Maui Economic Development Board's Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner and Auction grossed $331,800 to advance STEM education in Maui County. The event, held Aug. 20 at the Fairmont Kea Lani, celebrated the Fund's 10th year with 550 attendees including U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, Lieutenant Governor Shan Tsutsui and Mayor Alan Arakawa. The event also … [Read more...] about Maui Economic Development Board’s Ke Alahele Education Fund supports STEM studies
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Know Your 2016 Maui County Election Candidate: Gil Keith-Agaran
Though state Senator Gil Keith-Agaran, D–Kahului, Waihee and Wailuku, is running for reelection this year, he has no challengers. Still, he'll be on the ballot and we wanted to know his thoughts on some of what we think are the biggest state issues of the year. And he obliged. In fact, pay close attention to his answer on the question involving police misconduct (Keith-Agaran … [Read more...] about Know Your 2016 Maui County Election Candidate: Gil Keith-Agaran
New Honolulu Magazine report grades Maui schools
Kalama Intermediate School in Makawao recently earn high marks in a Department of Education ranking published by Honolulu Magazine. The magazine has been publishing a public and charter school-ranking chart for more than a decade. In its early years, the rankings were done by crunching data based on official DOE data in conjunction with other academic measures. In 2013, the … [Read more...] about New Honolulu Magazine report grades Maui schools
Big Brothers Big Sisters Take A Royal Trip To Hana
Twenty-nine mentors and children from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui were treated to a “Road to Hana” trip on Nov. 15. Platinum Tours owner John Fierro took Maui’s “Bigs” and “Littles” in a luxurious bus for a trip to the remote part of the island that they otherwise might not be able to enjoy. The children and mentors from Kahului Elementary, Wailuku Elementary, … [Read more...] about Big Brothers Big Sisters Take A Royal Trip To Hana
Super Special MauiTime News Quiz!
1. During the Sept. 14 Maui High/Kamehameha Schools football game, Kam Schools football coach Cody Nakamura apparently knocked down a Maui High player who ran into him on the sidelines. What, according to the Sept. 20, 2013 Maui News, was Nakamura’s punishment? A. Termination B. Suspension for the rest of the season C. Five-game suspension D. One-game suspension E. No … [Read more...] about Super Special MauiTime News Quiz!