Maybe I shouldn’t write this story. I mulled over that thought for weeks. After all, how could I write about the Westboro Baptist Church, “arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America,” without giving them the attention they thrive off? What could I add to more than a decade of reporting on their […]
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Aloha Maui Pride: A celebration of diversity and inclusivity
When I first started learning about this year’s Maui Pride Festival, I was a bit confused about the festivities’ who’s who. For many years, the Pride Festival was organized by Maui Pride, but when the organization became the Maui Equality Coalition last spring, it transitioned to focus on education, prevention, advocacy, collaboration, and community support […]
Sean Dorsey’s ‘Boys in Trouble’ at Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Sean Dorsey’s “Boys in Trouble” will be at Maui Arts and Cultural Center on Thursday, April 11th. The show will feature choreographed dance performances and storytelling that examine the roots of American masculinity. With grace and athletics, the award-winning ensemble invites introspection with uncompromising queer and trans perspectives. $35. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, […]
Sign Language: Geminis should stop worrying whether their ring is real (spoiler: it’s probably not)
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) I can understand German pretty well by now, but it still requires a degree of concentration; if Germans are conversing nearby, I need to really focus on it to properly eavesdrop; otherwise, it’s easy to simply tune out, unlike a similar conversation in English, which would filter in no matter what. […]
State of Hawaii honors late Reverend Billy Graham
If you noticed the flag at the State Office Building in Wailuku was flying at half-staff on Friday, Mar. 2 and wondered what was up, it was to honor the late Reverend Billy Graham. The 99-year-old evangelical preacher died on Feb. 21, and Governor David Ige–acting “at the direction of the President of the United […]
ACLU Hawaii selects Joshua Wisch as its new executive director
After a search lasting nearly seven months, ACLU Hawaii has finally chosen a new executive director. Vanessa Chong, who has run the office since 1984, is retiring next year. Her replacement, ACLU Hawaii officials announced on Dec. 13, is Joshua Wisch, currently a Special Assistant to Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin. According to the ACLU […]
‘Equal Means Equal’ – What to expect at the 2017 Maui Pride Festival
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, […]
Maui Pride Weekend – Celebrating Maui’s LGBTQ Community with Film Fest, Awards and Scholarships, Dance
It’s Maui Pride Weekend–Oct. 2-4–when the LGBTQ lifestyle is celebrated by the community. The Pride Festival’s message this year is “Love is Love,” which is meant to spread awareness of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same sex marriage. The Maui Pride Festival has activities all weekend. Friday night will feature a film festival screening of Kumu […]
Readers Sound Off On Maui Pride Cover And Cane Burning
MAUI PRIDE COVER I am a loyal reader of the Mauitime newspaper. However, the Oct. 4, 2012 cover photo was extremely offensive. How sad that MauiTime would parody the famous Iwo Jima Memorial honoring fallen Marines. Not even Mauitime can spin this cover photo to be anything but what it is, an attempt to put […]
Celebrating Maui Pride And The LGBTQ Community
The term queer was once used as a very negative and offensive term to hurt or call-out someone who was not straight. These days, people (especially youth) who identify themselves as queer seem to balance the entire LGBTQQIAUP (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Unsure and Pansexual) spectrum on their shoulders and have […]