1. On Aug. 3, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono announced that Maui Family Support Services would get an Early Head Start funding grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. How much will the Maui organization get? A. $360,000 B. $740,000 C. $1.0 million D. $1.3 million E. $1.7 million 2. In an Aug. […]
QuizUnderstood: How well do you know Lanai owner Larry Ellison’s political contributions?
1. On Oct. 31, Pacific Business News reported that Lanai owner/billionaire Larry Ellison made two $1 million contributions to Conservative Solutions Political Action Committee (PAC) in 2016. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, that PAC was set up to support which Republican presidential candidate? A. Donald Trump B. Jeb Bush C. Marco Rubio D. […]
Quizunderstood: How well do you know Deidre Tegarden’s campaign fundraisers?
1. On Jan. 6, Judge Rhonda Loo swore in Don Medeiros as the County of Maui’s new director for the Dept. of Transportation. Back in 2007, then-Mayor Charmaine Tavares also appointed Medeiros to be a director. Which department did he run back then? A. Planning B. Housing and Human Concerns C. Public Works D. Water […]
Quizunderstood: How much do you know about bills Gov. David Ige signed into law?
1. On June 8, Governor David Ige signed four bills into law. One of them, HB 623, mandates “100 percent renewable energy portfolio standards by 2045.” One of the other bills Ige signed was HB 1509. What does that bill do? A. Requires the University of Hawaii to establish the collective goal of becoming net-zero […]
New York Times Tries To Explore Lanai Under Overlord Larry Ellison
The photo above, which was taken on Lanai a few decades ago, dates to a time when the Dole Pineapple empire ran Lanai. But the attitude very much remains, according to a major New York Times Magazine story on Lanai and its new owner Larry Ellison that dropped today. A few days ago, Ellison–reportedly worth […]
Larry Ellison Reportedly Resigns As Oracle CEO
According to a Honolulu Star-Advertiser story posted moments ago, Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle and owner of 98 percent of the island of Lanai, has resigned as Oracle’s CEO. The Star-Advertiser also played up Ellison’s influence on today’s tech world: “Ellison, who turned 70 last month, guided the Redwood City, Calif.-based company for more […]
Quizunderstood: How well do you know Lanai?
1. Friday, Aug. 1 marked the last run of the Sugar Cane Train on the Westside. But the Aug. 2 Maui News reported that “community leaders” are trying to raise money “to temporarily save” the train until a permanent buyer can be located. How much money are they trying to raise? A. $10,000 B. $15,000 […]
Larry Ellison’s Ballboy, Imprisoned Jedis and Stupid Lingerie Thieves
TOO MUCH MONEY Lanai owner Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle Corp. (and the world’s fifth-richest person, according to Forbes magazine) is a big basketball fan and was reported in April to have an interest in purchasing the Los Angeles Clippers NBA team. An Ellison associate told the Wall Street Journal, for example, that Ellison […]
Today Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie Raises Money At Larry Ellison’s House
As I write these words, people–okay, Democrats–are gathering at 2850 Broadway in San Francisco, to donate large sums of money to Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, who faces a tougher than expected reelection fight this year. The house, which sold for $3.9 million back in 1998, is owned by billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison, who also […]
This Week’s MauiTime News Quiz Tests Your Knowledge Of Larry Ellison And MECO Blackouts
1. According to a Feb. 21 Pacific Business News blog post, Larry Ellison–who bought 98 percent of the island of Lanai in the summer of 2012–has also been buying up resort properties near the Four Seasons at Manele Bay. Of the 26 resort properties sold in the Manele Bay area since 2012, how many have […]
Here’s What Happens When A Lanai ‘Lab Rat’ Calls Out Island Lord Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison, the supreme landowner of the island of Lanai, has been getting a lot of very positive press these days throughout Hawaii, including from us. But I couldn’t help but smile at the pushback he got last week in Honolulu Civil Beat from one Lanai resident who can’t quite bring herself to kiss her […]
Ellison’s Fantasy Island, How building Lanai connects history to the future
It’s been a year and half since Lanai, the quietest island in the state, became the subject of a global media frenzy. But that’s what happens after getting bought by the fifth richest man in the world. Larry Ellison, who founded Oracle, announced his plans to create a model of sustainable living to CNBC right […]