NEW WEST MAUI LAND APPRAISALS IN! If Maui County Council Member Mike White’s mission was to gum up Mayor Alan Arakawa’s proposal to buy 186 acres of Launiupoko land, then he’s well on his way to success. If you’ll recall, back in November Arakawa announced that he’d struck a deal with Makila Land Co. (Peter Martin, Jim Riley and Glenn Tremble, according to state records) to … [Read more...] about New Appraisals For Arakawa Administration West Maui Land Deal Come In While Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson Gets Busted Again And LC Defers Profanity Prosecution Of Lifes A Beach
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Hawaii State Library Now Loans Netbooks And EMagazines
Netbooks, eMagazines and a mobile app are among the new free services offered by the Hawaii State Public Library System. The HSPLS also has added services to help patrons learn how to speak the Hawaiian language. The HSPLS Mobile Netbook Loan Program offers netbook computers for loan at 37 public libraries across the state. The netbooks will be available for a three-week loan … [Read more...] about Hawaii State Library Now Loans Netbooks And EMagazines
Our MauiTime Food Writer Went To New Orleans And Here Is What She Found
Travel is a wonderful opportunity to eat, as long as you can get along with foreign food. A lot of people always ask about rock fever but I only get hagridden once I leave the state. Luckily for me, in my trip last week to New Orleans I found solace in Southern Food, particularly the Creole cuisine, amazing seafood and the city’s favorite sandwiches. Comfort food’s popularity … [Read more...] about Our MauiTime Food Writer Went To New Orleans And Here Is What She Found
The Kittinger Jump Kicks Off New Concert Series At The Sports Page
The dark and climate-controlled Sports Page has been a Kihei fixture on Game Day for years. But when I got the call that they will soon start a concert series, I thought, more power to them, but where will they fit it in? Turns out the bar is getting a mini-makeover. A new stage is being built, complete with a new sound system and extra insulation, and they plan to pump it. … [Read more...] about The Kittinger Jump Kicks Off New Concert Series At The Sports Page
Talking Story With New Maui County Auditor Lance Taguchi About His Plans And Why It Is Taking Him So Long To Get Started
One of the little observed results of the 2012 election on Maui was the decisive approval of a Charter Commission proposal calling for a County Auditor. While not the sexiest job around, a decisive majority of voters (54 percent to 29 percent) voted to bring Maui County into the 20th century and hire an independent auditor–a person whose sole job is to investigate county … [Read more...] about Talking Story With New Maui County Auditor Lance Taguchi About His Plans And Why It Is Taking Him So Long To Get Started