu, the house is decorated with nautical models; framed deck plans of ocean liners like the Titanic and Andrea Doria hang on the walls. Off to his left, two people are staring intently into laptop screens. Another is doing the same on his right. Ahead of him in the spacious kitchen, one woman is carefully weaving dark … [Read more...] about What it’s like to make Brian Kohne’s new Maui movie ‘Kuleana’
Maui County Committee on Status of Women presents Women of Excellence awards
Five Maui women were recently honored at the county's annual “Women of Excellence” Awards. The Maui County Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) celebrated Women’s History month by presenting the annual awards March 24 in the Mayor’s Conference Room. This year, Women’s History Month honored women from all cultural backgrounds and in all levels of public service and government … [Read more...] about Maui County Committee on Status of Women presents Women of Excellence awards