By Axel Beers, Shan Kekahuna and Anthony Pignataro If you’re like us, you eat food. This is a good thing, though on Maui, it can be a little overwhelming, given the fact that there are 32 million restaurants here (give or take a few). Some are incredibly opulent, while others are just cramped kitchens with a few plastic tables out front. Finding a consistently great, hopefully … [Read more...] about 2018 MauiTime Food Issue
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Maui schools like some student protests better than others
At the same time high school students around Maui safely walked out of class to protest gun violence without any sanction from authorities, a student at Hana High and Elementary School has been suspended for flying the Hawaiian state flag above the U.S. flag at the school's flagpool. School authorities suspended 16-year-old Jesiah Malaikini after he refused to switch the flags … [Read more...] about Maui schools like some student protests better than others
Read Senator Gil Keith-Agaran’s 2017 UH Maui College Commencement Address
University of Hawaii Maui College officials awarded 780 Certificates, Associate degrees, Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and Doctorate degrees during the college's May 11 commencement ceremony. State Senator Gil Keith-Agaran, D–Wailuku, Waihe`e, Kahului, delivered the commencement address. Curious as to what Keith-Agaran said, I requested a copy of his speech from the … [Read more...] about Read Senator Gil Keith-Agaran’s 2017 UH Maui College Commencement Address
Author Julie Checkoway talks Three-Year Swim Club at UH Maui College
It may have been dark and rainy outside the glass walls of the Leis Family Class Act Restaurant at UH Maui College on the night of Nov. 7, but inside was full of bright cheer and warm nostalgia. That’s because Julie Checkoway, the author of the eminently interesting and readable 2015 book The Three-Year Swim Club, was on island to talk about how she–a writer from Salt Lake … [Read more...] about Author Julie Checkoway talks Three-Year Swim Club at UH Maui College
Quizunderstood: How well do you know the UH Maui College Chancellor’s views on telescopes?
1. On Aug. 20 the state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations announced that the unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) for Hawaii in July was 3.7 percent. When was the last time the state’s unemployment rate was so low? A. April 2009 B. April 2008 C. April 2007 D. April 2006 E. April 2005 2. In April of this year, a home on Maui sold for an amazing $41.8 … [Read more...] about Quizunderstood: How well do you know the UH Maui College Chancellor’s views on telescopes?